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First published in 1997, The Contentious Crown is a study of comment on the monarchy in Victorian newspapers, journals, pamphlets and parliamentary debates. It examines radical and republican criticism, reverence and sentimentality, perceptions of the Crown's political... Read Full Overview

This text focuses on the public discussion of the British monarchy in the reign of Queen Victoria. Topics discussed include radical and republican criticism of the monarchy 1837-61, the rise and fall of the British republican movement 1861-1901, perceptions of political power... Read Full Overview