Chapter 2 Kings and Queens 英美文化概论 教学课件.pptVIP

* * Chapter 2 Kings and Queens Constitutional Monarchy Prince gets married! The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge The Monarchy Today House of Windsor since 1952 Coronation: 1952 National anthem: God save the Queen Name: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary the Prince of Wales (the first heir to the throne) the Duchess of Cornwall Prince William and Harry (the 2nd and 3rd heir) the constitutional monarchy with parliamentary democracy What can the monarch do for the nation? “…to advise, guide and warn the government of the day.” Constitutional monarchy is a form of constitutional government in which the monarch is the head of the state, but the directly- or indirectly-elected Prime Minister is the head of the government that exercises the power. Absolute monarchy: the sole source of the political power as the king or queen is not legally bound by the constitution. Ⅰ. The age of absolute Monarchy 1066 The Norman Conquest of England Magna Carta (the Great Charter), 1215 no freeman should be arrested, imprisoned, or deprived of property without conviction the lords had the right to force the King to obey the law if he attempted to free himself from the law the king could not exact payment from the lords without their consent merchant could move about freely privileged class townspeople/ folk merchants/craftsmen Protecting townspeople, merchants, craftsmen “the foundation of the constitutionalism” Ⅱ.Transition of the constitutionalism the Civil War 1642-1649 Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) a. the leader of the parliamentary forces b. the Lord Protector Legacy of the civil war: the abolishing of the monarchy the formation of Commonwealth of England “the founder of the nation” 2. the Glorious Revolution 1688 the English bourgeoisie the Bill of Rights the Constitutional Monarchy Ⅲ. The Victorian era the longest reign the rising of the British Empire the evolution of parliamentary democracy the m