A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication on SBS – Discover the Machiavellian powerplay that unfolded in the ten days leading up to Edward VIII’s decision to give up the Crown for love.
This series reveals the minute-by-minute decisions, calculations and conflicts leading up to the abdication in 1936. With access to new research including unpublished letters, reports and diaries, the true extent of government and church intervention in the crisis is revealed, including MI5 spying on the King.
Together these documents provide fascinating and surprising insights into the state of the nation during a time of unprecedented crisis.
Episode One:
Learn the story of the biggest scandal ever to engulf the British royal family: a forbidden love affair, which changed the course of history.
A Very Royal Crisis: Countdown to Abdication on SBS and SBS on Demand – New Series Premiere / Saturday 16 March, 2024 at 8.25pm (3 parts)
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