Monarchy
In Our Time. The Divine Right of Kings. Audio, 45 minutes
Melvyn Bragg discusses the idea that kingly authority derives from God.
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A History of Political Thought. Thomas Hobbes. Audio, 13 minutes
Thomas Hobbes, who believed that life without society is "nasty, brutish, and short."
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About Face. Queen Noor of Jordan. Audio, 29 minutes
Her Majesty Queen Noor the fourth wife of King Hussein of Jordan
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About Face. Ex-King Constantine of Hellenes. Audio, 29 minutes
In 1967 King Constantine of Hellenes fled Greece following a coup abolishing a Monarchy.
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The Coronation of Edward VII. Audio, 43 minutes
Why didn't Edward VII didn't want his queen at his coronation?
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William of Orange. Audio, 27 minutes
The story of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the rise of William III and Queen Mary
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