Queen Victoria

Bartley, Paula

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“…He received her instructions and alterations to his draft despatches, but simply ignored them when he wished. 35 The Queen declared that she would not permit such disregard of her orders. 36 She insisted that once she gave her sanction to a measure it must not be "arbitrarily altered or modified by the Minister."…”

Section: Queen Victoria and The Exercise Of Soft Powermentioning

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“…80 Compare the view of Homans that "Queen's consent" is a mark of the Queen's passivity: Homans, Queen Victoria, xxvii. 81 UK House of Commons, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, "The impact of Queen's and Prince's Consent on the legislative process," HC 784 (2014) 16 [35]. confidential and could not be obtained under freedom of information 82 or other legal means.…”

Section: Elizabeth Ii: Exercises Of Soft Power In the United Kingdommentioning

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The Exercise of Soft Power by Female Monarchs in the United Kingdom

Twomey

2020

Royal Studies Journal

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In the United Kingdom, female monarchs, such as Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II, have been adept at the exercise of power through influence behind closed doors, eschewing public exercises of constitutional power against governments. This exercise of soft power has led to a general underestimation of their role as sovereign. Strict rules of secrecy concerning the Sovereign's actions have made it difficult to assess how a sovereign has fulfilled her constitutional role and her impact upon constitutional governance. But small chinks in the gilded curtain of secrecy show that the Queen's involvement and influence is greater and more effective than has been publicly recognised. This article traces the development of soft power from Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II and notes how it has been particularly employed to their advantage by female monarchs.

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Section: Queen Victoria and The Exercise Of Soft Powermentioning

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Section: Elizabeth Ii: Exercises Of Soft Power In the United Kingdommentioning

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The Exercise of Soft Power by Female Monarchs in the United Kingdom

Twomey

2020

Royal Studies Journal

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‘How To Be Useful in War Time’ Queen Mary’s Leadership in the War Effort 1914–1918

Rowbotham

2018

Monarchies and the Great War

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The Bicentenary of Queen Victoria

Taylor¹

2020

J. Br. Stud.

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The past year, 2019, was the bicentenary of the birth of Queen Victoria. Since 2001, the centenary of her death, much has changed in the scholarship about the British queen. Her own journals and correspondence are more available for researchers. European monarchies are now being taken seriously as historical topics. There is also less agreement about the Victorian era as a distinct period of study, leaving Victoria's own relationship with the era she eponymizes less certain. With these changing perspectives in mind, this article looks at six recent books about Victoria (four biographies, one study of royal matchmaking, and one edited volume) in order to reassess her reign. The article is focused on three themes: Queen Victoria as a female monarch, her role in building a dynastic empire, and her prerogative—how she influenced the politics of church and state. The article concludes by warning that biography is not the medium best suited for taking advantage of all the new historical contexts for understanding Queen Victoria's life.

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Queen Victoria

Cited by 4 publications

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The Exercise of Soft Power by Female Monarchs in the United Kingdom

The Exercise of Soft Power by Female Monarchs in the United Kingdom

‘How To Be Useful in War Time’ Queen Mary’s Leadership in the War Effort 1914–1918

The Bicentenary of Queen Victoria

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