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The Contentious Crown

Hardcover • 2019 • 1. edition

The Contentious Crown

By Richard Williams

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About the book

First published in 1997, The Contentious Crown is a study of comment on the monarchy in Victorian newspapers, journals, pamphlets and parliamentary debates. It examines radical and republican criticism, reverence and sentimentality, perceptions of the Crown's political role, the relationship between the monarchy and patriotism and attitudes to royal ceremonial.Williams shows that discussion of the monarchy throughout the reign was of a far greater volume and complexity than has hitherto been rea...Show more

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9781138341265

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published year

2019

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1

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The Contentious Crown

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Hardcover

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