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They should come forward to claim their throne. They are the rightful king of France now.
I wouldn't necessarily want to claim the throne in a country that once invented a machine for getting rid of kings by getting rid of their heads very efficiently.
to be fair they are moving towards fascism so this is the best time to do it
It was invented to kill in a "more humane manner", not to get rid of kings. That's just a nice side bonus.
Indeed, but it only was widely popularised after it had been used to rid France of its king by ridding said King of his head.