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<blockquote data-quote="UngainlyTitan" data-source="post: 8227209" data-attributes="member: 28487">In the real world &quot;Politics Trumps Law&quot; particularly with Royal succession. Who ever brings the most swords to the court wins the argument.I would in addition to the War of the Roses referenced above add the succession crisis of Henry the First of England<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Matilda" target="_blank">Empress Matilda - Wikipedia</a>Where, despite Henry I having had his court swear allegiance to Matilda as his successor, she failed to gain the throne.Contrast this with the succession of Henry the VIII, where first Mary was accepted. Until she got too bloody for comfort and then Elizabeth was made Queen. In the latter case the English aristocracy was not willing to have another go round of the War of the Roses, particularly with Spain as an active participant and so were willing to put up with a woman on the throne.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="UngainlyTitan, post: 8227209, member: 28487"] In the real world "Politics Trumps Law" particularly with Royal succession. Who ever brings the most swords to the court wins the argument. I would in addition to the War of the Roses referenced above add the succession crisis of Henry the First of England [URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Matilda"]Empress Matilda - Wikipedia[/URL] Where, despite Henry I having had his court swear allegiance to Matilda as his successor, she failed to gain the throne. Contrast this with the succession of Henry the VIII, where first Mary was accepted. Until she got too bloody for comfort and then Elizabeth was made Queen. In the latter case the English aristocracy was not willing to have another go round of the War of the Roses, particularly with Spain as an active participant and so were willing to put up with a woman on the throne. [/QUOTE]

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