Royal wedding and the empire of violence

Friday, June 01, 2018

More than a week ago the whole world came to a standstill as millions were glued to television screens as Prince Harry was tying the knot in what the British imperialist media dubbed the "wedding of the century".

In this piece I want to critically analyse the brutal culture of violence that the British monarchy has perpetrated against the global populace especially from the global south.

The British Empire was held together by violence in two forms. The first one was the military violence that invaded and conquered territories, set up slave plantations and brutally suppressed dissent and revolts.

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Royal wedding and the empire of violence

More than a week ago the whole world came to a standstill as millions were glued to television screens as Prince Harry was tying the knot in what the British imperialist media dubbed the "wedding of the century".