Ayana Explains The Killer Queen Reign of Elizabeth, II

Don't cry for her Argentina, the truth is, she never loved you...or the Indians, Kenyans, Irish, Indigenous People, Nigerians...

Sources used in the making of this episode:

1. Wikipedia entry on Queen Elizabeth, II; Bloody Sunday; Partition (India).
2. "Uncovering the brutal truth about the British empire: The Harvard historian Caroline Elkins stirred controversy with her work on the crushing of the Mau Mau uprising. But it laid the ground for a legal case that has transformed our view of Britain’s past."  https://www.theguardian.com/news/2016/aug/18/uncovering-truth-british-empire-caroline-elkins-mau-mau. Marc Perry, The Guardian. 8/18/2016.
3. "First Nations Leadership Council calls on King Charles to renounce Doctrine of Discovery as first act." CBC News. 9/10/2022. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/royal-visit-queen-reconciliation-apology-reparations-1.6454190
4. "Canada's unmarked graves: How residential schools carried out 'cultural genocide' against indigenous children." Anderson Cooper. CBS News. 2/6/2022. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/canada-residential-schools-unmarked-graves-indigenous-children-60-minutes-2022-02-06/
5. "Residential school survivors, Indigenous leaders say Queen should apologize next."  Olivia Stefanovich. 5/16/2022. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/indigenous-communities-bc-monarchy-reconciliation-queens-death-1.6578284
6. "The Queen leaves a complicated legacy for Indigenous Australians." Bridget Brennan, Dana Morse, Kirstie Wellauer, Jedda Costa. Australia Broadcast News. 9/10/2022. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-11/what-does-queens-death-mean-to-indigenous-australians/101422274.

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