New BBC History Magazine Article: From pageantry to controversy: a brief history of state visits

My latest article on the BBC History Magazine’s History Extra website is about the history of State Visits to the United Kingdom.

Here is the introduction: “US President Donald Trump is expected to make an official state visit to the UK in June 2019, which will include a state banquet and ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day. But who was the first American leader to make a state visit to Britain? Which two monarchs wrestled one another during a state visit? And how has Queen Elizabeth II welcomed world leaders in the past? Dr Carolyn Harris takes a closer look at the pomp and history of the state visit to Britain, and those of British monarchs abroad… “

Click here to read “From pageantry to controversy: a brief history of state visits” in the BBC History Magazine