A Royal Hangover – The British Monarchy in a World Beyond Empire

Imperialism has had a long, black history across much of the world. Europe, emerging as the world's new epicenter in the seventeenth century, created a new form of commercially-driven corporate globalization that led to massive change in the existing sociopolitical structures across Asia, Africa, and the new world. This new order lasted until after World War II, and now, as decolonization is several generations past, it's interesting to look back and see the relationships former-colonial nations have with their previous colonial masters.

A key example of this, I think, is Indian relationship with the British Monarchy. India, as Britain's most prosperous and valuable colony, but also a non-White one, had a mixed relationship with the British government and the Crown during its colonial era. This crystallized during the later Victorian era, after Sepoy Mutiny led to the establishment of the British Raj, and now, as India enters the global stage as power in its own right, it has to grapple with its legacy as a British colony. This article talks exactly about that relationship: about the role the monarchy played in India, and the impact it has left.