The Resource Monarchy and the end of empire : the House of Windsor, the British government, and the post-war Commonwealth, Philip Murphy
Monarchy and the end of empire : the House of Windsor, the British government, and the post-war Commonwealth, Philip Murphy
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- Summary
- By the early twentieth century it was becoming clear that the Empire was falling apart. The British government promoted the Crown as a counterbalance to the forces drawing the Empire apart, but when India declared their intent to become a republic in the late 1940s, Britain had to accept that allegiance to the Crown could no longer be the common factor binding the Commonwealth together. They devised the notion of the Headship of the Commonwealth, enabling India to remain in the Commonwealth while continuing to give the monarchy a pivotal symbolic role. Monarchy and the End of Empire provides a unique insight on the triangular relationship between the British government, the Palace, and the modern Commonwealth since 1945. In the years of rapid decolonization which followed 1945 it became clear that this elaborate constitutional infrastructure posed significant problems for British foreign policy. Not only did it offer opportunities for the monarch to act without ministerial advice, it also tied the British government to what many within the UK had begun to regard as a largely redundant institution. Philip Murphy employs a large amount of previously-unpublished documentary evidence to argue that the monarchy's relationship with the Commonwealth, initially promoted by the UK as a means of strengthening Imperial ties, had increasingly become an impediment to British foreign policy --
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Preface and Acknowledgements 1: The Holy Family: an introduction 2: 'The Pivot of Empire': Monarchy and the Commonwealth, 1918-1945 3: 'A Common Act of Will': The Making of the New Commonwealth, 1945-1952 4: 'A Personal and Living Bond': Accession, Coronation, and Commonwealth Tour, 1952-1954 5: Winds of Change and the Royal Family 6: 'A poor sort of courtesy to Her Majesty': Republics, Realms and Rebels, 1960-1970 7: 'A Fragile Flower': Britain and the Headship of the Commonwealth 8: 'A Royal Duty': Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in the 1970s 9: 'De-Dominionisation' in the 1970s 10: 'On Her Own': The Queen and the Commonwealth in the 1980s 11: The Fall and Rise of the Royal Commonwealth Bibliography
- Isbn
- 9780199214235
- Label
- Monarchy and the end of empire : the House of Windsor, the British government, and the post-war Commonwealth
- Title
- Monarchy and the end of empire
- Title remainder
- the House of Windsor, the British government, and the post-war Commonwealth
- Statement of responsibility
- Philip Murphy
- Subject
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- Commonwealth countries -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Decolonization -- Great Britain -- Colonies | History -- 20th century
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Commonwealth countries
- Commonwealth countries -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Windsor, House of -- Political activity
- Imperialism -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- By the early twentieth century it was becoming clear that the Empire was falling apart. The British government promoted the Crown as a counterbalance to the forces drawing the Empire apart, but when India declared their intent to become a republic in the late 1940s, Britain had to accept that allegiance to the Crown could no longer be the common factor binding the Commonwealth together. They devised the notion of the Headship of the Commonwealth, enabling India to remain in the Commonwealth while continuing to give the monarchy a pivotal symbolic role. Monarchy and the End of Empire provides a unique insight on the triangular relationship between the British government, the Palace, and the modern Commonwealth since 1945. In the years of rapid decolonization which followed 1945 it became clear that this elaborate constitutional infrastructure posed significant problems for British foreign policy. Not only did it offer opportunities for the monarch to act without ministerial advice, it also tied the British government to what many within the UK had begun to regard as a largely redundant institution. Philip Murphy employs a large amount of previously-unpublished documentary evidence to argue that the monarchy's relationship with the Commonwealth, initially promoted by the UK as a means of strengthening Imperial ties, had increasingly become an impediment to British foreign policy --
- Assigning source
- Provided by Publisher
- Cataloging source
- StDuBDS
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Murphy, Philip
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Windsor, House of
- Imperialism
- Decolonization
- Monarchy
- Great Britain
- Commonwealth countries
- Commonwealth countries
- Label
- Monarchy and the end of empire : the House of Windsor, the British government, and the post-war Commonwealth, Philip Murphy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements 1: The Holy Family: an introduction 2: 'The Pivot of Empire': Monarchy and the Commonwealth, 1918-1945 3: 'A Common Act of Will': The Making of the New Commonwealth, 1945-1952 4: 'A Personal and Living Bond': Accession, Coronation, and Commonwealth Tour, 1952-1954 5: Winds of Change and the Royal Family 6: 'A poor sort of courtesy to Her Majesty': Republics, Realms and Rebels, 1960-1970 7: 'A Fragile Flower': Britain and the Headship of the Commonwealth 8: 'A Royal Duty': Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in the 1970s 9: 'De-Dominionisation' in the 1970s 10: 'On Her Own': The Queen and the Commonwealth in the 1980s 11: The Fall and Rise of the Royal Commonwealth Bibliography
- Control code
- FIEb17495301
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780199214235
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
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- (Uk)016507419
- (StEdALDL)1/3107068
- (OCoLC)869428969
- Label
- Monarchy and the end of empire : the House of Windsor, the British government, and the post-war Commonwealth, Philip Murphy
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-233) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- Preface and Acknowledgements 1: The Holy Family: an introduction 2: 'The Pivot of Empire': Monarchy and the Commonwealth, 1918-1945 3: 'A Common Act of Will': The Making of the New Commonwealth, 1945-1952 4: 'A Personal and Living Bond': Accession, Coronation, and Commonwealth Tour, 1952-1954 5: Winds of Change and the Royal Family 6: 'A poor sort of courtesy to Her Majesty': Republics, Realms and Rebels, 1960-1970 7: 'A Fragile Flower': Britain and the Headship of the Commonwealth 8: 'A Royal Duty': Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings in the 1970s 9: 'De-Dominionisation' in the 1970s 10: 'On Her Own': The Queen and the Commonwealth in the 1980s 11: The Fall and Rise of the Royal Commonwealth Bibliography
- Control code
- FIEb17495301
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780199214235
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (Uk)016507419
- (StEdALDL)1/3107068
- (OCoLC)869428969
Subject
- Commonwealth countries -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Decolonization -- Great Britain -- Colonies | History -- 20th century
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Commonwealth countries
- Commonwealth countries -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Monarchy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Windsor, House of -- Political activity
- Imperialism -- Government policy -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
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