why is the British Royal family so eye-catching

why is the British Royal family so eye-catching

刘慧勤07080313

School of Foreign studies

06/21/10

Why Is the British Royal Family So Eye-catching?

Writing 4

Mrs. Hu

why is the British Royal family so eye-catching

Why Is the British Royal Family So Eye-catching?①

Abstract: When people talk about British Royal Family, they always have a lot of topics, such as Princess Diana and her death, Prince Charles and Camilla, The Queen Elizabeth II and so on. Thousands of tidbits spread to Britain, Europe and beyond. The purpose of this paper is to search the possible reasons why British Royal Family become so eye-catching. The work presented in this paper focuses on three aspects, historical background, modern impacts, and media hype. In our study, we collect various articles and papers which relate to both the Royal Family and British history. We want to dig the essential reasons behind the colorful coat of tidbits gradually. The analysis demonstrates that the historical reasons, modern impact, and media hype altogether determine the Family’s eye-catching nature.

Key words: British Royal Family, Eye-catching, Reasons

① This paper is the fruit of a group work done by 王庆璐，高翔，李婧 and 刘慧勤.

why is the British Royal family so eye-catching

Outline

Introduction:

Start with our first impression of British royal family and what others have said about them, and then put forward the question-why the British Royal family is so eye-catching.

Body:

Part A: Historical background

1. The Glorious Revolution in 1688 turned the Britain into a monarchy, which is a root cause of the important and dominant role of the royal family.

2. Elizabeth I (1533--1603) succeeded to keep the unity of the Britain and pushed the country to a prime time. Meanwhile the English culture reached its peak during this period of time. The influence of the Queen began to spread to the whole world. Those had great impact on the status of the royal family.

3. Alexandrina Victoria (1819--1901) promoted the Britain to become the Empire where the sun never sets and enlarged the influence of the Britain in the whole world, which brought about a strong sense of pride in the British' hearts. The Queen became the symbol of the peace and prosperity of great Britain. Therefore the royal family had such a holy status.

Part B: Modern impact

As the symbol of the nation, the British royal family, especially the Queen, performs a great many important tasks on behalf of the nation.

A. (In politics) The Queen deals with government duties.

B. (In military affairs) The Queen is the head of the Armed Forces.

C. (In religion) She is the head of the Church of England.

Part C: Media Hype

One of the most typical characters of British royalty culture lies in the royal family’s tidbits, namely all sorts of box news of the family members’ personal lives, illustrated by Prince Harry’s Nazi costume incident.

Conclusion: The historical and modern reasons, together with the media hype determine that British Royal Family is so eye-catching.

why is the British Royal family so eye-catching

When we surf on the Internet, all kinds of news about the British Royal Family will enter our eyes. And we always cannot wait to read them. For instance, Prince Harry and Chelsy Davy's marriage becomes a hit recently. Many manufacturers try to cash in on their future wedding by making cups and plates with the couple's images. We are wondering why the British Royal Family is so eye-catching.

Williams hold the view in Queen and Country that the Royal Family is hereditary gene, representing the unique nationalities. As the symbol of the country, the Royal Family and the crown exist in all aspects of the British’s daily life. With the civilianization of the Royal Family, many Europeans begin to doubt the necessity of Royal Family’s existence, owing to the huge expenses. Referring to Royal Family, a German once said in an interview if the British are willing to support the Royal Family with a large sum of money every year, why not follow it with interest?

In our opinions, the reasons why the British Royal Family is so eye-catching lie in many aspects. Its historical background plays an important role. Its impacts on modern Britain and the world, as well as various tidbits help to shape today's Royal Family.

Historical Background

Throughout the history of the Great Britain, people can see the noble Kings and Queens and their magnificent achievements. Due to their remarkable accomplishments, they established the solid foundation of their social status. To some extent, this is why they can keep their Royal Family for such a long time.

In the course of the British history, two great female figures can not be ignored ---Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Victoria. Both of them paved the way for the Britain to become a powerful country in the world.

As for the popularity, the Queen Elizabeth I (1533--1603) lived up to this reputation. Her name ranked the 7th place on the“100 greatest British celebrities”list, which left other Kings’ far behind. And the historians gave the highest marks to her. In addition, her image was depicted in many movies for so many years. Why was she

why is the British Royal family so eye-catching

so popular? That probably had something to do with her accomplishments when she was in power. Elizabeth I succeeded to keep the unity of the Britain and combat the religious threat. The Britain was an enlightened society under her governance, which gave more space to make the English culture reach its peak. It produced many masters like William Shakespeare. At the same time, the marine business began to develop, which gradually brought the …… 此处隐藏：6350字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……