The British Monarchy

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Firstly, the history of the monarchy through the course of its existence through numerous centuries will be dealt with. Secondly, a detailed discussion about the modern role of the Queen and her power in the United Kingdom will be charted out. Thirdly a debate on ?what the fate of the future of the monarchy will be' will be put forth with utmost lucidity. Finally it will be described as to how the royal family will be portrayed to the viewers by the media.

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[...] Nowadays, as the Queen is a constitutional monarch, she is politically impartial. She is not the Head of government, as this former function is fulfilled by the Prime Minister. In brief, the Queen participates in the legislative power and she is the chief of the executive and judicial power. But the executive power has almost disappeared, her role is mainly informal and she follows the advice of the Prime Minister. As far as the justice is concerned, the Queen; it is carried out in the name of the Queen. [...]

[...] Nowadays the Queen does not have a substantial role in judicial matters but only a symbolic one. Yet, some functions still remain to the charge of the monarch such as chosing the Prime Minister, approving some kind of legislation (always on the advice of the Prime Minister) and representing the Head of the Church and of the Armed Forces (Navy, Army and Air Forces). The Queen is also considered as the “Defender of the Faith” and she is the only oerson who can declare peace and war, but she is not the only person responsible for declaring a war as qhe still acts upon the advice of the ministers. [...]

[...] The history of the british monarchy The history of the English Crown up to the Union of the Crowns in 1603 is long and varied. In the eighth century, smaller kingdoms in the British Isles continued to fall to more powerful kingdoms, which claims rights over whole areas and established temporary primacies: in England, Mercia and later Wessex came to dominate, giving rise to the start of the monarchy. Until the seventeenth century the coutry underwent a period of unrest stood out by the monarchic conflicts, the political intrigues, the riots and the plague. [...]

[...] Because this is one of the main problem that is posed by Monarchy: money. As the British economy enters in a difficult period, the Monarchy has to change its way of life. A lot of English people do not understand why the Monarchy has such a high level of life as they live so poor for some of them. The way forward groups recommendations go some way to alleviating the charges levelled at the Palace. There is at present no mechanism for removing an unsatisfactory Monarch. [...]

[...] The justice system developed. The constitutional monarchy was born in 1215 with the sign of Magna Carta, which restated the rights of the church, the barons and all in the land. This Magna Carta is issued of the Common Law, it meant that the law was not the result of the royal will, but directly emanated from the judicial power which represented the people. The plantagenets (1215 1415) The Plantagenet period was dominated by three major conflicts at home and abroad. [...]