Matriarch: Queen Mary and the House of Windsor

by Anne Edwards

Unlike the American Constitution, the British Constitution is mostly unwritten and is not much more than a “rhetorical abstraction.”

Constitutional precedent had also been established in any crisis where there was a conflict of power. At such times, Parliament is above the King and he must accept the advice of Parliament through his Ministers on everything that affects public policy and the public interest.

For centuries, Hebrew elements based on the ritual used by Samuel in anointing Saul, King of Israel, have formed the basis of all coronation ceremonies in Christian countries, and in theory the English coronation is a religious rite.