The institutionalisation of political power The multiplicity of the questions we have raised‚ however cursorily‚ in the second section of this chapter‚ and the diversity and complexity of the answers we have sketched‚ emphasise a point made above: political power is a momentous‚ pervasive‚ critical phenomenon. Together with other forms of social power‚ it constitutes an indispensable medium for constructing and shaping larger social realities‚ for establishing‚ shaping and maintaining all broader
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views the authors have about England in the 19th century. William Blake looks with disdain at the materialism of the churches and political buildings while many live in poverty. William Wordsworth sees the average Englishman as money craving and greedy; to him this greed seems to be the start of spiritual decay that will only get worse as the society progresses economically. Percy Shelley on the other hand believes the British monarchy is far too powerful and abuses its power. Shelley believes that this
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During the Middle Ages‚ the nobles were the main contributors of money to the monarchy in Britain and they wanted to be included in the government of the country to which King John agreed. Magna Carta was signed in 1215 as a document of that agreement and in 1240‚ the council of aristocrats which advised the kind was called a parliament. England was on the road of becoming the first and only parliamentary monarchy in Europe but the money from the nobles wasn’t enough and so the Council of Commoners
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Love becomes a major theme in the twelfth century mainly due to the writings of the Cistercian Order. Things like chivalry and courtly love become the norm of this time period. This norm would affect the medieval mindset of people’s identity and sense of selfhood. The idea of love and its connection to chivalry became romanticized by many stories written by Chretien de Troyes‚ like “Lancelot” and “The Knight with the Lion”. In medieval Europe‚ the idea of love became an important theme through
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estimated cost of £202 million a year the British monarchy is the most expensive in Europe and is more than double the cost of the Dutch monarchy. £202.4 million is equivalent to the cost of 9‚560 nurses‚ 8‚200 police officers and more than the total annual Ministry of Defence spending on food (Royal Finances‚ 2012). What we really have to question is‚ is it worth it? What do we‚ as British citizens‚ gain from paying for such an expensive monarchy when the money could be spent on nursing‚ policing
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More attention needs to be on the part that Monarchies have played regarding the evolution of Canadian democracy. Many Canadians tend to forget the importance of the Crown‚ though they are not to blame as it is a subject hardly heard of or spoken about in school curricula and media outlets. For five centuries‚ the Crown has been a symbol of strength in Canada. With an extremely stable and responsible government‚ the Crown’s involvement is disregarded and forgotten. According to many polls‚ majority
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According to Ekelund‚ the primary difference between Mercantile England and Mercantile France was that France had absolute property rights in taxation held by the crown until the end of the French Revolution (1799). This form of rent-seeking was successful for France‚ allowing a larger accumulation of wealth. Mercantile writer Gregory King estimated the “general income” of France in 1688 at £80‚500‚000 and of England at £41‚700‚000. While both the monarchs were eager to impose rent-seeking policy‚ the
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returned France to pre-revolutionary conditions in certain aspects of society and politics. For example‚ Louis brought back restrictions to religion‚ Protestants were tormented for their faith. Louis accepted the Code that had been developed by Napoleon but banned divorce‚ although it had been permitted during the revolution. Louis restored Catholic superiority‚ this had a trickling effect on the doings of the revolution‚ restricting rights and restoring inequality. 19. By the mid 1800s‚ England was
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following text is an extract from Friedrich Engels’ book The Condition of Working Class in England‚ 1845 published in 1868-69. As the title indicates us‚ this text deals with England’s condition after the Industrial Revolution. Indeed the Industrial Revolution brought many changes in the industry of the country but also in social terms. This revolution made controversy because there are assets and drawbacks and this is especially what I will try to analyze in this commentary. First of all‚ we will
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INDEX 1. Introduction 2. Who has more power‚ the PM or the Queen? The appearance and the reality 3. The roles of the monarch 4. The value of the monarchy 5. The Royal Family 6. Important ceremonies 7. Anti-monarchy groups 8. Curiosities 1. Introduction Over the 20th and 21st centuries‚ monarchy has become an increasingly irrelevant institution in many parts of the world. The deep respect the public had for it has turned into indifference. Most people consider monarchy to be an anachronism‚ totally out
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