Sunday, March 15, 2015
The World of 1904
Inspired by my recent visit to St. Louis, here is a new chart of the monarchs of the world at the time of the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. Most if
not all of these countries would have had exhibits in St. Louis that
summer; the bronze doors of the Cathedral Basilica's Blessed Sacrament
Chapel were donated by the Austrian imperial government from its
exhibit. Despite the loss of France, republicanism was still largely
confined to the Americas (sadly, Brazil had already fallen). This
balance (of monarchies versus republics) should be considered a
reasonable minimum for monarchists.
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I almost feel sorry for that one presidential portrait surrounded by so many crowned heads... but I don't.
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