This week marked 100 years since the birth of Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. In this episode, Lee and Richard ask how political she was during her record-breaking reign. Lee argues that there are seven legitimate ways in which a monarch can do or say political things, and Richard and Lee then explore - and debate - the times they happened and the consequences of them in a democratic country.

In this episode, the following books are mentioned:

'Viceregalism: The Crown as Head of State in Political Crises in the Postwar Commonwealth' edited by H. Kumarasingham. Available at: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16406/9783030462857

'The Queen: Elizabeth II and the Monarchy' by Ben Pimlott. Available at: https://uk.bookshop.org/a/16406/9780007476626

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Since Attlee & Churchill is a podcast about post-war British politics - since Attlee & Churchill - and is hosted by Lee David Evans, an historian of the Conservative Party, and Richard Johnson, an historian of the Labour Party.

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