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=Are the Britons happy with being a monarchy – will it prevail or not? =

The Monarchy of Great Britain has been around for ages and up until today. It has several times, but it still remains. The topic and the approach is whether or not the Monarchy will prevail. Therefore the arguments that are used are history, traditions and what power the Monarchy has.

The Monarchy has been an important, political part of Britain since the ages of the Vikings. From that period onwards, there were different kings that ruled with the Pope as Head of State. However, after Henrik VIII then the Monarchy became independent and thereafter the King became the Head of State instead of the Pope. Further on, the government has been developed through the people of Britain by making parties such as the House of Commons and the House of Lords. There was a clear class difference which signified that the parties that were made, were arranged accordantly after what rank you were in the society. Traditionally only the King and his advisers could rule and make new laws which were very normal. However, since time passed, the Monarchy became more of a symbol. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; msoansilanguage: EN-GB; msoasciithemefont: minor-latin; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msobidilanguage: AR-SA; msobidithemefont: minor-bidi; msofareastfontfamily: Calibri; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msofareastthemefont: minor-latin; msohansithemefont: minor-latin;"> When it comes to traditions in Great Britain, Englishmen are very traditional and they don’t let their culture and traditions mix up with others cultures and traditions. They mainly like to keep to their own systems such as in the the courtroom where the jury takes place. An example in the court system is the fact that judges still wear a white wig during a court case. We also come to find other examples which we see in the regular daily basis, where men wear a suit to work and adolescents uniform to school, a result we find in the dress-code system in Britain. All these are examples of traditions and culture in the UK.

The Monarchy has, according to traditions, unexercised power which includes giving honours, declaring war and declaring peace. This means that if the Monarchy is dissatisfied with the Prime Minister, then he or she can remove him/her and thereafter choose a new Prime Minister along with the votes from the people. As we can clearly understand, this also means that the Queen does have some kind, but not much, of power. Is that positive?

According to western society it is. Since the West mostly believes in Democracy, then this is positive mainly because the people then have “more power” and decision. With more power I mean that the people have a right to speak freely about problems and conflicts in the society.

Unlike Great Britain, other countries get affected by this. Is this negative? It can be mainly because most people like the thought of having their own culture, and keeping it the way it is. For example like Norwegians have their bunad, Scots have their kilt and bagpipes etc. It's basically a way of saying “This is my culture and this is my tradition”. Unlike the Brits, the Norwegians are more “open” when it comes to different cultures and traditions. Sometimes they even adapt themselves to them. So whether or not it is negative or positive, there are always different opinions.

If the Monarchy were to have the power, then we would have the same problem just as most countries in the world have; power abuse. It depends on what kind of person you are, but there have been many cases where the leader has abused his/her power by doing things for own affairs and own will. According to an article in Guardians, Sus Mayer, says that the Monarchy should be abolished. Why does she say that? Well, the Monarchy was and perhaps still is, a religious symbol for Christianity. And since Mayer is an atheist, then she means that it’s wrong to have religion as an origin for a society and government.

Now to the main conclusion; "Will the Monarchy prevail or not?"

The Monarchy is an old fashioned ruling system and that is partially the reason why the Monarchy possibly will dissolve. The Monarchy system has been around for a long time and in most countries the Monarchy has fallen, and Great Britain is one of the few countries in the world that still allows the King or Queen to have a little power. In other countries the Monarchy doesn't have power, but is only symbolic for the country. However, since Brits don’t change their traditions that much and that rapidly, then there is little doubt that the Monarchy will disappear at least in the next 100 years. Besides, the Monarchy has been since the Viking ages and therefore there is a very little chance that the Monarchy will dissolve anytime soon.

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Written by Rebecca 1STE