Includes bibliographical references (p. [318]-322) and index.
The evolution of constitutional monarchy -- The basic constitutional rules: the rules of succession -- The basic constitutional rules: influence and the prerogative -- The appointment of a prime minister -- Three constitutional crises -- Hung Parliaments and proportional representation -- The financing of the monarchy -- The sovereign's private secretary -- The sovereign and the church -- The sovereign and the commonwealth -- The future of constitutional monarchy -- Appendices. Sovereigns since Henry VIII ; British prime ministers since 1782 ; Private secretaries since 1870 ; Member states of the Commonwealth, 1995 ; Some constitutional episodes involving the use of royal power since 1900.