During the American Revolution, a significant element of the population of the Thirteen Colonies remained loyal to the British crown. However, since then, aside from a few considerations in the 1780s,
A monument in Canada to United Empire Loyalists, American monarchists that resettled after the American Revolution
Emperor Norton
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Joshua Abraham Norton, commonly known as Emperor Norton, was a resident of San Francisco, California, who declared himself Emperor of the United States in 1859 and Protector of Mexico in 1866, roles t
Monarchism in the United States
…Thomas Mace-Archer-Mills (Commentator) Joshua Norton (Trader, real estate speculator, and self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States) Leland B. Yeager (Economist…
Norton, c. 1871–72
Emperor Norton in full dress uniform and military regalia, his hand on the hilt of a ceremonial sabre, c. 1875
A fanciful depiction of Norton dressed as the Pope at the funeral of the itinerant dog Lazarus
A ten dollar note issued by the imperial government of Norton I