Young Canadian Monarchist Defends...

A young Canadian monarchist, Tom Richards, defends the Canadian monarchy:

Parliament Act 1911

Samuel Begg: Passing of the Parliament Bill in the House of Lords, 1911

A century ago today, His Britannic Majesty George V gave Royal Assent to what was to be known as Parliament Act 1911.

With this act the power of the House of Lords were essentially reduced to that of suspensive veto, with the exception of a bill to extend the life of Parliament.

The leaders of the opposisition to the bill in the House of Lords and the House of Commons were the 1^st Earl of Halsbury and George Wyndham respectively.

Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1^st Earl of Halsbury PC, QC (1823-1921)

The Right Honourable George Wyndham PC (1863-1913)

Americans and Liberty

Wrote Dr. Gary North, over at LewRockwell.com:

I will say it, loud and clear: the freest society on earth in 1775 was British North America, with the exception of the slave system. Anyone who was not a slave had incomparable freedom.



Jefferson wrote these words in the Declaration of Independence:

The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States.

I can think of no more misleading political assessment uttered by any leader in the history of the United States. No words having such great impact historically in this nation were less true. No political bogeymen invoked by any political sect as “the liar of the century” ever said anything as verifiably false as these words.

Mather Byles and Charles Coulombe

Mather Byles was an American loyalist. Mather Byles is known to have said:

Which is better – to be ruled by one tyrant three thousand miles away or by three thousand tyrants one mile away?

He passed from this world on July 5 223 years ago.

John Singleton Copley: Mather Byles

Charles Coulombe is a contemporary American monarchist. He debated successfully in support of monarchy at the Oxford Union last February.

We bring to you an excerpt of an interview with Mr. Charles Coulombe. He talks a lot about the American departing with the monarchical order:

Liberty Wears a Crown!

In the 1880s, a grand statue was brought from the revolutionary republic of Europe to the American Republic.

Sam Starrett: Liberty Wears a Crown!

The Battle of Naseby

June 366 years ago – on the 14^th in the old calendar, 24^th in the new – the Battle of Naseby was fought.

The Battle of Naseby

The Parliamentarian New Model Army defeated the Royalist Army.

Memorial at the battlefield in Naseby

It was a decisive victory in Oliver Cromwell's rise to power, the Cromwell tyranny, and the Commonwealth of England.

Not to be amused by. Cromwell's rule is not to be amused by.

Balance of power may be a good thing, but that is certainly not what we have now.

The English Civil War may be seen as the first step on a road to an absolute democracy, an absolute, omnipotent House of Commons.

Not to be amused by.

Monarchy and Democracy

An anarchist reflects on monarchy and democracy:

Mr. James Uscroft discusses democracy, meritocracy, etc. (warning: some profanity):

Monarchy and long-term thinking:

And a short reading list: