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	English Monarchy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		England is a Constitutional Monarchy which is headed by Queen Elizabeth II.The Monarchy is the oldest institution of government, dating back to the Dark Ages.
		The Queen is descended from the Anglo-Saxon kings of Wessex.
		Although the English monarchy has had a long, rich traditional past, the Monarchy's absolute power has been progressively reduced over the centuries, but the Monarch still retains a significant constitutional role as Head of State.
	home.wanadoo.nl /english.site/royal/monarchy.htm (247 words)

	Monarchy - Extract from Monarchy by David Starkey
		In this edited extract, David Starkey sets out his thesis for his history of the English monarchy, and then describes the two moments when England truly became a nation-state – first, under the politically sophisticated Edgar, and then under the man who would later be considered one of the worst English kings: Aethelraed.
		The English monarchy is, and has been for centuries, a driving force in Britain.
		The English defeat that followed became the stuff of legend and of literature, the subject of a famous Anglo-Saxon war poem that encapsulates exactly the Dunkirk spirit of the English warriors.
	www.channel4.com /history/microsites/M/monarchy/extract.html (1495 words)

	WHY THE BRITISH MONARCHY IS NOT FALLING
		The English are the descendants of Angli, Saxons and Jutes, tribes that migrated from the German heartland to the British islands, and the English monarchy has its roots in the chieftaincies of these tribes.
		The claims made against the English king in the Declaration of Independence are all false, and misplaced when laid at the king's feet; and all the tales of presidential wisdom and impartiality are outright fictions, made to convince gullible members of the public that the displacement of tradition is progressive, regardless of the outcome.
		Additionally, the prerogatives of the monarchy are put at the disposal of the democratically and popularly elected members of parliament, who form the Cabinet, separating the political duties from the ceremonial obligations of royalty, and guaranteeing a balance that must be maintained by the diligence of the parties, including the monarch.
	www.worldfreeinternet.net /archive/arc14.htm (3343 words)

	The History of the English Monarchy
		It was the threat of invading Vikings which galvanised English leaders into unifying their forces, and, centuries later, the Normans who successfully invaded in 1066 were themselves the descendants of Scandinavian 'Northmen'.
		During the twentieth century, kings and queens of the United Kingdom have fulfilled the varied duties of constitutional monarchy.
		The period saw the modernization of the monarchy in tandem with the many social changes which have taken place over the past 80 years.
	www3.sympatico.ca /daedpa/monarchy.htm (3320 words)

	T.B. Macaulay - History of England, Vol. I, Ch. I (part 2)
		Yet even then pious divines of Norman blood raised their voices against such a violation of the constitution of the Church, refused to accept mitres from the hands of William, and charged him, on the peril of his soul, not to forget that the vanquished islanders were his fellow Christians.
		That the political institutions of England were, at this early period, regarded by the English with pride and affection, and by the most enlightened men of neighbouring nations with admiration and envy, is proved by the clearest evidence.
		The old English government was one of a class of limited monarchies which sprang up in Western Europe during the middle ages, and which, notwithstanding many diversities, bore to one another a strong family likeness.
	www.strecorsoc.org /macaulay/m01b.html (6533 words)

	The English Revolution 1640 by Christopher Hill
		Now, it is true that the English Revolution of 1640, like the French Revolution of 1789, was a struggle for political, economic and religious power, waged by the middle class, the bourgeoisie, which grew in wealth and strength as capitalism developed.
		For with the increasing economic difficulties, and the political threat from the bourgeoisie, the monarchy was thrown back on the exclusive support of the nobility and the economically unprogressive, parasitic elements in the state.
		They were the means by which the monarchy attempted to control and canalise commercial activity in the interests of the greedy courtiers, the “drones,” in denunciation of whom Puritan sermons abounded.
	www.marxists.org /archive/hill-christopher/english-revolution (17677 words)

