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Down with the Crown: British Anti-monarchism and Debates About Royalty Since 1790 (Picturing History)
Anthony Taylor
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Hardcover. Down With the Crown! looks at the issue of anti-monarchism in British politics from the French revolution to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. Series: Picturing History. Num Pages: 250 pages, 75 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD1; JPHC; JPHV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 777.
In recent years there has been periodic disquiet with monarchy in both Britain and the Commonwealth. Whilst a number of important studies have reappraised the ceremonial surrounding the British royal family, the converse of monarchism - anti-monarchism - has been neglected. For some historians an identifiable current of English republicanism does not exist. This text attempts to fill the gap and to modify assumptions about the historical failure of radicals to contest monarchy effectively by looking at the issue of anti-monarchism in British politics from the French revolution to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. At a time when ... Read more
In recent years there has been periodic disquiet with monarchy in both Britain and the Commonwealth. Whilst a number of important studies have reappraised the ceremonial surrounding the British royal family, the converse of monarchism - anti-monarchism - has been neglected. For some historians an identifiable current of English republicanism does not exist. This text attempts to fill the gap and to modify assumptions about the historical failure of radicals to contest monarchy effectively by looking at the issue of anti-monarchism in British politics from the French revolution to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales. At a time when ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Picturing History
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861890498
SKU
V9781861890498
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99-15
About Anthony Taylor
Antony Taylor is Lecturer in History in the School of Cultural Studies at Sheffield Hallam University. He has published widely in the field of nineteenth-century British history.
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