He abdicated in 1936, on 11th December- he had been King for less than a year, having succeeded as monarch on 20th January that year. He is one of only two monarchs since the Norman Conquest not to have been officially been crowned, the other being Lady Jane Grey in 1553.
He didn't. Edward VIII was the king who abdicated and his brother George VI then became king.
The king is pondering whether he should abdicate the throne.I will abdicate this position because I want to retire.
King Edward VIII announced today, "I will abdicate."
abdicate
At the end of World War I, Kaiser Wilhelm was forced to abdicate. The king refused to abdicate, and was dethroned and imprisoned by his generals.
There is no evidence he did.
It is some years later, and standards have been relaxed.
When they die, abdicate or are forcefully deposed.
The king abdicated his throne. He chose to abdicate his position as CEO of the company. They abdicated their responsibility as caretakers. The lawyer decided to abdicate the continuance of her client's defense. The pope abdicated after being accused. The king was forced to abdicate, due to a rebellion.
Edward VIII.
He can...... But if he were to abdicate then he would not.
An example of abdication is King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom relinquishing the throne in 1936 in order to marry Wallis Simpson, as British law at the time did not allow a reigning monarch to marry a divorcee. This decision led to his abdication and his younger brother, George VI, ascending to the throne.