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Grief can inspire concrete acts of loyalty and generosity.
A new book examines art made for the royal court and increasing numbers of ‘middling’ professionals, who embraced art and material objects to mark their new-found status in society.
While this will only be the second British coronation to be televised, popular culture has provided many opportunities to see fictional depictions.
As words go, grief feels inadequate for describing public sentiment in the wake of the Queen’s death.
In 2022 TV news rather than ballads communicate the details of a monarch’s death, but the challenge of communicating the royal succession draws on lessons from 400 years ago.
Scholars have scoured the works of the great playwright for clues about his faith. A scholar of theology and Shakespeare’s works says it isn’t as simple as that.
Is magic all about spells and hocus pocus, or is it simply another way of looking at how the universe works?
A new exhibition illustrates the British monarchy’s transition from global powerhouse to modern celebrities. But idolised images reign.
Before you attribute a trait to a famous ancestor like George Washington or Marie Antoinette, you might want to see how much DNA you actually share with these people. It’s not what you thought.
Was Mary Stuart a passionate and jealous failed queen, or a brave and complex woman? Opposing representations in a new film and play reflect modern anxieties about women’s agency and leadership.
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Rosalind Smith is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor and Acting PVC Research and Innovation, University of Newcastle, Australian National University
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Reader in Sociology, University of Bath
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Professor of Systematic Theology, Seminary of the Southwest
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Professor in Pathways Education, University of Southern Queensland
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