Monarchy of the United Kingdom

events through its political views. Europe has always been built upon monarchies. These monarchies serve in place as their government. Monarchy is the oldest system of government in the United Kingdom. Total power is invested in one person, a head of state called a monarch, who keeps the position until death or resignation. “In a monarchy, a king or queen is Head of State. The British monarchy is known as a constitutional monarchy. This means that, while The Sovereign is Head of State, the…

Background: British monarchy was established after the Glorious Revolution in 1688 and England is the first country which establish constitutional monarchy. Now, Queen Elizabeth II. is the head of State and as the monarch she is also the head of the church of England, commander in Chief, head of the commonwealth and head of executive, legislature and judiciary. Although she has many titles, she has no real political power, with “domestic and foreign policy are left to Parliament and, more…

The Victorian Era is named after Queen Victoria of England in which it was characterized by strict cultural norms, political stability and increased wealth. The rules motivated people to behave in a social way depending on one’s social standing. Women were seen comparatively weaker than men and the nurturing ability of the women meant that they had to fulfill household chores. Men and women searched form an ideal relationship based on the expectations of a demanding society. Men were seen as…

During the Victorian era 1837 to 1901, Queen Victoria, ruler of England, had a huge influence of Victorian fashion. Queen Victoria was often very straight forward in her demands on how women should dress. Victoria would use her Lord Chamberlain, a counselor to the throne, to distribute her style commands in the "Court Journal", a gossip article, describing what was going on in British Royalty. To be considered a lady in Victorians time, people would have to strictly follow a code of manners,…

Date: Changes in Empire Time Frames Significantly, the expansion of the empires was motivated by the need to control large swaths of land in the specified colonial areas. For instance, the conflicts that involved the French, Britain, and Spanish kingdoms were regulated by the need to exercise power in the North Americas geographies. As such, the battles contributed to adversities and challenges to the populations that existed in the New World which revolved around food shortages, insecurity,…

The Victorian era was the time when Queen Victoria ruled England. She ruled England for 68 years until her death in 1901. She started her rule when she was only 18. Queen Victoria has the second longest reign in England ever. During the Victorian era several popular artists would become known. Some of those who are relevant today include Charles Dickens, Bronte sisters, George Eliot, Oscar Wilde, and Thomas Hardy. Plenty of good inventions came out of the Victorian era including medicine,…

Arguably one of the most significant and renowned Victorians in world history is Florence Nightingale. In addition to being well known as a leader in nursing and social reforms, Florence Nightingale is also revered as the nurse who went and cared for soldiers fighting in the Crimean War. Nightingales part in the Crimean War would forever change the way that the sanitation and handling of patients would be conducted. Florence Nightingale was born on May 12, 1820 into an affluent upper class…

it is fair to conclude that although there has been a slight shift from the Westminster model of government, this shift has proven to be both beneficial and vital for New Zealand’s society. Regardless, even with the shift, precedent from the United Kingdom is still used today. In addition, New Zealand’s parliamentary system has successfully been ranked as one of the longest surviving parliaments (Miller 2). This could be due to the changes that resulted throughout the years of adjusting the…

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government. Although Queen Elizabeth II has been the country’s Head of State since 1952, the “royal prerogative” of the monarchy has been progressively reduced in past centuries after events such as the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1832. The monarch must still “appoint” a new Prime Minister after a general election and approve the enactment of all legislation, but…

Queen Victoria is most interesting to me because of her successful reign during the Victorian Era, everything she accomplished in Britain, and the unique life she lived compared to most other monarchs. I consider Queen Victoria’s reign during the Victorian Era very successful, because she became one of the longest-reigning monarchs of the British Empire. This was most likely because she was crowned at such a young age compared to most of the other monarchs. Victoria accomplished a lot for her…