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
- Part II The Emperor’s New Clothes
- Part III The Unknown Soldier
- 5 The Monarchy and the Armistice
- 6 The Monarchy’s Role in Sacralising Post-War Commemoration
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
6 - The Monarchy’s Role in Sacralising Post-War Commemoration
from Part III - The Unknown Soldier
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
- Part II The Emperor’s New Clothes
- Part III The Unknown Soldier
- 5 The Monarchy and the Armistice
- 6 The Monarchy’s Role in Sacralising Post-War Commemoration
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter looks at how the monarchy became central to the British commemoration of the First World War and how this provided it with a long-term role into the interwar period that effectively continued to sacralise it. It examines the impact of the monarchy’s First World War role upon the 1936 abdication crisis.
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- For King and CountryThe British Monarchy and the First World War, pp. 361 - 404Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021