Black Rod has the door slammed in his face, 2008
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Uploaded by Medeasbiggestfan on Dec 7, 2008
This video includes the door of the House of Commons being slammed on the face of Black Rod (the Queen's representative) to symbolise the independence of the elected House of Commons from the monarchy. This ritual is derived from what happened when the attempt by Charles I to arrest five MPs in 1642, in what was seen as a breach of privilege. After that incident, the House of Commons has maintained its right to question the right of the monarch's representative to enter their chamber, though they can not bar him from entering with lawful authority. In recent years, Black Rod been heckled by the outspoken Labour MP Dennis Skinner who this time asked "Are there any Tory moles at the palace?"
More information: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7762208.stm
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I am marvelled at how The British remember their political past every single year with as such meaningful ceremonies as these. I wish we, in Argentina, did the same with the lame politicians we have in Congress.
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I first learned about this ceremony on 60 minutes...very interesting.
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As an American I find this tradition very interesting.
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lol i thought black rod was a person ha
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I love those paintings at 1:04 but when I went to parilament we rushed through them all and I got shouted at becuase I walked 1 metre away from the tour to look at them.
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@neilzep: Racist.
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I'm an American but I love watching Prime Minister's Questions and hearing the stuff Skinner comes up with. I wish American politics were as entertaining.
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@BritCam89 I think it would be a better symbol if they all walked up and flipped off the queen and then liquidated her billions.
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Hahahahaha.... Tory moles. What a kidder!
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What a strange custom.
How long has the blackrod staff been hitting that same worn spot?
ffairlane57 8 months ago
@ffairlane57
It commemorates the events of 4 January 1642 when King Charles I tried to enter the House of Commons and the MPs slammed the door on his face.
I think the tradition of slamming the door on the monarch's representative to commemorate 1642 dates back to the early 18th century, but the current door is only about 60 years old as the original was destroyed during the Second World War.
Medeasbiggestfan 8 months ago 6