The Spanish royals enjoy respect and - most remarkable in a country with a strong republican tradition - downright popularity.

And, though France will continue to experience "spectacular social problems", its republican traditions offer the best hope for fully assimilating immigrants' children and grandchildren.

In the Irish Republic, the republican tradition has moderated and moved into the mainstream.

South Armagh has a long Irish republican tradition.

As has been seen when the Franciscan Salimbene discussed prelatry, these were usually not favoured by those of the republican tradition.

Home to a traditionally strong republican tradition, Venosa had a role in the peasant revolts and the Carbonari movement of the early 19th century.

Chevrier, a Freemason, was also a staunch embodiment of the French republican tradition.

Let me point out that it took decades of republican tradition to enable the gradual build-up of our public services.

McKearney was born into a family with a long republican tradition.

Novgorod is the birthplace of Russian democratic and republican traditions.