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Edward Hugh Simpson CB (10 December 1922 – 5 February 2019) was a British codebreaker, statistician and civil servant. He was best known for having described Simpson's paradox along with Udny Yule.
Wallis, Duchess of Windsor (born Bessie Wallis Warfield, later Spencer and then Simpson; June 19, 1896 – April 24, 1986) was an American socialite and wife of former king Edward VIII. Their intention to marry and her status as a divorcée caused a constitutional crisis that led to Edward's abdication .
Oct 25, 2019 · A tribute to Edward Simpson, a code-breaker at Bletchley Park, statistician and public servant. He worked on Japanese naval ciphers, developed Simpson's diversity index and paradox, and served in the Department for Education and Science.
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Mar 26, 2021 · Learn about the life and marriage of Edward VIII, who gave up the throne for American divorcee Wallis Simpson, and the controversy and opposition they faced. The Windsors: Inside the Royal Dynasty is a Channel 4 documentary series that explores the history of the royal family.
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Edward & Mrs. Simpson is a seven-part British television series that dramatises the events leading to the 1936 abdication of King Edward VIII, who gave up his throne to marry the twice-divorced American Wallis Simpson.
Jun 2, 2020 · Born in 1894 as the oldest son of George, Duke of York, Edward became heir to the throne when his father was crowned King George V in May 1910 and was formally invested as Prince of Wales the...
Jul 20, 2022 · Read on to learn all about Wallis Simpson and King Edward's love story and the sacrifices that came along with it. The two met and became friends in the early 1930s.
