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I think it’s particularly hilarious that for all the talk of tradition, the house of “Windsor” was a name chosen during WWI, barely more than a century ago. The original name was “Saxe-Coburg and Gotha”, but somewhat awkwardly German bombers built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik and popularly known as “Gothas” happened to be dropping explosives on London.
I think it’s particularly hilarious that for all the talk of tradition, the house of “Windsor” was a name chosen during WWI, barely more than a century ago. The original name was “Saxe-Coburg and Gotha”, but somewhat awkwardly German bombers built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik and popularly known as “Gothas” happened to be dropping explosives on London.
why did they not go with saxe-cokburg?
To answer your query specifically, Saxe-Cokburg would have been more honest for a bunch of Anglo-Saxons
on hindsite I wish I had used an x but then again it would duplicative of saxe. still. can’t have enough x.
yeah i’m still waiting for them to bring back volcano sauce too