1930年代早期,英国经历了一场严重的宪法危机,在世人的记忆中,这次危机是有史以来最可怕的之一。乔治五世死后,长子大卫登基,史称爱德华八世;但他执意要娶华里丝·辛普森,即温莎公爵夫人。辛普森是一个平民,之前结过婚,最糟糕的,她还是个美国人。政界和宗教界领袖对此颇有微词。在江山和美人之间,爱德华选择了美人,让弟弟——伯蒂勉勉强强即位,史称乔治六世。但是,新国王突然统治了全世界三分之一的人口(这里指英联邦的总体人口),很不习惯,而且乔治六世—登基就面临了两大难题,第一个难题是德国总理阿道夫 In the early 1930s, Britain experienced a serious constitutional crisis. Among the world’s memory, this crisis is one of the most horrible ever. After the death of George V, the eldest son, David, was known as Edward VIII; but he insisted on marrying Walis Simpson, the Duchess of Windsor. Simpson is a civilian, married before, the worst, she is an American. Politicians and religious leaders are pretty damning. Between country and beauty, Edward chose the beauty, let brother - Bertie barely ascended the throne, known as George VI. However, the new king suddenly ruled one-third of the world’s population (in this case, the general population of the Commonwealth) and was unaccustomed. Moreover, George VI - ascended the throne, faced two major problems. The first one was the German chancellor Adolf