Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Steve John Shepherd

Narrator

Age : 51 | Popularity : 6%

David Calder

Cosmo Gordon Lang

Age : N/A | Popularity : 21%

Rupert Procter

Alan Don

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Hugo Vickers

Self - Royal Biographer

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Robert Beaken

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

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Matthew Grimley

Matthew Grimley: Self - University of Oxford

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Philip Ziegler

Philip Ziegler: Self - Official Biographer, Edward VIII

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Susan Williams

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

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Louise Wardle
Production	Executive Producer	Denys Blakeway
	Producer	Louise Wardle
Department	Role	Name

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