
How did the British royals survive WW1?
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The British Monarchy Before the First World War
Before the first world war, the british monarchy is seen as a very authoritative institution. Thereis o a sense of awe and respect around the monarchy. And there is a start to anging that with the reign of george the fifth - he and queen mary do start doing things like visiting mines. When the war breaks out, and that change is only just started. Before this, before this, the kind of thdwardian monarchy, the victorian monarchy. It's were, it's very much the pinnacle of the britISH class system. And it's seen as something to be to be viewed, admired from afar by ordinary people.
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