Top Ten Misconceptions about Britain’s Monarchy Through History

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10. The 1215 Magna Carta was a Key Part of the American Revolution
9. Richard the Lionheart was a High Point of the Monarchy
8. Henry V was a Glorious Leader
7. King George III was a Mad Tyrant
6. Queen Victoria was a Model of Repression
5. King John was All Bad
4. King Alfred the Great Saved England from the Vikings
3. Queen Elizabeth I Virginity
2. Henry VIII Exploded
1. The Monarchy has no Power Currently

Source/Further reading:

http://royalcentral.co.uk/uk/harryandmeghan/uk-tv-ratings-down-for-royal-wedding-compared-to-the-cambridges-in-2011-103678
http://magnacarta.cmp.uea.ac.uk/read/magna_carta_1215/Clause_35
https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/6-magna-carta-myths-explained/
https://www.squaducation.com/blog/death-richard-i-%E2%80%9C-lionheart%E2%80%9D
8. https://www.history.com/topics/british-history/henry-v-england
https://youtu.be/76_Q9ruJfrE?t=727
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-madness-of-king-george-1995
https://www.proquest.com/blog/pqblog/2018/King-George-III-More-Than-the-Mad-King.html
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-table-legs-covering-myth
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-surprisingly-public-sex-life-of-queen-victoria
https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/victorian-sexualities
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-12603356
https://www.historyextra.com/period/early-medieval/why-bad-king-john-was-actually-good/
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alfred-king-of-Wessex
https://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/st-brice%E2%80%99s-day-massacre
http://sciencenordic.com/why-danish-vikings-moved-england
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/archaeology-and-history/magazine/2018/07-08/history-queen-elizabeth-king-philip-rivalry/
https://books.google.com/books?id=IbQ4DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA112&dq=Henry+the+VIII+secretly+exhumed+burned&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJifuE8snfAhWjyoMKHUhiAQYQ6AEIKjAA#v=onepage&q=Henry%20the%20VIII%20secretly%20exhumed%20burned&f=false
https://www.fastcompany.com/40571590/british-royals-by-the-numbers-what-they-cost-and-bring-in
https://bmsf.org.uk/about-the-monarchy/the-queen/duties-rights-and-powers-of-h-m-the-queen/
https://www.cheatsheet.com/culture/bizarre-powers-the-queen-has-over-british-people.html/

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