239: Upward Nobility: American-Made Royalty

BackStory

History, Education

4.7 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2018

⏱️ 44 minutes

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The marriage of England’s Prince Harry to American actress Meghan Markle is making headlines around the world. U.S. women marrying into aristocracy has a surprisingly long history. This week, Ed, Brian, and Joanne look at the outsized political impact these marriages often have around the globe.

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0:00.0	Major funding for backstory is provided by an anonymous donor, the National
0:05.0	Dowment for the Humanities, the University of Virginia, the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation,
0:10.0	and the Arthur Vining Davis foundations.
0:18.0	From Virginia Humanities, this is backstory.
0:22.0	Welcome to Backstory, the show that explains the history behind today's headlines.
0:29.0	I'm Brian Ballot.
0:31.0	I'm Joanne Freeman.
0:32.0	And I'm Ed Ayers.
0:33.0	An English prince has his heart set on an American actress.
0:38.0	On May 19, 2018, Prince Harry of Wales is set to marry California native Megan Markle.
0:46.0	When the couple's relationship became public, the press coverage was so intense and so negative
0:53.0	that the royal family issued an official statement warning the press off.
0:59.0	The royals rarely talk about their love lives, but Prince Harry just confirmed that he is dating American actress Megan Markle.
1:06.0	Yeah, he broke the news in order to slam the press.
1:08.0	He is royally upset about the way his girlfriend is being treated, calling it abuse and harassment,
1:14.0	racial undertones, outright sexism and racism of social media trolls.
1:19.0	Megan's father is white.
1:21.0	Her mother is African-American.
1:23.0	The private life has to be private.
1:26.0	But this is not the first transatlantic royal relationship, and Megan Markle is not the first American woman
1:32.0	to become a tabloid sensation after getting involved with a British royal.
1:37.0	The world's press reported on it and took photographs.
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