After Elizabeth : Can the Monarchy Save Itself? Hardback
by Ed Owens
Hardback
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The British monarchy has been through turbulent times of late.
Rocked by scandal and strife, and without it seems a clear plan for the future following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we have been left wondering: what happens next?Nothing seems certain.
Will the monarchy survive with its continuing echoes of an Imperial past?
Will young people - disenchanted with the political status quo - find the ritual and practice of the monarchy quite so mesmerising as previous generations have done?
What might a republican Britain look like?Ed Owens argues that the monarchy must embrace reform and transform itself radically.
No more private jets while preaching about the importance of the environment; no more secrecy obscuring royal influence in high places; and no more hangers on enjoying grace-and-favour homes.
A major slimming down is essential. And it's time the family archives were opened. All these issues will have a direct effect on the common good of the nation as it tries to reinvent itself as a modern working democracy, and endeavours to equip itself for the coming decades.
Ed Owens situates this critical moment of royal transition in its historical context in order to set out a vision for monarchy that is future-proof, but which would also see the crown play an integral role in the evolution of 21st-century Britain.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages, 8 pages of black and white photographs
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:14/09/2023
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- ISBN:9781399406529
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages, 8 pages of black and white photographs
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:14/09/2023
- Category:
- ISBN:9781399406529
