The MonarchyChatto & Windus, 1990 - 42 síður Part of a series, this book submits a proposal for the admission of republican principles into the national debate. The author examines the Royals as a national fetish that encourages servile but also snobbish attitudes. He calls for constitutional and political reform. |
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... given a palpable fillip by the fact that the Queen is head of the state church and styles herself ' defender of the faith ' . As the then Archbishop of Canterbury quite unaffectedly remarked on the occasion of the present Queen's ...
... given a palpable fillip by the fact that the Queen is head of the state church and styles herself ' defender of the faith ' . As the then Archbishop of Canterbury quite unaffectedly remarked on the occasion of the present Queen's ...
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... given extensive space to this inescapable aspect of the Glorious Revolution . But in loyalist London - nothing . Michael Crick of Channel Four News was the only reporter to notice this piece of histori- cal fakery , and to question the ...
... given extensive space to this inescapable aspect of the Glorious Revolution . But in loyalist London - nothing . Michael Crick of Channel Four News was the only reporter to notice this piece of histori- cal fakery , and to question the ...
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... given way to the concept of citizenship and constitutional government . During the twenty - five years that King George V exercised the prerogative , five emperors , eight kings and eighteen minor dynasties expired . The British Crown ...
... given way to the concept of citizenship and constitutional government . During the twenty - five years that King George V exercised the prerogative , five emperors , eight kings and eighteen minor dynasties expired . The British Crown ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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