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The monarchy, the state and our democracy

It’s all-out class war – Counterfire Freesheet September 2022

British Empire, 1886. Photo: Colomb, J. C. R/cropped from original/licensed under CC 4.0, linked at bottom of article

Eleven days that bolstered the establishment

The beheading of Charles I outside the Whitehall Banqueting Hall, 1649. Photo: Unknown/cropped from original/licensed under CC BY 4.0, linked at bottom of article

The revolution against Charles I and the English radical tradition

Commemorative plaque, Scotland. Photo: Thomas Nugent, Geograph Project/cropped from original/licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, linked at bottom of article

Who put the ‘con’ in the constitution? The ‘Glorious’ Revolution of 1688

John Westmoreland

Charles III. Photo: Annabel Moeller / House Of Lords 2022 / CC BY 2.0

In the long run, the class struggle is king – weekly briefing

King Charles III, Photo: COP Paris Flickr / cropped from original / Photo: Public Domain

Monarchs and myths

Royal family, Photo: Carfax2 / Wikimedia Commons / cropped from original / licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, linked at bottom

King of the tax dodgers

King Charles III, Photo: Dan Marsh, Flickr / cropped from original / licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0, linked at bottom of article

Yes majesty: It’s now a crime to criticise the king

Queen Elizabeth II in Cornwall, 2021. Photo: Flickr/Andrew Parsons

The throne behind the power – weekly briefing

Queen Elizabeth II, in the Blue Room of Buckingham Palace. Source: Julian Calder / Wikicommons / cropped from original / share under license CC BY 4.0 / license attached below

The myths of monarchy and the need for a republic

Queen Elizabeth II. Photo: Unknown / Library and Archives Canada / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0, license linked below article

Queen Elizabeth II: Symbol of state power – obituary

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