Reading Time: 4 minutes The combination of Isabel de Clare’s inherited wealth and William Marshal’s earned status made for a fortuitous pairing
Tag: Monarchy
The Habsburgs: Rise and fall of Europe’s premier dynasty
Reading Time: 3 minutes They were canny, enduring and keen on expansion. In the end, however, the empire couldn’t survive the First World War
Want to help Harry and Meghan? Leave them be
Reading Time: 3 minutes The principal issue is that Harry and his wife are not interested in, nor apparently have the resilience for, performing public duties
The Stuarts, a dynasty brought down by religion
Reading Time: 4 minutes In addition to displaying the Stuart propensity for absolutism, James II publicly converted to Catholicism. The die was cast
Why the monarchy still makes sense in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Commonwealth that binds the U.K. and Canada is a great positive for the world. And the influence of colonialism isn’t all bad
When Elizabeth goes, the monarchy will fade in Canada
Reading Time: 3 minutes The debate about severing the royal connection will begin immediately after Queen Elizabeth’s passing. It may take a while but the break seems inevitable