Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King

Name: Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King
Director: Louise Wardle
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2013-02-03
Duration: 48 min
Cast: Steve John Shepherd, David Calder, Rupert Procter, Hugo Vickers, Robert Beaken

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2013 · 48 min · Documentary

Overview

Ever since King Edward VIII abdicated in 1936, the official explanation had been simply that the government disapproved of his marriage to a twice-divorced woman. However newly-released documents, embargoed until recently, suggest that Archbishop of Canterbury, Cosmo Gordon Lang, played a large part in a plan to make certain that Edward VIII abdicated, not only because of his marriage to a divorcee but also because the archbishop disapproved of the King's whole lifestyle and modern attitudes to life.

Directed by Louise Wardle

Cast

Steve John Shepherd — Narrator
David Calder — Cosmo Gordon Lang
Rupert Procter — Alan Don
Hugo Vickers — Self - Royal Biographer
Robert Beaken — Self - Author, 'Cosmo Lang, Archbishop in War and Crisis'