the past‚ Elizabeth I‚ Queen of England‚ and Cleopatra‚ Queen of Egypt. However their leadership styles can still provide lessons to be used today as demonstrated by former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom‚ Margaret Thatcher. In choosing Elizabeth I and Cleopatra‚ there are several... Premium2978 Words8 Pages The Golden Age Queen Elizabeth: The Golden Age‚ DVD‚ 1hr 55mins‚ Universal Pictures and Working Title Films‚ Shepperton Studios and Various locations in the United Kingdom‚ 2005-2006
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the United States‚ the president is the head government‚ in England there is not a president. In England they have a Parliamentary democracy with a constitution monarchy as head of state. Politicians are elected by the people and sent as Members of Parliament to the House of Commons in London. Parliament members are elected during the general election‚ which are held no more than five years apart. The party with the maximum number of MPs in the House of Commons forms the government. The United States
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The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy. The Prime Minister exercises the executive power on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen appoints as Prime Minister the leader of the party that wins the parliamentary elections. The British Parliament is divided into two institutions: the House of Lords – the upper house – and the House of Commons – the lower house. Elections for parliamentary seats only concern members of the House of Commons and are held in each of the 650 territorial constituencies
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that shows a great display of the death of Princess Diana‚ and reveals what really happened in the house of Windsor‚ and how Diana’s death almost abolished the monarchy. The movie starts with Tony Blair who is running for Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1997 walking up to the voting stations with his family. Tony Blair is a modernist‚ and many people admire him for his fresh views‚ people believe he is going to bring a modern change to the British Government. Shortly after the opening scene
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coast of Canada in 1497. Thirty-seven years later‚ the fleur-de-lis was planted on Canadian Soil when Jacques Cartier landed here and claimed the land for the King of France. The flag was flown until the early 1760’s‚ when Canada was ceded to the United Kingdom. The Royal Union flag (with the Crosses of St. George’s and St. Andrew’s flags) replaced the fleur-de-lis after 1759. The search for a new flag begun in 1925‚ when a committee of Privy Council begun to research possible designs for a national
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11-06-2013 UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom is the sixth largest economy in the world‚ and the third largest in Europe after Germany and France. London is the world’s second largest financial center after New York. The most important industries of the economy of Great Britain are the aerospace industry and the pharmaceutical industry. This economy is boosted by its oil and gas reserves. The currency of the UK is the pound sterling‚ which is also
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The UK political system The United Kingdom is a parliamentary democracy: government is voted into power by the people‚ to act in the interests of the people. Every adult has the right to vote - known as ’universal suffrage’. Alongside this system‚ the UK is also a constitutional monarchy. This is a situation where there is an established monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II)‚ who remains politically impartial and with limited powers. General election: In a general election the adult population
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In this essay I will look at how the power of Monarchs has changed in Britain since 1066. I will explain how their power has changed and the differences between them. The first Monarch I will look at is William the Conqueror. William reigned from 1066 until 1087. There are many different qualities to William other than power‚ he was also very lucky and made good preparations. He won the battle of Hastings on the 14th of October 1066‚ which proves he is very powerful. One of the main reasons William
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Royal air force and became a pilot. He then went on to Trinity College but only stayed for one year because he then needed to fulfill his duties as the Duke of York. In 1923 he went on to marry Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon‚ which had been a family friend since they were young. They had two children‚ Elizabeth‚ the oldest‚ and Margaret‚ the youngest. They were a close and happy family. His wife saw that he needed help with his stammer and found a great Australian therapist for him to see‚ Lionel Logue
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6. What makes the British Commonwealth hang together? Is the British commonwealth of native just another name for the British Empire? According to http://www.historians.org the important matter‚ however‚ is not why we ask what makes the Commonwealth hold together but what the answer is. To reach it we must start off with another question: What is it that holds together? The map opposite page 1 will help us answer. Geographically the British Commonwealth is a rather large affair‚ for it includes
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