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Operation Clockwork Orange - Secret Military Coup Against British Prime Minister
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19:16Now PlayingIn June 1974, British troops suddenly took over Heathrow Airport in London. Prime Minister Harold Wilson was not informed. Wilson suspected that this was the latest action in a plot against him by a shadowy conspiracy of intelligence agents, retired senior military officers and right-wing journalists including such famous figures as Lord Mountbatten, the current King Charles III's great-uncle. Many suspected that Harold Wilson was a Soviet agent. Was Wilson right to fear a military coup, something hitherto unheard of in modern Britain? Evidence suggests he may have been right.
Dr. Mark Felton FRHistS, FRSA, is a wellknown British historian, the author of 22 nonfiction books, including bestsellers 'Zero Night' and 'Castle of the Eagles', both currently being developed into movies in Hollywood. In addition to writing, Mark also appears regularly in television documentaries around the world, including on The History Channel, Netflix, National Geographic, Quest, American Heroes Channel and RMC Decouverte. His books have formed the background to several TV and radio documentaries. More information about Mark can be found at
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Sources
- 'Queen 'talked Lord Mounbatten out of 1968 plot to overthrow Labour government and oust Harold Wilson from Number 10', The Daily Mail, 18th August 2019
- 'Lord Mountbatten: Did Prince Philip's Uncle Attempt to Lead a Coup Against Harold Wilson's Government?, BBC History Magazine, 29th November 2019
- 'Tanks On The Runway' by James Wharton, BFBS Forces News, 1st March 2021
- 'Mastering Modern British History (2nd Ed)' by Norman Lowe, MacMillan: 1990
Credits: US National Archives; Library of Congress; BBC; Mirror Newspapers
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