The Crown & The Constitution.
The Crown & The Constitution in UK XX/XXI centuries. The Crown: The Crown is the state in all aspects of the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their sub-divisions. Queen Elizabeth II is the current monarch and head of state, she ascended the throne in 1952. The monarchy is constitutional, limited to non-partisan functions such as bestowing honors and appointing the Prime Minister. The monarch is the commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces. British Monarchy traces its origins from the petty kingdoms of early medieval Scotland and Anglo-Saxon England, which consolidated into the Kingdoms of England and Scotland by 10 th c entury AD. The Constitution: The United Kingdom does not have one specific constitutional document named as such. Instead, the so-called constitution of the United Kingdom, or British constitution, is a sum of laws and principles that make up the country's...