[Info-vax] The changing world

[John Dallman]

In article <jibiupFalvgU1 at mid.individual.net>, bill.gunshannon at gmail.com
(Bill Gunshannon) wrote:

> Personally, I never understood why people still enthralled with
> the idea of a monarchy were willing to hand their sovereignty over
> to the EU in the first place.  But then I also don't understand why
> a people who threw the royalist out over 200 years ago have become
> so enthralled with the monarchy.  :-)

In the mid-1600s, they didn't understand how to run a republic
effectively. Cromwell's government was a monarchy in all but name, and he
was offered the crown, but declined it. His son, Richard Cromwell,
succeeded him, but was very clearly not up to the job. The Restoration
followed. 

The monarchs since then have spent much of their time on public relations;
when the current Queen dies, the monarchy might end, because Charles is
not doing a good job of his own public relations. 

John