{"podcast":{"title":"Royal History Geeks","slug":"royal-history-geeks-7059435","podcast_index_feed_id":7059435,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/royal-history-geeks","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MDYr27H27Pas7NmnGjxvWtFhKdHaQ5mHOyC--xXE2rY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ODUw/Mjg2MzI3YTQwOTIy/ZmQ3ODIyYzg2MWNh/MTBjNS5qcGc.jpg","author":"Royal History Geeks","episode_count":35,"summary":"The Royal History Geeks team create a range of podcast series. This is where we place them all up, in broadcast date order. We also publish a one-off episodes that fit anywhere else here.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/royal-history-geeks-7059435"},"episode":{"title":"\"Impossible to carry\" - part 7 of our series on the Abdication crisis","slug":"impossible-to-carry-part-7-of-our-series-on-the-abdication-crisis","published_at":"2025-01-28T11:16:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/royal-history-geeks-7059435/impossible-to-carry-part-7-of-our-series-on-the-abdication-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/royal-history-geeks-7059435","url":"https://Royalhistorygeeks.transistor.fm/22","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/50b7e740/83ca0ceb.mp3","summary":"After six weeks of build up, it is finally time to explore the actual Abdication of Edward VIII - the only truly voluntary surrendering of the throne in history. It this episode, RHG founder Gareth Streeter and Royal commentator, James Taylor explore: The \"last supper\" where the Prime Minister tries to convince the King to stay but is denied a bed for the night The Duke of York and his last-minute preparations for the crown The Cabinet's rush to prepare the legislation for Abdication Baldwin's surprisingly spectacular Commons performance and the beginnings of the romantic myth of the crisis Queen Mary's subtle sign of support for the government The arrangements for Edward's future including title and income Edward's master piece of a broadcast to the nation Although Edward has now left the throne, this is not the end of the series. Next week we shall explore the aftermath.","meta_description":"After six weeks of build up, it is finally time to explore the actual Abdication of Edward VIII - the only truly voluntary surrendering of the throne in h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4398,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/royal-history-geeks-7059435/episodes/impossible-to-carry-part-7-of-our-series-on-the-abdication-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/royal-history-geeks-7059435/impossible-to-carry-part-7-of-our-series-on-the-abdication-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}