> Richard II You quote someone famously deposed by rebellion and died in prison as an example of uniquely British repression preventing revolution? It's absur

> Richard II You quote someone famously deposed by rebellion and died in prison as an example of uniquely British repression preventing revolution? It's absurd and toxic to claim the sentiments of Richard II are uniquely British. European monarchies are better understood as an interconnected transnational class. Richard II aka Richard of Bordeaux, born in the presence of the kings of Castile, Navarre and Portugal, married the sister of the Holy Roman Emperor and then the daughter of King of France... > Here in Sweden though, when we have attacked the government we have generally been successful Oh? Möre uprising, Västbo peasant uprising, Värmland rebellion, Böda Uprising, Morning Star rebellion... etc. all suppressed and leaders executed.