Most Inconsequential "Historic" Event Ever?

Discussion in 'Politicants' started by Unimane, May 20, 2018.

  1. NorrisAlan

    NorrisAlan Founder of the Mike Honcho Fan Club

    They have no real power. But the British love the pomp and circumstance of the royals.

    Kind of a reminder of where they came from.
     
  2. TennTradition

    TennTradition Super Moderator

    I’ll readily grant that this isn’t significant history. It’s history - but not greatly significant. Why the media coverage? It’s entertainment. Why say it’s HISTORICAL? Because the media has to make everything Uber-relevant. There is a new Duke of Sussex, as the title has been restored. And a first Duchess of Sussex.

    There’s society and there’s Society, and the ability to influence and move from within Society is meaningful in the UK. Meghan is already an activist with fame and some money. But this will give her an entirely different platform. The family still has plenty of significance when it comes to influence in England.

    As for history, I find it a nice piece of history that the possible future Duke of Sussex could be descended from American slavery when the first Duke of Sussex was an abolitionist.
     
  3. justingroves

    justingroves supermod

    I would have liked to have gone, just to throw all their tea in the closest body of water I could find
     
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  4. TennTradition

    TennTradition Super Moderator

    Such a rebel!
     
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  5. JohnnyQuickkick

    JohnnyQuickkick Calcio correspondent

    General Jones’ boys winning the Battle of Bristol
     
  6. warhammer

    warhammer Chieftain

    More confetti there than at the royal wedding.
     
  7. TennTradition

    TennTradition Super Moderator

    Apparently I can’t do math. Named them all but came up with 5th.

    He’s 6th in line.
     
  8. VolDad

    VolDad Super Moderator

    That is how I heard it described; for a few hours millions of people around the World had a common joy/escape.
     
  9. VolDad

    VolDad Super Moderator

    As I understand it they have already had a black Queen.

    https://aaregistry.org/story/englands-first-black-queen-sophie-charlotte-born/
     
  10. VolDad

    VolDad Super Moderator

    I found this interesting.

     
  11. TennTradition

    TennTradition Super Moderator

  12. VolDad

    VolDad Super Moderator

    I heard the wedding cost $45 million with the biggest expense being security.
     
  13. gcbvol

    gcbvol Fabulous Moderator

    Just a wee bit pricier than ours. I'm not sure how it will all shake out in the end but found this interesting:

    http://people.com/royals/prince-har...pected-to-bring-in-how-much-money-in-the-u-k/
     
  14. Beechervol

    Beechervol Super Moderator

    My genealogy is traced back to there one being the sheriff of London in the late 1500's.

    The royal family racket is just annoying to me.
     
  15. Volst53

    Volst53 Super Moderator

    King and queen stuff isn’t my thing but I don’t see a big deal if someone finds it interesting.

    I might change my mind if my 23 and me comes back and puts me in nobility.
     
  16. OrangeEmpire

    OrangeEmpire Take a chance, Custer did

    Yeah girl
     
  17. NYY

    NYY Super Moderator

    My birthday.
     
  18. Tenacious D

    Tenacious D The law is of supreme importance, or no importance

    Oh, irony.
     

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