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  1. 06-18-2006, 22:24 #1
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    Default Re: Getting rid if the Queen?

    Our William III in the 19th century once refused to sign a law, after wich the government under Thorbecke offered their resignation out of principle (and received it). That was the only such incident though, modern monarchs can't afford to be so arrogant.

    Did that ever happen in the UK?
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    Pitt the younger regarding equal rights for Catholics in Ireland. King refused to sign the bill, so Pitt resigned.

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