THE NEED TO MAINTAIN THE MONARCHY IN TODAY’S MODERN DEMOCRATIC BRITAIN
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2017-05
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University of 20th August 1955-Skikda
Abstract
The British Monarchy is the eldest institution in Britain. This institution witnessed many historical
developments including civil wars, World Wars, fall of the British Empire, rise of democracy,
decolonization, economic crises, but still it exists today even though not as strong as it was. This
institution had been at once very powerful, with its kings strongly believing in the Divine Right of kings.
Gradually, it was stripped of most of its powers, as people no longer believed in the sacrosanctity of their
kings. Indeed, people started to rebel against their kings and call for limiting their absolute powers to
safeguard their own rights and liberties. Such rebellions marked the end of Absolute Monarchy and gave
the birth of Constitutional British Monarchy with only symbolic roles to play which do not justify its
existence, leading many to call for its abolition. It is really surprising that the British Monarchy still
exists now in the 21st century, but before rushing into calling for its abolition, one must think deeply and
rise questions like: What is the rationality of keeping this institution with its apparent symbolic roles in
politics, the arena in which everything is carefully accounted for? In this humble work, we try to find
possible “hidden roles” played by the British Monarch that might be important and truly justify its
existence.