Book contents
- For King and Country
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- For King and Country
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Prelude The Monarchy and Wartime Political Power
- Part I The Role of the British Monarchy in Cultural Mobilisation for War
- 1 Monarchist Mentalities and British Mobilisation, 1914–1916
- 2 Monarchist Culture and Combatant Practices
- Part II The Emperor’s New Clothes
- Part III The Unknown Soldier
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Monarchist Culture and Combatant Practices
from Part I - The Role of the British Monarchy in Cultural Mobilisation for War
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 September 2021
Book contents
- For King and Country
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- For King and Country
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Prelude The Monarchy and Wartime Political Power
- Part I The Role of the British Monarchy in Cultural Mobilisation for War
- 1 Monarchist Mentalities and British Mobilisation, 1914–1916
- 2 Monarchist Culture and Combatant Practices
- Part II The Emperor’s New Clothes
- Part III The Unknown Soldier
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines the relationship between King George V and his troops during the First World War and monarchist culture in the British army. It assesses the impact of the king’s visits to the front and their propaganda depiction as well as looking at the meaning of soldiers’ oath of allegiance to the monarch.
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- For King and CountryThe British Monarchy and the First World War, pp. 101 - 168Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021