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So something that I've been kicking around in my head recently is a POD involving Edward the VIII not abdicating either because he never meets Wallis or because his father forces him to settle down and marry before he dies.

Now if Edward stays on the throne the obvious thing I'm looking to make it affect is WWII and a Britain makes peace time line the problem is I don't really know enough about Edward to be sure how much of an affect him sticking around would be. His experiences of WWI would still be in place so he would lean towards appeasement but I'm not sure how much of his supposed fascist leanings showed before his abdication, steamed from Wallis in OTL or were the result of the poor relations with his family and the country in general after his abdication in OTL.

I'm heading for a Halifax as PM style peace in 1940 but really I want to know if anyone can provide more info on Edward and how he would affect British politics if he sticks around. Thanks for any insights you guys can offer :)
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