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All About History Book of Democracy

All About History Book of Democracy
Magazine

Explore the fascinating history of democracy, from the ancient world to the modern day. See how the idea emerged in ancient Greece, giving this form of government its name: "demos" (people) "kratos" (power), and chart the defining moments of democratic societies across millenia. From revolts and revolutions to suffrage movements, protests and referendums, discover how and why democracy has become such a powerful force for progress in the world today.

WELCOME

FORMS OF GOVERNMENT • Discover the many faces of democracy, and the other political systems through which the world is ruled

THE STATE OF DEMOCRACY • How is democracy progressing today, and how has it evolved so far?

DEMOCRACY IN THE ANCIENT WORLD

DEMOCRACY THROUGH HISTORY: ANCIENT MILESTONES

HOW DEMOCRACY WAS BORN • The city-state of Athens brought the foundations of democracy to the world in the 5th century BCE

THE LAWS OF DRACO

THROUGH OSTRACISM

RISE & FALL OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC • The democratic model of the Roman Republic still shapes governments today – but how was it created and why did it fail?

THE TWELVE TABLES

FOLLOWING ROME

DEMOCRACY IN THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD

DEMOCRACY THROUGH HISTORY: MEDIEVAL MILESTONES

VIKING DEMOCRACY • How a bunch of looting Vikings established the first representative assemblies

THE FIRST PARLIAMENT

THE IROQUOIS CONFEDERACY • Democratic indigenous societies emerged independently across the globe all throughout history – not just in Europe, as has long been thought

THE INDIGENOUS LEGACY: BEYOND THE IROQUOIS

THE MANDEN CHARTER • Prince Sundiata Keita established the Mali Empire on a series of principles and values that helped define fundamental rights

MAGNA CARTA • Discover how this 800-year-old document made Britain the country it is today

MAGNA CARTA IN NORTH AMERICA

Five charter facts

THE BIRTH OF BRITISH DEMOCRACY SIMON DE MONTFORT’S 1265 PARLIAMENT • For the first time, representatives of the common man gave their opinions next to barons and bishops

THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER • Known as the ‘Mother of Parliaments’, Westminster’s iconic architecture is recognised throughout the world

A tour around the Houses of Parliament • The heart of British politics is a maze-like building put together over hundreds of years…

Parliament in progress • We pick just a few of the notable dates in the Palace of Westminster’s long history

BIG BEN IN FOCUS

THE TWO-HOUSE SYSTEM

Of Gunpowder and Treason

TYNWALD THE THING IN THE FIELD • The oldest continuous parliament in the world is not in Greece, but sits on an island in the middle of the Irish Sea

DEMOCRACY IN THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD

DEMOCRACY THROUGH HISTORY: EARLY MODERN MILESTONES

DEMOCRACY IN MESOAMERICA • The Greeks and Romans weren’t the only ancient civilisations that developed democratic systems

THE KING IS DEAD, LONG LIVE PARLIAMENT THE ENGLISH CIVIL WAR • How this defining conflict led to a uniquely English approach to democracy

SECTS & SAINTS

THE FREE PRESS • The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg led to a social revolution that powered political change, turning democratic ideas into reality

AUTHORITARIANISM VS THE FREE PRESS

BUILDING A NATION • Finding common ground in government presented a major challenge as the American colonies emerged from revolution and set about building a nation

The two-party system • The two-party system that characterises American politics was born of sectionalism and differing ideological visions

INSIDE THE US CAPITOL • Explore the...

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