Throne of England

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The Throne of England is the

State opening of Parliament.[3]

History

The English Throne is one of the oldest continuing hereditary monarchies in the world. In much the same sense as

metonymic concept that represents the legal authority for the existence of the government.[4] It evolved naturally as a separation of the literal throne and property of the nation-state from the person and personal property of the monarch.[5]

According to tradition, the roots of British monarchy extend into legends before the ninth-century king Alfred the Great.[6] On 1 May 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain[7] was created by the political union of the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland. In this period, the "Throne of the United Kingdom" was merged in usage with the "Throne of England."

The modern

Throne of Scotland
.

The fungible meanings of "Throne of England" encompass the modern monarchy and the chronological list of legendary and historical monarchs of England, Scotland and the United Kingdom.[9]

Rhetorical usage

This view of the throne in the Palace of Westminster shows the House of Lords in session in the early 19th century before Parliament was destroyed by fire in 1834.

This flexible English term is also a

trope. Depending on context, the Throne of England can be construed as a metonymy, which is a rhetorical device for an allusion relying on proximity or correspondence, as for example referring to actions of the king or queen or as "actions of the throne." The throne is also understood as a synecdoche
, which is related to metonymy and metaphor in suggesting a play on words by identifying a closely related conceptualisation, e.g.,

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Williams, David. (1858). The preceptor's assistant, or, Miscellaneous questions in general history, literature, and science, p. 153.
  2. ^ a b Gordon, Delahay. (1760). A General History of the Lives, Trials, and Executions of All the Royal and Noble Personages, that Have Suffered in Great-Britain and Ireland for High Treason, Or Other Crimes: From the Accession of Henry VIII. to the Throne of England, Down to the Present Time, p. 55.
  3. ^ The Encyclopedia Britannica. Vol. 22. Encyclopedia Britannica Company. 1929. p. 163.
  4. ^ Williams, p. 153; Jeudwine, John Wynne. (1835). The First Twelve Centuries of British Story, p. 187.
  5. ^ Gordon, p. 440.
  6. ^ Williams, p. 60; Jeudwine, p. 60.
  7. ^ Parliament, UK: Archived 26 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine Acts of Union, 1707; Scottish history online, Union.
  8. ^ Shawcross, William. (2002). Queen and Country: The Fifty-year Reign of Elizabeth II, pp. 65-66.
  9. ^ ; Jeudwine, p. 398.
  10. ^ Gordon, p. 72.
  11. ^ Williams, p. 64.
  12. ^ Russell, John. (1844). History of England: With Separate Historical Sketches of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland; from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar Until the Accession of Queen Victoria to the British Throne, p. 153.

References

  • Gordon, Delahay. (1760). A General History of the Lives, Trials, and Executions of All the Royal and Noble Personages, that Have Suffered in Great-Britain and Ireland for High Treason, Or Other Crimes: From the Accession of Henry VIII. to the Throne of England, Down to the Present Time. London: J. Burd. OCLC 22644648
  • Jeudwine, John Wynne. (1912). The First Twelve Centuries of British Story: A Slight Sketch and Criticism of the Social and Political Conditions in the British Islands (herein Called Britain) from the Year 56 B.C. to the Accession of Henry II to the Throne of England in 1154 A.D. London: Longmans, Green. OCLC 1356980
  • Russell, John. (1844). History of England: With Separate Historical Sketches of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland; from the Invasion of Julius Cæsar Until the Accession of Queen Victoria to the British Throne. Philadelphia: Hogan & Thompson. OCLC 31202216
  • Shawcross, William. (2002). Queen and Country: The Fifty-year Reign of Elizabeth II. New York:
  • Williams, David. (1858). The preceptor's assistant, or, Miscellaneous questions in general history, literature, and science. London: By Simpkin, Marshall. OCLC 63065688