In message , phil hunt
writes
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:44:17 +0100, Paul J. Adam news@jrwlync
h.demon.co.uk wrote:
In message , Alan Minyard
writes
Yes, France was a monarchy at the time of the American Revolution, and
while the UK had a Parliament, at the time it was essentially an
absolute monarchy.

No, by then we'd publicly decapitated two kings who thought that their
rule was absolute: the lesson had sunk in by then.

Two? Who was the other one?

My mistake. Charles I thought he was an absolute monarch, and lost his
head over the issue; James II also got deposed and replaced, but was
able to flee the country rather than be executed.


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When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite.
W S Churchill

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