Monarchy of Canada

Charles II: The Merry Monarch How Far Do the Events in his Reign Reflect This Nickname? Charles II’s title of the ‘Merry Monarch’ proves controversial among many historians in regards to its accuracy. One of Charles’s recent academic biographers, Ronald Hutton, has admitted that he ended up disliking Charles intensely and found the whole process of working on such a man ‘genuinely depressing’. This essay will attempt to prove that he was ‘Merry’-in other words; ‘interested in only self and…

descriptions of government and how they related to Ancient Greece. The term monarchy refers to absolute power, usually, lying with one individual. The king or queen inherits power through the dynastic family lineage (Kostiner, n.d.). Sparta was an example of this, but unusual in the fact it was a dual monarchy born out of two family lines descending from the twin sons of Aristodemus (Halsall, 1999). Sparta was not an absolute monarchy however as significant powers lay away from the two kings,…

Even though the Royal Council have given their word, they will uphold his majesty wishes, upon his passing. Nevertheless, the king knows how easy it is for a man to say what you want to hear when their sovereignty is standing in front of them; and how quickly that same man’s real motives are revealed, when they are no longer govern by fear of exposure for their deceit. A feeling, King David can relate to. For he have learned from personal experience, once a monarch dies, nothing is certain to…

When examining documents from France regarding who has power and why, it is easily seen how this area would become such a powder keg. Each document presents a new perspective on the sovereignty of different ruling parties and ruling systems. All the documents describe a different perspective of power’s source. In “On Sovereignty” by Bodin, Bodin writes that power is divinely gifted from God to kings. Jean-Jacques Rousseau writes in The Social Contract a direct contradiction from Bodin, the…

To sign, or not to sign. That is the question that hangs so urgently over the wavering title character of “King Charles III,” Mike Bartlett’s flat-out brilliant portrait of a monarchy in crisis, which blazed open on Sunday night at the Music Box Theater. Any echoes you may infer regarding a certain Danish prince are entirely appropriate to this dazzlingly presumptuous drama, set in and around Buckingham Palace in a highly foreseeable future. True, as a product of the 20th century, the newly…

The environment of the city is what makes the utopia a perfect little world. The goal of this utopia is to make sure that there is equality throughout the whole population and no discrimination is allowed. Trap City has a government like a monarchy. The monarchy is ruled by Queen Trap but only her close friends call her “The Trap Queen”. Queen Trap made…

Different parts of the world have different political regimes and not many succeed in achieving being called a democratic state. In 2016 democracy is the political regime that the most powerful countries in the world follow. The list includes Norway, U.S.A, Germany and Sweden. Progressively, many countries are working on becoming a democracy. Some are being more prosperous, others struggle. It is not exactly easy to become a democratic country due to many requirements to fit the qualification.…

Absolutism is the One and Only History abounds with tales of destructive dictatorships and the failed democracies. Which is better: governments with casualties or casual governments? Absolutism is a more expedient form of government because it is quick and painless; it provides the guidance and boundaries to keep countries and citizens out of turmoil; democracy is slow, messy, and ineffective. In the United States of America, a representative democracy, Congress takes long to do little. The…

different forms of government have risen only to be ousted and replaced generally through bloody revolutions and civil wars. One of the more momentous governmental changes took place after the United States won its independence from Great Britain’s monarchy, giving rise to history’s most prominent democracy. As this new nation and government emerged, those living in Europe observed this new democracy meticulously, wondering if this new form of government would be able to endure the test of time.…

Today, various forms of government exist across the world as remnants and variations of the original ideals developed years ago by historic philosophers like John Locke, Thomas Hobbes, and James Harrington. Philosophers have played a substantial role in the development of law and government over the course of history in roughly every civilization and they basically served as innovators in the field of moral principles, ethics, and human rights. One of the larger political innovations of the past…