The Great Abdication

The Great Abdication

The Great Abdication could be:

* Term used for the abdication of Edward VIII in 1936, forced to choose between the throne and Wallis Simpson, a divorcee he wished to marry

* A time when, according to the Christian faith, Jesus will come to rule the earth but will relinquish his power in favour of God


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