British Monarchy in the past and today

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Britain’s sovereigns since Queen Victoria moved there in July 1837.

It was originally a town house that was owned from the beginning of the 18th century by the Duke of Buckingham who lived there . In 1677 king George III bought the Palace as a present for his wife .

official duties in Britain and abroad .Their various responsibilities reflect

traditions ,their own interests and Britain’s formal imperial status. The Queen and her family are a symbol that people can identify with .
The monarchy has not always been popular . During the late 19th century there was a growing republican sentiment, but personality and family image of the Queen , her father and grandfather have removed that feeling .The Queen is probably the wealthiest woman in the world , most of her money coming from family investments rather than the state . Her state salary (the Civil list ) pays for her servants and transport . In recent years the Queen has become a roving ambassador for Britain , and if we calculate the increase in trade after a royal visit abroad , the nation probably makes a profit from her activities , and that does not take into account the income from tourism in Britain generated by the monarchy and great state events .
Just how popular is she ? In the late 1980s a newspaper conducted an opinion poll. People were asked ,”If there were no monarchy , who would you vote for as a President ?” More than 80 per cent chose the Queen .Prince Charles came second, closely followed by his father ,Prince Philip. The Prime minister of the day was the fourth –with 2 per cent of the votes .

or Elizabeth I . But he was far more important

in establishing the new monarchy than either of them . He built a huge fleet of merchant ships . Henry VII firmly believed that business was good for the state .

some Protestant writers , because the Reformation was achieved in

his time .But the mighty merit of it lies with other men and not with him . The plain truth is that he was a most intolerable ruffian, a disgrace to human nature , a lot of blood upon the history of England “.

and wasteful with money .He spent so much money on

maintaining a royal court and on wars ,that his father’s saved money was soon gone .
Henry disliked the power of the Church in England: it was an international organization ,so he could not control it .The power of the Catholic Church in England could work against
Henry ‘s authority.
Henry VIII had 6 wives . In 1510 Henry had married Catherine of Aragon. But by 1526 she had still not had a son who could be the heir to the throne after Henry’s death.
He asked the Pope to allow him to divorce
Catherine and marry Anne Boleyn.

name has become a synonym for the era

which she dominated (1558-1603) was born in 1533 to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. She was the last of Tudor monarchs. She received an excellent classical education . People rejoiced when Elizabeth became queen after her elder sister Mary’s death in1558.People often called her Good Queen Bess .

During Elizabeth ‘s reign England became a great sea power .English sailors ,the most famous of which are Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh , made raids on the Spanish colonies in America and captured Spanish ships that carried treasure from the New World to Spain .
Elizabeth’s court became a center of culture for English musicians, poets and artists . The English were proud of their queen .

the death in 1751 of his father, Frederick Prince

of Wales. -In 1761 married Princess Charlotte. -Bought Buckingham House (now Palace) .

the son of GeorgeIII.)
and the last member of

the
Hanoverian dynasty.
-In 1840 married her first cousin
Prince Albert.
-Gave birth to 9 children:
4 boys and 5girls.
-The longest reigning British monarch
for over sixty-three years.

as the Grandmother of Europe after marrying members of her

family into many royal houses of Europe . Among her grandchildren were Emperor William II of Germany ,and Alexandra, wife of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia .

of
King George VI. and
Queen Elizabeth.
-In 1947 married Prince

Philip of Greece
(The Prince Philip of Edinburgh);
-The Prince Charles is the eldest
of their four children-Crowned
in Westminister Abbey on II. June 1953

birthday
since 1805: normally held on the second Saturday in June

The Family’s Surname: Windsor
Changed from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor in 1917
Reason: In 1917, King George V renounced all the German
titles belonging to him and his family and adopted the name of his castle, Windsor, because of WWI and anti-German sentiment
Duties: Head of State (representative), Head of the Armed Forces (declare war), Head of the Church of England (appoints bishops and archbishops), Government Duties (signature needed), Represents the Nation (at times of sorrow), Royal Garden Parties, Visits (various places)

became still more popular than in the times of Queen

Victoria in the 19th century .
George V ,the grandson of Victoria , had started a tradition of attending the annual football Cup Final match at Wembley Stadium .
Christmas speech of the monarch has also become a tradition since 1932 .
During the Second World War George VI and his wife won great admiration of the British people for refusing to leave Buckingham Palace even in had bombed . Since 1952 , when Elizabeth II became queen , the popularity of the monarchy has been steadily growing .

palaces has the English Royal family ?
Who pays for the

maintenance of the royal helicopters , planes and yachts ?
What did Napoleon mean when he called England the “nation of the shopkeepers “?
Why do the advocates of monarchy believe that the royal family is worth the money they receive?
What duties are connected with the position of the Queen?

has the institute of monarchy undergone during its long history

?
What rights has the English monarch as the head of state ?
How do the advocates of the institute of monarchy explain the necessity to limit the rights of the Sovereign ?
What do the opponents of this institute say about this practice ?
How much does the royal court receive by the Civil List ?

in the British political life ?
On what occasion are the

Royal Garden Parties held ?
What is the main function of the institute of the monarchy nowadays ?

institution survive in Great Britain in the 21st century ?