Reflections on British Royalty : Mass-Observation and the Monarchy, 1937-2022.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Courage, Fiona, editor.

Purcell, Jennifer, editor.

Series:

The Mass-Observation Critical Series.

The Mass-Observation Critical Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monarchy--Public opinion--Great Britain--20th century.

Monarchy.

Monarchy--Public opinion--Great Britain--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (404 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2024.

System Details:

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Summary:

In this original volume, Jennifer J. Purcell and Fiona Courage curate and contextualize the rich archival materials of social research organisation Mass-Observation on the British popular imagination of the monarchy and the royal family between 1937 and 2022. From the coronation of George VI in 1937 to Elizabeth II's death - via war, weddings, a jubilee and a tragedy - this book incorporates everything from diaries and detailed responses to questionnaires, internal organisational documents and published reports on popular attitudes to royalty in order to reveal the complex nature of Britain's relationship with its monarchy in the modern era. How does the British public imagine the monarchy and its role in British society and governance? What is the relationship between the British people and the Crown? Using material from Mass-Observation, which has been asking these questions for over 80 years, Reflections on British Royalty gets to the heart of these issues and more besides.

Contents:

1. Introduction 2. Coronation of George VI (1937) 3. Royalty in Wartime 4. Royal Wedding (1947) 5. Coronation of Elizabeth II (1953) 6. Ordinary or Extraordinary? The Royal Family in the 1950s and 60s 7. Middle-Aged Royalty: The 1977 Silver Jubilee 8. Mass Observation Project: 1980s-1990s 9. Mass Observation Project: Today Index

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Other Format:

Print version: Purcell, Jennifer J. Reflections on British Royalty

ISBN:

9781350107151

1350107158

9781350107168

1350107166

OCLC:

1416878761