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THE UK AS MONARCHY AND
RELIGIOUS COUNTRY
Monarchy and British Queen
Religion
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
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The UK (Great Britain )
 parliamentary, constitutional monarchy, no written
constitution or document
 the head - a monarch = a king or a queen
 the present head of state = Queen Elizabeth II - reigns
but not rules, neutral in political affairs
 country - is governed in her name by the government
= body of ministers
 responsible to a parliament
 history - always monarchy except 1649-1660 = the
republic, Oliver Cromwell
QUEEN- Elizabeth II
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*21.4.1926, married Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh in 1947
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four children – Charles – the heir to the throne, Anne, Andrew, Edward, crowned in 1953
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in Commonwealth countries represented by Governor – General
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head of
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UK + Commonwealth, Armed Forces, Justice, the Church of England and the Church of
Scotland
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part of
 Parliament – opens it by Queen`s Speech
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appoints or dismiss
 ministers, PM, judges, church dignitaries
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titles
 peerages, knighthoods
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represents
 the House of Windsor
Elizabeth and Philip
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Elizabeth II
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GSFC employees, May 8, 2007 edit.jpg
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Buckingham Palace
 Queen`s official residence in London
 The Changing of the Guards at 11 a.m.
 the home of the sovereign since Queen Victoria
 built in 1703 for the Duke of Buckingham
 other royal residences or palaces: Kensington P.,
St. Jame`s P., Windsor Castle, Sandringham
House, Balmoral Castle, Holyroodhouse in
Edinburgh…
Buckingham Palace
Autor: Darina Sikorová
Royal Family
 King George V + Princess Mary of Teck
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1910 - 1936
 King George VI + Lady Elizabeth Bowes – Lyon
(Queen Mother)
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1936 - 1952
 Queen Elizabeth II + Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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1952 four children:
Charles, Prince of Wales + Lady Diana Spencer
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Prince William of Wales + Catherine Middleton
Prince Henry of Wales
Charles and Diana divorced in 1996, Ch. married Camilla Parker Bowles, Diana – car accident
– Paris 1997
Anne, Princess Royal
Andrew, Duke of York
Edward, Earl of Wessex
 Prince Charles is the heir to the throne
 all monarchs from George V - House of Windsor
Religion
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religious freedom, multi – faith educational system and community, mostly
protestant country, Christianity prevails:
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Church of England - connected with government, bish.+ archb.
 long history,
 2 provinces – York, Canterbury
 not very different from Cathol. Church but doesn´t recognize the Pope
 no celebate, documents – 39 articles, Book of Common, *1534 by Henry VIII
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Church of Scotland - no bishops, archb., presbyterians,
 Calvinistic character
 very puritan, strict
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Free Protestant Ch. - Methodist Ch., the Baptists, the Quakers
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The Roman Catholic Ch. - 10% but 50% in N.I.
 more religious than protestants
 catholics were persecuted until 19th cent.
 more often go to church
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other religions - Budhism/ Jap., Ind., Tha./, Hinduism/Ind./, Judaism, Islam, …
Thank you for your attention.
Autor DUM: Mgr. Darina Sikorová