when king edward died, his son, king john, became the king. they asked him to agree on a new mag na tart a, and they might they said it may become the king of england. the 2015 version was ab ro garo and while this version has so many issues, that's why it's so important. >> is that -- >> well, theets very goot. >> what the magna carta, he have a about -- government is based on no taxation without representation, representation of government. we have the right to habeus corp corpus, we have a punishment proportion for the crime, trial by jury. things like that are the inspiration for our bill of rights. but if you read the early writings of hamilton and jefferson and adams and madison, many times they say it's because of the magna carta that we're doing this. and remember, these people who were breaking away from england, they viewed themselves as englishman. they said, we're not breaking away from england, we're englishman. we're entitled to them. and king edward said, no, you're really not entitled to the magna rights. they were not rights t

when that king, king henry died, his son, king edward game the king.ilar situation, his grandfather needed some money to fight wars in france. he sought from noblemen some more money. they asked him to agree to a new magna carta. he actually did so in 1297. this comes from 1297. this advantage of this one over the 1215 one, though more famous, this became the law of the land of england and is still the law of the land of england. this actually became something that really set the trend for common law in england whereas the 1215 version was abrogated. while the 1215 has many things in it as this version, this 1297 is still the law of the land and that's why it's so important. is that --? >> very good. what of the magna carta is in our founding documents? >> in our bill of rights we have in effect -- well, the whole government is based on no taxation without representation. representative government. we have the right to habeas corpus. we have punishment proportionate to the crime. trial by jury. things like that are the inspiration for our bill of right

we is based on the real life romance between king edward 8:00 and wallace simpson.dward gave up the thrown to marry her and they became known as the duke and duchess of windsor. madonna wanted to tell simpson's story on the big screen. >> i felt like she was a character in history who had been seriously misaligned and i wanted to set the record straight. >> reporter: something madonna says she can identify with. >> being grossly misunderstood and judged by people who don't knee me or her so those are certainly qualities that i can relate to. >> reporter: andrea plays wallace simpson in the film and says working with madonna was a dream. >> she's a true perfectionist in the best sense, so prepared and totally passionate. >> reporter: that passion helped her snag a golden globe for best original song and she's still making music. alexis christoforous, cbs news, new york. >> we has also received an oscar nomination for best costume design. it opens in theaters nationwide today. >>> we say good morning to you and thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. happy frida

the long letters he wrote describing his grand tour of europe in 1909 and his participation in king edward viii's funeral. one of the delights of working about him all these years was to write about somebody who was so funny. >> on the three roosevelt books, which one did you enjoy the most and which one was the hardest to write? >> "theodore rex" was the hardest because it was a political story. i do have to struggle when i'm writing about politics. because my nature is to write about events and action and character. i'm not very happy with abstract issues of policy and stuff. so, "rex" was hard to write. but the one i've enjoyed writing most oddly enough has been this last book, "colonel roosevelt" because the story, it's a narrative set back. and it's constantly changing. he's running for the presidency one moment. he's exploring the longest river and tributary of the amazon in 1914. an apostle of american participation in world war i. writing these intellectual essays, so the subject matter is constantly changing and there's a very tragic scene at the end and all writers love to write

a love story linking a modern day relationship with that of king edward the 8th and the woman he gave up the thrown for. >> are you trying to seduce me? >> i wanted to tell the story from the simpson's point of view. i think a lot of people, when they read about their story, if they care to read about it will immediately be taken by the male point of view, which is what? edward theviii, what he gave up for the woman he loved. >> it's also about the ups and downs of celebrity. something she understands well. >> i never known one person. >> once he made the decision, i can't take on this job if i'm not next to the woman i love. i think everyone turned against him and her. that is what we do with public figures. if they do one thing, we don't like, suddenly everyone ups on the hate bandwagon or this mob mentality arises and you know, people are jumping to conclusions without really knowing the facts. >> the music icon won a golden globe. and high praise from her actors. >> what i admired was her tenacity. i just always knew that she was going to get what we needed. >> would it be possibl

in 1865, the prince of wales who later became king edward vii ordered a blue silk. henry poole. at the time it was radically informal. >> absolutely. >> reporter: edward prince of wales was the eldest son of queen victoria who in this days insisted on white tie and tales at all dinners. >> he got fed up with that. so we had to make this short jacket. >> reporter: for anyone who doubts the claim of henry poole and company, where are we going here? >> we're going to the archive room just around here. >> reporter: he will show you the evidence. this is where you keep all the old records. oh, my. look at this. these are the records of every order that's been placed at poole. >> every order since 1846. >> reporter: they still have the prince's order entered by hand. >> in 1865, the prince of wales ordered a blue silk smoking jacket with silk collar and cuffs. >> reporter: but how the style made its way across the pond into america is not so clearly documented. there are a number of theories. >> the most credible really is that men from tuxedo park, members of the tuxedo

wales hare to the british throne who in the months between being proclaimed king and being crowned gives it all up for her. edwardi's abdication speech may be the most romantic resignation letter of all times. >> i have found it impossible to carry the heavy burden of responsibility and to discharge my duties as king as i would wish to do. without the help and support of the woman i love. >> the greatest love story of the 20th century. >> reporter: 75 years later, history is being rewritten. sort of. first by madonna in her latest attempt at film making called w.e., for wallace and edward. >> wallis, what's wrong? >> your brother and sister-in-law. they'll never accept me. >> reporter: for madonna, it's one of history's great romances that's never been told properly from wallis simpson's point of view. >> i wanted to understand what it was about her, what she... what special qualities she had that would make a man give up the most powerful position in the world. i was trying to understand the essence of their relationship. and is there any such thing as the greatest romance? >> reporter: it's wallis simpson as ro

