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5 monarchies at risk of abolition in Europe

Only 10 hereditary monarchies survive in Europe. This video examines each based on the following criteria: popularity of the ...
) -- As Great Britain marked Queen Elizabeth II's 60th year on the throne this month and prepares for a grand Diamond Jubilee celebration in London this summer, an austerity-minded Europe ponders its ...
He wrote about the accident that killed his brother nearly 70 years ago. The book also describes his respect for Gen.
Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands abdicated on Tuesday, making way for her son Willem-Alexander to become the first Dutch king in more than a century. European monarchs are largely powerless. Why do so ...
Francis II ascended the French throne after his father took a lance in the eye at a jousting tournament in 1559. A century earlier James III became King of Scotland after his father had found himself ...
The former king has won an election in post-Communist Bulgaria, while in England, some people want to get rid of the royals. Just when it finally seemed to be fading away, is European monarchy making ...
The other European monarchies have surrendered all their pomp and become hereditary civil servants. The Windsors are the last European monarchy to have kept their cash and land along with their crowns ...
It's the end of a royal era — but another is on the way Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE. Queen Margrethe of Denmark's historic abdication marks the end of a royal era ...
It's not just the UK that's home to royalty. With King Charles’ coronation less than one week away, curiosity surrounding the British royal family and royal life as a whole has increased. Arguably the ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — History couldn't have become more meaningful or relevant for one University of Tennessee undergraduate class when Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday afternoon. Students of Professor ...