“Men who look upon themselves born to reign, and others to obey, soon grow insolent” Thomas Paine wrote. “Selected from the rest of mankind their minds are early poisoned by importance; and the world they act in differs so materially from the world at large, that they have but little opportunity of knowing its true interests.”

Here, Truthstream Media applies the lessons of Thomas Paine to the pending coronation of King Charles in Great Britain. Is he the king of the world? What kind of high symbolism is evoked by Charles III’s coronation?