[Huebolt]

Henry VIII was a nasty human being

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One of the very few things the French have done correctly was to EXECUTE all royalty, root and stem.

Nobility is the equivalent of organized crime.

[laplata]

Nobility is the equivalent of organized crime.

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It will never change.

Most of the French now have a love affair with their Secular Humanist masters. There is no difference, actually.

[Professional]

His daughter turned out to be almost as bad as him!

[null and void]

One of the very few things the French have done correctly was to EXECUTE all royalty, root and stem.

Yup! By executing anyone with brains and the ability to lead (not just royalty) they insured that France would go from the most powerful force in Europe, both militarily and scientifically, to a bunch of cheese eating surrender monkeys who could only win when led/rescued by foreigners...

[COBOL2Java]

One of the very few things the French have done correctly was to EXECUTE all royalty, root and stem.

Nobility is the equivalent of organized crime.

Like a dog returning to its vomit, America keeps flirting with royalty...

[PAR35]

One of the very few things the French have done correctly was to EXECUTE all royalty, root and stem.

The Bourbons have available a potential Louis XX in the Duke of Anjou



The Orleans faction the Count of Paris



And for Bonapartists a choice of Jean-Christope, Prince Napoleon




or
the Duke of Castel Duino, Carlo Alessandro,

or

Charles, Prince Napoleon

Then, of course, the British Jacobite claimant (the current ruling family of Britain having given up their claim a couple of hundred years ago

Franz, Duke of Bavaria (f/k/a Prince of Bavaria)



(all photos from Wikipedia)

[Reily]

Except thats not really the case, the French nobility still exist and there are three noble house waiting in the wings should a miracle occur and duty calls. There’s a House of Bourbon contender, House of Orleans contender and an upstart House of Bonaparte contender. I think if the chance ever occrs - “Nobility Wrestling” and televise t!

[txhurl]

One of the very few things the French have done correctly was to EXECUTE all royalty, root and stem.

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They learned revolutions were far more efficient than elections. Here, we intertwine the two every so often.