Edward VIII The Traitor King (part 3 of 11)

Was Edward a Nazi sympathiser? Channel 4 documentary from 1995.

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• abdication

[Anyacat3]

Can you imagine the difference between King George VI, who remained in London during the war, and his brother King Edward VIII who sympathized publicly with the enemy?

[DantesDump]

Who cares whether or not it broke his heart. The man was a vile, treasonable wretch.

[puffydcat]

@lynchie3000 Which was pretty hypocritical when you consider during the was Britain for forcibly occupying India and then took over Palestine and gave it to the Jews after the war. I guess it only matters when the sovereignty threatened is that of white people

[TheTazmee]

choice



[lynchie3000]

@DantesDump And your a television programmed numpty. Britain went to war to protect Poland's sovereignty, only declaring war on Germany when both Germany & Russia invaded it.

[bcpii]

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?

[Avalon400]

If Edward VIII was indeed a trator to his country, itis because he did have enough courage to shake loose the Yankee Whore and take up his country's cause as an ally of Germany, or at least to keep his country neutral in the comming struggle on the Continent. Todays Great Brtiain would be so much better of if history had taken a different turn and most British today now know that.

[dmermerci1]

wallis simpson was a godsend, how else would they have been able to depose Edward?

[Pianopod]

Thanks for posting this series. I saw The Kings Speech last night- a brilliant movie. It has given me an interest in understanding more about the monarchy at that time.

[honeybee7700]

I'm so glad George VI became king.

[missgreeneyes56]

I'm reading the authorised biography of the Queen Mother and even after he abdicated and was awaiting for her divorce to go through, he still kept hounding his brother about Wallis and kept interfering in matters of state. The Royal family knew about the Nazi "flirtation".