This trigger is held highly among determinist historians as one of the reasons the republic was doomed to fail from the start. Article 48 was a major flaw in the constitution as it compeletely ignored the point of democracy, effectively turning the country into an autocratic rule. This left the country at the mercy of the President, and effectively bypassed the whole point of having a democracy entirely. This is one of the direct causes of the downfall of the democracy as it was this very article that granted President Hindenburg power to hire Adolf Hitler as chancellor against the concensus of the reichstag. It was this that was to be the final nail in the coffin of the Weimar Republic and therefore is one of the reasons for the downfall of the Republic.
This was the starting point of the Anglo-French rivalry, being that it was humiliating for one king to be vassal to another. The French Capetian kings, likewise, resented a neighboring king holding vast tracts of land within their realm. The result of this situation was constant strife between the kingdoms of France and England. Furthermore, in 1154 Henry Plantagenet, Duke of Normandy and Count of Anjou, and a close cousin to the king of France, succeeded to the English throne. Two years prior to Henry’s coronation, he married Eleanor, duchess of Aquitaine, the former wife of the King of France.
‘The government of England under Edward VI was not effective’ To what extend do you agree? The government under Edward VI from 1547 until his death can be characterised by two distinct periods; when Somerset was Lord Protector during the years 1547-1549 and during the leadership of his successor, Northumberland in the years 1550-1553. The effectiveness of these regimes can be judged according to their policy, implementation of policy and also the effects or consequences of such policy. One of the biggest arguments that the government of England was not effective under Edward VI can be illustrated in the way Protector Somerset’s failed religious policies were the cause of great social discontent, leading to one of the most threatening rebellions seen under his regime. Despite the reformation, many ordinary people were religiously, socially and economically dependent on the remaining catholic institutions and social structures that remained, for example the Chantries.
Conclusion The main conclusion to be drawn for this paper is that the French Revolution was characterized mainly by war, famine and depression, which were caused by the failure of King Louis XVI at managing the finance of the notion properly. These factors finally led to unseat the French leader. To make matters worse, the inhabitants claimed the country for themselves in the name of liberty. In other words, the Revolution involved not only the reorganization of a country in relation to its government and society, but also a profound change in the course of history.
The Main Reason For The Defeat Of The Royalist Cause In The First Civil War Was The Leadership Of Charles l – Assess The Validity Of This View With Reference To The Years 1642-1646. In the period up to the outbreak of civil war in England, there were several reasons as to why the Royalist Cause and Charles were defeated. Many of his subjects came to question whether he was a monarch who could be trusted to rule within the ambiguous bounds of the unwritten ancient constitution. Firstly, Charles alone contributed heavily to the defeat of the Royalist cause. He was hampered by a speech defect which made communication difficult and communication with Parliament suffered as a direct result.
There are many events that occurred in 1483 as a result of the weaknesses of Edward IV that led to the usurpation of the crown, such as the overmighty nobility, strong division between the Yorkists, the premature death of the King and the opposition of the Woodvilles. However there were also the personal ambitions of his brother Richard III, who had a strong powerbase in the North, needed to protect himself from the Woodville’s revenge, arranged the arrest and deaths of nobles in his way of the throne and imprisoned his own nephews. One of the biggest weaknesses in Edward’s reign was his nobility, who were hugely overmighty despite the fact that he had distributed less patronage in his second reign than he did in his first. Gloucester and the Woodvilles benefited in particular from his extensive patronage. In July of 1471 Gloucester was granted all of Warwick’s northern lands and to help him conduct the war against the Scots in 1480-82 he was also made Lieutenant General in the north.
‘The main threat to the stability of the Weimar Republic in the period 1919 to 1923 came from the political violence of the extreme right.’ How far do you agree with this statement? There is a large debate regarding whether or not the main threat to the stability of the Weimar Republic in the period 1919-23 came from the extreme right. The end of World War I saw the abdication of the Kaiser (August 28th 1918) and the implementation of the Weimar Republic under Friedrich Ebert, leader of the SPD. The signing of the Treaty of Versailles left Germany crippled financially which led to hyperinflation and a lot of civil unrest to combat. During this time, there were numerous coups from both the right and the left, which threatened the stability of the Weimar Republic.
Napoleon’s obstinacy had lost him everything – he had fallen. In this essay I will assess and explain these reasons as factors which led to Napoleons downfall in 1814. One reason for Napoleon's downfall was his renowned Grande Armée. The military organisation and methods of warfare had changed for both Napoleon and his enemies in 1807. Although in 1807 the Grande Armée still remained undefeated, these changes would cause it to crumble in the years to come.
As well as that, there was a very bad harvest in 1621 which caused widespread distress and finally there was wide support for anti-Spanish foreign policy. This meant that money was already short and James had to accept this, but he was a very extravagant king and would struggle to come to terms with not being able to have everything he wanted. Stress would have been a big factor and tension would have been big between the king and Parliament. A main reason that James felt the royal prerogative was under threat in the 1621 Parliament is because of monopolies. Monopolists such as Sir Giles Mompesson and Sir Francis Mithcell were impeached for their corrupt practices in monopolies such as licensing alehouses where many of these alehouses were illegal gambling dens or partly brothels.
How important was the Duke of Buckingham to the breakdown in relations between Crown and Parliament in the years of 1625-1629? Charles’ main advisor and partner in foreign policy was the Duke of Buckingham. Due to Buckingham being a wicked advisor led Charles to a disastrous foreign policy. This propelled him into confrontation with parliament. Buckingham had too much influence with the King; this meant he was seen as one of the main causes to the break down in parliament.