Originally Posted by
43Inches
I would love to continue the chat on civil war era England, and although some of CASAs dubious cast resemble some of the nefarious characters of the time, I don't want to detract or seem to make lite of Glens work here.
Agreed. I would just add one Cromwell quote which echoes my own view of the 'sanctity of monarchy' - when offered the crown, he refused, when parliamentarians asked 'what shall we do with the crown, Cromwell replied "Worthless trinket, give it to a wh--e for the price of her bed" - very, 17th Century and not appropriate by today's higher standards of speech but it does sum up all the nonsense that surrounds divine right and an overbearing executive.
As Samuel Clements (aka Mark Twain) said: "Politicians are like diapers, they should be changed often AND for the SAME reason......."