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To: nopardons
Deference to the king/queen was a expected in G+S.

The song does not say which George, but it does feature the Battle of Waterloo, during which George III was king. However, I agree that he does not deserve credit for Wellington's victory. In fact, in his later years he suffered from dementia. See the movie The Madness of King George. Henry V was actually present at Agincourt, but later monarchs get too much credit for their military forces' triumphs.

306 posted on 06/08/2018 2:38:19 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Mozart tells you what it's like to be human. Bach tells you what it's like to be the universe)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas
True; however, that never stopped dear Schwenck before; he made jabs at EVERYONE! ;^)

It was King George III and the House of Lords at that time, that are in that song/aria.

Oh I've seen THE MADNESS of KING GEORGE" several times and really like the movie. I also have a bio about King George III, as well as several books that are devoted to all of the Kings and Queens of Britain/the UK, as well as some others, each of which are about each of the ruling Houses, and those kings & queens, throughout time.

Yes, the earlier Kings ( though not John! )all went into battle themselves; Saxons ones, Norman ones, Plantagent, and Tudors too.

309 posted on 06/08/2018 4:02:49 PM PDT by nopardons
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