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Old 08-03-2019, 02:06 PM   #4268
johndallman
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Default Re: New Reality Seeds

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Originally Posted by Astromancer View Post
In most worlds Edward VIII was merely unsuited to the job of king and his choice of a wife simply sealed the deal. On Simpson Edward was a cool calculating scoundrel who hated democracy. The mysterious early deaths of George V and his brother's wife and daughters is beginning to be seen as the acts of a cunning serial killer on Homeline. Although there are those who suggest the sudden deaths perhaps warped Edward.
Your phrasing is confusing. Did Edward VIII actually abdicate, and then return to the throne? Or did his brother die before Edward's abdication? If the latter, there's a plentiful supply of heirs, starting with two more brothers and a sister, so this would not abort the abdication.
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