	Britannia: Monarchs of Britain
		This turned out to be advantageous for William, however, as Harold Godwinson awaited William's pending arrival on England's south shores, Harold Hardrada, the King of Norway, invaded England from the north.
		The victorious Harold, in an attempt to solidify his kingship, took the fight south to William and the Normans on October 14, 1066 at Hastings.
		The arrival and conquest of William and the Normans radically altered the course of English history.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon22.html (740 words)

	The Salacious Historian's 17th c. History
		In 1649 Charles I was beheaded, although large parts of the population were against it, the monarchy abolished and the republic, the Commonwealth, proclaimed.
		Because no Puritan leader could fill Cromwell's place, and with civil war threatening, there was no alternative than to restore the monarchy and to invite the eldest son of Charles I to return in 1660, and who was welcomed in England with great relief by the population, and rule as Charles II.
		Though English restoration clothes followed the style of the French court, they were worn differently: with a casual, sensuous, comfortable elegance unlike the formal silhouette and structured layering of the French costume.
	www.kipar.org /historical-resources/history_england.html (613 words)

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		And it is the incorrigible madness of the Danish monarchy that the laconic prince laments: Ophelia's grief, Hamlet's indecision, and Gertrude's inaction all portray a monarchy on the verge of usurpation.
		The monarchy's intrigue reveals the deepness of Elizabethan drama at the pinnacle of Shakespeare's career: Denmark is in a feuding relationship with the sovereign courts of Europe.
		In Elsinore's stateroom, the halls of mirrors depict the metaphor of equivocation in the monarchy; the facades of madness act, as if humanity were `to hold a mirror up to nature.' The mirrors cast four or five images of Kate Winslet as she performed the dehabilitating grief of a daughter mourning her father.
	www.unc.edu /~holta/J50/drama/film_review.doc (2290 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The English Civil War consisted of a series of armed conflicts and political machinations that took place between Parliamentarians (known as Roundheads) and Royalists (known as Cavaliers) between 1642 and 1651.
		The Civil War led to the trial and execution of Charles I, the exile of his son Charles II, and the replacement of the English monarchy with the Commonwealth of England (1649 - 1653) and then with a Protectorate (1653 - 1659), the personal rule of Oliver Cromwell.
		The term English Revolution was and is especially favoured by Marxist historians such as Christopher Hill (1912–2003).
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=English_Civil_War (6764 words)

	English Civil War at AllExperts
		In the remains of his English realm, Charles attempted to recover stability by consolidating the Midlands.
		The English members of the former Committee for Both Kingdoms continued to meet and became known as the Derby House Committee.
		As they resulted in the restoration of the monarchy with the consent of Parliament, the civil wars effectively set England and Scotland on course to adopt a parliamentary monarchy form of government.
	en.allexperts.com /e/e/en/english_civil_war.htm (5117 words)

	English boys clothes : garments
		English boys have worn kneepants, short pants, knickers, and long pants, although the chronology is somewhat different than in America.
		English boys seem to have worn short pants suits without the long tunics worn in France and America and were much more plain than the French suits.
		Some English boys during the 1920s began wearing sweaters, which tended to to be made longer than now, over their pants--usuallly short pants.
	histclo.com /country/eng/gar/eng-gar.html (2951 words)

	UCSB Department of English
		English and American Literature from 1650 to 1789 : Desire and the Family in the Long Eighteenth Century
		During the Interregnum, and continuing well after the Restoration of the English monarchy in 1660, the symbolic importance of the father became a key element in literary representation.
		Whether expressing a longing for the absent father (in royalist poetry such as that of Katherine Philips), or rebelling against the rule of a tyrannical king (Jefferson), family dynamics play an important role in the establishment of subjectivity during the long eighteenth century.
	www.english.ucsb.edu /courses-detail.asp?CourseID=211 (249 words)

	Street Corner Society - World Upside Down
		The soldiers and officers of Cromwell's New Model Army, who had overthrown the British monarchy and were soon to establish a Commonwealth, publicly debated this document in 1647.
		In 1660, the Commonwealth period ended with the return of Charles II to take the throne that was vacated when his father, Charles I, was executed by leaders of Parliament after the second round of civil war.
		Just as the Quaker movement, in its early years, gathered up the embers of the English revolution and kept them burning, there are many other movements today that are creating and sustaining new spaces for the freedom struggle.
	www.strecorsoc.org /world.html (2301 words)

