King Michael of Romania helped overthrow a dictator in 1944. Three years later, he was forced off the throne himself. This is the story of how Romania lost its king in a single morning.

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Research & script by Jordy Faijdherbe

Voice over by Paolo Bellini

CHAPTERS

00:00 August 1944

06:17 Vyshinsky

12:30 The Royal Strike

18:55 Lunch

📚 Sources

- Dennis Deletant — British Clandestine Activities in Romania during the Second World War (Palgrave Macmillan, 2016). An academic monograph on the August 1944 coup

- King Michael I — 1992 Initiatives of Change interview. Antonescu's arrest, the Carol II safe.

- Constantin Vișoianu — Radio Romania oral history. Eyewitness to Vyshinsky cracking the plaster, 28 February 1945.

- FRUS, 1945, Vol. V — US diplomatic cables advising Michael to meet Stalin's schedule

- Milos Pavel — 1997 Radio Romania interview. The 8:30 honour guard and 16:00 arrest, 30 December 1947

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