Pavin Chachavalpongpun / n+1Sep 8, 2023
The monarchy needs the army to safeguard the throne and the army needs the king to justify its role in politics. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
FRANK AUGSTEIN and DANICA KIRKA / The Associated PressJan 13, 2020
She calls the summit of senior family members "constructive" in dealing with the pair's controversial plan to step back from royal duties. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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DANICA KIRKA / The Associated PressJan 8, 2020
The couple's stunning statement says they plan to become financially independent and split their time between the U.K. and North America. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Thom Hartmann / AlterNetJan 10, 2018
The New York Times recently ran an article putting forth arguments from the International Monarchist League. What the author misses is that the U.S. already has an aristocracy. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 5, 2013
It’s hardly the kind of vaunted resting place various other British royals have enjoyed, but the earth beneath a municipal parking lot in Leicester, England, is where the remains of King Richard III were recently discovered. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
By Noam Chomsky, TomDispatchJul 24, 2012
Down the road only a few generations, the millennium of Magna Carta, one of the great events in the establishment of civil and human rights, will arrive. Whether it will be celebrated, mourned, or ignored is not at all clear. Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 26, 2012
Many would consider being knighted or otherwise honored by England’s royals a dream come true. But more than 200 rebellious Brits have declined or returned the honor, refusing to hand their names and legacies over to rulers seeking to bolster their own dubious reputations. John Lennon and authors Roald Dahl and C.S. Lewis are on that list. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 28, 2011
With "The King's Speech" sitting comfortably atop this year's heap of Oscar-nominated films, it's not surprising that there might be some grumbles from critical corners about the movie's actual merits But in this case, a couple prominent voices . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigDec 29, 2007
Nepal's long-standing monarchy is about to become obsolete, after more than two-thirds of the country's provisional parliament voted to amend the constitution and give the government the power to abolish the monarchy and establish a "federal democratic republican state" instead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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