User blog comment:ChrisL123/Isolationist England/@comment-32656-20120819052820/@comment-32656-20120819062651

And every bit of that is entirely irrelevant as to why he kept the rest down.

Even the slightest opening gives the prince a foothold. And he even acts anywhere remotely like you describe, that's all he needs.

That and their opposition is why he had to do it. And there is no reason whatsoever that would change.

Xenophobia would make his actions worse.

Son in law is not relevant, either. There is no way that they would stay in power.