who is the queen?
what is the purpose of the queen?
is the queen related to henry the 8th? how?
2007-02-20 00:14:04 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Queen of the UK IS also the Queen of Australia! America is a Republic so doean't have one.
2007-02-20 00:17:11 · answer #1 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Queens are only used in countries that have Monarchy governments. The United States is a Democracy, thus we have an elected official as our President instead of an official who is born into royalty and inherits the place of control.
The purpose of the Queen is basically that of what Americans have as a President. Often times, the Queen actually has a government in place under her
While I'm sure there was a Queen related to Henry VIII, that doesn't mean that ALL Queens are. There are still a numerous amount of countries that use Queens, even though most people assume the only countries that do are the UK and Australia. However, this is not the case. Another very famous country that still uses a Queen is the Netherlands as well as Denmark. This is just naming a very few!
2007-02-20 00:24:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Queen of England is Queen Elizabeth the 2nd. Australia, being still part of the Commonwealth still has her as their queen along with all the other members of the commonwealth. The purpose now is purely as a figurehead, she has to sign the bills that are passed through parliament but has little real effect on the management of the nations. America and other republics do not have a queen, thats what a republic means. royality has direct lines of accession, that is why its not an elected position, its passed on, usually to the eldest son, and so on.
2007-02-20 00:35:52 · answer #3 · answered by Ellie L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you actually follow the line of succession back, you will find out that the queen is actually related to Henry the VI further back than the VIII. It only starts getting a little more confuxing then due to the War of the Roses and the sucession of the Tudors.
2007-02-21 23:31:55 · answer #4 · answered by Kevan M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I should point out that the UK is a Constitutional Monarchy and the US is a Republic. They are both Democracy's, Oliver Cromwell saw to that after the English Civil War.
Since then the power of the Monarch has been continually eroded.The present queen has the power to invite the leader of the party winning an election to form a government as well as being head of the church of England.She has a similar role with respect to the other country's she is queen of.Effectively she has no role in government policy and acts more as a figurehead performing various duties steeped in tradition.
Consequently the role of the Monarchy is questionable and I do not think it will be around much longer.
2007-02-20 08:20:16 · answer #5 · answered by Roman H 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Apart from the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II is also Queen of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, and Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Henry VIII's last descendant was Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen)who died in 1603 ending the reign of the house of Tudor.
There is no direct line from Henry VIII to Elizabeth II as the line passes through his sister, Margaret Tudor, but they are related even if it is very, very, very, very, very distantly
2007-02-20 01:02:04 · answer #6 · answered by warrobcol 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Queen Elizabeth is also the Queen of Australia as it is a Commonwealth Realm.
I have no idea of her purpose in today's society and whether there is any blood relation between her and Henry VIII. I think he is just a predecessor.
2007-02-20 00:30:11 · answer #7 · answered by Chrissy 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I find it rather bizarre that you don't know who the Queen of England is. And can I clarify that England may have a monarchy but it is still a democratic country as the head of state (Queen Elizabeth II) may rule the country but the elected official (Prime Minister) and the government run it. America is a republic country which is why it doesn't have a monarchy.
2007-02-20 01:15:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
America is a republic, but Australia's queen is the Queen of England. There is no longer a 'purpose' as such except that she brings revenue to the country in tourists, unfortunately they are also expensive so they probably cost us double that. But it is a historic thing. She is related to Henry VIII, but I dont know the exact line.
2007-02-20 00:19:51 · answer #9 · answered by Helen C 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the Queen is the reigning Monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Her title is 'Your Majesty', or your Royal Highness, and sometimes, Liz.
Her name is Queen Elizabeth II (like the ship, only smaller)
Her purpose is to be the Head of State, attract foreign tourists and entertain us in the media with her and her childrens jolly antics.
She is also the Queen of Australia, because Australia is in the Commonwealth just like Canada.
America has it's own head of state, called Mr President.
2007-02-20 02:08:49 · answer #10 · answered by Our Man In Bananas 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Royal Family's website: http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page1.asp, complete with family trees.
The Queen is not related to Henry VIII - she is of the House of Windsor and Henry is of the House of Tudor. Although I'm sure if you dig hard enough you can find a connection. After all, they're all part of the European Monarchy.
2007-02-20 00:45:02 · answer #11 · answered by finch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