Reading Time: 4 minutes Now that Queen Elizabeth II is gone
Tag: Monarchy
Gaining perspective: Princess Diana’s death 25 years on
Reading Time: 4 minutes She was a young woman of scant personal resources who believed she was basking with dolphins when she was foundering among sharks
Hereditary empires and the struggle with modernity
Reading Time: 4 minutes Hereditary dynasties could not survive the industrial revolution. Well, except for one
How empires grab and hold on to power
Reading Time: 4 minutes Being recognized as divinely anointed didn’t guarantee acquiescence, but it was still a huge asset
Why all Canadians should be monarchists
Reading Time: 4 minutes Queen Elizabeth represents continuity with the past, including the best developments in Canadian history
Catholic Ireland’s conflicted interest in the monarchy
Reading Time: 4 minutes Dublin cinemas planned to screen the Queen’s coronation but opted not to after receiving threats
A love letter from Canadian LGBQT artist to the Queen
Reading Time: 3 minutes She led me to the intersection of the many roads I could walk, in a bigger world with room for us all
Governor general: an anachronism who can save democracy
Reading Time: 4 minutes The role of the governor general is often ceremonial and mostly symbolic, but it can still mean something very important
Was Oliver Cromwell the Great Satan?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some historians argue that the reality is more nuanced than the legend and that he played a significant role in the creation of modern England
The power life of a medieval heiress
Reading Time: 4 minutes The combination of Isabel de Clare’s inherited wealth and William Marshal’s earned status made for a fortuitous pairing