By far the best scenes involve the Duke of Windsor, played by Alex Jennings as a sort of cross between a petulant little boy and a broken reed. The dukedom takes its name from the town where Windsor Castle, a residence of English monarchs since the time of Henry I, is situated. In 'The Crown' season 3, we see the Duke of Windsor, also known as the Former King Edward VIII and Queen Elizabeth's uncle die. The Crown is a historical drama web television series about the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, created and principally written by Peter Morgan, and produced by Left Bank Pictures and Sony Pictures Television for Netflix.It grew out of Morgan's film The Queen (2006) and his stage play The Audience (2013), and is credited as based on the latter. The first season of The Crown follows the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II.It consists of ten episodes and was released on Netflix on November 4, 2016.. Claire Foy stars as Elizabeth, along with main cast members Matt Smith, Vanessa Kirby, Eileen Atkins, Jeremy Northam, Victoria Hamilton, Ben Miles, Greg Wise, Jared Harris, John Lithgow, Alex Jennings, and Lia Williams

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Windsor has been the house name of the … Duke of Windsor was a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom.It was created on 8 March 1937 for former King Edward VIII following his abdication on 11 December 1936 and became extinct on his death on 28 May 1972. The first season covers the period from Queen Elizabeth and Philip, …