Neville Chamberlain
King George VI: The First Modern King
George VI. The Prince who was never meant to be King. Terrorised by his father George V and overshadowed by his gregarious elder brother and heir to the throne, Edward. But following Edward’s shocking abdication, the stammering Prince Albert endeavoured to fulfil his duty to his country, to win over his public, and deal with the chaos wrought by the second world war, George VI took his rightful place on the throne and led the country out of the darkness, as the first modern king.
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1936: The Abdication
Born in 1894 as the oldest son of George, Duke of York, Edward became heir to the throne when his father was crowned King George V in May 1910 and was formally invested as Prince of Wales the following summer. As feared by royal aides, Edward showed little interest in any sort of day-to-day governorship. He was mainly preoccupied with marrying Wallis Simpson, and from her husband, at least, there was no pushback, as the businessman agreed to let the King have his way. After ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII became the first British monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. He made this choice after the British government and the Church of England condemned his decision to marry the American divorcee Wallis Simpson. On the evening of December 11th, 1936, Edward gave a radio address to the public, in which he explained his reasoning for leaving behind the throne. The broadcast was expected but still shocking.
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Genocide
With the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party, more than 6 million Jews lost their lives. Arnold Schwartzman and the Simon Wiesenthal Center take a harrowing look at life during the Holocaust in this Academy Award winning documentary. Orson Welles and Elizabeth Taylor lend their voices to this heartbreaking historical account that draws from archival footage and primary sources to paint a chilling, realistic portrait of the political turmoil, violence, and resistance that defined the times.
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Britain at War
Britain went to war on September 3rd, 1931, and the mood was foreboding. The British people were now aware that German dictator Adolf Hitler had to be stopped by force. The British were the most mobilized of all the major countries. There was a great and genuine community of spirit in wartime Britain which often transcended class and other barriers. After a period of ‘phoney war’, the fall of France in June 1940 was a shock to the country. Mothers waved goodbye to their children, many of whom had never been away from home before, let alone under such circumstances. But in wartime Britain, extraordinary circumstances became the cornerstone of everyday life. Rationing of food began in January 1940 and clothes in June 1941. By 1943, virtually every household item was either in short supply and had to be queued for or was unobtainable. For the next five years, the British had to endure the bombing of their towns and cities in the Blitz, as well as attacks from flying bombs and rockets.
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Göering's Secret: The Story of Hitler's Marshall
This film explores the life of Adolph Hitler's most important deputy from a new perspective. An early member of the Nazi Party, he was the architect of many of its most notorious plans, such as the creation of the Gestapo. Films from Göering's own private collection show his luxury-filled life at the height of his power. Sentenced to death at the end of World War II, he instead committed suicide.
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Operation Barbarossa
Documentary chronicling Operation Barbarossa (1971).
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