![]() Under his guidance the society increased publications, most notably the testamentary records of the Canterbury province. After the Second World War, Fitch developed interests in historical and genealogical matters, and took a leading role in the British Record Society (of which he became chairman in 1956). Let us first begin with a brief history of the Marc Fitch lecture, which is an annual event, first organised in 1956 by Marcus Felix Brudenell Fitch (1908-1994). ![]() Why does the British monarchy matter? Were the ceremonies enacted earlier this year for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee really as traditional and ancient as they appear? How similar were these enactments to the previous diamond jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria? Or are these all modern constructs, a new definition of monarchy for the ‘modern’ age? These are the issues that David Starkey chose to address for this year’s Marc Fitch lecture. ![]()
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