Abdication: A Very British Coup

Name: Abdication: A Very British Coup
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2006-12-12
Duration: 59 min
Cast: Denys Blakeway, Susan Williams, Bill Deedes, Philip Ziegler, John Julius Norwich

2006 · Kate Werran · 59 min

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.

Denys BlakewayNarrator Susan WilliamsSelf Bill DeedesSelf Philip ZieglerSelf John Julius NorwichSelf

King Edward VIII of the United KingdomSelf (archive footage)Wallis SimpsonSelf (archive footage)

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