PearlyBooks

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For more than 1,000 years, the British monarchy has been at the heart of national life. Kings and queens have conquered territory, imposed religious change and extracted taxation. Once they wielded absolute authority but their power diminished over time as Parliament developed, demanding the right to control the sovereign's spending. A constitutional monarchy emerged, with the royal family acting as important figureheads, boosting national morale in times of crisis. This is the story of a remarkably resilient institution'--Publisher.