and how long back does the royal family go.i think were all being took for a very long ride.i mean how does it happen did someone wake up one day and say right im royalty you have to do what i say or ill chop of your head.
2007-05-04 02:46:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
The current line of monarchy dates back to the Norman invasion of England by William I in 1066. He took the throne of England by defeating the then English King Harold in battle.
In medieval times it was acceptable to take someone else's position (even the King's) if you defeated them by 'trial of combat' and this was even considered to be an honourable way to do so, based on the belief that God would favour the man He wanted to rule and that God would ensure that 'his man' won. This Royal line can be traced forwards to the present day Queen albeit with a few twists and turns along the way, when there were no direct heirs of the previous monarch so they had to go back up the line a generation or two to the sibling of a previous King or Queen then come back down that thread to the first male heir.
2007-05-04 04:13:00 · answer #1 · answered by KB 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
There are 'Royal' families all for the era of Europe. Queen Victoria's infants presented maximum of them. She married Albert, A German Royal and herself got here from- properly, seem it up.... The Queen is from the Saxe-Coburgs, there are the Bourbons and the Battenburg' and that they ain't bicuiys and truffles. Russian royalty got here from Victoria, oh that's a multitude of inbreeding that's why Kate is a breath of unpolluted blood.
2017-01-09 11:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by gulab 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These people are born into Royal families;it's just happenstance.
And as to the origin;it dates back to ancient times when people were still living in tribes;whoever lead the best camp,was able to procure food,shelter,protection became a chief;then there were battles fought to procure more land,more goods,more power.It just kept building up until there was a lot of land to rule and one major family in charge.
2007-05-04 07:32:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A few countries, such as Belgium and Greece, have invited people to become their king. Of course, they are generally a younger son from a reigning royal house of some other country.
One notable exception was King Charles XIV John of Sweden. From a humble background, he had risen from an army sergeant to Marshal of France under Napoleon I. When the last member of the royal house of Vasa became King, he had no heir. So Bernadotte was invited to become Crown Prince of Sweden. He opposed Napoleon's policies and Sweden joined the coalition that defeated Napoleon. His descendents rule Sweden today.
2007-05-04 05:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
The usual way, by killing all their opponents
2007-05-04 19:10:33 · answer #5 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well BBC1's writers wrote a script them the casting team picked the cast and there you have the one of Britons best TV comedies lol
I you get that i dont know lol sorry xxx
2007-05-04 02:57:21 · answer #6 · answered by Dharma 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
They did the most inbreeding and have the most money, which usually means they have the most guns.
2007-05-04 02:50:29 · answer #7 · answered by teamjesus_ca 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
goes back to might makes right. biggest sword made kings. remember the penis, mighter than the sword.
2007-05-04 02:49:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