edward had socialist views which upset the establishment.he cared about unemployment.as for germany he had relatives there,and spoke the language, he never forgot the carnage of the first world war and wanted to avoid another war with germany. we now know the horror of the war but in those days events were unfolding;
Churchill himself was an advocate of eugenics,as were others in government.The only difference between him & Hitler was that Hitler made no secret of it.
In 1936- English Gov. appeased Hitler & self-disarmed. Churchill said Hitler would attack, so was called a War Monger. A hopeless situation for a disarmed England! Did E. abdicate & fake a roll to position himself to mitigate harsh subjugation of England in future? In 1940, did his words & dangerous wandering from Paris to Provence to Portugal, offer himself as “bait”, hoping to delay Hitler’s invasion past summer & radar setup?- Hitler did delay. --Did Edward's desperate acts save Britain?
The greatest possible blessing for Europe and Great Britain, would have been an America that stayed totally out of European affairs. Much better off would Britain be today had they cooperated with Germany in its plans in Europe instead of handing the entire future of Western Civilization over to the American-Unculture!
the nazi-thing might sound horrible TODAY, but it might have had a different ring to it back then! for most it perhaps was just another political party. i don't think anyone new that the ethnic cleansing etc. horror stuff was to come...
@ultracairo Hitler was raving on about "the Jewish peril" in Mein Kampf in the mid '20s and, I think, even bought up hypothetically gassing them at that stage
@ultracairo The "Nazi-thing sounds" horrible? Oh brother. And yes, if you know history, many, many people were smart enough to know exactly what the Hitler and his henchmen were all about and what was coming. But obviously the Duke of Windsor was not too bright.
@JuanMacready I did not like Edward but Juan climb back into that manhole from wence you came. You abhorrent, vile piece of crap. You are all over YouTube making derogatory remarks against all people, good and bad. You have this fixation with cancer, which I hope you get soon so we can be rid of you. You wimp.
His ancestor is Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg,
his royal house is House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
He has some Norway, Russian, English, Greek empires, but again, that doesn't mean they are related to the nationals in those countries. They've been intermarrying for over a thousand years.
His predominant ancestry is German. Just like the Queen.
Getting away from this documentry. Just a point in fact that the royal family of the UK is more related to the Danish royal family then it is German. Look through the line of succesion. Many more Dan princess and Russian royals then German royals. Why people think Prince Philip was german I dont know, he is/was Greek.
Phillip is NOT Greek, all these fucking royals are related and they get plucked up to head the said countries. Just because The czars wife was in Russia didn't mean she wasn't English.
Philip is again from a mostly German/Prussian houses but was placed in Greece. Just like all these related aristocrats were placed in the Mexican empires, spanish empires, etc.
All of them are related and cousins. They are closer now than ever in history by blood.
They are actually closer blood related to each other now than they are to the countries they rule. In other words, you English folk are closer related to your neighbors (even in other towns) than you are to the "royals". And Greeks and Spanish are closer related to their neighbors, but their aristocrats are closer related to the Queen of England.
@deskpot1 .Greek.??As much as I am Japanese.He was a member of the Greek Royal Family which are descendants from a Danish \Prince.He hasn't got a single drop of Greek blood in his veins!
I think you have him confused with Prince Philip, whose four sisters married Germans, two of whom joined the Nazi party. This is why they were not invited to Philip's wedding when he married Princess Elizabeth.
No. the house of "windsor" isn't English, it's a German/Prussian house. Many of these "prussian" elites became part of the nazi crew as did the Germans.
I understand that but even at that, the number of German/Prussian relatives who either joined the party or who were sympathetic was rather small. As you are adding all relatives to the British fold, you would have to include the Greeks and Danes (who were not fascists) and the Spanish (who were deposed by fascists). But I that you for your clarification.
Wennergren's wife was German. She was the sister in law of a high Nazi official. But life pays back. Wennergren went bankrupt and his wife had to sell everything. Before that Wenner-Gren was forced by the public opionion to leave Sweden due to his contacts with Nazi Germany.
Because even above all else he was the King. A traitor for his choice of women and for his actions against his brother King George the VI and the poeples of the commenwealth/empire.
