Category: British empire

Let’s Hear It for the British Empire

September 13, 2022
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Commentary Like many, I’m suffering from a surfeit of royalty at the moment. I was a great fan of Queen Elizabeth II, whose passing last week I noted in The Spectator. I’m also, though a proud American patriot, a fan of the British monarchy. It has been a source of stability, succor, and political enlightenment…

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John Robson: Critics of Constitutional Monarchies Should Be Careful What They Wish For

September 13, 2022
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Commentary Before the tributes to Queen Elizabeth II were even done, there were those who swooped in with calls for Canada and other realms finally to become republics, and worse. To which I say be careful what you wish for. In two ways. First, there were some mind-bogglingly offensive statements on Her Majesty’s passing, including…

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