Abdication: A Very British Coup

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.

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

Self (archive footage)

Wallis Simpson

Self (archive footage)