Pat Murphy • Nelson Voice

Marie Antoinette’s formidable mother

Posted by Pat Murphy | May 18, 2023

Austrian ruler Maria Theresa a formidable and hugely influential figure

Posted by Pat Murphy | May 10, 2023

The rise, fall, and resurgence of his economic theory

Posted by Pat Murphy | Apr 26, 2023

The religious ceremony is a relic from a distant time, when the monarch was truly regarded as God’s anointed

Posted by Pat Murphy | Apr 19, 2023

Projecting modern values back over two thousand years is the tricky bit

Posted by Pat Murphy | Apr 12, 2023

Charles II’s leadership during the Great Fire was the kind of performance that gives kings a good name