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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.
Top Cast
Denys Blakeway
Narrator
Susan Williams
Self
Bill Deedes
Self
Philip Ziegler
Self
John Julius Norwich
Self
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom
Self (archive footage)
Wallis Simpson
Self (archive footage)
Directed by
Kate Werran
Production
Blakeway ProductionsReviews
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