02919nam 2200625Ia 450 991081573060332120230808215222.01-281-98935-597866119893540-19-152089-6(CKB)1000000000756426(OCoLC)344061919(CaPaEBR)ebrary10283526(SSID)ssj0000205045(PQKBManifestationID)12022282(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000205045(PQKBWorkID)10208898(PQKB)10232923(MiAaPQ)EBC3053174(MiAaPQ)EBC4701701(Au-PeEL)EBL3053174(CaPaEBR)ebr10283526(Au-PeEL)EBL4701701(CaONFJC)MIL198935(OCoLC)1024279443(MiAaPQ)EBC7035991(Au-PeEL)EBL7035991(EXLCZ)99100000000075642619950606d1995 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe monarchy and the constitution /Vernon BogdanorOxford Clarendon Press ;New York Oxford University Press19951 online resource (x, 328 pages)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-19-827769-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Intro -- Contents -- 1. The Evolution of Constitutional Monarchy -- 2. The Basic Constitutional Rules: The Rules of Succession -- 3. The Basic Constitutional Rules: Influence and the Prerogative -- 4. The Appointment of a Prime Minister -- 5. Three Constitutional Crises -- 6. Hung Parliaments and Proportional Representation -- 7. The Financing of the Monarchy -- 8. The Sovereign's Private Secretary -- 9. The Sovereign and the Church -- 10. The Sovereign and the Commonwealth -- 11. The Future of Constitutional Monarchy -- Appendices -- 1. Sovereigns since Henry VIII -- 2. British prime ministers since 1782 -- 3. Private secretaries since 1870 -- 4. Member states of the Commonwealth, 1995 -- 5. Some constitutional episodes involving the use of royal power since 1900 -- Select Bibliography -- Index.An analysis of how constitutional monarchy functions in a modern democracy, showing how it serves to stabilize and sustain democratic government. The book offers reflections on the future of the monarchy, based firmly upon its history.Constitutional historyGreat BritainMonarchyGreat BritainHistoryConstitutional historyMonarchyHistory.320.441Bogdanor Vernon1943-188881MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815730603321Monarchy and the constitution625799UNINA