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    Judith M. Richards‚ ‘Mary Tudor as a ‘sole queen’? Gendering Tudor Monarchy’‚ Historical Journal‚ 40‚ 1997 Judith Richards evaluates the reign of the first English Queen‚ Mary Tudor. She deviates away from the popular historical focus of Bloody Mary‚ choosing to direct attention towards the problem of defining the authority of a female King. In doing so she covers issues such as; how a female was to survive in a male dominated world‚ aspects of Mary’s coronation and her marriage and relationship

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    Why Ancient Government Systems Were All Monarchies ~ Mya Cain Everyone has different opinions on what works and what doesn’t. There are problems that come up between different people‚ different cultures‚ and different religions. When it comes down to the way things worked in Ancient History‚ one thing was always the same; there is only one type of government‚ which are monarchies. Back then‚ wars were easily started and people were always questioning the way they did things. So then you’d think

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    Social relationships were important components of the French absolute monarchy. Historians agree that to achieve supreme control and national unity‚ Kings relied heavily on military strength. There is little question that absolutist France came to posses the largest standing army Europe had ever seen. Armies made France a powerful state‚ and the King a powerful ruler. However kings also controlled through non military means‚ establishing bureaucratic and legal systems and developing an absolutist

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    Constitutional Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a king or queen acts as Head of State. The ability to make and pass legislation resides with an elected Parliament‚ not with the Monarch. Japan is an island on the east coast of Asia; this land was formed in 14‚000 BC. Japan has a government that is called constitutional monarchy; they had a long-term monarchy in the past‚ then Japan went to war against the allied forces‚ when they lost‚ they were forced to adopt a democratic

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    kings‚ who were actually more like chieftains‚ not kings with real power. Later‚ those kings were replaced by the Carolingian kings‚ who reigned from 751 to 987. Charlemagne was king of the Franks and became the first Holy Roman Emperor. France’s monarchy became more powerful with each successive king. For example‚ the French king Louis XIV was considered an absolute monarch since he was the supreme and only law giver. In theory‚ he was responsible to God alone. To showcase this‚ he said‚ “I am

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    In 2003‚ the people of Liechtenstein voted on whether or not to expand the powers of the monarchy. Prior to the referendum‚ Crown Prince Hans Adam II had the right of a princely veto‚ the right to dissolve parliament and call early elections. Laws could not be passed without his consent‚ and as such‚ he was already one of the most powerful monarchs in Europe. The Crown Prince wanted these powers to be further consolidated even though political critics said that such a change would transform the country

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    The concentration of power in an absolute and parliamentary monarchy develops from the different ruling styles and development pattern of the region. This is most clearly seen in Europe‚ where both systems of governing are in effect. In England‚ a parliamentary monarchy is seen due to England’s tyrannical monarchs‚ producing a series of revolts ending in the weakening of royal power. Fear of certain religious dominance during the Renaissance period also caused the beheading of many monarchs‚ revealing

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    There is a real lack of appreciation for Canadian literature across Ontario. In grade 12 classrooms across the province there is a wide variety of material studied‚ very little of it being of Canadian descent. While good writers exist in all cultures‚ Ontario students should mainly study Canadian authors as there needs to be focus on Canadian culture‚ to also promote and establish current authors‚ and to encourage young Canadian writers. Southern neighbours have already swamped Canada with their

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    Hyphens Separating Canadians African Canadians have seen themselves as lower class citizens by mainstream society and their own racial communities. Neil Bissoondath’s a Canadian teacher that came to Canada from Trinidad at the age of eighteen and went to York University to earn his Bachelor of Arts in French. Bissoondath writes stories and essays focusing on economics‚ the cultural mix of Canada and social problems that are linked to multiculturalism. Bissoondath’s essay “Marginalization”

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    England’s Constitutional Government The monarch does not get the final say in a constitutional monarchy. An example of a constitutional monarchy is the United Kingdom because they have a monarch and a parliament. The role of monarch gets passed down through generation‚ but has little to no power. The people get to elect some of the leaders who make the laws. In a constitutional monarchy‚ there are three roles the monarch who is the symbolic head‚ the people who elect the representatives‚ and the

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