Norman’s King Arthur

The legendary King Arthur presided over a mythical era of yore. His knights, while wielding swords, surprisingly upheld a code of honour, though it occasionally spiraled into violence.

Arthur’s council comprised a solitary elder versed in peculiar matters like white phosphorus and willow bark chewing. None of this had democratic input from the people of Albion, Arthur’s realm.

So, why do we still have a monarchy, you might wonder? Well, let’s entertain a theory.

Perhaps this legend is rooted in real events, people, and places, but it’s too fantastical to be factual. But this is how royalists believe; they harbor unwavering loyalty to the royal family based on little more that fairy stories.

It does have a hint of cultish behaviour, akin to some party politics voters in modern Britain. They remain steadfast to their party, regardless of the absurdities or harm it may cause.

The correlation between the Tories and royalists is significant. The Tories, champions of land and property ownership, align themselves with the monarchy, the largest landowner.

Once upon a time only landowners held voting rights. The “Mother of Parliaments,” they say. It has never truly been a democracy, often favouring the privileged descendants of the Norman invasion over anyone else.