Abdication: A Very British Coup

Abdication: A Very British Coup — Plot

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.

• Release date
• December 12, 2006
• Runtime
• 59 min
• Genres
• Documentary, History
• Director
• Kate Werran

Abdication: A Very British Coup — Cast

D

Denys Blakeway Narrator

S

Susan Williams Self

B

Bill Deedes Self

P

Philip Ziegler Self

J

John Julius Norwich Self King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Self (archive footage)

W

Wallis Simpson Self (archive footage)