INVENIRE

For many centuries, and even a few millennia, men and women have explored the globe, forcing entire tribes and civilisations to bow at their feet. These people conquered last stretches of terrritory, influencing and impacting the lives and cultures of the conquered lands for centuries after their deaths. Although their vocations were violent ones, their exploration led to the spread of language and philosophy. These tradesmen are now called military commanders. Alexander III of Macedon Alexander III of Macedon is often regarded as one of history's greatest military masterminds. His life consisted of many battles, all of which he was the victor in, and building an empire that stretched from Greece to India. Alexander The Great was born in 356 BC in the city of Pella, Greece to Phillip II of Macedon, and Olympias, Phillip's fourth wife. As a child, the young Alexander seemed destined to achieve great things. Aged 10, he famously tamed a horse brought by a trader from Thessal

Before beginning, I must note that the title is by all means misleading. The British constitution is not entirely unwritten; medieval documents such as the Magna Carta and the Provisions of Oxford still contain statutes that are applicable today. For example, the phrase, "No freeman shall be imprisoned except by a jury of peers" is derived from the Magna Carta (1215). However, unlike many other sovereign states, the United Kingdom does not have one document widely considered to be the Constitution. As the late PM Margaret Thatcher put it, "Europe was created by history. America was created by philosophy." European countries that do have codified constitutions have often adopted them in the last 70 years, far after the foundation date of the country. The UK's Constitution is a set of conventions, rather than a written document. This is namely due to the United Kingdom consisting of four independent nations until 1707. Unlike the United States, the UK does not h

Democracy is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "a form of government in which the people have a say over how it is governed" and its literal definition is "people power" (Classical Greek). Frequent, open and fair elections are seen as the hallmarks of democracies, and often, the hallmarks of great societies. Democracy's roots, however, did not see elections as such an essential process. This form of government, regarded by many as the hallmark of a great civilisation, originates from 5th Century BC Athens. In Ancient Athens, anyone who was a free male, and was not foreign-born, was granted the right to attend an ecclesia or assembly, where they would have the chance to bring about public lawsuits and debate new laws. These assemblies occurred several times a month and of the approximately 30, 000 eligible, there were about 6,000 to every meeting. A government of 6,000, in which there was no structural debate would have made for ineffective governme