A brief guide to the British royal family - Deepstash
How To Stop Wasting Time

Learn more about history with this collection

Creating a productive schedule

Avoiding procrastination

Prioritizing tasks effectively

How To Stop Wasting Time

Discover 99 similar ideas in

It takes just

12 mins to read

Why Britain has a royal family

Why Britain has a royal family

For centuries, virtually every country in the western world had some sort of king and royal family.

Some people in republics like France or the United States will say that clever people grew out of them. Monarchy lovers will respond that really clever countries kept their monarchies. They argue that royal families embody their country's human roots and identity. Brave kings and queens often become symbols of their nation's unity in times of war or crises.

26

395 reads

What the royal family does

The role of the royal family across the Commonwealth is that of morale boosters.

Younger family members are expected to join the armed forces or participate in some useful social service. Royal people present medals to brave soldiers and cups to sporting teams. They are expected to set a good example wherever they go.

23

239 reads

Power of the royal family

In a representative people's monarchy, the people have the power while the monarch has none.

The British royal family are not supposed to express political opinions. When Elizabeth II reads out the policies of 'Her' government in the Queen's Speech at the Opening of Parliament, she represents the power of the people whose votes put the prime minister of the moment into office. She is a mouthpiece of that government but does not express her own opinions.

25

201 reads

Why people care about the royal family

People identify with people. While politicians come and go, the royal family creates a sense of human continuity at the centre of society.

History shows that rebels and non-conformists in the family can create more affection than good ones. Diana, the maverick Princess, topped many of the royal popularity polls all over the world.

24

195 reads

The royals bring in money via tourism

Briitish taxpayers fund the royal family, which totalled ÂŁ82.2m in 2018/19. This paid for their 3,200 royal engagements at home and abroad, with over 160,000 guests being welcomed at royal palaces for events. It also financed the reservicing of Buckingham Palace for ÂŁ85m over the next five years.

While that is a lot of money, in 2016 alone, over 2.7 million tourists visited Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and other key royal attractions, boosting Britains tourist revenues by ÂŁ550m.

24

180 reads

The line of succession to the throne

  • The present Queen received her title in 1952 from her father, George VI, whose claim went through his father, George V, to Queen Victoria.
  • Today, the line of succession of the House of Windsor runs through Prince Charles (1), to his son Prince William (2) and then to his eldest son Prince George (3).

Succession runs through the male heirs, except when no male heirs are available. That law changed in 2015 for members of the royal family born after 28 October 2011.

24

183 reads

How the royal family's titles work

The royal family take their titles from the English shires - York, Lancaster, Gloucester, Cornwall.

  • Prince Charles is Duke of Cornwall
  • Prince Andrew is Duke of York
  • Prince Edward is Earl of Wessex

For the next generation of royals,

  • Prince William is Duke of Cambridge
  • Prince Harry is Duke of Sussex

In term of precedence, the five male titles of the peerage are Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount and Baron. Duke is the highest and most exclusive.

26

177 reads

Arguments against the royals

  • Critics say the institution of the monarchy is old-fashioned and artificially maintaining privileges of a bygone era.
  • When the young royal joins the armed forces, they are automatically made officers, leading to inequality and hierarchy.
  • Others complain that royals do insufficient work for the tax-payers money.
  • Constitutionally, the splendour of the monarchy allows politicians to hide behind unearned 'palace prestige.'
  • Atheists, agnostics, and free-thinkers condemn the royal family's endorsement of the Church of England.

26

147 reads

Why the British monarchy survived

The British royal family survived by being more open and flexible than many others.

The French monarchy was destroyed in a blood-bath in the 1790s because it aligned itself with an oppressive aristocratic upper class who exploited the people. In contrast, the British royal family kept company with merchants and entrepreneurs and was encouraging scientific research. Generally, the British kings accepted the will of the people as expressed through parliament.

26

156 reads

CURATED BY

saisha

Sharing is caring

stash-superman-illustration

Explore the World’s

Best Ideas

200,000+ ideas on pretty much any topic. Created by the smartest people around & well-organized so you can explore at will.

An Idea for Everything

Explore the biggest library of insights. And we've infused it with powerful filtering tools so you can easily find what you need.

Knowledge Library

Powerful Saving & Organizational Tools

Save ideas for later reading, for personalized stashes, or for remembering it later.

# Personal Growth

Take Your Ideas

Anywhere

Organize your ideas & listen on the go. And with Pro, there are no limits.

Listen on the go

Just press play and we take care of the words.

Never worry about spotty connections

No Internet access? No problem. Within the mobile app, all your ideas are available, even when offline.

Get Organized with Stashes

Ideas for your next work project? Quotes that inspire you? Put them in the right place so you never lose them.

Join

2 Million Stashers

4.8

5,740 Reviews

App Store

4.7

72,690 Reviews

Google Play

Ashley Anthony

This app is LOADED with RELEVANT, HELPFUL, AND EDUCATIONAL material. It is creatively intellectual, yet minimal enough to not overstimulate and create a learning block. I am exceptionally impressed with this app!

“

Shankul Varada

Best app ever! You heard it right. This app has helped me get back on my quest to get things done while equipping myself with knowledge everyday.

“

Sean Green

Great interesting short snippets of informative articles. Highly recommended to anyone who loves information and lacks patience.

“

samz905

Don’t look further if you love learning new things. A refreshing concept that provides quick ideas for busy thought leaders.

“

Jamyson Haug

Great for quick bits of information and interesting ideas around whatever topics you are interested in. Visually, it looks great as well.

“

Giovanna Scalzone

Brilliant. It feels fresh and encouraging. So many interesting pieces of information that are just enough to absorb and apply. So happy I found this.

“

Ghazala Begum

Even five minutes a day will improve your thinking. I've come across new ideas and learnt to improve existing ways to become more motivated, confident and happier.

“

Laetitia Berton

I have only been using it for a few days now, but I have found answers to questions I had never consciously formulated, or to problems I face everyday at work or at home. I wish I had found this earlier, highly recommended!

“

Read & Learn

20x Faster

without
deepstash

with
deepstash

with

deepstash

Access to 200,000+ ideas

—

Access to the mobile app

—

Unlimited idea saving & library

—

—

Unlimited history

—

—

Unlimited listening to ideas

—

—

Downloading & offline access

—

—

Personalized recommendations

—

—

Supercharge your mind with one idea per day

Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.

Email

I agree to receive email updates