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The Queen of England occupies a ruling position in the UK, but has no actual power to rule. The British Prime Minister occupies a dominant position and has actual power to rule.
Since the end of the 17th century, after the Glorious Revolution, the ruling power of the British king has gradually been transferred to the cabinet. The person who speaks in the British cabinet is the prime minister. But at that time, the power of the prime minister was not that great, and all cabinet decisions still needed to be made. The signature of the King of England, but later a British king wanted to restore the British monarchy. The cabinet resigned collectively, and even Congress resisted. Due to the great impact, the King of England was forced to invite the Prime Minister back. Since then, the King of England has The power was transferred to the cabinet, and the power of the cabinet began to override the royal power.
Although the power of the cabinet overrides the royal power, the Queen of England still has symbolic significance, just like the Scottish independence in 2013. At that time, the British Prime Minister had placed hope on the Queen of England, hoping that she could persuade Scotland not to become independent. The people of Scotland also recognized the status of the Queen of England. As long as the Queen opened her mouth, Scotland might give up its independence. However, the Queen of England refused at that time because she felt that it was only the choice of the people of Scotland, and the British royal family was only in a ruling position and had no actual right to rule. , so they are unwilling to intervene in this matter. This also shows that the British royal family has become accustomed to ruling without ruling.
Famous Queen
Mary I
Mary I, (Mary I, February 18, 1516 ~ November 17, 1558) Queen of England and Ireland (Theoretically she reigned from July 6, 1553, but actually reigned from July 19 until her death on November 17, 1558). She was the fourth and penultimate monarch of the Tudor dynasty. Her main deed was her efforts to restore England from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism (1555). ?
For this reason, she executed almost three hundred opponents, so she was called "Bloody Mary". Since then, Bloody Mary has become synonymous with witch in English. But her religious policies were largely reversed by her successor, Elizabeth I.