Crowns and Colonies
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781784993153
Subjects: Royal households, great britain
Description: This collection of original essays explores the connections between monarchy and colonialism, from the old regime empires down to the Commonwealth of today. With case studies drawn from Britain, France, the Netherlands, Germany and Italy, the chapters analyse constitutional questions about the role of the crown in overseas empires, the pomp and pageantry of the monarchy as it transferred to the colonies, and the fate of indigenous sovereigns under European colonial control.