Monarchy

In your mom (no) I would guess in Buckingham Palace, but I may be wrong because it was in the 1200's and the king and queen may not have lived there

In most cases, through uncontested inheritance of the position (either from a parent or another relative upon their death or abdication). In some instances in history, the monarch gained his power through rebellions, wars or making a case of being a better claimant to the throne. Then, in the tradition of those he usurped, he would establish his own family dynasty of heirs to succeed to his position (research Henry IV, Edward IV and Henry VII of England).

Henry VIII had six wives. Only two of them survived him.

Anne Boleyn, his second wife, was behead for treason on false charges of adultry, incest, and plotting the death of the king. Henry had been trying for over six years to marry Anne and after less than three years of marriage he tired of her and found an exuse to get rid of her for Jane Seymour-his third wife.

Katherine Howard, his fifth wife, was behead for treason on charges of adultry. She came to court to wait on Henry's fourth wife-Anne of Cleves-when she cought Henry's eye. They were married just over a year. She was estimated to be anywhere between 16-21. Henry VIII at the time of her death was almost fifty years old with a large infected gash on the inside of his thiegh that had to be bled daily to remove the puss. So as you can imagine she didn't want to sleep with him so she found some men her own age. All acounts that I've seen or heard of have no doubt the charges were true.

If you want to learn more about Anne Boleyn or Katherine Howard or any of his other wives go to TudorHistory.org.

The first "British" King was William I, although he came from France. He ruled from 1066-1080 or something. William never read the Doomsday Book because, like most people back then, didn't know how to read. His son, William II, had bright red hair and red cheeks and that gave him the nickname Rufus. Which is Latin for "red".

This is a question that could easily be up for debate. After the decline of the Roman Empire much of the land that is present day England was dispersed out by various means. Due to this there were many leaders that evolved into kings of the English during the ninth and tenth centuries. Many competing Saxon kingdoms emerged, but the belief is that the kings of Wessex eventually evolved to become the basis of the first noted monarchy.

Due to this, there is no one individual that is universally recognised as the first King of England. Some historians start with Egbert, the king of Wessex whose overlordship of the Saxons led visibly to the growth of an English crown, even though his immediate inheritors were still only crowned heads of smaller kingdoms. Other writers commence with Athelstan, the first man to be crowned King of the English.

It was queen Matilda, she was the first monarch, but her events were not rightfully record therefore we have no real evidence that she was.

Samuel's father was named Elkanah - and his genealogy follows back to the Levites. His mother, Hannah, is described as being barren and childless, until she, like Abraham's wife, Sarah, prayed to God for a child.

It was the growing power of Parliament, and several imcompetent monarchs which led to this. By the 17th century, Parliament had gained one power that the monarchy no longer had - they were in charge of raising taxes. King Charles I got into so many arguments over money, religion and political affairs that his own Parliament declared war on him.

In the end, Parliament won and had the king executed. Oliver Cromwell became the dictator of England for 10 years (this period is known as the Commonwealth), and abolished an increasingly corrupt Parliament. After his death, both the Monarchy and Parliament were restored, and king Charles II became King. The Civil War led to a gradual increase in Parliament's power, which may well have stopped the country from having a revolution.

Elizabeth, Regina. Elizabeth, Queen. She is the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. Her mother, Queen Elizabeth, did not use these letters. She was not the reigning monarch, but was consort to her husband, King George.

George II ruled from 11 June 1727 - 25 October 1760.

The supporters of Charles I were referred to as Cavaliers. The opposition that supported the parliament were named Roundheads.

These countries still have monarchies today:

Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Bahrain, Belgium, Belize, Bhutan, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Denmark, Grenada, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, the Netherlands (Holland), Norway, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Some countries (such as Fiji and Ghana) are not monarchies, but officially recognize traditional indigenous rulers and may even give them a role in government.

The following are the queens regnant (queens in own right not wives of kings):

Queen Matilda 1141 (not crowned)

Lady Jane Grey 1553 (not crowned)

Mary I 1553-1558

Elizabeth I 1558-1603

Mary II 1689-1694

Anne 1702-1714- during the reign of Queen Anne, the crowns of England and Scotland were formally united by the Act of Union of 1707. Her title then became "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain"

Victoria 1837-1901- during the reign of a previous monarch (George III) the crowns of Great Britain and Ireland were united and Victoria was "Queen of Great Britain and Ireland"

Elizabeth II 1952- in 1922 the political structure was changed again - Ireland was partitioned into what is now "The Republic of Ireland" and "Northern Ireland"; Elizabeth II is "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

An absolute monarch has an army that is loyal to him or her. The members of the army get paid by the monarch, they have sworn their loyalty to the monarch, the monarch takes care of them, and they take care of the monarch. So if someone doesn't like the absolute monarchy, such people are condemned as traitors to the crown, and executed. Of course, if there is a sufficient amount of public disapproval of the monarchy, it may be able to overcome the loyal monarchists. We have something like that happening now (April 2013) in the nation of Syria. Bashar al Assad rules as an absolute monarch, but he is facing a huge revolt, which is expected eventually to succeed in removing him from power. Several other middle eastern despots have been removed from power in recent years. It is very difficult to do, but with sufficient determination it can be done.

She was given that title by Marc Antony in 34 BC at the Donations of Alexandria.

She was given that title by Marc Antony in 34 BC at the Donations of Alexandria.

She was given that title by Marc Antony in 34 BC at the Donations of Alexandria.

She was given that title by Marc Antony in 34 BC at the Donations of Alexandria.

She was given that title by Marc Antony in 34 BC at the Donations of Alexandria.

She was given that title by Marc Antony in 34 BC at the Donations of Alexandria.

She was given that title by Marc Antony in 34 BC at the Donations of Alexandria.

She was given that title by Marc Antony in 34 BC at the Donations of Alexandria.

She was given that title by Marc Antony in 34 BC at the Donations of Alexandria.

There are twelve reigning constitutional or parliamentary monarchies in Europe;-

United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Spain, Liechtenstein, Vatican City, Andorra, and Monaco.

James 1 started the Stuart era in 1603, after Elizabeth 1

His principal home was the court, at the Versailles palace. He did have some summer retreats where he liked to stay for a few weeks, but his main home was the Versailles palace. When he and his family were arrested, they lived in the Tuilerie palace (which once used to be the principal and only palace of France, before Louis XIV decided to build the Versailles palace) and after that he and his family were captured in the Temple prison.

1. Both are living embodiments of authority in their own person. 2. Both symbolize the interrelatedness of the various members of their communities - the church or the kingdom. Furthermore, both (potentially) represent a parental figure, and are addressed as "Father," in the case of Catholic clergymen, and "Sire," (a word which means father), in the case of a king. 3. Both are generalists, not specialists. That is, both must exercise skills as diplomats, psychologists, coaches, politicians, lawyers, and more to function well in their respective roles. If either can't do it all, he will fail.

The 'divine right of kings' is the claim, made by absolute monarchs, that they are responsible only to God, and cannot be bound by the representatives of the people that they rule. i dont get it either....

it the middle age

The R in Elizabeth R means Regina or Queen in Latin If it were a male such as Henry VIII he would have signed his name Henricius Rex or Henry the King. Both Rex and Regina were used to refer to Kings and Queens of England for many years.

As a Constitutional Monarch, she had very little influence on how the government of the day, conducted its business. Most of the time she could only approve or disapprove of the actions of the government and other bodies, based on the information she received.

After the death of her husband, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria withdrew from public affairs.