As a bona-fide commoner, I'll say that it's been at least a couple of centuries since European royalty has been more than at-will employees of the republics rul

As a bona-fide commoner, I'll say that it's been at least a couple of centuries since European royalty has been more than at-will employees of the republics ruling the land. The English went first, poor Charles I was terminated with extreme prejudice when he got ideas. 'Tis a pity, us commoners could use a good monarch to keep the blood-sucking senators in line.