What Is the Monarchy For?

Laura Clancy (Lancaster University)

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English

Bristol University Press
04 July 2025

Social discrimination; Social groups; Political structures: democracy; Political corruption

Series: What Is It For?

Does the British monarchy still have a place in today's society? Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's 'exit' cast light on institutional racism, Prince Andrew's alleged sexual abuse highlighted troubling attitudes to gender and power, while the abolition of monarchy in Barbados accentuated its relationship to colonialism.

But what is the monarchy actually for? Does it benefit the UK, or cause more harm than good? The death of Queen Elizabeth II and the dawn of the Carolean age makes these questions more pertinent than ever.

Breaking longstanding myths around the monarchy, Clancy demystifies and evaluates the monarchy, showing why republicanism is nothing to be scared of.

By: Laura Clancy (Lancaster University)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 127mm,
ISBN: 9781529234626
ISBN 10: 152923462X
Series: What Is It For?
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 04 July 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Laura Clancy is a lecturer in media in the sociology department, Lancaster University. Her research focuses on issues of inequality, particularly 'the elites' and the monarchy. She is the author of ""Running the Family Firm: How the monarchy manages its image and our money"" (Manchester University Press, 2021) and is a frequent media commentator on the royals.

Reviews for What Is the Monarchy For?

“This book makes a forensic and salutary case for totally rethinking the British monarchy, an institution that enshrines indefensible inequalities.” Priyamvada Gopal, University of Cambridge