LOL! This is an amusing (and true) post about which of your childhood heroes are monarchists. The tragedy of growing up British and left wing is realizing all your beloved childhood animals in waistcoats were monarchists to the core. And yes, that sadly includes Paddington Bear…
As an American this post fascinates me.
My two cents are that Narnia is kind of a theocracy/monarchy — the kings and queens are still subjects of Aslan, who — with apologies to non-Christian readers — is clearly a Christ figure. Redwall is also a theocracy — it’s unclear which god governs them (my guess is Nature personified) but Redwall is literally a monastery. Salamandastron (also from the Redwall books) is probably the most benevolent of military dictatorships.
Fantastic Mr. Fox is an anarchist and probably a communist, but again, a benevolent one — if he becomes leader of his little colony of underground beasts, it’s by virtue of his providing the food instead of collecting it from the providers and portioning it back out. And the possum wasn’t in the book; only British animals were.
The rest of them I don’t know about, by virtue of not knowing enough about British politics and/or how they influence children’s literature.
Rupert is a TOTAL monarchist!
No debate, he first appeared in the Daily Express in 1920.
Winnie the Pooh is actually pretty dark. The story is based on a real bear that was living in a zoo but HAD been a living mascot for a Canadian military unit. (Winnie comes from the supposed hometown of members of the unit- Winnepeg).
So, a Commonwealth Bear, but not British which leans towards monarchist on the surface. BUT post-war, Winnie was left behind in England and turned into a caged tourist attraction… combine being a bear during a war and then being caged… pretty such Winnie would happily help tear down the monarchy if he ever stopped dissociating/sobered up from his honey high long enough to see his reality clearly.