• 2013
  • 48m
Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King

Summary 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. View more details

  • 2013
  • 48m

Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King

Directed : Louise Wardle

Written : Unknown

Stars : David Calder Rupert Procter Steve John Shepherd Hugo Vickers

All cast & crew

7.3

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Genres : Drama Documentary

Release date : Mar 1, 2013

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Channel 4 Television Corporation Blakeway Productions

Summary 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. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama Documentary

Release date : Mar 1, 2013

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Channel 4 Television Corporation Blakeway Productions

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