well, it was a very traumatic moment when, um, edward viii abdicated and her father became king. he had not been prepared for it, and he wept to his mother and said i was trained as a naval officer. he did learn to be an admirable king. and i think they, you know, they did -- well, i think they were tough on them. i think one of the difficulties was the possibility that the duke and duchess of windsor could have lived in england. that would have set up a parallel court. i think it would have been extremely difficult to have an ex-king and a current king living in the same place. and so for that reason they wanted them to live in, you know, someplace else, and during the war they lived in the bahamas, and then afterwards in paris. but i was struck that the queen did reach out to him. um, he came, you know, there was a rapprochement, and it was at her instigation. he had to come to london for some eye surgery, and she went and visited him in the hospital, and there was a commemoration for, um, for his mother, queen mary, and he was included in that. and, um, when she was making a s

the peace emissary business leaders to edward vii died, the king of england, he gets to go to england hand gets to be the emissary of the united states at the funeral so he gets to dress up in a tuxedo. he looks like a pink one among all wills. they have these plumed hats and outfits with metals. standing out as usual. you are not going to do that. won a few people who could tell him what to do. in england, the seat of power. the league gives another speech. he promised people on the ground in africa that he would support them. the british government -- he made a speech at the guildhall, very famous old building in london in which he basically told the british they were not being strong enough. >> what convinced him to come back into office? >> he never meant to move away. he let william taft run is the show because of the state at home everyone would say you are t r's puppet? taft fell into the orbit of conservative people in the republican party and the lot of things which roosevelt and friends writing letters about what is going on. had to do with conservation. he was going to come

when her uncle edward viii bay of up the crown to marry wallis simpson, her father became king and that made elizabeth first in line for the throne. >> my whole life, whether it's been long or short shall be devoted to your service. >> reporter: the crown came sooner than she could have imagined. at the age of 25 had he bid farewell to her beloved father and went on a trip it africa. >> i think they probably both knew that they were unlikely to meet each other again. >> reporter: six days later king gore vi died. elizabeth returned home a queen. this weekend she opened the doors of windsor castle for a new photo exhibition commemorating ore diamond jubilee. >> this is very lovely. this is doggy queen. she loves her dogs. she loves her dog. she feeds her dog herself with a silver spoon and bowls. >> reporter: you are making that part up? >> in, i'll not. >> reporter: in celebrating her 60 years on the throne, she is the second longest serving monarch behind queen victoria. >> she is professional and has the ability to know how to move around. who to speak to and also to engage with them.

when her uncle edward viii gave up the crown to marry twice divorced wallis simpson elizabeth's father became kingmade elizabeth first in line to the throne. >> my whole life, whether it's been long or short, be devoted to your service. >> reporter: the crown came sooner than she could have imagined. at the sage of 25 she bid farewell to her beloved father and left on a trip to africa. >> i think very probably, they knew that they were unlikely to see each other again. six days later quick george vi died. elizabeth returned home a queen. this weekend she opened the doors of windsor castle for a new photo exhi business could them-- commemorating her diamond jubilee. many show a warmer side including her love of animals. >> this is very lovely. this is doggie queen. >> she loves her dogs. >> loves her dogs. she feeds her dogs herself. as said with a silver spoon. >> you're making that part up. >> no, i'm not. >> reporter: in celebrating her 60 years on the throne, queen elizabeth is britain's second longest serving-- serving monarch after queen victoria. a future king says she set an example you can

. >> yeah, well is a very germanic moment when edward the eighth abdicated and her father became king. he had not been prepared for it and he wept to his mother. he did learn to be in admirable king and i think they were tough on them. one of the difficulties was the possibility that the duke and dutchess of dutchess of windsor could have lent in england and that would have set up a parallel corporate i think figure would have been extremely difficult to have an ex-king and the current king so for that reason they wanted them to live in, someplace else during the boer. they lived in the bahamas and afterwards in paris. but i was struck that the queen did reach out to him. he had to calm to london for some eye surgery and she went and visited him in the hospital. there was the commemoration for his mother, queen mary and he was included in that. when she was making his state visit to paris in 1972, he had already been diagnosed with cancer and you know, the queen knew that he did not have long to live so she went and visited him. it was apparently a very tender visit that they had toge

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her uncle edward abdicated so he could mary wallace simpson, the divorced american citizen who was the love of his life, but a spoiler to the thrown. elizabeth's father became the kingntal heir and entrin muched in her was the duty. elizabeth was devout, even spiritual about her role as a royal. >> idea claire that my whole life, whether long or short, shall be directed to your service and to the service of our great imperil family to which we all belong. >> i seem to remember having listened to that speech and i remember very well, i certainly remember reading not so much -- not many years later the way she dedicated her life to the country, and that was an example which i very much felt that when i grew older that that was what it was about. you dedicate your life to your country. >> reporter: her first prime minister was winston churchill. she's met every u.s. president bar one. >> she remembers learning from her parents how important keeping america on side board into the war. america came into the war. she remembers that so well. she remembers the american troops, d-day, all of that. >> reporter: some years there has been little to laugh about with uncharacteri