Interesting. I'm not sure that things would have turned out all that differently. Chamberlain, who is considered a weak appeaser , had finally drawn a line in the sand, and had issued a guarantee of Poland's borders, which Hitler ignored.

Hitler's actions and initial successes really discredited Chamberlain and any isolationist at that time.

If Edward had been king, could he have organized opposition to the guarantee or the war that followed? I'm not sure. Hitler was going to have war with someone and that was that.
However...
I have read some arguments (not just by that nut Buchanan whistle )that Hitler didn't necessarily want war with the UK, seeing them as suitably Nordic cousins. So MAYBE if Edward had been King, he could have prevailed on Chamberlain not to issue such a guarantee to Poland, but it's a REALLY REALLY long shot. Churchill said that "The [German] is always at your throat or at your feet", which is a sentiment I think Hitler would have agreed with though obviously they would have different preferences..

So ultimately, no, I don't think Edward as King would have made the difference. Hitler was just bent on war, domination, extermination and conquest. He had a BIG problem with the word "no", which sooner or later even the most submissive British government would have had to tell him.


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