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Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Chapter 1 Introduction; The Perspective Taken; The Historiography of War and Modern Monarchy; Developing a Fresh Perspective on Monarchy; The Traditional Military Associations of Monarchy; Modernising Military Links with Monarchies; Monarchical Visibility and Impact in Modern War; Ordering of Chapters; Select Bibliography; Chapter 2 The British Royal Family and the Making of the War-Time Anglo-American Relationship; Introduction; The Background Context to Modern Anglo-American Diplomacy; Royal Interactions with the USA.
Royal Associations to Cultural Symbols in Anglo-American RelationsSelect Bibliography; Chapter 3 Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, the German Command and Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1914-1915; Introduction; Contextualising Rupprecht; Rupprecht, Krafft and Early Interactions at the Front; Change of Command: No Change in Deteriorating Relationships; Causes of the Friction; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Chapter 4 'Hesitant Heir and Reluctant Ruler': Karl I/IV of Austria-Hungary During the Great War; The Habsburg Inheritance: 'A Crown of Thorns'?; Preparation for the Throne: A Wasted Heirship?
The New Ruler-Glimmers of HopeAuspicium Melioris Aevi?; A Stuttering Start; War and Peace; The World Changes: Revolution in Russia and America's Entry into the War; The Impossible Reform; The Beginning of the End; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Chapter 5 Contextualising the Ottoman Dynasty: Sultan Mehmed V Reşad and the Ottoman Princes in the Great War; Introduction; (Re)Presenting the Ottoman Dynasty; A Constitutional Monarchy in Action: Sultan Reşad and the CUP Before the Great War; The Complex Identity of the Sultan; Sultan Reşad During First World War: Sultan, Caliph, Monarch.
Transformation of the Ottoman Dynasty Before and During the Great War: Ottoman Princes at WarConclusion; Select Bibliography; Chapter 6 A Cause of Tension? The Leadership of King George V: Visiting the Western Front; Introduction; George V as Constitutional Monarch; The Monarch and 'His' Armed Forces; George's Military Background; George V and Ireland; George's Perspective on the Monarch's Role at the Front; Arranging the First Visit: Potential Tensions with the French; The Style of the King's Visits; George Attends a Summit at the Front; Media Reportage of the King's Visits to the Front.
Tension with the Prince of Wales Over the Latter's Role in FranceCongratulating Douglas Haig; Conclusion: Trying to Avoid Tension-Successfully?; Select Bibliography; Chapter 7 'How To Be Useful in War Time' Queen Mary's Leadership in the War Effort 1914-1918; Introduction: (Royal) Women and War; Traditional Expectations; Women's War Effort in the Great War; Inspiring Britain's Women in the War Effort; Royal Leadership in Times of Crisis; Contextualising Queen Mary-The Victorian Trend; Womanly Duty-Caring for the Wounded; Queen Mary as Fund-Raiser: The Initial Mobilisation of Philanthropy.
Royal Associations to Cultural Symbols in Anglo-American RelationsSelect Bibliography; Chapter 3 Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, the German Command and Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1914-1915; Introduction; Contextualising Rupprecht; Rupprecht, Krafft and Early Interactions at the Front; Change of Command: No Change in Deteriorating Relationships; Causes of the Friction; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Chapter 4 'Hesitant Heir and Reluctant Ruler': Karl I/IV of Austria-Hungary During the Great War; The Habsburg Inheritance: 'A Crown of Thorns'?; Preparation for the Throne: A Wasted Heirship?
The New Ruler-Glimmers of HopeAuspicium Melioris Aevi?; A Stuttering Start; War and Peace; The World Changes: Revolution in Russia and America's Entry into the War; The Impossible Reform; The Beginning of the End; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Chapter 5 Contextualising the Ottoman Dynasty: Sultan Mehmed V Reşad and the Ottoman Princes in the Great War; Introduction; (Re)Presenting the Ottoman Dynasty; A Constitutional Monarchy in Action: Sultan Reşad and the CUP Before the Great War; The Complex Identity of the Sultan; Sultan Reşad During First World War: Sultan, Caliph, Monarch.
Transformation of the Ottoman Dynasty Before and During the Great War: Ottoman Princes at WarConclusion; Select Bibliography; Chapter 6 A Cause of Tension? The Leadership of King George V: Visiting the Western Front; Introduction; George V as Constitutional Monarch; The Monarch and 'His' Armed Forces; George's Military Background; George V and Ireland; George's Perspective on the Monarch's Role at the Front; Arranging the First Visit: Potential Tensions with the French; The Style of the King's Visits; George Attends a Summit at the Front; Media Reportage of the King's Visits to the Front.
Tension with the Prince of Wales Over the Latter's Role in FranceCongratulating Douglas Haig; Conclusion: Trying to Avoid Tension-Successfully?; Select Bibliography; Chapter 7 'How To Be Useful in War Time' Queen Mary's Leadership in the War Effort 1914-1918; Introduction: (Royal) Women and War; Traditional Expectations; Women's War Effort in the Great War; Inspiring Britain's Women in the War Effort; Royal Leadership in Times of Crisis; Contextualising Queen Mary-The Victorian Trend; Womanly Duty-Caring for the Wounded; Queen Mary as Fund-Raiser: The Initial Mobilisation of Philanthropy.