	Amazon.com: Monarchy With David Starkey: DVD: David Starkey,Mary Cranitch,David Hutt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Monarchy with David Starkey attempts to present "the power and passion behind 1,000 years of the English crown," as proclaimed on the DVD case.
		Hosted by Dr. David Starkey, a veteran presenter of several documentaries on English royal history (including The Six Wives of Henry VIII from 2001), this documentary is a six-episode overview of the history of the English monarchy, the oldest-functioning political institution in Europe.
		The monarchy of Charles II is still a far cry from the British Monarchy of today or the American presidency (Starkey makes it clear that monarchies can have elected heads with titles other than king or queen).
	www.amazon.com /Monarchy-David-Starkey/dp/B000GYI3C2 (1327 words)

	LPSG.ORG - View Single Post - The English Royals (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The monarchy to me is a prime example of our inability to let the past be the past.
		Besides, we maintain our land's identity by simply being English people- holding on to our unique humour, keeping our feet on the ground when others are hysterical, using our language just like we always did and keeping up other great traditions such as not making eye contact on public transport.
		The royal family should be appreciated as a once great institution of the past but like so many of the worn, handwritten books from centuries ago they should be taken out of use to prevent them becoming soiled.
	www.lpsg.org /543889-post13.html (235 words)

	A Medieval Tapestry\|King Arthur and the English Monarchy
		But rivaling this view was the Arthur who was the renowned head of a famous court, the exemplar and model of chivalry, the King Arthur of the romances.
		He is the first English monarch whose name is linked with the organisation of Round Tables, events lasting several days and involving jousting, feasting and dancing.
		In the middle of the fifteenth century Sir Thomas Malory wrote the Morte Dauthur, the definitive English version of the story of King Arthur.
	members.tripod.com /medievalhistory/arthur.htm (1442 words)

	Airdisaster.Com Forums - The English Monarchy.
		I am all for abolishing the monarchy and have been told that this would entail appointing a head of state.
		However, the current exaltation of the monarchy to the role of head of state is perceived by many Canadians, particularly many francophones, as one of the holdovers of British domination.
		The monarchy is an institution that divides rather than unites us, with half the respondents to opinion polls saying they do not support the monarchy and almost unanimous opposition in Quebec.
	www.airdisaster.com /forums/printthread.php?t=67219 (2794 words)

	The Monarchy - Icons of England
		The English monarchy is the oldest surviving political institution in Europe.
		Yet recent years have been difficult for the monarchy, struggling to redefine its role for the 21st century.
		Monarchy’s old mystique has largely gone, following royal marriage break-ups alongside a loss of deference by the media.
	www.icons.org.uk /nom/nominations/monarchy?b_start:int=651 (319 words)

	Welcome To Tudor Weddings!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		From 1485 to 1603, the English monarchy was held by the Tudor family.
		This left the monarchy in great turmoil, not counting Lady Jane Grey, there were two more heirs of Henry the VIII with valid claim to the throne.
		Her journey to the throne was shaky, but she is one of the most memorable of the English Monarchy.
	www.tudorweddings.com (739 words)

	England's 17th Century Revolution by Karl Marx
		Reading this pamphlet, one realized that even the ablest men of the ancien regime, as well as men who cannot be denied certain historical talents, have become so confused by the fateful events of that February that they have lost all sense of history and, indeed, no longer understand their previous actions.
		According to M. Guizot, the main result of the English Revolution was that it made it impossible for the king to rule against the will of Parliament and the House of Commons.
		The English class of great landowners, allied with the bourgeoisie — which, incidentally, had already developed under Henry VIII — did not find itself in opposition — as did the French feudal landowners in 1789 — but rather in complete harmony with the vital requirements of the bourgeoisie.
	www.marxists.org /archive/marx/works/1850/02/english-revolution.htm (1411 words)

