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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... past . But in Britain nothing that would compromise the magic of monarchy . - It isn't even necessary to assert the obvious here ; that without Oliver Cromwell there might well not have been a Parliament to which Our Sovereign Lady ...
... past . But in Britain nothing that would compromise the magic of monarchy . - It isn't even necessary to assert the obvious here ; that without Oliver Cromwell there might well not have been a Parliament to which Our Sovereign Lady ...
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... point in the relatively recent past , we ceased to periodise history by reigns and began to do so by decades . Both periodisations are arbitrary , but the number of times that a royal ' succession ' has been peaceful or has resulted in 20.
... point in the relatively recent past , we ceased to periodise history by reigns and began to do so by decades . Both periodisations are arbitrary , but the number of times that a royal ' succession ' has been peaceful or has resulted in 20.
Síða 33
... past is that the contrast , if it is a contrast , between a serene head of state and a fierce and determined head of govern- ment has actually increased royalist sympathy in the most unexpected quarters . Informed whispers in well ...
... past is that the contrast , if it is a contrast , between a serene head of state and a fierce and determined head of govern- ment has actually increased royalist sympathy in the most unexpected quarters . Informed whispers in well ...
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The Monarchy: A Critique of Britain's Favourite Fetish Christopher Hitchens Takmarkað sýnishorn - 2012 |
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