Book contents
- For King and Country
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- For King and Country
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Prelude The Monarchy and Wartime Political Power
- Part I The Role of the British Monarchy in Cultural Mobilisation for War
- Part II The Emperor’s New Clothes
- Part III The Unknown Soldier
- 5 The Monarchy and the Armistice
- 6 The Monarchy’s Role in Sacralising Post-War Commemoration
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - The Monarchy and the Armistice
Ritualising Victory, Channelling War Grief
from Part III - The Unknown Soldier
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 September 2021
Book contents
- For King and Country
- Studies in the Social and Cultural History of Modern Warfare
- For King and Country
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Table
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Prelude The Monarchy and Wartime Political Power
- Part I The Role of the British Monarchy in Cultural Mobilisation for War
- Part II The Emperor’s New Clothes
- Part III The Unknown Soldier
- 5 The Monarchy and the Armistice
- 6 The Monarchy’s Role in Sacralising Post-War Commemoration
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines how the monarchy was used to symbolise war victory in 1918 and how it was also used to culturally ‘honour’ the war bereaved. It looks at how the monarchy engaged with war grief both within royal circles and among the wider population in Britain.
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- For King and CountryThe British Monarchy and the First World War, pp. 325 - 360Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021