Britain has gone through unimaginable change culturally and politically during Elizabeth’s 70-year reign.
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Queen Elizabeth harnessed goodwill from Canadians mostly as an individual, rather than as the hereditary head of an institution. But her death will lead to debate about the relevance of the monarchy.
Elizabeth II was a safe pair of hands for the British monarchy in a turbulent and changing era.
Johnson will remain prime minister until a new party leader is chosen - which could take months.
The decolonisation process was to take place rapidly during the reign of Elizabeth II.
Succession has long been the weak link in the system of hereditary monarchy. Perhaps it may be time for Australia to reconsider the place of the monarchy in our own political system.
The Platinum Jubilee serves as an opportunity to reflect on the complex interactions and historical evolution of the British monarchy and the transformations in sport, politics and society.
The UK is set to spend four days celebrating the very long monarchy of Queen Elizabeth II. But as the Platinum Jubilee is marked, why do so many Americans also fawn over the British royal family?
Scrapbooks on the Royal Family are more meaningful objects for our families, and our own communities, than we might first expect.
The monarch is the head of the Church of England but as Britain has become more diverse so has the approach to religion in jubilees.
A new book telling the story of the last 25 years of the House of Windsor reveals a family that briefs against each other freely.
This year’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations will draw on traditions that have bolstered support for monarchs since the early 1800s — it could help this year’s celebrations succeed again.
An expert on the royal family’s finances explains how they still benefit from historical connections to slavery and empire.
Imagine if the PM had caught COVID two years ago? We knew so little about COVID with certainty back then, and what we did know was truly frightening. Here’s what’s changed since then.
Souvenirs celebrating royal events have been a staple since the 17th century.
More than 2,000 pages of letters spanning 36 years and nine prime ministers have now been made public, albeit with disappointing redactions throughout.
The Queen has stripped Prince Andrew of his patronages, but she can’t go much further.
While many of the letters are quite candid, their release after so many years is hardly damaging, and the efforts to keep them secret for so long are again shown to be absurd.
Most Australians have known no British sovereign other than the queen. Without her, questions about a republic will again come to the fore.
The late Princess of Wales has become a vehicle for others to reflect their own feelings.
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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