	The Monarchy - Icons of England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Monarchy represents a symbol of the past, that has a direct line to the present, and as it can have the effect of being above the trials and tribulations that this world offers, citizens of both Great Britain and the rest of the world can look to for a bit of inspiration.
		Now, of course the Monarchy has had their share of scandals, but, they are after all, human, but the Monarchy itself stands for something greater than humankind alone, it symbolizes the reach for something than can quite probably never be reached in a lifetime, all the while knowing that, you continue to try.
		So, whilst the Monarchy of Scotland can rightfully claim to be 1163 years old, the defunct English version can only claim to be under two thirds of that age.
	www.icons.org.uk /nom/nominations/monarchy/comments (734 words)

	english monarchy history (english momarchy history) information. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		English Kings of Man Norse Kings of Man Kings of Mercia Kings of Morgannwg Kings of Northumbria Kings of Picts..
		A timeline of English monarchs from the Saxon period to the present.
		The only interruption in the history of the Monarchy was when the country..
	www.open-connect.com /e/english_monarchy_history.html (193 words)

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		The concept of an absolute monarchy was adopted from the declining Khmer empire at the beginning of the Ayutthaya era.
		James' twenty-nine years of Scottish kingship did little to prepare him for the English monarchy: England and Scotland, rivals for superiority on the island since the first emigration of the Anglo-Saxon races, virtually hated each other.
		The lines of division were roughly as follows: Cavalier backing came from peasants and nobility of Episcopalian roots while Roundhead backing came from the emerging middle class and tradesmen of the Puritanical movement.
	www.lycos.com /info/monarchy--kings.html (646 words)

	The History Place - Early Colonial Era
		requiring the exclusive use of English ships for trade in the English Colonies and limits exports of tobacco and sugar and other commodities to England or its colonies.
		King Philip (the colonist's nickname for Metacomet, chief of the Wampanoags) is hunted down and killed on August 12, 1676, in a swamp in Rhode Island, ending the war in southern New England and ending the independent power of Native Americans there.
		In July, the English government orders Andros to be returned to England to stand trial.
	www.historyplace.com /unitedstates/revolution/rev-early.htm (1939 words)

	English Civil War
		The term English Civil War (or Wars) refers to the series of armed conflicts and political machinations which took place between English Parliamentarians and Royalists from 1642 until 1651.
		The wars led to the trial and execution of Charles I, the exile of his son Charles II, and the replacement of the English monarchy with the Commonwealth of England (1649–1653) and then with a Protectorate (1653–1659): the personal rule of Oliver Cromwell.
		The monopoly of the Church of England on Christian worship in England came to an end, and the victors consolidated the already-established Protestant aristocracy in Ireland.
	www.tagate.com /wars/page/english.shtml (2109 words)

	The English Monarchy in Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Wales had been annexed to the lands of the English monarchy, but still had an economy and society which was different to that of England.
		The 15th century saw the Tudor family, which had Welsh connections, take the throne of England when Henry VII, with distant ancestors from Wales, defeated Richard III at Boswell, in 1485.The success of the Tudors was based on Henry’s Army, raised in Pembrokeshire.
		The purpose was to strengthen the power of the Tudor monarchy and inevitably led to the Acts of Union of 1536 and 1542.
	www.iforbach.demon.co.uk /english_monarchy_in_wales.htm (371 words)

	Heath Anthology of American LiteratureNathaniel Bacon - Author Page
		Born into an English family of high social rank, Bacon was headed for the life of a gentleman squire on a lavish estate, the same as generations of his family before him.
		After English settlers were killed, though, a good number of the colonists wanted the Virginia authorities to organize a force to attack the local Indians, regardless of their involvement in the dispute, on the grounds that all Indians were alike in being enemies to the English. Berkeley decided against launching a large-scale attack.
		After the Revolutionary War, American novelists across the political spectrum seized on the opportunity to use the rebellion of these very English subjects as a stage for investigating where a distinctively American culture could be said to begin and, in the process, helping re-imagine what it meant to be American in the first place.
	college.hmco.com /english/lauter/heath/4e/students/author_pages/colonial/bacon_na.html (1024 words)

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