SPECIAL: DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II

The death of Queen Elizabeth II is a momentous event in modern British history. This special episode contains some facts about her life, reflections on events, thoughts about King Charles III, the Royal Finances, the constitution, national decline, the Commonwealth, and possibilities for the future.

This episode covers;

Intro
Birth, coronation & television
WW2 & the ATS
Post war austerity, the Elizabethan rebirth, more television
The start of the Commonwealth & retreat from Empire
Famous friends, anecdotes and gin
Internationalism
Royal finances
Constitutional problems
Colonialism, anti colonialism, reparations and artefacts
The Koh-i-Noor
Troubled waters ahead.
A last note of hope?

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