[MR] kinda off topic question

[M'lady Foxy]

which also leads to question why we have knights of _______ yet no king or queen the knights serve....

--- On Fri, 3/27/09, koldune <koldune at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: koldune <koldune at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [MR] kinda off topic question
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Date: Friday, March 27, 2009, 2:40 PM


Milady,

I seem to recall, also, hearing a story that George Washington, who was to become the first American head of state, was offered the title of king, but turned it down. He was quoted as having commented to the effect of "Haven't we had enough of kings already?" I can't swear to how true the story is, or where it comes from, but it could explain somewhat why those who drafted the Constitution chose another title.

Darri Kveldulfsson

 
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