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Fuck you all, my friends, fuck you all. This man was the best. the best king of england, and the most well-rounded of all the european monarchs...he hated power. he didn't want the nazis to win. he wanted to love. His politics were to get the fuck away from your bullshit. I KNOW. I AM EDWARD VIII
edward had socialist views which upset the establishment.he cared about unemployment.as for germany he had relatives there,and spoke the language, he never forgot the carnage of the first world war and wanted to avoid another war with germany. we now know the horror of the war but in those days events were unfolding;
cartrefo2000 2 months ago
Churchill himself was an advocate of eugenics,as were others in government.The only difference between him & Hitler was that Hitler made no secret of it.
popazz1 4 months ago
lol can you imagine what would have happened if Edward had remained king??
MissBiguk 4 months ago
It seems that Edward wasn't only evil but also stupid.
LaSerpentaCanta 5 months ago 2
He was a Nazi sympathizer. Royals dreamEd up the love story to cover their azzez
suvere2 9 months ago
In 1936- English Gov. appeased Hitler & self-disarmed. Churchill said Hitler would attack, so was called a War Monger. A hopeless situation for a disarmed England! Did E. abdicate & fake a roll to position himself to mitigate harsh subjugation of England in future? In 1940, did his words & dangerous wandering from Paris to Provence to Portugal, offer himself as “bait”, hoping to delay Hitler’s invasion past summer & radar setup?- Hitler did delay. --Did Edward's desperate acts save Britain?
bcpii 9 months ago
The greatest possible blessing for Europe and Great Britain, would have been an America that stayed totally out of European affairs. Much better off would Britain be today had they cooperated with Germany in its plans in Europe instead of handing the entire future of Western Civilization over to the American-Unculture!
Avalon400 10 months ago
@Avalon400 ... England did cooperate with germany ... we joined the EU ;)
DjAlanBarratt 8 months ago
HE WAS TRAITOR BECAUSE HE USED A WOMAN IN ORDER TO ABDICATE TO BE A KING. BELIEVED OR NOT ..IT WAS THE TRUTH.
finijfk10 1 year ago
The royal houses of Europe are decendants of King David
gaiuskaiser 1 year ago
Enough! I made up my mind about the silly little man: he was bad!
erikabraun 1 year ago
Wow, so much Leftist propaganda in this documentary and video comments
columnsx 1 year ago
the nazi-thing might sound horrible TODAY, but it might have had a different ring to it back then! for most it perhaps was just another political party. i don't think anyone new that the ethnic cleansing etc. horror stuff was to come...
ultracairo 1 year ago
@ultracairo Hitler was raving on about "the Jewish peril" in Mein Kampf in the mid '20s and, I think, even bought up hypothetically gassing them at that stage
mindtpi 1 year ago
@ultracairo Edward saw the Nazis as a bulwark against the Communist threat.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
@ultracairo The "Nazi-thing sounds" horrible? Oh brother. And yes, if you know history, many, many people were smart enough to know exactly what the Hitler and his henchmen were all about and what was coming. But obviously the Duke of Windsor was not too bright.
Ezrateach 11 months ago
dirty fascist swine
RICHARDTOMLEY10WHARF 1 year ago 2
Thank goodness, Edward VIII didn't remain King. George VI was so marvelous, especially in WWII.
desinga 1 year ago 17
A Protestant King would never bow down to a Catholic, was Edward a Catholic?
HateFenians 1 year ago
@HateFenians if he was he would have never become King
gaiuskaiser 1 year ago
@HateFenians Edward was gay, for that reason he never wants to br a queen.
finijfk10 1 year ago
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@desinga George VI was a cunt who got the cancer he deserved.
JuanMacready 1 year ago
@JuanMacready BLASPHEME
gaiuskaiser 1 year ago
@JuanMacready I did not like Edward but Juan climb back into that manhole from wence you came. You abhorrent, vile piece of crap. You are all over YouTube making derogatory remarks against all people, good and bad. You have this fixation with cancer, which I hope you get soon so we can be rid of you. You wimp.
dayzedukez 10 months ago
Philip, like the Queen, is from a German House.
His ancestor is Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg,
his royal house is House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg.
