American Reacts | Brief History of the British Royal Family

[@debbielough7754]

The monarch is the Commander in Chief, can dissolve Parliament, appoint the PM of their choice, and declare both war and peace. So yeah, little bit of power.

[@ChadeoYT]

More than I thought in 2022. Thanks for the information.

[@claregale9011]

The monarchy will continue as long as the people of britain want it to and so far it's leaning more towards keeping our constitutional monarchy .God save the King

[@ChadeoYT]

That is good to know

[@planetwatch0000]

Yes. They have quite a lot of power. And William is very unlikely to dismantle the Monarchy though more streamlining and reforming are inevitable given how the UK is going.

[@ChadeoYT]

Thanks for the information. Cheers

[@dameinnoble3995]

They have influence. The Monarch has the right to encourage, warn and advise. As well as the right to be informed. They remain politically neutral and work along side elected Members of Parliament and Prime Minister. As Commander in Chief the Armed Forces swear alliance to The King.

[@ChadeoYT]

Thanks for letting me know.

[@HankD13]

He started with the Norman conquest, and just said it meant "French". Not quite... Normans were actually "Norsemen" - Vikings! Who had settled in France when Rollo signed a pact in 911. Also part of the reason that the Normans and the French were not one people. Charles III is now king. The monarchy actually has a great deal more legal power than most people realise - including the loyalty of the British Armed Forces. I swore my oath to the Crown - not some fly by night politician. Queen Elizabeth was held in great respect, for her own service and that of her family in the military. Really does help keep any government trying to grab at tyrannical power. Not a bad source of stability and comfort in a crazy, shifting world.

[@ChadeoYT]

Thank you for the information

[@JK50with10]

Edward VIII was "strongly advised" to abdicate as he had a rather uncomfortably close association with a certain German leader of the 1930's -40's

[@ChadeoYT]

Oof, no good!

[@slashdisco]

Chadeo, please don't believe this. It's absolute nonsense. The abdication crisis arose because of the King's desire to marry Wallis Simpson, who had married twice and divorced once (and was in the process of divorcing a second time). This was a massive deal as the British monarch is also the head of the Church of England, and cultural/religious attitudes in 1936 were radically different than today (which is why we can now accept King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla, both of whom have previously divorced). Edward VIII toured Nazi Germany in 1937 but that really wasn't so unusual for the time (I mean, only a year previously the entire world had competed in the Berlin Olympics). It's possible he was a Nazi sympathiser (which many British aristocrats were), but it's certainly not why he abdicated.

[@ChadeoYT]

Thanks for the information.

[@dameinnoble3995]

By the Grace of God Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom of Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Anointed and Consecrated Queen of Her Majesties Commonwealth Realms of Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Commander in Chief. Defender of the Faith. 👑🇬🇧🇳🇿🇨🇦🇦🇺🙏

[@JoaoPFS01]

They do have power and I do think prince william won't end the monarchy

[@raumaanking]

Imagine if Mary queen of Scots was never executed and she became queen of England in 1603 how would England have been like

[@ChadeoYT]

Very bloody

[@croceyzx2433]

You should check out the history of England and the UK by History Matters. They explain how England was formed from as far back as the Roman Empire - King Alfred the great - England formed - the battle of Hastings - king Henry 8th - WW2 - modern day. There’s a complete playlist that goes up until the 1700 on the channel. I would send it as a link but KZbin is starting to get funny with links. After that though the rest are individual videos unfortunately and under “early and late British empire”.

[@ChadeoYT]

I will definitely check it out. Thank you!

[@raumaanking]

Imagine if Henry the 8 gave both Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard a divorce and never had them killed what would have happened to them if they were both still alive during Mary’s reign

[@ChadeoYT]

They'd be cleaning the royal horse poo off the ground

[@raumaanking]

Imagine if Lady Jane Grey was never executed and she became the new queen of England in 1603 how would England have been like in your opinion

[@ChadeoYT]

Probably kept in the dark ages and may still be trying to catch up with the rest of the world.

[@dameinnoble3995]

Queenhood. An old-fashioned word coined in a bygone world. It is a taking hold and a letting go. Girlhood left behind like a favorite toy. Irreversible step over invisible brink. A new frock will be made, which is a country, hemmed with the white lace of it's shores, and here is a vast garden of Weald and Wold mountain and fell, lake, loch, cwm. It is constancy and it is change: the age of clockwork morphs into the digital days. But the song of the blackbird remains the same. Queenhood: a long winding procession from the Abbey door to the Abbey door. Queenhood: vows taken among bibles and blades, beneath braided banners and heralding Horns; the anointment of hand, breast, head with oil of cinnamon orange, musk and rose; promises sworn in secret under tented gold so daylight won't frighten the magic away, too sacred by far the camera to see. It is an undressing first, then a dressing up, a shedding of plain white cloth then the puting on of a linen gown and the supertunica - dazzling gold foil lined with crimson silk. Man will walk on the moon, great elms will fail and fall. But a knifes still a knife. A fork's still a fork. So the emblems and signs of royalty are produced: the guilded spurs; the blue steel sword - like a sliver of deep space drawn from the scabbard of night to punish and protect: bracelets to each wrist, sincerity and wisdom, both amour and bond. Love is still love is still love, war is war. And indestructible towers will atomise in a blink, the God particle will be flushed from it's hiding place. The sound barrier will twang with passenger planes. Civilisation will graft it's collective thoughts onto silicone wafers laureates will pass through court ...... But Taurus the bull on its heavenly tour will breach the same horizon at the given hour. Queenhood: it is the sky's it is also the soil of the land. It is life behind glass walls and fortified stones. Robe and stole are lifted onto your shoulders, both shield and yolk. Motherhood and womanhood will be taken as read. 'Multitasking' will be canonised as a new word. It is an honouring and also an honour. In the flare and blurr of an old film, ghostly knights and chess-piece bishops deliver the unearthly orb with it's pearly equator and polished realms into your open palm: and pass you the sceptre and rod of mercy and justice, one bearing a cross the other plumed with a white dove - and load your fourth finger with a ring that makes you the nations bride: and offer the white kid glove with it's scrollwork tattoo of thistles and shamrock oak leaves and acorns, then finally furnish your head with the crown - jewelled with history dense with glory - both owned and loaned at the same time. Do those burnished relics still hold the fingerprints of a twenty-seven-year-old? A priceless freight for a young woman to bear , but draped and adorned a monarch walks forward into the sideways weather of oncoming years. And the heavy cargoes of church and state lighten with each step, syrupy old gold transmuted to platinum, alchemy redefined. Queenhood: it is law and lore, the dream life and the documentary, a truthful fantasy. For generations we will not know such majesty. By Simon Armitage, Poet Laureate.

[@ChadeoYT]

Very well put

[@GinaBeana_Tootsie]

Queen Elisabeth was a strong lady it is weird to now have a king but I guess like all things we will get used to it 😁😺✌🏼

[@ChadeoYT]

Indeed it is

[@thomaslowdon5510]

You must see " what power does the queen have " its still relevant to King Charles... Head of all armed forces Head of church of England Laws made in parliament sign of by royal acent...or rejected. No.driving license No passport Worldwide diplomatic imunity Plus much more.. See the video....

[@livestocknetwork320]

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