世界经典英语演讲赏析教学课件4. King Edward VIII-Edward VIII’s Abdication Speech.ppt

世界经典英语演讲赏析教学课件4. King Edward VIII-Edward VIII’s Abdication Speech.ppt

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British Parliamentary System The UK parliament and its institutions have set the patterns for many democracies throughout the world. In theory, the UKs supreme legislative power is vested in the Crown-in-Parliament. As, however, the crown acts on the advice of the Prime Minister and the powers of the House of Lords have been curtailed, de facto power is vested in the House of Commons. Further Discussion 1. As far as you are concerned, what is more important, love or power? And why? Further Discussion 2.Why didn’t Edward VIII go against the will of the Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin? What do you know about the relationship between the monarchy, the cabinet and the prime minister of UK? Warm-up Questions What do you know about Edward VIII? What was the relationship between him and Queen Elizabeth II? 2. Are you willing to give up power and rights for love? And why? King Edward VIIII Major events in the world during his lifetime Background Information King Edward VIII (1894-1972) Edward VIII (1894 – 1972) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December 1936. Edward was the eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary. He was created Prince of Wales on his sixteenth birthday, nine weeks after his father succeeded his own father, Edward VII, as king. As a young man, he served in the British Armed Forces during World War I and undertook several overseas tours on behalf of his father. Edward became king following his fathers death on 20 January 1936. He showed impatience with court protocol, and caused concern among politicians over his apparent disregard for established constitutional conventions. Only months into his reign, he caused a constitutional crisis by proposing marriage to the American socialite Wallis Simpson, who had divorced her first husband and was seeking a divorce from her second. The prime ministers of the Unite

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