2007-02-22 23:33:29 · 26 answers · asked by stef8705 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
the royal family changed their name during the pre war mallarkey when it was not fashionable to be german
their real name was battenberg which is also a type of cake
the cake is slightly more useful and does not require millions of pounds in subsidies
the cake does not suffer from haemophillia as a result of inbreeding
hope this helps
2007-02-22 23:53:33 · answer #1 · answered by laurence c 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The British monarch reigns but does not rule. The British are ruled by a parliamentary government elected every five years by universal adult suffrage.
The Elector of Hanover was asked to become King of England after the failure of the previous dynasty to produce a direct heir. However the Elector was married to or descended from one of the previous English royals so he got the job. It helped that he was Protestant. That was perhaps 250 years or more ago. His descendant, H.M. Queen Elizabeth is the daughter of a Scots lady, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, herself a descendant of the Scots King Macbeth, and the late King, who was born in the United Kingdom. Queen Elizabeth was born in the United Kingdom and so were most her direct ancestors, who also included people from Denmark.
In the USA, the Bush family were originally Busch, which is not quite un-German. Neither is Eisenhower. There is a pretty fair chance that the Bush family and the Eisenhower family have been in North America a shorter time than the Queen's family have been in the United Kingdom. The president rules but does not reign. So why do the Americans like to be ruled by Germans?
2007-02-23 08:02:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Because they listen to silly stories about the Jews wanting to rule the world, that the Power Elite put out. So they won't see
the jackboots of the real Fascists sticking in their @RSES!
2007-02-23 08:24:15 · answer #3 · answered by Hermes Trismegistus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The germans rule anybody.
Better ask why you follow u.s. and a. (borat called it like this) and their interests?
I like the british very much.
The british have a great sense of humour.
With angeln and saxons we have the same anchestors / roots.
Perhaps you are ruled by (y)our genes?
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2007-02-23 08:10:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Tony Blair is British.
All the royal families of Europe are related so they have blood going back to British royals of previous ages.
2007-02-23 07:38:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
They do??? I think you should have explained your question more clearly, the sub section is Royalty, so you mean that the Royal famil are descendants of the Germans?
2007-02-23 07:39:23 · answer #6 · answered by doingitallforwrenches 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do you keep asking Anti Royal questions? You can't say they're German anyway that's just stupid! They are a mixture of many European royal families
2007-02-23 07:39:14 · answer #7 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bit of a broad statement .... Like to hear you elaborate on the word "ruled"
2007-02-23 07:37:11 · answer #8 · answered by Smarty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i presume you are german Stef, so your question has bias.
We are not ruled, they are now figure head monarchy, with elected MPs deciding on laws etc.. The Queen just puts her name to it.
Why do some people ask such un-educated questions??
2007-02-23 07:42:00 · answer #9 · answered by dsclimb1 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Like? Love surely. We love their discipline, great sense of humour, wonderful sausages, and a woeful football team.
2007-02-23 07:42:20 · answer #10 · answered by DAVE 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