The King in the Car Park

[LoveMyHats2]

It's not really my period or place of interest, historically speaking, but if memory serves (I should know this!) it was Dicky III who brought in juries and did away with the previous lunacy. You're absolutely correct that while he was not a nice man and did a lot of nasty things, he was far from unique. People got to be King by only one of two ways in those days: birth or offing the other guy. Any of the dynasties with pretensions to the throne in that period would have happily offed a couple of kids to get it.

You are fairly correct in your statement. If you look at other nations and cultures, even in China, Japan, Russia, the same held true. Many Kings or Monarchs had "hired help" to either grab the throne, or to keep it. Power has most come into play throughout history by use of force. It is part of the "human condition", just as greed can be attached to all man kind.

 

[jamespowers]

You are fairly correct in your statement. If you look at other nations and cultures, even in China, Japan, Russia, the same held true. Many Kings or Monarchs had "hired help" to either grab the throne, or to keep it. Power has most come into play throughout history by use of force. It is part of the "human condition", just as greed can be attached to all man kind.

And Power is still a force to be reckoned with.

 

[Bruce Wayne]