Abdication: A Very British Coup(2006)

Name: Abdication: A Very British Coup (2006)
Genre: History, Documentary
Released: 2006-12-12

0h 59mHistoryDocumentary

Directed by Kate Werran

Written by Denys Blakeway

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Overview

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.

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Status: Released
Runtime: 59m

Cast

Denys Blakeway

Narrator

Susan Williams

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Bill Deedes

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Philip Ziegler

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John Julius Norwich

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King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)

Wallis Simpson

Self (archive footage)

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