The English Civil War saw the monarchy deposed and then restored.
Oliver Cromwell turned out to be as unsatisfactory as the Stuart monarchy had been. His son, Richard, was given the boot by Parliament which decided to invite Charles II to return to the throne. His son, James II, was deposed and Mary and her husband William of Orange were invited to become King and Queen of England. The main issue was that William and Mary WERE NOT Roman Catholics. That was called the Glorious Revolution.
In the autumn of 1688, after being asked by Parliament to take action against King James, William arrived in England with an army to depose him. James fled the country, abdicated, and Mary was invited to take the throne. ... She felt that her husband should be crowned instead (he was also a grandchild of King Charles I). Mary was the daughter of James II.
To summarize, James I (he created the King James Bible you may have heard about); Charles I (beheaded); Charles II (reinstated); James II (deposed); William and Mary (installed).
You may have heard of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Here's his story.
The British decided they wanted a monarch after a great deal of trouble. Oliver Cromwell was disinterred from Westminster Abby to have his remains hang in chains. That is the most dishonourable end. The current Queen Elizabeth II is a Stuart. She is also German because William of Orange had German relatives. That is from where the Georges came. Americans have all heard of George III.
The Russians and the Americans might possibly follow the example set by the British.
Putin says the Whites have finally won the Russian Civil War. There have been talks of restoring the Romanovs. The main problem is none of the candidates can speak Russian!
The Americans might finally decide they are sick and tired of their non-stop civil war. Enough is Enough. STOP, already!
Napoleon is still quite popular in France and he wasn't even French.
The Irish never accepted being conquered by the Normans or anyone else. The Normans became English after a few generations. The English, Welsh, and Scots did accept the new polity that began in 1066.
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