Hey there Newspeelers,

Tune in this Friday for my conversation with Dr. Heidi Mehrkens, in which she takes us through the history of how constitutional monarchs had to adapt to their much-diminished powers after Europe's many revolutions and constitutions. This new power, soft power as it came to be called, created new opportunities for the monarchs to connect with their subjects, a kind of connection that was seldom present prior to the French Revolution. And it's also the kind of power we witnessed throughout Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II's reign, mourning rituals and funeral.  

This episode will be available at 6 am ET, this Friday, Sept. 23rd. 

Talk to you guys then.

Adel

Host of the History Behind News podcast

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