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 BlakewayNarrator

Susan WilliamsSelf

Bill DeedesSelf

Philip ZieglerSelf

John Julius NorwichSelf

King Edward VIII of the United KingdomSelf (archive footage)

Wallis SimpsonSelf (archive footage)