Tuesday’s debate on the Succession to the Crown Bill, which the Deputy Prime Minister is trying to rush through Parliament, was a master-class in English history. I particularly enjoyed the contributions of Nicholas Soames, MP and Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, both of whose warnings over unintended consequences I totally agreed with. Today, I read that Jacob was right in his warnings that, if the first born of either sex is to inherit from now on, ancient titles, which always pass down the male line, will be forever lost to the royal family. This shows the folly of pursuing ‘equality’ to the exclusion of all else. Three of this country’s greatest monarchs have been Queens but there are more considerations here than gender. There is no way that we can reform the Royal Succession without considering the peerage, from which the Royal family derived so much of its power and influence over the centuries. And the peerage relies upon male primogeniture. And there is no way that we can reform the Royal Succession properly without repealing at least nine ancient laws, starting with the Treason Act, which is 660 years old. Once again, I say that this subject deserves more time and attention, before we legislate in haste and repent at leisure.