Thursday 15 June 2017

Accession : Ralph I





PLENTY O'TOOLE :
Just a few quick questions...to probe your knowledge of English history.

RALPH I:
Fine.

PLENTY O'TOOLE :
When she failedto give him a son, Henry Vlll had Anne Boleyn...

RALPH I :
Look into adoption?



RALPH I :
What is it that a king does all day?

PLENTY O'TOOLE :
Scarcely a minute of your day is unaccounted for
.
Nevertheless, what you do is not as important...as what you are.

RALPH I :
What am I?

PLENTY O'TOOLE :
To be the King of England...is a responsibility like no other on Earth.

You must become a symbol...of all that is best about England.

An embodiment of our history, our culture, our morality, our pride of achievement.

In short, our Ideal of Civilization.

You must, in the harsh light of public scrutiny, exhibit all of our virtues and none of our shortcomings.

RALPH I :
I thought all I was supposed to do... was dress up and wave.
I don't even know what our virtues are.

PLENTY O'TOOLE :
You will learn soon enough.

I'm afraid it's a god's burden to bear.

Unfortunately, it must be borne by a Man.



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