ROYAL RHINOPLASTY: Stephen Fry On The Imperfections of the Monarchy and Why It Should Be Preserved

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ROYAL RHINOPLASTY: Stephen Fry On The Imperfections of the Monarchy and Why It Should Be Preserved
by Darius Kadivar
28-Aug-2010
 

Contrary to George Galloway's Republican Take on the British Monarchy, Comedian Stephen Fry speaks about the British monarchy and aristocracy as analogous to his crooked nose and precisely why that means they should be maintained. 

Stephen Fry on the British monarchy and aristocracy and how they're analogous to his crooked nose:

(NOTE: An excerpt from his wonderful autobiography Moab Is My Washpot)

Blackadder the Third - Episode 6: "Duel and Duality":

The Duke of Wellington arrives to challenge the Prince to a duel, unaware that he and Blackadder have exchanged places. Hilarious clip taken from the classic BBC comedy Blackadder.

(NOTE: Watch FULL Episode Here: Part I, Part II):

Prince Charles, Emma Thompson, Hugh Laurie talk about Stephen Fry and Blackadder:

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OTHER RANDOM THOUGHTS BY SF ON RELIGION, DEMOCRACY, & JUSTICE 

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Stephen Fry Replies to Christopher Hitchens on George Galloway's take on 'respecting' religious Beliefs:

Stephen Fry on His Admiration of the Enlightment Philosophers and his critics of Catholicism, from the Intelligence Squared debate (The topic was 'Is Catholicism a force for good in the world?):

Stephen Fry's beautiful comments on a world without God:

Stephen Fry delivers a 6 minute 'speech' on how a world without a belief in God should be neither mundane nor uninspiring:

Stephan Frye on The difference between the English and Americans and French in terms of Political philosophy and understanding of Democratic ideals and of Justice:


 


Recommended Reading:

GOOD READ: All You Need to Know About The Enlightment Philosophers


 
Related Blog:

GALLOWAY's REPUBLIC: George Galloway on the Decline of the British Monarchy

 


 

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David Starkey's "Last Word" With Maryam Namazie about Iran and the Monarchy (More4 TV April 19th, 2006)

HISTORY FORUM: Bahram Moshiri's Take on The French Revolution and Why He Misses The Point ;0)

Related Blogs on the Pro's of the Monarchy: 

HISTORY FORUM:The Monarchy with David Starkey (Cambridge University)

HISTORY FORUM: How Truly Democratic is The British Monarchy ?

HISTORY FORUM: Nader Naderpour on Iran's Constitutional Revolution and European Rennaissance (1996)

RESTORATION: Britain's 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688 and the 'Bill of Rights'

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HISTORY FORUM: The Age of Enlightment in France and Europe.

VIRTUE IN TERROR: Maximilien Robespierre and the Reign of Terror (BBC)

HISTORY OF IDEAS: Ian Davidson on Voltaire's "English Exile"   

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