Symposium to mark the Golden Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II

By Rikke Reinholdt Petersen

“We put together a program that reflects the breadth of the Royal Academy’s scientific profile – offering perspectives on monarchies from the viewpoint of the humanities, social sciences, theology, law, and natural science. We covered both historical and ancient monarchies as well as today’s modern monarchies to show how the monarchical institution is a part of its own time”, explains President Marie Louise Nosch, who organized the symposium together with editor Marianne Pade.

And it was indeed a royal program in the most literal sense thanks to H.M. Queen Margrethe’s participation in the symposium titled ‘Monarchies’. With contributions from as many as 14 researchers from very different scientific fields, the Royal Academy presented a broad array of perspectives on the multitude of kings and queens of the past and the many forms, monarchies have taken over time.

“The day was a success. It featured a wide range of stimulating lectures on topics ranging from ancient Egypt to the kingdoms of the 20th century, from linguistic studies and studies of conceptual history to insights from the natural sciences, and from Dante to Grundtvig. Her Majesty the Queen participated in the symposium throughout the afternoon, where several of the lectures were about female rulers”, says Royal Academy editor Marianne Pade.

The speakers and topics as well as photos of the event are shown below.

Photos: Lars Svankjær for The Royal Academy of Sciences.