Film·2013·48m

Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King

Documentary

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

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Steve John Shepherd
Steve John ShepherdNarrator
David Calder
David CalderCosmo Gordon Lang
Rupert Procter
Rupert ProcterAlan Don
Hugo Vickers
Hugo VickersSelf - Royal Biographer
Robert Beaken
Robert BeakenSelf - Author, 'Cosmo Lang, Archbishop in War and Crisis'
Matthew Grimley
Matthew GrimleyMatthew Grimley: Self - University of Oxford
Philip Ziegler
Philip ZieglerPhilip Ziegler: Self - Official Biographer, Edward VIII
Susan Williams
Susan WilliamsSusan Williams: Self - Author, 'The People's King'

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