Monarchies and the Great War

Matthew Glencross is a Royal and Constitutional historian in the Department of Political Economy, King's College London, UK. His previous publications include The Royal Tours of Edward VII: Reinventing Royal Diplomacy for the Twentieth Century (Palgrave, 2015) and the co-edited collection The Windsor Dynasty 1910 to the Present: 'Long to Reign Over Us'? (Palgrave, 2016). Judith Rowbotham is Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Plymouth, UK, and Director and co-founder of the SOLON network. She has published widely in the areas of law, cultural, social and legal history including Crime News in Modern Britain: Press Reporting and Responsibility 1820-2010 (Palgrave, 2013) and co-editing The Windsor Dynasty 1910 to the Present: 'Long to Reign Over Us'? (Palgrave, 2016).

1. Introduction; Matthew Glencross, Judith Rowbotham and Christopher Brennan.- 2. The British Monarchy and Making of the War-Time Anglo-American Relationship; Erik Goldstein.- 3. Crown Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria, the German Command and Kaiser Wilhelm II, 1914-15; Jonathan Boff.- 4. 'Hesitant Heir and Reluctant Ruler'. Karl I/IV of Austria-Hungary during the Great War; Christopher Brennan.- 5. Contextualising the Ottoman Dynasty: Sultan Mehmed V Resad and the Ottoman Princes in the Great War; Mustafa Serdar Palabiyik.- 6. A Cause of Tension? George V on the Western Front; Matthew Glencross.- 7. 'How To Be Useful in War Time' Queen Mary's Leadership in the War Effort, 1914-1918; Judith Rowbotham.- 8. The Victorious King: The Role of Victor Emmanuel III in the Great War; Valentina Villa.- 9. Albert I, King of the Belgians: A Neutral Sovereign and Commander; William Philpott.- 10. Monarchy, the Armed Services and Royal Alliances: The Case of Britain and Japan, 1902-75; Antony Best.- Epilogue; Judith Rowbotham and Matthew Glencross.- Index.

"In Monarchies and the Great War, the latest volume in the 'Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy' series, Matthew Glencross and Judith Rowbotham have assembled nine chapters that seek to determine how monarchy 'performed ... [and] was perceived to perform' amidst total war ... . this is a very welcome and thought-provoking contribution to an oft-neglected field." (Jonathan Triffitt, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 6 (1), 2019)

“In Monarchies and the Great War, the latest volume in the ‘Palgrave Studies in Modern Monarchy’ series, Matthew Glencross and Judith Rowbotham have assembled nine chapters that seek to determine how monarchy ‘performed ... [and] was perceived to perform’ amidst total war … . this is a very welcome and thought-provoking contribution to an oft-neglected field.” (Jonathan Triffitt, Royal Studies Journal, Vol. 6 (1), 2019)