The Crown: A Short History of British Monarchy

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🗓️ 10 November 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

For at least 1,500 years, since the mists swirling around the Dark Ages began to clear, the British Isles have had monarchical rulers. For hundreds of years, they were the central figures of the nation: the focus of its politics and society, consecrated by God, endorsed (or not) by the nobility, the arbiters of its arts and culture, the makers of its laws, the directors of its government and the leaders in its wars.

Stephen Bates is an award-winning author and journalist, most recently, the Royalty and Religious Affairs correspondent for the Guardian from 2000-2012. Stephen joins Dan to explore how and why the monarchy in these islands has endured and evolved, and what will become of its survival in the future.

This episode was produced by Hannah Ward and James Hickmann and edited by Dougal Patmore.

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0:00.0	I am Charlotte Cassaragi and in partnership with the House of Chanel, I present to you
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0:09.7	As part of the Rendez-vous littéraire à trucombon, they spot cast Spotlights, the birth
0:15.3	of a female writer.
0:17.0	You can listen to the various episodes and their authors on your preferred streaming platforms.
0:22.8	I have on welcome to Dan Snow's history of following the sad passing of her Majesty Queen
0:32.8	Elizabeth II.
0:34.5	Earlier this year we felt it would be an interesting time to talk about the recent monarchs.
0:39.0	How the monarchy has survived in Britain, West, in so many other countries it has withered
0:44.2	and died or been violently terminated.
0:47.8	As Britain comes to terms with life after Elizabeth, what status the monarchy in, what can history
0:53.7	tell us.
0:54.9	We talk to the award-winning journalist and author Stephen Bates.
0:58.7	He was royalty and religious affairs correspondent for the Guardian for years.
1:02.8	He's written a book called the shortest history of the crown.
1:06.3	He's the man to talk to.
1:07.5	We start with Victoria.
1:08.5	We end up with Charles.
1:11.0	Enjoy.
1:12.0	Stephen, thank you very much for coming on the podcast.
1:26.8	Good to be with you, Dan.
1:34.6	What's so striking in the period that you talk about in this modern period is how so many
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