Whether Charles III’s coronation will acquire the same iconic cultural status as past coronations remains to be seen, but this ancient ceremony continues to be an enduring source of fascination. Continue Reading »
The idea of a monarch who engages with other faiths is not as novel as it may seem, and yet when it comes to King Charles III, soon to be crowned in Westminster Abbey, this is often overlooked.
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Yet in a modern world when all certainties were overturned—doubt and fear chipped away at people’s better instincts. As Malcolm Gaskill puts it, “As life grew stranger, people became more open to strange ideas.” Continue Reading »
The death of Queen Elizabeth II was in no sense tragic, particularly as it occurred in her beloved Balmoral home amid the Cairngorm moors and mountains. Nor was it a surprise. Elizabeth had been ailing for some while, and particularly since the celebration of her Platinum Jubilee in June. I did not . . . . Continue Reading »
Until early 1939, much of the civilized world refused to believe that Hitler meant what he wrote. Rather, the civilized world averted its eyes from what it should have recognized as the unmistakable threat posed by a re-arming Germany. Continue Reading »