The British Monarchy's Popularity Problem

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A video about how the British Monarchy developed a popularity problem. And how King Charles might be about to make it worse...

Written, directed and presented by Tom Nicholas.
Edited by Georgia Burrows.

Chapters
00:00 King Charles' Sudden Popularity
03:38 Queen Victoria and the Rise of Democracy
08:02 The Birth of the Royal Family
12:01 How to Research Like a PhD Student
14:25 Victoria in Mourning
17:07 The Republican Surge
20:51 Typhoid Saves the Day
23:22 Will King Charles' Popularity Last?

Bibliography

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With the coronation of Charles III just around the corner, I thought I'd celebrate in the only way I know how: by creating a mini-series of videos telling the stories of various rebels, radicals and republicans throughout the centuries who have tried (with varying degrees of success) to consign the British crown to history.

In this second episode of what I'm calling "Treason Fest 2023", we're looking at how the British Monarchy became obsessed with maintaining its own popularity, how that obsession almost brought-down the institution under Queen Victoria and how King Charles might similarly place it at risk.

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