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  2. Abdication: A Very British Coup

Abdication: A Very British Coup

2006
59m
Documentary
History

Status

Released

Release

2006

Runtime

59m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
59m
Dec 12, 2006
Languages
English
Director
Kate Werran
Production
Blakeway Productions
Blakeway Productions
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

7 Cast Members

Denys Blakeway

Narrator

Susan Williams

Self

Bill Deedes

Self

Philip Ziegler

Self

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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