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She was the American divorcee who became one of the most controversial women in the world. Wallis Simpson is remembered as the woman who inspired King Edward VIII to give up his throne, but how much do we really know about the woman behind the headlines?
In this episode of Women in History, we go beyond the familiar abdication story to explore Wallis's remarkable journey from Baltimore socialite to Duchess of Windsor. We look at her marriages, her relationship with Edward, the extraordinary crisis that brought down a king, and the question of what Wallis actually wanted.
We also explore the darker chapters of her story, including the Windsors' controversial 1937 visit to Nazi Germany and the continuing debate over their connections to Hitler's regime.
Was Wallis a calculating social climber, a woman caught in circumstances beyond her control, or something much more complicated?