2022: the year when history began again
Historians will judge 2022 a momentous year. If when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 it heralded the end of history, by that logic Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ushered in ...
How the Queen’s queue can be seen as a modern form of pilgrimage
Anne Bailey, University of Oxford
On Friday, September 16 2022, the day the queue to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state in Westminster Hall first reached its ten-mile capacity and had ...
Collectors clamor for rare Queen Elizabeth coins and notes
The death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has collectors scrambling to secure rare coins and bills bearing her likeness, even as her portrait is set to remain in circulation for ...
Muted response to death of queen
A troubled history with the UK saw a distinct lack of reaction to the news this week compared to other countries around the world
Justifiably or not, the reaction in ...
Elizabeth’s reign was as unique as it was long
And no, she could not have reprieved Evagoras Pallikarides in 1956
Queen Elizabeth may have passed away but some of us of a certain age will remain Elizabethans until “we too ...
BoE delays rate decision meeting by a week after Queen’s death
The Bank of England on Friday postponed next week’s interest rate decision following the death of Queen Elizabeth, its first delay to a monetary policy meeting since the central ...
SBA pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on her passing
The administrator of the sovereign base areas on Friday paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II a day after her passing.
Air Vice Marshal Peter Squires said in a written statement ...
Meghan accuses UK royals of racism, says ‘I didn’t want to be alive’ (Updated)
Archie, Meghan’s son, had been denied the title of prince because there were concerns within the royal family about “about how dark his skin might be when he’s ...