The Monarchy

I love that fact that London has such a long history of queens and kings and royal history. That is why I was interested in the history of the royal family. It is hard for me to grasp the fact that Henry the third at nine years old became king. At nine I was definitely not thinking about anything of the sort, but I commend the royals for being prepared to talk over rule of a country. To make sure there were royals in line to take over the thrown is such a pressure for them, especially to produce an heir. I found it interesting that after the Act of Settlement in 1701 monarch must be a member of the Church of England. The fact that you are restricted from marrying a Catholic is just crazy to me because I feel like anyone should be able to marry whom ever they love, but I understand it is tradition, but sometimes tradition should be changed. Also, the fact that women are bypassed from taking over rule back in the day makes sense, but I wish was never a deciding factor. Everyone looks to the king or queen as the ultimate power, but really they do not have that power. As it was stated the rights of the monarch are the right to be consulted, right to encourage, and the right to warn. They are more the face then anything else. Pertaining to my major of Fashion Merchandising I cannot see anything connecting. I am so intrigued by the royal family and all the history that they have been through, it is hard to fathom of what they have been through.