He has some Norway, Russian, English, Greek empires, but again, that doesn't mean they are related to the nationals in those countries. They've been intermarrying for over a thousand years.
His predominant ancestry is German. Just like the Queen.
You have German house rulers.
MaryOMackie 2 years ago 3
And,pray tell, of what nationalities are Queen Lizzie's Corgi dogs? (They do love their appfel struedel)
RasMajnouni 2 years ago
Getting away from this documentry. Just a point in fact that the royal family of the UK is more related to the Danish royal family then it is German. Look through the line of succesion. Many more Dan princess and Russian royals then German royals. Why people think Prince Philip was german I dont know, he is/was Greek.
deskpot1 2 years ago 2
That's funny, Because I've traced their history and they are mostly German/Prussian empire houses.
MaryOMackie 2 years ago
Phillip is NOT Greek, all these fucking royals are related and they get plucked up to head the said countries. Just because The czars wife was in Russia didn't mean she wasn't English.
Philip is again from a mostly German/Prussian houses but was placed in Greece. Just like all these related aristocrats were placed in the Mexican empires, spanish empires, etc.
All of them are related and cousins. They are closer now than ever in history by blood.
MaryOMackie 2 years ago
They are actually closer blood related to each other now than they are to the countries they rule. In other words, you English folk are closer related to your neighbors (even in other towns) than you are to the "royals". And Greeks and Spanish are closer related to their neighbors, but their aristocrats are closer related to the Queen of England.
MaryOMackie 2 years ago
@deskpot1 .Greek.??As much as I am Japanese.He was a member of the Greek Royal Family which are descendants from a Danish \Prince.He hasn't got a single drop of Greek blood in his veins!
musicologo1able 1 year ago
WTF, how is he a traitor when most of his relatives were "nazis" in Germany?
MaryOMackie 2 years ago
I think you have him confused with Prince Philip, whose four sisters married Germans, two of whom joined the Nazi party. This is why they were not invited to Philip's wedding when he married Princess Elizabeth.
Anyacat3 2 years ago 4
No. the house of "windsor" isn't English, it's a German/Prussian house. Many of these "prussian" elites became part of the nazi crew as did the Germans.
MaryOMackie 2 years ago
I understand that but even at that, the number of German/Prussian relatives who either joined the party or who were sympathetic was rather small. As you are adding all relatives to the British fold, you would have to include the Greeks and Danes (who were not fascists) and the Spanish (who were deposed by fascists). But I that you for your clarification.
Anyacat3 2 years ago 2
and the Dutch too The British royal family is related to all the royal families of Europe past and present
onikalove 2 years ago 7
@onikalove In the case of the Dutch Royal Family the relation is rather distant.
Popperite 1 year ago
We need another King William.
HateFenians 1 year ago
idiot
deskpot1 2 years ago
german intelligence-bearau of the occult-mrs.simpson was a foo fighter alien /et.all deals fell through.hess flew to uk to tell the british people.
atlantis8500 2 years ago
a Great man meeting a Great man
TheSSGB 2 years ago
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Fuck history, fuck historians, fuck attenborough.
TalkShitAvenger 2 years ago
Wennergren's wife was German. She was the sister in law of a high Nazi official. But life pays back. Wennergren went bankrupt and his wife had to sell everything. Before that Wenner-Gren was forced by the public opionion to leave Sweden due to his contacts with Nazi Germany.
Balela1912 2 years ago 3
Because even above all else he was the King. A traitor for his choice of women and for his actions against his brother King George the VI and the poeples of the commenwealth/empire.
deskpot1 2 years ago 3
the nazi and the hooker
wedrinkmountaindew 2 years ago
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Fuck you all, my friends, fuck you all. This man was the best. the best king of england, and the most well-rounded of all the european monarchs...he hated power. he didn't want the nazis to win. he wanted to love. His politics were to get the fuck away from your bullshit. I KNOW. I AM EDWARD VIII
TalkShitAvenger 2 years ago
I agree!
LadyMountbatten 2 years ago
Edeard was indeed a filthy traitor. Why he is buried in Frogmore, I can't imagine.
mc0558 2 years ago 2