Power, handled correctly, brings prosperity, while power, handled carelessly, brings despair. So how could 2 countries handle power so differently, yet become such equals in the modern world? In order to find this answer we must look at the origins of French and English government. The French monarchy began as a strip of present-day north central France. The process of establishing a stable monarchy began when Hugh Capet, the Count of Paris, was elected King by …showed first 75 words of 1619 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1619 total…consideration” policy practiced by the French since the beginning. After the establishment of the limited monarchy, the power of English kings (and queens) increased even more. And in time, came to be an equal to France. Yet also through history France and England have become a little more “friendlier” than they were in their beginnings. All in all, we see that power misused will not go unchallenged, but power properly used will not go un-rewarded.