Abdication: A Very British Coup

2006 Documentary History • 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.

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Cast

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

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