Spying on the royals, Season 1
Type
Label
Spying on the royals, Season 1
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
Spying on the royals
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
100
Summary
Declassified documents bring to light the secret story of the stunning events of 1936, detailing the most controversial espionage operation in British history, targeting King Edward VIII and his feisty American lover Wallis Simpson, both considered major security threats. Edward and Wallis were bugged, wire-tapped, and followed - on the orders of both the British king and the American president
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Subject
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- 20th century -- Biography
- Intelligence service -- Great Britain
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972
- Secret service -- United States
- Kings and rulers -- 20th century -- Biography
- Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986
- Intelligence service -- United States
- Secret service -- Great Britain
Content
Director
Narrator
resource.screenwriter
Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor4
- Subject8
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- 20th century -- Biography
- Intelligence service -- Great Britain
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972
- Secret service -- United States
- Kings and rulers -- 20th century -- Biography
- Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986
- Intelligence service -- United States
- Secret service -- Great Britain
- Content1
- Director2
- Narrator1
- resource.screenwriter1