09 October 2018

8 Monarchies That No Longer Exist | British Pathé

For a monarchist, like the Old Curmudgeon, a very sad video. Made, I assume, shortly after the fall of the Italian and Romanian Monarchies. For some reason, it does not mention the communist takeover of the Kingdom of Bulgaria and the abdication of Tsar Simeon.

The subtitles are modern, mentioning the (unfortunately, temporary) restoration of the Greek monarchy. It also does not mention Spain, which, of course, was technically a monarchy under Gral. Franco at the time the video was made.


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