From the 1870s on, continual improvements in living standards became a birthright – not for everyone, but for humanity as a whole. King Charles III inherits a different future.
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A cartoon commemorating the death of King William IV in 1837 would have been unthinkable; by the time Queen Victoria died in 1901, newspapers had changed.
The Queen’s love for the Scottish highlands was well-documented. Fewer knew she could speak the language too.
King Charles has inherited the crown at a time when support for the institution of the monarchy has fallen to a new low.
The world changed a great deal in the 70 years of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign. Her son’s legacy may be determined by how he adapts to new dynamics within the UK and across the Commonwealth.
King Charles III has been praised for keeping it simple by choosing to reign under his own name. But the royal name of Charles comes with some heavy historical baggage.
The passing of Queen Elizabeth II has the potential to transform Australia’s republic debate, but republic supporters still need to be patient.
The new king had a reputation for meddling when he was Prince of Wales but has recognised that cannot continue in his new role.
Is it possible to disentangle the personal attributes of a gentle and kindly woman, from her role as the crowned head of a declining global empire that waged numerous wars? Many don’t think so.
The UK crown has developed from absolute power to a ‘constitutional monarchy’. Here’s what other countries do.
The new queen was a subversive model for American women of the 1950s, and many traveled to London for her coronation. Their daughters and granddaughters will be among those mourning the monarch’s death.
Queen Elizabeth adjusted with aplomb and good grace – personally and as monarch – as countries achieved their independence from Britain.
An Accession Council will form as soon as possible to make it official but Charles is already the sovereign.
Rulers have used portraits on coinage to celebrate and reinforce their rule for centuries.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley will fly to London for events marking the passing of Queen Elizabeth, culminating in her funeral at Westminster Abbey. Next week’s sitting…
Grieving the queen’s passing can be different to grieving the loss of someone we were close to. It’s also complicated by politics, colonialism and the contest about who she really was.
Legally, there does not need to be anything done in Australia to result in the change from queen to king. That happens automatically.
Over the 70 years of her reign, Queen Elizabeth II has been part of Aotearoa New Zealand’s living history, touching everything from the role of women to the Treaty of Waitangi.
Queen Elizabeth’s eldest son has waited a long time to be king. Now, he is charged with holding the popular imagination after the death of his beloved mother.
The queen’s visits to Australia from 1954 to 2011 offer a snapshot of the changing relationship Australians have had with their sovereign and with the monarchy.
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Senior Lecturer in History, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor of English, Flinders University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor emerita, University of Sydney
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Director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and Professor of British and Commonwealth History, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Professor of British Politics and Government & Founder of the Constitution Unit, UCL
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Professor of History, Boston University
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Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Law, Royal Holloway University of London
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Lecturer in Constitutional and Administrative Law, and Public Procurement, Bangor University
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Senior Lecturer in History, CQUniversity Australia
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Lecturer in Media, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in History of Art, University of Nottingham
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Associate professor in Humanities, University of Southern Queensland
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Emeritus Professor, Monash University
