British Royalty and Anglo-American Relations: From Rebellion to Renewal (McGill-Queen's Transatlantic Studies)

Once a symbol of tyranny and rebellion, the British Crown has become an enduring and often influential feature of Anglo-American political and cultural life.Across more than two centuries, royalty has shaped transatlantic understandings of identity, democracy, diplomacy, memory, and the evolving relationship between Britain and the United States. Bringing into dialogue the work of historians, political scientists, and media scholars, British Royalty and Anglo-American Relations traces the monarchy’s changing role within transatlantic culture and diplomacy.Chapters examine the Crown’s influence on early American ideas about executive authority; the coexistence of Anglophobia and cultural intimacy in the nineteenth century; the role of royal visits, ritual, and collective memory in fostering rapprochement; and the ways race, empire, celebrity, and modern media - from news coverage to Netflix dramas - have shaped royal meaning on both sides of the Atlantic.Together, the contributors demon