One of the things we have seen in the Arab Spring is that populations seem to be more ready to rise up against military and secular leaders than they seem to against monarchs, presumably because monarchs have more traditional legitimacy.
What does this mean for the Commonwealth of England, Ireland and Scotland had it survived? Would it have been more likely to give way to a broader franchise in time?
I'm obviously talking in centuries here, rather than the immediate years after Cromwell's death.
What does this mean for the Commonwealth of England, Ireland and Scotland had it survived? Would it have been more likely to give way to a broader franchise in time?
I'm obviously talking in centuries here, rather than the immediate years after Cromwell's death.