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After Elizabeth
Ed Owens
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Can the Monarchy Save Itself?
出版Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023-09-14
主題Religion / Religion, Politics & StateBiography & Autobiography / RoyaltyHistory / Europe / Great Britain / 21st CenturyPolitical Science / ConstitutionsSocial Science / Popular CultureHistory / Social HistoryHistory / General
ISBN13994064939781399406499
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=DC3WEAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The British monarchy has been through turbulent times of late. Rocked by scandal and strife, and without it seems a clear plan for the future following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we have been left wondering: what happens next?

Nothing seems certain. Will the monarchy survive with its continuing echoes of an Imperial past? Will young people - disenchanted with the political status quo - find the ritual and practice of the monarchy quite so mesmerising as previous generations have done? What might a republican Britain look like?

Ed Owens argues that the monarchy must embrace reform and transform itself radically. No more private jets while preaching about the importance of the environment; no more secrecy obscuring royal influence in high places; and no more hangers on enjoying grace-and-favour homes. A major slimming down is essential. And it's time the family archives were opened.

All these issues will have a direct effect on the common good of the nation as it tries to reinvent itself as a modern working democracy, and endeavours to equip itself for the coming decades. Ed Owens situates this critical moment of royal transition in its historical context in order to set out a vision for monarchy that is future-proof, but which would also see the crown play an integral role in the evolution of 21st-century Britain.