Quote Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar
I also hate the way some Americans say that they were fighting against King George, or that they overthrew the monarchy. It makes it sound like England was a still under the rule of a King.
Since England was apparently not still a monarchy at the time, I would like to ask how frequently the elections for King were held? While a constitutional monarchy, it did oppose movements that deposed royalty and tried to restore royalty (France.)