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Except that King Edward VIII was a known Nazi Sympathizer. If he hadn't abdicated the throne things could have been much different.
by soperj 7y ago
Except that King Edward VIII was a known Nazi Sympathizer. If he hadn't abdicated the throne things could have been much different.
- julienreszka 7y ago'could' exactly. That's the definition of delusion.
- NeedMoreTea 7y agoErm the monarch held no power as head of state during the war years - the few remaining symbolic powers were just that - symbolic. Victoria was the last to actually use one after she was essentially backed into a corner by Palmerston not naming a replacement PM, despite months of avoiding in parliament. That was the mid 1850s. Now, had you mentioned that a good proportion of the pre-war Tory party were Nazi sympathisers you might be on to something. Notably including Halifax who was offered the premiership before Churchill, after Chamberlain resigned.