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royalist

[roi-uh-list] / ˈrɔɪ ə lɪst /




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Some royalist leaders, including Lord Capel, removed their hats before execution as a calculated appeal to the crowd.

From Science Daily May 7, 2026

Elliott said: "It's absolutely brilliant. It's such an honour, a lad from a council estate in Rotherham, and after all these years, getting an MBE is just such an honour. I'm very much a royalist."

From BBC Dec. 29, 2025

He was executed the following year, and the war ground on for another decade until Agustín de Iturbide, a royalist colonel, switched allegiances and led the rebel factions to independence.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

The royalist faction in England were essentially moderates, who believed in religious liberty, wanted global trade and founded the Royal Society to advance science.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2025

And although it is hazardous to assume any of this had formative effects on his character, it is equally an exaggeration to say that Eratosthenes grew up breathing an atmosphere of pure royalist docility.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro

For many Thai royalists, Princess Bajrakitiyabha seemed the most promising figure to succeed her father, either as queen or as a regent to help Prince Dipangkorn.

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

After losing power, royalists also used it to signal resistance.

From Science Daily May 7, 2026

The royalists would fight on until late 1824.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

The year-long funeral ceremony of Thailand's former Queen Sirikit started Sunday, with grieving royalists set to salute the procession bringing her remains to lie in state at Bangkok's Grand Palace.

From Barron's Oct. 26, 2025

The mighty Lannisters of easterly Rock, the Wardens of the West, had remained aloof from the struggle, ignoring calls to arms from both rebels and royalists.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin




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