Abdication: A Very British Coup

Name: Abdication: A Very British Coup
Cast: Denys Blakeway, Susan Williams, Bill Deedes, Philip Ziegler, John Julius Norwich

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Kate WerranWriter: Denys Blakeway

Denys Blakeway

as Narrator

Susan Williams

as Self

Bill Deedes

as Self

Philip Ziegler

as Self

John Julius Norwich

as Self

King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

as Self (archive footage)

Wallis Simpson

as Self (archive footage)

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