Tuesday, 15 September 2009

England's Absolute Monarchy

England was ruled by an absolute monarch, Henry VIII from 1502-1547. He had complete, unrestricted power, he ruled by divine right, amassed incredible wealth, waged numerous wars and dissolved the Pope's authority in England with the Act of Supremacy.
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  1. Ben H15 September 2009 at 16:39

    http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/GERfascist.htm

    This article was about the ways and many new established laws by Hitler in Fascist Germany. Hitler tried to ban the Christian religion from Germany but worked out an agreement with the Pope saying that the religion would not influence the government. Hitler had most all of the same laws as a normal fascist government but he also took it farther by segregating Jews and all of the events leading to the Halocaust

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  2. Nicole17 September 2009 at 19:43

    My article was about Australia, and their government, which is a Constitutional Monarchy. Their prime minister has the most control in their country, along with their elected leaders. Although we both looked at Monarchies, these are two very different types of government. How does an Absolute Monarchy negatively affect the citizens of the country?

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  3. Mr. Stetina17 September 2009 at 21:44

    Good questions Nicole and nice connection to Constitutional Monarchy. England's Charles I was publicly executed in the English Civil War marking the first time in European history that the ruling monarch was removed by force from power and killed. The country plunged into a time of social unrest with the rule of Oliver Cromwell and later after the Restoration, Parliament invited William of Orange (then Prince of Holland) and his wife, Mary II (daughter of King of England James I) to rule England as the first constitutional monarchy in British history.

    This is known as the Glorious Revolution and marked the beginning of that type of government in England, which has existed until the present day.

    As far as citizens are concerned, it very much depends on socio-economic status. In the times of the Tudor Monarchy (Henry ViI, VIII, Edward, Elizabeth, Mary) citizens that were wealthy nobles, high ranking church officials and members of the king's court were naturally well off and happy. The middle and lower working classes (peasants, artisans, farmers, etc) had hard lives of little to no luxury, hard work, poor health, and were at the service of the king, his representatives and his court. In 2009, class too plays a similar role, however the context is naturally different.

    Can you describe (a bit) class distinction in Australia, particularly considering the indigenous populations? Good questions and keep up the hard work.

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  4. Mr. Stetina17 September 2009 at 21:58

    Good ideas Ben and good post. Could I please ask you to re-post your summary and link on the main page and not as a comment. That way your peers will be able to more easily read your work and generate a conversation as you further explore types of governments. Thanks and keep up the good work- Mr. Stetina

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