Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King 2013
Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King
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.
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.
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Full Cast & Crew... Narrator
... Cosmo Gordon Lang
... Alan Don
... Self - Royal Biographer
... Self - Author, 'Cosmo Lang, Archbishop in War and Crisis'
... Matthew Grimley: Self - University of Oxford
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Release Date:
Feb 03, 2013
Run Time:
48`
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Original Language:
English
Status:
Released

Cast & Crew of
Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Narrator
... Cosmo Gordon Lang
... Alan Don
... Self - Royal Biographer
... Self - Author, 'Cosmo Lang, Archbishop in War and Crisis'
... Matthew Grimley: Self - University of Oxford
... Philip Ziegler: Self - Official Biographer, Edward VIII
... Susan Williams: Self - Author, 'The People's King'
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... Executive Producer
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