On This Day - What happened 20 January 1936 AD

Margaret's grandfather, George V, died when she was five, and her uncle acceded as King Edward VIII.

King George V died on 20 January 1936, and Edward ascended the throne as King Edward VIII.

In January 1936, Edward VIII succeeded his father, George V, as monarch. His desire to marry an American divorcee, Wallis Simpson, caused the abdication crisis. Churchill supported Edward and clashed with Baldwin on the issue.