The Queen has left her mark around the world. But not all see it as something to be celebrated
- Written by Matt Fitzpatrick, Professor in International History, Flinders University
From the very beginning, Queen Elizabeth II’s reign was deeply connected to Britain’s global empire and the long and bloody processes of decolonisation.
Indeed, she became Queen while on a royal visit to Kenya in 1952. After she left, the colony descended into one of the worst conflicts of the British colonial period. Declaring a state...
