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Abdication: A Very British Coup

2006 0h 59m Released

DocumentaryHistory

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.

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 King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Self (archive footage)