MikeDwight
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"King Charles II referred to Virginia as his loyal old dominion at the time that he was restored to the throne in 1660. After the Parliamentarians executed King Charles I in 1649 following their victory in the English Civil Wars, they forced the king's namesake son and heir into exile and governed without a monarch. Nevertheless, the governor and General Assembly of Virginia proclaimed Prince Charles the king." -wikipedia
They'd go on to reference Oliver Cromwell's Covenanter allies of the same war as the inspiration for the Old Dominion to Lead the Confederacy, so, confusing topic, overall.
What would Good Queen Bess think of this "Virginia" nickname anyway?! Sic Semper Tyrannis?