Abdication: A Very British Coup

2006 · 59 min · Documentary, History

Abdication: A Very British Coup is a 2006 BBC documentary that challenges the traditional "romance of the century" narrative surrounding King Edward VIII’s 1936 abdication, presenting it instead as a forced removal orchestrated by a powerful establishment coalition.

Director: Kate Werran
Writer: Denys Blakeway
Released: December 12, 2006
Language: English

Cast

Denys Blakeway
Narrator
Susan Williams
Self
Bill Deedes
Self
Philip Ziegler
Self
John Julius Norwich
Self
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Wallis Simpson
Self (archive footage)

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