You may have seen that Chinese Premier ‘grandpa’ Wen Jiabao has recently been on a visit to the UK. While he was here, the Royal Society presented him with the Charles II medal for his contribution to science and technology (read about it here). This was because he ‘has overseen one of the most ambitious programmes of national research investment the world has ever seen.’
This got me thinking. If the Charles II medal is given for contributions to science, what other medals based on past Royals could we be awarding?
The Charles I medal for the most egotistical leader?
The George III medal for the looniest leader?
The Edward VIII medal for leaders who don’t stay in power very long?
The Oliver Cromwell medal for leaders who don’t really want to be leaders but feel they have no choice?
The Aethelred II medal for leaders who just weren’t prepared enough?*
The Harold Harefoot medal for the leader named after the best animal?
Feel free to add your own to the list!
*before anyone tells me, I know that Aethelred’s unfortunate nickname ‘the Unready' actually means ‘ill-councilled’. It just seemed funnier this way.
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