The Horrible Prospect of a “Modernised” Monarchy'

European Union Comment and Analysis Democracy The Politics of Culture

There is no question that the House of Windsor feels under pressure, and rightly so. Our monarchy has lost sight of its historic underpinning based on the 1689 Bill of Rights, the too-often overlooked settlement of the governance of England following the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688." While people seem to know about Magna Carta and invariably...