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winklesnad31 t1_j1izfnb wrote

Also, King Charles was 5 foot 6 at the start of his reign, but only 4 foot 8 at the end of it. Because of..........

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MythicalSheep t1_j1j9qn3 wrote

Oliver Cromwell! Lord Protector of England (and his warts)

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[deleted] t1_j1k2oha wrote

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peteroh9 t1_j1ktzwu wrote

I think you may be living in a different timeline than I am.

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wolfie379 t1_j1kv07n wrote

Standard practice. Have you ever heard anyone referring to Britain’s second longest serving monarch as Victoria I? No, because there has not yet been a Victoria II, so she is referred to as Queen Victoria. “The first” is only added when there is a need to distinguish them from “the second”.

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peteroh9 t1_j1kvkl2 wrote

I'm surprised you've heard of Victoria if you had a King Charles II in 1860.

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