English Kings named Charles and dying due to their own stubbornness - name a better duo.

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[–] 83 points 2 years ago (5 children)
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    [–] 57 points 2 years ago

    feudal holdover believes in potions, more at 11

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  • [+] 54 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 52 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Would his majesty be interested in the traditional royal treatment of being fed a solution of powdered lead and mercury (the royal metal!) by some kind of court appointed alchemist/astrologer?

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago

    royal treatment of being fed a solution of powdered lead and mercury

    I looked this up and

    In Chinese alchemy, elixir poisoning refers to the toxic effects from elixirs of immortality that contained metals and minerals such as mercury and arsenic. The official Twenty-Four Histories record numerous Chinese emperors, nobles, and officials who died from taking elixirs to prolong their lifespans. The first emperor to die from elixir poisoning was likely Qin Shi Huang (d. 210 BCE) and the last was the Yongzheng Emperor (d. 1735 CE). Despite common knowledge that immortality potions could be deadly, fangshi and Daoist alchemists continued the elixir-making practice for two millennia.

    Based alchemists disguising killing the parasiting ruling class as feeding into their fear of death.

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  • [–] 51 points 2 years ago

    Critical support to the King in his desire to off himself by refusing the finest medical treatment in the world.

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  • [–] 50 points 2 years ago

    Wow so Charles banknotes are gonna be a rarity in a few years.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Chemotherapy is fucking awful and I understand why someone might not want to do it, and these days there might be alternatives, specially if you have the resources of the British monarchy.

    At any rate, I hope the cancer wins.

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  • [+] 36 points 2 years ago* (12 children)
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    [–] 33 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    the person playing Crusader Kings on this family clearly decided it was time to get a younger king on the throne

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    [–] 33 points 2 years ago

    idk, critical support to the king for slowly and painfully killing himself unnecessarily.

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  • He's going to break out the leaches, isn't he.

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    [–] 29 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    isn't he like 98 years old or some shit, like at some point I feel like you gotta do the math and figure out if fucking up all the cellular replication in your body and all the consequent fun side effects of that is worth getting rid of a cancer that might not even kill you for another 5+ years

    anyway hope he does the chemo and dies anyway fuck im

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago

    Hear ye hear ye our King hath consul from the finest Apothecary in all the lands. A great many tinctures and potions shall restore our great monarch

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  • [–] 27 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm as happy about a king dying as the next guy but I can't help hoping that his mortal husk keeps going for a bit longer. A dead king is not worth much when they just make a new and younger guy king.

    The good thing about prince Charles being king is that he is so old and decrepit, there's no risk of him breathing new life into the monarchy or becoming popular. The current king is an embarrassment to the British state which is good and funny. I don't know about the next guy in line other than that he's probably an unlikable posh asshole but he looks reasonably lifelike and the propaganda apparatus might be able to construct a cult of personality around him.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago

    This.

    If Charles dies, William would become king. William is in his 40s and is tactful and very well respected, especially by the libs. If there's anyone who could keep up the optics of the monarchy like his grandmother did, it's him. We would have 45 more years of wholesome 100 state parasite.

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    pizza-dance hope it hurts.

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    My guess is that at the moment he's taking advice from a man called Michael Dixon, who he's championed for many years, has headed his own natural alternative medicinal institute

    Looking into this dude just keeps getting better and better lmfao, Charles made him "head of the Royal Medical Household"

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    fuck yeah kingo do a flip

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    CRITICAL SUPPORT TO PRINCE CHARLES IN HIS WAR AGAINST PRINCE CHARLES lets-fucking-go party-sicko

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  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    herbs and potions

    Quick, anyone in the Church of England got Lay on Hands?

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    It's arse cancer. He's 100% shoving herbs and potions up.his arse

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    [–] 20 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You wouldn't get chemotherapy because you're an unscientific fool

    I wouldn't get chemotherapy because of a lifetime of depression

    We are not the same

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    [–] 20 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    At his age is chemo really worth it? I kinda feel like I'd forgo it myself, just focus on enjoying what's left rather than spend years puking my guts out.

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    [–] 19 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

    gbnews, as a source for anything, is as reliable as your nan's facebook

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    I guess he really wants to die lol

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