The Eternal Peace, 532

“This should do it.”

The Fifty-Year Peace, 562

“Perhaps we were a bit too ambitious.”

Magna Carta, 1215

“One man in charge of everything? That’s absurd and despotic. There should be twenty-five men in charge of everything.”

Golden Bull, 1222

“You don’t have to listen to the king if you don’t really want to.”

Barons’ Letter, 1301

“The Pope can’t have Scotland.”
“Wait. Better not send it after all. Might upset him.”

Edict of Worms, 1521

“Nobody talk to Martin.”

Act of Supremacy, 1534

“The King is the head of the Church.”

Heresy Acts, 1554

“No, he isn’t.”

Act of Supremacy, 1559

“Yes, he bloody well is.”

Edict of Nante, 1598

“You can own a gun, even if you’re a Protestant.”

Calvin’s Case, 1608

“Scotsmen shouldn’t have to stay Scotsmen forever. That isn’t fair. Some of them can be Englishmen.”

Edict of 1626

“You have to listen to the king, even if you don’t really want to.”

Declaration of Independence, 1776

“Twenty-five Englishmen in charge of everything? Ridiculous. There should be 250 Englishmen in charge of everything.”