Tom Holland

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195 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 1 Jul

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On the Media · The Rest Is History · 1 Jul 2026 podcast

And in a way, Britain does as well. voice-verified

And it's often said that America is a monarchy pretending to be a republic and Britain is a republic pretending to be a monarchy. voice-verified

And I think that there is an element of truth about that. voice-verified

And I think that the legacy of the centuries that have preceded this current moment... voice-verified

I think should give us an element of reassurance and perhaps also should make us ponder, are we not being very arrogant in assuming that we uniquely live at the end point, the end of days? voice-verified

There's a kind of fulfillment in feeling that we are witnessing the end of a great and ancient story. voice-verified

I don't think we are. voice-verified

And maybe I'm being Pollyanna-ish about it, but I think that, you know, Adam Smith said, there is a lot of ruin in a nation. voice-verified

And I don't think neither of us are remotely near that. voice-verified

I mean, I would say the only, perhaps... voice-verified

One possibility is that the United Kingdom breaks up. voice-verified

There is a kind of greater strain of republicanism, I would say, in Scotland or in Wales, I mean, let alone in Northern Ireland. voice-verified

So that is one possibility. voice-verified

I mean, I don't think that's going to happen either because I think the appeal of the status quo in times of trouble... voice-verified

is always immense. voice-verified

And I think that the very, you know, the kind of the very predatory nature of contemporary media culture actually can work in the monarchy's favour. voice-verified

So, of course, Prince Andrew, you know, being arrested, absolutely shocking. voice-verified

Lots and lots of articles saying this is the end of the monarchy. voice-verified

And then I think within literally a month, voice-verified

King Charles was visiting Washington and delivering a speech and everyone was saying, oh, why can't we have the king back? voice-verified

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