Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Steve John Shepherd as Narrator

Steve John Shepherd

Narrator

David Calder as Cosmo Gordon Lang

David Calder

Cosmo Gordon Lang

Rupert Procter as Alan Don

Rupert Procter

Alan Don

Hugo Vickers as Self - Royal Biographer

Hugo Vickers

Self - Royal Biographer

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

Robert Beaken

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

Matthew Grimley as Matthew Grimley: Self - University of Oxford

Matthew Grimley

Matthew Grimley: Self - University of Oxford

Philip Ziegler as Philip Ziegler: Self - Official Biographer, Edward VIII

Philip Ziegler

Philip Ziegler: Self - Official Biographer, Edward VIII

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

Susan Williams

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