Hereditary empires and the struggle with modernity
Hereditary dynasties could not survive the industrial revolution. Well, except for one
Author: Pat Murphy
How empires grab and hold on to power
Being recognized as divinely anointed didn’t guarantee acquiescence, but it was still a huge asset
Catholic Ireland’s conflicted interest in the monarchy
Dublin cinemas planned to screen the Queen’s coronation but opted not to after receiving threats
War and brutality go hand in hand
Combat naturally leads to behaviours that would be deemed shocking in normal life
The last children of Anglo-Saxon England
For the upper class of England, the Norman conquest was wipe out time