Monarchy and the end of empire : the House of Windsor, the British government, and the postwar Commonwealth /

This title examines the relationship between the British government, the Palace, and the modern Commonwealth since 1945 and argues that the monarchy's relationship with the Commonwealth, which was initially promoted by the UK as a means of strengthening imperial ties, increasingly became an imp...

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Main Author: Murphy, Philip, 1965- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This title examines the relationship between the British government, the Palace, and the modern Commonwealth since 1945 and argues that the monarchy's relationship with the Commonwealth, which was initially promoted by the UK as a means of strengthening imperial ties, increasingly became an impediment to British foreign policy.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191746680
0191746681