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***George V between the wars patronized the British secret service and got it through budget difficulties. |
***George V between the wars patronized the British secret service and got it through budget difficulties. |
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** William IV had served in the Royal Navy and was called "The Sailor King" as a result. Being not a second but a ''third'' son, he had not prepared to be King ''at all'', and did such scandalous things as refuse to use ride the Royal Carriage to his coronation (he walked instead). He was famous for the whole [[King Incognito]] thing, going around London and Brighton unaccompanied to get a proper view of these cities. Although he was just as dissolute as his brothers, he's considered to have been a slightly better king than his predecessor (George IV), but not as good as his older brother Frederick (the Grand Old Duke of York and by the end of the wars a skilled general in the Army) would have been. |
** William IV had served in the Royal Navy and was called "The Sailor King" as a result. Being not a second but a ''third'' son, he had not prepared to be King ''at all'', and did such scandalous things as refuse to use ride the Royal Carriage to his coronation (he walked instead). He was famous for the whole [[King Incognito]] thing, going around London and Brighton unaccompanied to get a proper view of these cities. Although he was just as dissolute as his brothers, he's considered to have been a slightly better king than his predecessor (George IV), but not as good as his older brother Frederick (the Grand Old Duke of York and by the end of the wars a skilled general in the Army) would have been. |
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** Before becoming King, Charles III served in the Royal Navy (and became Colonel-in-Chief, being the one who awarded his son Prince William his air wings after the latter completed his military flight training) and became an active patron of many charities and, famously, an environmental campaigner. Opinions are divided on whether this is a good thing or not. |
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*** Opinions are not divided on whether this is a hilarious thing or not, though. {{spoiler|It IS hilarious.}}{{verify}} |
*** Opinions are not divided on whether this is a hilarious thing or not, though. {{spoiler|It IS hilarious.}}{{verify}} |
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*** He also wrote a children's book called ''The Old Man of Lochnagar'' and read it on TV, and makes organic honey. On one occasion he presented a TV documentary about his opposition to insensitive architectural development. |
*** He also wrote a children's book called ''The Old Man of Lochnagar'' and read it on TV, and makes organic honey. On one occasion he presented a TV documentary about his opposition to insensitive architectural development. |
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*** British monarchs are expected to be politically neutral, a requirement taken so seriously that Charles' campaigning days are probably over. |
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** King James VI of Scotland and I of England had a major interest in demonology and witchcraft, and even wrote his own scholarly texts on the subject. And also a screed against the use of tobacco, something that got a minor nod in the comics miniseries ''[[Marvel 1602]]''. On a more respectable note, he took an active and scholarly interested in the translation of the version of the Bible that bears his name. |
** King James VI of Scotland and I of England had a major interest in demonology and witchcraft, and even wrote his own scholarly texts on the subject. And also a screed against the use of tobacco, something that got a minor nod in the comics miniseries ''[[Marvel 1602]]''. On a more respectable note, he took an active and scholarly interested in the translation of the version of the Bible that bears his name. |
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** Henry VIII of England was a learned man who, early in his reign, wrote theological pamphlets defending Papal rule against the rising tide of Lutheranism, although the best ones were ghostwritten by Sir Thomas More. The Pope, impressed, granted him the title Defender of the Faith, which remains attached to British monarchs to this day, even after Henry famously severed his ties with the Papacy. He was also a skilled musician. Although the idea that he wrote "Greensleeves" is largely considered a myth, he did write a song called "Pastime With Good Company" that remained popular for a century after his death. Both his second wife, Anne Boleyn, and his sixth wife, Catherine Parr, actively promoted Protestantism. Catherine is also the author of several books. |
** Henry VIII of England was a learned man who, early in his reign, wrote theological pamphlets defending Papal rule against the rising tide of Lutheranism, although the best ones were ghostwritten by Sir Thomas More. The Pope, impressed, granted him the title Defender of the Faith, which remains attached to British monarchs to this day, even after Henry famously severed his ties with the Papacy. He was also a skilled musician. Although the idea that he wrote "Greensleeves" is largely considered a myth, he did write a song called "Pastime With Good Company" that remained popular for a century after his death. Both his second wife, Anne Boleyn, and his sixth wife, Catherine Parr, actively promoted Protestantism. Catherine is also the author of several books. |
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