Did Edward VIII Abdicate the Throne?

Edward VIII, King of England, was forced to abbicate the throne because of his public support for Hitler This isn't true, he wanted to marry a woman named Wallace Sampson who had been previously divorced twice. The Church of England had a policy that divorced people can't get remarried Unless their ex-spouse was dead So it would have been bigamy if the two of them would have been married in the Church's eyes. On December 10th, 1936, Edward abdicated the throne formally on June 3rd, 1937,. He married Wallace Sampson Because he fucking loved her They stayed married till he died Right They were together anyway No, I saw a little bit