Rhodesia was internationally recognised as a British colony right through to 1980, when Rhodesia became the independent republic of Zimbabwe, which was a member of the Commonwealth from 1980 to December 2003. In 1858 the Mughal Empire came to an end after losing a war against Britain, and its Emperor, Bahadur Shah II, lost his throne. You must read this, but you'll weep for our supposed democracy, and never trust an establishment news story again. Erudite Graham Smith shows what fools our rotten constitution makes of us, with a monarch as emblem of a country beset by nepotism, backhanders, chumocracy and inherited privilege.

Abolished its monarchy as from 1 July 1960, following a referendum; official result: 88% in favour of republic. But there is also a sizeable section of the population – including a large and growing number of young people – who do not believe in hereditary privilege, don’t consent to King Charles’s accession, and want a different kind of political system. If this occurs, then Samoa would effectively become a constitutional monarchy instead of a republic.A point made by Graham Smith in the book is that staunch monarchists are not a target group for persuasion in Republic activities. Just as silence reigns when it comes to Britain’s colonial past, we are also told that silence is the only respectful mode amid the death of one monarch and the accession of another – even in a time of deep national crisis. Smith then explains in great detail why the idea of the monarchy is wrong in principle and in practice. I don't think it is possible to assess the quality of the written word without addressing the subject matter but that may just be my limitations.

He has participated in countless live debates, including at Oxford, Cambridge and Durham Unions, and has been on the Today Programme, BBC Breakfast, BBC News, Sky News, Channel 5 News, ITN, countless local and national radio programmes as well as CNN, Al Jazeera, ABC (America), . Smith counters this argument brilliantly in essence showing that there is a great difference between being actively in favour of something and passively being ok with it continuing. The First Mexican Empire existed from the September 1821 Declaration of Independence until the emperor's abdication in March 1823.

He had fallen foul of the British state for his politics and so headed to America where he became the voice of the Revolution.

Elizabeth was not doing the good work I thought she was, and in all this time, the royal family have definitely wielded power. The monarchs of the constituent states within the German Empire, most importantly Ludwig III of Bavaria, Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and Wilhelm II of Württemberg, soon abdicated. The monarchy of Madagascar, known as the Merina Kingdom, came to an end in 1897 when France made it a colony and overthrew Queen Ranavalona III.Abolish The Monarchy renews and informs the debate, eviscerating the nonsensical claims of the royalists and setting the tone for a full-throated challenge to the monarchy. After ceding sovereignty of the Manu'a islands of modern-day American Samoa to the United States in 1904, the last King of Manu'a, Tui Manu'a Elisara, died on 2 July 1909. Advocates of any other constitutional reform could learn from this book's structure and approach in setting out their own case. The Russian Civil War saw various monarchist, Republican, anarchist, nationalist and socialist factions fight each other with bourgeois independence movements winning in the Baltic States, Poland and Finland and the Bolsheviks winning everywhere else.

Many kings and members of royal families in North Sumatra were murdered and robbed of property and belongings, including Tengku Amir Hamzah, the Indonesian poet who was beheaded in Kuala Begumit. Left wingers say the BBC is right wing (they certainly made lots of supposed ‘mistakes’ during the 2019 election all to the detriment of Labour) while Boris Johnson claimed straight after the same election they were far too left wing! Apparently he is guardian of our constitution - but we're also told he wouldn't dream of interfering in politics. The Muslim ruler of the Hindu-majority state of Junagadh acceded to Pakistan, but his decision was overruled by the Indian government, while Hyderabad chose to be independent, but was forcibly annexed to India in 1948. The Hindu ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, among the largest and most powerful of the principalities, but with a Muslim-majority population, initially held off on a decision.As Pakistanis struggle with the reality of climate collapse, it’s clear that the legacy of empire is an ongoing disaster for many.