Which 1936 constitutional crisis saw a king abdicate the throne to marry an American divorcée, Wallis Simpson?

• A Abdication of James II
• B Abdication of Richard II
• C Abdication of Charles I
• D Abdication of Edward VIII ✓

Edward VIII reigned for less than a year; his determination to marry the twice-divorced Wallis Simpson was opposed by the government and the Church, leading to his abdication in December 1936.