The book didn’t go into all the pressure Ed endured to abdicate while at the same time wallis was pleading for him to stay on the throne.
I recall a report I read decades ago from courtiers and politicians who were the ones who pressed Ed to resign. Not only was Ed a lazy lying thieving bastard , that could be coped with, it was known he was a nazi , not a sympathiser, a full blown believing nazi who had a pact with hitler to surrender with britain to become part of the 3rd reich empire . ( that includes Australia ) Wallis was a paid spy as were their friends.
This is why they were hated and never forgiven by politicians and his family ( who knew every sordid detail ) til the end.
his reputation and the facts were white washed over because they needed the support of the public for the new monarchy, who were related
I have learnt the past decade government can be such a fragile thing.
book review/history
Finished listening to Traitor.
The king was a traitor. This is Ed 8
The book didn’t go into all the pressure Ed endured to abdicate while at the same time wallis was pleading for him to stay on the throne.
I recall a report I read decades ago from courtiers and politicians who were the ones who pressed Ed to resign. Not only was Ed a lazy lying thieving bastard , that could be coped with, it was known he was a nazi , not a sympathiser, a full blown believing nazi who had a pact with hitler to surrender with britain to become part of the 3rd reich empire . ( that includes Australia ) Wallis was a paid spy as were their friends.
This is why they were hated and never forgiven by politicians and his family ( who knew every sordid detail ) til the end.
his reputation and the facts were white washed over because they needed the support of the public for the new monarchy, who were related
I have learnt the past decade government can be such a fragile thing.
I’m NGL. my brain just went “William wallis?” and the ed fits and this read very very odd to me before I woke up lol.
but yeah fuck that inbred nazi cunt. There’s a reason why liz wanted him barbecued at the stake