London's Secret Mayor who runs The Secret City

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Published 2012-09-19

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All Comments (21)

@foreverdreamer331 9 years ago

i think becoming the pope might be easier
@BidnessGoose 7 years ago

wouldn't it just be faster to become British monarch, then dissolve parliament and take control of the army and conquer the city of London?
@namenamename390 3 years ago

"be a British, commonwealth or EU citizen" How times can change
@BozheTsaryaKhrani 3 years ago

"The butchers, the bakers, and the 2 candlestick makers" that is a great line
@SuperSmashDolls 11 years ago

Wow, that is literally the most convoluted electoral process imaginable. What happened to strange women in ponds distributing swords?
@EarendilUndomiel 8 years ago

"The Worshipful Company of Bakers" - You can't make this shit up.
@ocean8707 2 years ago

My grandmother was a freeman of the city of london and after she passed her certificate was passed to us so we have it on our wall
@theragingwarcat1410 7 years ago

Is there a thieves guild
@Iamtheyamyam 8 years ago

Do I have to give the hat back at the end of my term?
@anthonyserocco2774 9 years ago

"And the city of London shall have all its ancient liberties..." IT WAS ANCIENT EVEN AT THE TIME OF THE MAGNA FUCKING CARTA!?
@WalterKhayyam 3 years ago

@CGP Grey For the record, you don't need to be an Alderman to be a Sheriff of the City of London. You frequently have one Aldermanic Sheriff and one non-Aldermanic Sheriff (the Aldermanic Sheriff will be the one on the path to becoming Lord Mayor). To be eligible to be a Sheriff, you will also need to have been a Master of a Livery Company.
@fds7476 7 years ago

To be fair, that hat is pretty fucking awesome...
@sock2828 7 years ago

It's like a medieval guild government time capsule.
@robotpizzza 9 years ago

"that fancy hat, which just might make it all worthwhile" tf2 in a nutshell
@nittyjee 3 years ago

In case you're wondering, CGP Grey in this video spoke at 190 words per minute. Needed to determine how long a video I'm making will be based on my script, just in case someone wanted to be saved the effort I went through.
@freddie9705 7 years ago

CGPGrey only made this video because he wants to run for Right Honourable Lord Mayor, and doesn't want his subscribers ruining his chances by running agaisnt him.
@MelkromisteinWeeb 7 years ago

I thought the Holy Roman Empire was a clusterfuck.
@FrasierCraft 9 years ago

There is a creeper in the window at 1:02, creeper at the right in a suit at 1:45, creeper down left at 2:05 Illuminati confirmed
@Pudgey147 7 years ago

never underestimate what a British person will do for a fancy hat...
@weldin 7 years ago

I like how they had the candlestick makers and then one guy must have gotten kicked out or something and said, "I'm gonna make my own candlesticks! With blackjack! and hookers!"