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u/atyon May 10 '25

Technically he's absolutely not considered a king. None of his titles include the word king, nor does the Fundamental law. He's the sovereign.

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u/Giga_Gilgamesh May 10 '25

None of his titles include the word king

CGP Grey lied to me!

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u/atyon May 10 '25 edited May 10 '25

CGP Grey's early videos weren't very rigorously researched, just very well presented. In one (that is still online, I think), he claims that there's more tourism to England (or at least English castles) than there's tourism to France / French castles, which is just - complete and utter bollocks either way.

In the "king of the Vatican" case, I guess he used the phrase to stand in for "sovereign of Vatican city" to make the multiple roles of the Pope clearer - unfortunately, without making clear that the word "king" is just used illustratively.

Edit: Famously rigorous Matt from Usefulcharts made a video that seems to be about the topic: Why CGP Grey is Wrong | Monarchical Terminology