GreatAlbatrossMA to United KingdomEnglish · 11 months agoStephen Fry wants King's Guard to ditch bear furwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down14
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minus-squaremannycalaveralinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months ago an unelected king Are kings ever elected? Like, what’s an example of an elected king? 😅
minus-squarefristislurper@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-211 months agoMaybe surprising, but yes. The pope is an example. Historically it was not super uncommon, nowadays Malaysia and Cambodia for instance still have an elected monarch.
minus-squarefristislurper@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoOh it is completely irrelevant for Fry’s point. Just thought it was interesting.
Are kings ever elected? Like, what’s an example of an elected king? 😅
Maybe surprising, but yes. The pope is an example. Historically it was not super uncommon, nowadays Malaysia and Cambodia for instance still have an elected monarch.
And in the context of the UK?
Oh it is completely irrelevant for Fry’s point. Just thought it was interesting.
Fair enough.