Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King
2013 · 48 min
Documentary
Ever since King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936, the official explanation had been simply that the government disapproved of his marriage to a twice-divorced woman. However newly-released documents, embargoed until recently, suggest that Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang, played a large part in a plan to make certain that Edward VIII abdicated, not only because of his marriage to a divorcee but also because the archbishop disapproved of the King's whole lifestyle and modern attitudes to life.
Crew
- Director Louise Wardle
Cast
Steve John Shepherd
Narrator
David Calder
Cosmo Gordon Lang
Rupert Procter
Alan Don
Hugo Vickers
Self - Royal Biographer
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Robert Beaken
Self - Author, 'Cosmo Lang, Archbishop in War and Crisis'
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Matthew Grimley
Matthew Grimley: Self - University of Oxford
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Philip Ziegler
Philip Ziegler: Self - Official Biographer, Edward VIII
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Susan Williams
Susan Williams: Self - Author, 'The People's King'
Crew
- Director — Louise Wardle
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