[PDF] The Monarchy In Britain In The 20th Century eBook

Author : Monica Charlot
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 34,90 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9782708007031

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La monarchie anglaise a-t-elle encore une justification en cette fin du vingtième siècle ? Les ors royaux ne sont-ils qu'un vaste parc d'attractions, un peu désuet mais charmant, pour touristes nostalgiques ? Le monarque a-t-il un rôle politique réel, au Royaume Uni, dans le Commonwealth ? La monarchie est-elle devenue un luxe inutile ? Que pense le peuple de la monarchie ? Pour répondre à ces questions Monica Charlot a réuni les analyses de spécialistes d'outre-Manche et les résultats, souvent inédits, d'enquêtes d'opinion de ces dernières décennies. Ces documents sont en outre illustrés d'articles de presse et de discours. At the end of the 20th century does the British monarchy still have a role to play ? Is the pomp and circumstance more than an old-fashioned but charming tourist attraction ? Has the monarch a political role as Head of State or as Head of the Commonwealth . Is the monarchy a costly dispensable luxury ? What does the public think of the monarchy ? Monica Charlot has asked eminent specialists from Britain to answer these questions and give their point of view. The book containts in addition a selection of opinion polls, extracts from walter Bagehot's English Constitution and a few important speeches and texts.

Author : Charles Douglas-Home
Publisher :
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,1 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :

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In a series of moving portraits of the monarchs and their advisors, Charles Douglas-Home and Saul Kelly examine the tasks with which recent crowned heads have been troubled, and the virtues that enabled them, by and large, to act for the common good. Incisive, evocative and informed by a magisterial vision of the scope of political power, this work offers a persuasive answer to the critics of monarchy, and an account of a unique form of government that will give confidence and inspiration to the British people, as they enter a new century of shifting powers and uncertain prospects.

Author : Mirrorpix
Publisher :
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 18,97 MB
Release : 2015-09
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781742577548

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The Royals is a wonderful photographic record of the British Royal Family from the death of Queen Victoria in 1901 to the modern day. Showcasing the lives and historical events of six monarchs, the book highlights every major era of the 20th Century through two World Wars, the new Elizabethan era and the generational expansion of the Royal Family in the 1980s and 1990s, the tragic death of Princess Diana in 1997, and the rejuvenation of the Royal Family under Princes Wills and Harry. With over 400 images from the Mirrorpix archives, and informative introductions and extensive captions, The Royals is a wonderful snapshot of an amazing era.

Author : Heather Jones
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 28,90 MB
Release : 2021-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 110842936X

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Was the First World War really 'For King and Country'? This is the first full history of the monarchy's role.

Author : Vernon Bogdanor
Publisher :
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 47,51 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN :

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This is the first scholarly survey of the British constitution in the twentieth century. Indeed, it fills a very real gap in the history of Britain during the last hundred years. The book is a product of interdisciplinary collaboration by a distinguished group of constitutional lawyers, historians and political scientists, and draws where possible on primary sources. Its evaluation of the recent constitutional reforms will be of particular interest. This major interpretation of the constitution will remain authoritative for many years. It is essential reading for all those seeking to understand the impact of the constitutional reforms of recent years.

Author : Robert Hazell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 42,47 MB
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 1509931023

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How much power does a monarch really have? How much autonomy do they enjoy? Who regulates the size of the royal family, their finances, the rules of succession? These are some of the questions considered in this edited collection on the monarchies of Europe. The book is written by experts from Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the UK. It considers the constitutional and political role of monarchy, its powers and functions, how it is defined and regulated, the laws of succession and royal finances, relations with the media, the popularity of the monarchy and why it endures. No new political theory on this topic has been developed since Bagehot wrote about the monarchy in The English Constitution (1867). The same is true of the other European monarchies. 150 years on, with their formal powers greatly reduced, how has this ancient, hereditary institution managed to survive and what is a modern monarch's role? What theory can be derived about the role of monarchy in advanced democracies, and what lessons can the different European monarchies learn from each other? The public look to the monarchy to represent continuity, stability and tradition, but also want it to be modern, to reflect modern values and be a focus for national identity. The whole institution is shot through with contradictions, myths and misunderstandings. This book should lead to a more realistic debate about our expectations of the monarchy, its role and its future. The contributors are leading experts from all over Europe: Rudy Andeweg, Ian Bradley, Paul Bovend'Eert, Axel Calissendorff, Frank Cranmer, Robert Hazell, Olivia Hepsworth, Luc Heuschling, Helle Krunke, Bob Morris, Roger Mortimore, Lennart Nilsson, Philip Murphy, Quentin Pironnet, Bart van Poelgeest, Frank Prochaska, Charles Powell, Jean Seaton, Eivind Smith.