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mods: Monarchy and the end of empire the House of Windsor, the British government, and the postwar Commonwealth Murphy, Philip 1965- creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. History enk 2014 monographic eng remote 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white) 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. Cover; Monarchy and the End of Empire: The House of Windsor, the British Government, and the Post-war Commonwealth; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Plates; Preface and Acknowledgements; 1: The Holy Family: An Introduction; BRITISH SHINTOISM AND THE COMMONWEALTH; ORNAMENTALISM AND DE-DOMINIONISATION; EMPIRE, MONARCHY, AND BRITISH NATIONAL IDENTITY; THE POLITICS OF INFLUENCE; A FEMINIZED MONARCHY?; MONARCHY AND THE POLITICS OF DECOLONIZATION; 2: 'The Pivot of Empire': Monarchy and the Commonwealth, 1918-1945; THE RULES OF THE GAME: THE 1926 BALFOUR REPORT PROJECTING AN IMPERIAL MONARCHYTHE ABDICATION CRISIS; THE COMING OF WAR; 3: 'A Common Act of Will': The Making of the New Commonwealth, 1945-1952; THE 'IMPERIAL FAMILY' AND THE ROYAL VISIT TO SOUTHERN AFRICA; THE HEADSHIP OF THE COMMONWEALTH; 4: 'A Personal and Living Bond': Accession, Coronation, and Commonwealth Tour, 1952-1954; THE ROYAL TITLE; THE CORONATION; THE ROYAL TOUR OF THE COMMONWEALTH, 1953-4; 5: Winds of Change and the Royal Family; SUEZ; THE QUEEN AND THE WIND OF CHANGE; REPORTING BACK: VISITS BY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL FAMILY BRINGING DOWN THE FLAG: THE ROYAL FAMILY AND INDEPENDENCE CEREMONIES6: 'A poor sort of courtesy to Her Majesty': Republics, Realms, and Rebels, 1960-1970; THE CARIBBEAN; THE 'OLD DOMINIONS'; RHODESIA; 7: 'A Fragile Flower': Britain and the Headship of the Commonwealth; THE 'NEW'…