Edward VIII - Britains Traitor King (2022) Documentary

Documentary | History | UK | 45min Cast: n/a With the help of documents newly unearthed by historians, Edward VIII: Britain’s Traitor King explores how the former king was complicit in a plan to reinstall himself as monarch in the event of a Nazi victory in the Second World War. Experts believe the Duke of Windsor (the title Edward was given after his abdication) passed wartime information to known Nazi spies. A 1939 recording found in the BBC archives is played here publicly for the first time; it reveals Edward asking the British to appease Hitler before the war had even started. And in a secret document dated July 11, 1940, the duke encouraged the Germans to bomb Britain into submission. After the war, a coverup of the whole affair went all the way up to Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Wallis Simpson — the American divorcée Edward abdicated the throne to marry — was always painted as the villain of the story, but Edward VIII: Britain’s Traitor King shows how this conveniently drew attention and scrutiny away from Edward. Featuring new documents and evidence, home movies filmed after the war, archives, and interviews with experts and friends speaking publicly for the first time, the film presents the case that the Duke of Windsor wasn’t just sympathizing with the enemy — he was actively collaborating with them. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23711782/