Essays on Monarchy

Coronated in 1837, Queen Victoria reigned during one of the greatest periods of change in human history. At the time, the Age of Revolutions -and with it, the First Industrial Revolution- was coming to an end. Just over half a century earlier, the American Revolution...

The constitution of The Bahamas was adopted upon independence in 1973. It also is patterned on the Westminster model. The bicameral parliament comprises the House of Assembly and Senate. Their powers are relatively restricted compared. The formal head of state is the British monarch represented...

The Capetians had been noticeably growing in power from Hugh Capet in 987 with each king doing slightly better than the last, by the time Philip I finished his rule in 1108 France was becoming quite sturdy and the monarchy was relatively stable. From this...

Throughout the centuries the British monarchy has always been involved with the governance of the realm. Yet some would argue that due to its age it has become far too undemocratic to be included and hold a representative government. Is the British constitutional monarchy too...

A decently-sized quite short critique of a shorter critique of a short critique:The Crown Estate belongs to the Queen. Despite it belonging wholly to her (and the monarchy):The monarchy gives money to the country. The way the Crown Estate works is that, in return for the...

Absolutism throughout the 16th and 17th century was a monarchy which the man or women in power has full control. Each monarch brought their ups and downs, but mainly brought tyranny throughout Europe. Examples of tyranny during this time include, war, religious corruption/prejudice, and taxation...

How many times have you asked yourself, “why are royal weddings so important?” Another question you may ask is, “why are royal weddings televised?” Although there were royal weddings that took place in the 1800s, 1960 was the year of television’s first royal wedding. Princess...

There are many forms of government. Monarchy is the least effective because the people who are being ruled never have a say in who gets to be the leader. In addition, the people could be stuck with a bad leader for a long period of...

In 1721, Russia became an empire as a result of the end of the Northern War (with the Swedes). The northern lands and access to the sea were conquered. Under the treaty of 1721, the Baltic Sea coast departed Russia. Peter 1 solemnly assumes the...

A Constitutional Monarchy and an Absolute Monarchy are two different systems based off of the Monarchy Governing style in which an anointed single ruler dominates the country. Absolute Monarchy: These monarchies are ruled by a ruling person or family (dynasty) that has absolute control over...