Abdication: A Very British Coup2006

Abdication: A Very British Coup

Name: Abdication: A Very British Coup
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2006
Duration: 59 min

2006 · 59 min

Documentary · History

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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.

Crew

Director Kate Werran
Writer Denys Blakeway

Cast

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

Crew

Director — Kate Werran
Writer — Denys Blakeway

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