Robert Hendershot – författare

Once a symbol of tyranny and rebellion, the British Crown has become an enduring and often influential feature of Anglo-American political and cultural life. Across more than two centuries, royalty has shaped transatlantic understandings of identity, democracy, diplomacy, memory, and the evolving relationship between Britain and the United States.Bringing into dialogue the work of historians, political scientists, and media scholars, British Royalty and Anglo-American Relations traces the monarchy’s changing role within transatlantic culture and diplomacy. Chapters examine the Crown’s influence on early American ideas about executive authority; the coexistence of Anglophobia and cultural intimacy in the nineteenth century; the role of royal visits, ritual, and collective memory in fostering rapprochement; and the ways race, empire, celebrity, and modern media – from news coverage to Netflix dramas – have shaped royal meaning on both sides of the Atlantic. Together, the contributors demonstrate how monarchy has operated not merely as a constitutional institution, but as a form of soft power capable of shaping perceptions, relationships, and political imagination across borders.In an era when the subtle dynamics of influence are more critical than ever, and amid renewed debates over monarchy, memory, and transatlantic identity, British Royalty and Anglo-American Relations offers new perspectives on the cultural and symbolic dimensions of power and transatlantic relations.

This book examines how intangible aspects of international relations – including identity, memory, representation, and symbolic perception – have helped to shape the development and contribute to the endurance of the Anglo-American special relationship. Challenging traditional interpretations of US-UK relations and breaking new ground with fresh analyses of cultural symbols, discourses, and ideologies, this volume fills important gaps in our collective understanding of the special relationship’s operation and exposes new analytical spaces in which we can re-evaluate its strengths and weaknesses. Designed to breathe new life into old debates about the relationship’s purported specialness, this book offers a multidisciplinary exploration of literary representations, screen representations, political representations, representations in memory, and the influence of cultural connections and constructs which have historically animated Anglo-American interaction.