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. View more details
Directed : Louise Wardle
Written : Unknown
Stars : David Calder Rupert Procter Steve John Shepherd Hugo Vickers
Genres : Drama Documentary
Release date : Mar 1, 2013
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Channel 4 Television Corporation Blakeway Productions
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. View more details
Genres : Drama Documentary
Release date : Mar 1, 2013
Countries of origin : United Kingdom
Language : English
Production companies : Channel 4 Television Corporation Blakeway Productions
