Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King

Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King

48 mins | Documentary

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.

Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King

48 mins | Documentary

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.
Producers
Original title Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King
Directors Louise Wardle
Writers

Cast

Steve John Shepherd

as Narrator

David Calder

as Cosmo Gordon Lang

Rupert Procter

as Alan Don

Hugo Vickers

as Self - Royal Biographer

Robert Beaken

as Self - Author, 'Cosmo Lang, Archbishop in War and Crisis'

Matthew Grimley

as Matthew Grimley: Self - University of Oxford

Philip Ziegler

as Philip Ziegler: Self - Official Biographer, Edward VIII

Susan Williams

as Susan Williams: Self - Author, 'The People's King'