Edward VIII remains King of Ireland in 1936

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I ve posted that before but i cant locate it right now...

Edward duly signed the instrumentshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_viii#cite_note-49 of abdication at Fort Belvedere on 10 December 1936,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_viii#cite_note-50 The next day, the last act of his reign was the Royal Assnt to his Instrument of Abdication. As required by the Statute of Westminster, all the Dominions consented to the King's abdication,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_viii#cite_note-51 though the Irish Free State did not pass the External Relations Act, which included the abdication in its schedule, until 12 December. As a curiosity, legally, for one day Edward was King of the Irish Free State but not the rest of the British Empire.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_viii#cite_note-52
WI the Irish allow Edward VIII (by not passing the External Relations Act) to remain King of Ireland while his brother inherited the British Empire just to piss off the British?? Is this possible? Any thoughts?
 
Edward VIII probably would have actively abdicated the Irish throne if Ireland made that sort of move. Probably lowers UK-Irish relations into a cold spell even if Dublin passes the External Relations Act later on though. Maybe the trade war becomes harsher and more intense? I can't imagine that'd be good for Ireland.
 
Not ASBish, nor a longterm plan, but rather a political dirty trick from de Valera. It would not be viewed favourably by Westminster, but I think they can legislate to get around it.

What is the Privy Council gonna do, strike down the new law?

(Wait, who signs the new law? Are there any constitutional crisis experts here?)
 
Not ASBish, nor a longterm plan, but rather a political dirty trick from de Valera.

That's what I imagine would have to be case. What would de Valera hope to get out of it though? Do his anti-British credentials really need some extra polishing at this point? It's not like he'd think Edward VIII or London would actually accept the situation, and tweaking Britain for no good reason doesn't get Ireland much.
 
That's what I imagine would have to be case. What would de Valera hope to get out of it though? Do his anti-British credentials really need some extra polishing at this point? It's not like he'd think Edward VIII or London would actually accept the situation, and tweaking Britain for no good reason doesn't get Ireland much.

Well, he had come out on top in a civil war, so perhaps conditions are sufficiently different in the ATL's Irish politics that he needs a propaganda boost in 1936 to save his skin.

I don't know enough about modern Ireland to know how plausible that is.
 
Gents,

If there were some political benefit of any type, domestic or foreign, in delaying Edward VIII's abdication I wouldn't put it past George De Valero, aka Eamon de Valera, to have done so.

After all, we're talking about a man who called on the German embassy to express his condolences when Hitler's suicide was announced but didn't earlier bother to visit the US embassy when FDR died.


Bill
 
Oh my...
This does look interesting
Personally I do believe that republicanism was a key point of Irish nationalism even then so even if Edward does become King, his children, presuming he has them, will most likely not inherit the throne.

Have a nice day.
-MRegent
 
The abdication crisis arose in the first place because Edward insisted on marrying a woman who had twice been divorced on the grounds of adultery. Bearing in mind the strong influence that the Roman Catholic church had in southern Ireland, and its views on such matters, how likely do you really think his continuing to be legally acknowleged as King there would actually have been... Seriously?
 

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There is not a hope in Hades that he would be accepted as King. I won't go as far as ASB but its close. Why?

1: The divorce issue which has been detailed all ready
2: Republicanism was very strong in Ireland at the time. The odd thing about the Irish civil war was that is was fought mainly over the oath of alligence, partition was a relatively minor matter
 
Unlikely, but...

I wouldn't put anything past DeValera--hopefully, saner heads in the Dail would prevail. Perhaps it would lead to him being removed at some point...and good ridance.
 

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Oh my...
This does look interesting
Personally I do believe that republicanism was a key point of Irish nationalism even then so even if Edward does become King, his children, presuming he has them, will most likely not inherit the throne.

Have a nice day.
-MRegent
Three YEARS?

Really?

This isn't just Necromancy, its dragging the corpse through the town square.

NEVER do this again. If you think a subject that has been dead for three years is worth discussing start a new thread.
 
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