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Royal Power: What role did the monarchies play in establishing social order in Europe in the Middle Ages? Part 1: Monarchies and how they ruled. Part 2: The power of symbols.

Royal Power Part 1: Monarchies and how they ruled. Monarchy. A type of government. Head of state is a King/Queen who achieves this role by hereditary transfer of power. Especially in the Middle Ages, monarchs ruled with “divine right”. Related terms: monarch, royalty, constitutional monarchy. If a country is ruled (controlled) by a monarch, what does this mean?

Royal Power Part 1: Monarchies and how they ruled.

Role of the Royals Centralised power Replaced feudal courts with royal courts Growing emphasis on written documents (regularised legal system and codes) Rise of representative assemblies Operated within the feudal contract Taxes Agreements Coordination under authority Attempted to reduce influence of the aristocracy Set important trends- i.e. Eleanor of Aquitaine Beginnings of national identity and loyalty Political Social/Cultural Economic

Royal Power Part 1: Monarchies and how they ruled. Would feudalism have worked without monarchical rule? YES NO

Royal Power Part 2: The power of symbols. What are symbols? Images that stand in for a concept, idea, company, product, person. Cause us to remember the concept, idea, company, product, person. May be used to encourages us to think, act, feel or respond in a certain way. Examples of symbols in your life?

Royal Power Part 2: The power of symbols For each symbol a) identify b) record your reaction

British Columbia Royal Power Part 2: The power of symbols. Heraldry (Coat of Arms) Rt. Hon. Michael Jean Canada City of Vancouver

"First use of heraldry in Canada. Jacques Cartier raises the Arms of Francis I of France at Gaspe in 1534." Heraldry (Coat of Arms) The short-hand of history Used to identify knights whose faces were obscured by armour Granted by the sovereign to one person Royal Power Part 2: The power of symbols.

Heraldry (Coat of Arms) Royal Power Part 2: The power of symbols. Source:

Analysing Heraldry (Coat of Arms) Royal Power Part 2: The power of symbols.

Analysing Heraldry (Coat of Arms) 1.What symbols are represented in this example? 2.Is/are there a theme/s or message portrayed from the combination of symbols? 3.Do you see any contradictions between any symbolic elements? 4.How is this coat of arms a “short hand history” of the person, organisation or body represented? Royal Power Part 2: The power of symbols.

Heraldry (Coat of Arms) How are Coats of Arms different from modern symbols/logos? 1.Does not become outdated by advancing technology or changing lifestyles. 2.Depiction may vary widely from one artist to another. 3.Hereditary. 4.Cannot merely be assumed, changed, or discarded at will. ( vs Royal Power Part 2: The power of symbols.

List for Step 1 Any Canadian City (Vancouver, Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, etc) Any Canadian Province Rt. Hon. David Johnston Windsor Family Scotland France Other of your choosing (must get teacher approval)