United or Devided

accession to the throne

(to) accede to the throne

to break social conventions

Breacking social conventions can lead to upheaval

boundaries

national boundaries, social boundaries, cross boundaries

class division

class distinction

to climb the social ladder

Less educated people are less likely to climb the income ladder

constitutional

constitutional monarchy, constitutional rights, constitutional reform

to cut ties

to break off relations

head of state

In a constitutional monarchy the queen of kind is head of state

heir

The Queen’s eldest son and heir was Charles

heritage

heir

line of succession

to succeed as a monarch/ head of state

mobility

upward/ downward mobility

monarchy

monarch, monarchical, monarchial

to reign

reign of terror/ peace

reparations

compensation

sovereignty

sovereign

stratum

People from different social strata often have different opportunities in life