Ye Yang Zhang 2016195131 UIC 1551-05 Midterm Paper “Britain never achieved absolute monarchy.” Monarchies, more often, are established based on a family being the rulers from generation to generation. In dictionaries, an absolute monarchy is defined as a Monarchy that is not limited or restrained by laws or a constitution. This system of government was widely employed in the world throughout history, especially in the French culture. However, France’s close neighbor, Britain, never reaches a full development of an absolute monarchy. Instead, Britain’s monarchies were constitutional. A constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as the head of the state, but typically adopts a parliamentary system as well. The inclusive government serves as the sole wellspring of political power in state and is not lawfully bound by any constitution. Because of various historical matters, the power of the Britain monarchy started to decline the day it was established. To understand fully the reasons why Britain never achieved absolute monarchy, we need to look into the turning points in the English history. Feudalism was highly practiced in Europe during the Middle Ages. It was a system where all power was spilled out of the ruler and was frequently practiced by practically every other person. Although the king was supremely on the top of the triangle, every class under feudalism strictly relied on each other. The king could indeed manage