Movie Description
Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King
(2013)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Louise Wardle
- Producer : Louise Wardle
- Cast : Steve John Shepherd,David Calder,Rupert Procter,Hugo Vickers,Robert Beaken,Matthew Grimley,Philip Ziegler,Susan Williams
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'
Posters
Facts
Original TitleEdward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King
Status Released
Release Information
-
2013-02-03
Original Language
Runtime 00h 48m
Genres
- Documentary
