Quote Originally Posted by denuseri View Post


But then, that new nation wasn't going to be ruled by any one man or woman.

There does seem to be a misconception that the "old" country was ruled by one man. Ever since the Charter of Liberties (1100), the monarch's rule has been subject to limitations of the law. The English Civil War (1642–1651) and the Glorious Revolution (1688) established finally and legally that the monarch ruled subject to the consent of Parliament. So, although the British forces fought in America in the name of the King, they were sent there by a duly elected Parliament.

Had George Washington accepted the kingship of America, he would have had greater powers than the British King George, in all likelihood.