Long May She Reign - Queen Elizabeth II

[Valmy]

He was a stamp collector and one of the most boring, but decent, men in Europe apparently; a fine king.

He also looked freakishly like Nicholas II but that might have just been the beard.

[PJL]

Fun little fact. Isabel is the Spanish equivalent of Elizabeth. So when we talk about Columbus going to the Spanish court of Ferdinand & Isabella,  it should really be Ferdinand & Elizabeth, or Fernando & Isabel.

[Valmy]

Fun little fact. Isabel is the Spanish equivalent of Elizabeth. So when we talk about Columbus going to the Spanish court of Ferdinand & Isabella,  it should really be Ferdinand & Elizabeth, or Fernando & Isabel.

That would be true if conversions of foreign names to English were consistent. But it is not. Because English.

[Admiral Yi]

He was a stamp collector and one of the most boring, but decent, men in Europe apparently; a fine king.

Was he the father in "The King's Speech?"  Cuz he was shown as a dickhead in that flick.

[KRonn]

This Wednesday afternoon will see the Queen become the longest reigning British monarch. 

Long live the Queen!      

[Valmy]

He was a stamp collector and one of the most boring, but decent, men in Europe apparently; a fine king.

Was he the father in "The King's Speech?"  Cuz he was shown as a dickhead in that flick.

That is the guy. He had no power over his country so he compensated by dominating his family like a tyrant. But so long as you were not one of his children he was a pretty agreeable dude.

[Rex Francorum]

George V returning from the dead might restore some of the fear for the monarchy people have been lacking for awhile now though.

And restore the pride of the dreadnoughts.