On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn got her head lopped off over trumped-up (no pun intended) accusations of treason, adultery, and incest, though of course the real reason had to do with her inability to provide King Henry VIII with a male heir to the throne (a female heir considered too scary a proposition.) Such was the problem of trying to ensure an orderly transfer of power back in the day. You know, I sometimes get frustrated with democracy. After all, there's been some huge blunders committed on Election Day, but all I have to do is look at a picture like the one above reminding me what we're trying to avoid that restores my faith in popular sovereignty.
Oh, and another thing is we've totally gotten over our fear of a female succeeding a male as head of state.
Um...er...hmm...Well, at least they kept their heads.
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