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Equal rights for royalty October 28, 2011 9:23 am TB

And about bloody time, too!

If the new rules had been in force in 1509 Margaret Tudor would have taken the throne instead of Henry VIII. That could have meant the Reformation would never have taken place and Elizabeth I would never have been Queen.
If the practice had been changed as recently as the last century, Britain could have had two Queen Victorias back to back.

Princess Victoria, the Princess Royal would have acceded to the throne in 1901 instead of King Edward VII.

When she died just a few months later, her son Kaiser Wilhelm II would have ascended the throne – something which could have prevented the First World War.
The Queen of England now would have been the completely unknown Princess Marie Cecile of Prussia.

  • Nah, they'd have chopped off Wilhelm's head the first time he set foot in England. The English don' wan' ... by Eri 2011-10-28 09:58:50
    • Unlikely there would have been a Wilhelm by FrankC 2011-10-28 14:27:42
      • Actually, you're probably right. They would never have allowed her to marry a European who was or would be ... by Eri 2011-10-28 18:32:29

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