The constitutional education of British monarchs: the case of Queen Elizabeth II (along with some reflections on the education of King Charles III and his heirs)
Very little has been written on the constitutional education of Queen Elizabeth II. The aim of this lecture is to understand the training for her role in a country in which the Constitution is not codified and where learning about power is done in a practical way. Studying the Queen’s traditional education, the way she put it into practice and how it was also put to the test during the 70 years of her reign allows us to understand better why her reign was an inescapable example for the education of future monarchs, even though such an education deserves, in turn, to evolve.
Date:
2 May 2023, 18:00 (Tuesday, 2nd week, Trinity 2023)
Venue:
Balliol College, Broad Street OX1 3BJ
Venue Details:
Master's Dining Room
Speaker:
Professor Catherine Marshall (Oliver Smithies Visiting Fellow)
Organising department:
Balliol College
Part of:
Oliver Smithies Lectures
Booking required?:
Required
Booking email:
college.office@balliol.ox.ac.uk
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editors:
Belinda Clark,
Jennifer Stewart
