Abdication: A Very British Coup

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 & Crew

Director

Kate Werran

Denys Blakeway

Narrator

Susan Williams

Self

Bill Deedes

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Philip Ziegler

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John Julius Norwich

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King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom

Self (archive footage)