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Is Britain Rediscovering the Commonwealth?

  • by Melvin Rhodes
Celebrations to mark the queen's Golden Jubilee centered on her role as head of the Commonwealth, the 54-nation multicultural organization that was once the British Empire. After decades of neglecting the institution, is Great Britain now strengthening its Commonwealth ties?

Fifty Years of the African Queen

  • by Melvin Rhodes
Britain's Queen Elizabeth will celebrate 50 years on the throne this year. Few could have imagined the astounding changes in the nations of the British Commonwealth-particularly those in Africa-during her lifetime.

Monarchs in the News

  • by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder
A tragedy in Nepal and an election in Bulgaria brought attention to the world's remaining monarchies-and the possible restoration of former monarchies in Europe.

England's Growing Isolation

  • by Melvin Rhodes
As the nations of mainland Europe become tightly bound together politically, economically and militarily, what are the consequences of England's more-independent path?