Abdication: A Very British Coup

Name: Abdication: A Very British Coup
Director: Kate Werran
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2006-12-12
Duration: 59 min
Cast: Denys Blakeway, Susan Williams, Bill Deedes, Philip Ziegler, John Julius Norwich

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2006 · 59 min · Documentary · History

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.

Directed by Kate Werran

Cast

Denys Blakeway — Narrator
Susan Williams — Self
Bill Deedes — Self
Philip Ziegler — Self
John Julius Norwich — Self