The transition to a truly muscular democracy affected the royal families
of both Greece and Great Britain throughout the tumultuous twentieth
century. Here Panagiotis Dimitrakis unearths the details of British
policy towards the kings of Greece, the special connection between the
Windsors and the Glucksburgs during the Second World War, the Cold War
and the Cyprus revolt, and finally the coming of the junta in Greece in
1967. He sheds light on notable members of Greek royal family and the
controversies and secret diplomacy they were implicated in. This
engaging and comprehensive history of Anglo-Greek relations provides an
overview of Greek history with a unique focus on international
relations. Drawing on Foreign Office and declassified American
diplomatic and intelligence files as well as Greek archives and recently
published diaries, Greece and the English will appeal to all those
interested in Greek history, British history as well as the fate of
monarchies in the modern world.