Respect for Tonga's royal family runs deep in the kingdom — but how did they help ward off colonial powers?
This year the Kingdom of Tonga marks 150 years since its monarchy gave up power and drafted a constitution to help ward of ...
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Respect for Tonga's royal family runs deep in the kingdom — but how did they help ward off colonial powers?
So how did Tonga's rulers come to wear English clothes, and how did they become an enduring symbol of Tongan independence? That deeply-ingrained respect for monarchy has its roots in centuries-old ...