Good post. After all, Jones challenged the site of Bosworth....
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Bill Ramsay
dollars_histry
Oct 28, 2012 1:11 am
I must confess, the details in The Telegraph article make a good case for "elsewhere". Â But I'm also, I confess, a little "thin skinned" about "why wasn't...
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stephenmlark
Dec 16, 2012 7:16 pm
"On this day in 1653 Following the execution of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell failed to get the Parliament he wanted and became Lord Protector, turning himself...
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stephenmlark
Jan 5, 2013 3:17 pm
As usual, British history up to 1714, please....
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S Kevin Wojtaszek
skevin1
Feb 4, 2013 1:19 pm
Confirmed! Bones of King Richard III Found http://news.yahoo.com/confirmed-bones-king-richard-iii-found-105733739.html...
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stephenmlark
Feb 4, 2013 3:25 pm
Oh yes!...
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thomas bert
kingagis12
Feb 4, 2013 5:40 pm
What a great day! Hopefully Richard will finally get the justice he deserves. Long live King Richard! To: sceptredisle@yahoogroups.com From:...
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Bill Ramsay
dollars_histry
Feb 5, 2013 12:32 pm
I'm impressed at the find, and confirmation of same! That DNA stuff definitely works some miracles of analysis compared to even a mere couple of decades ago. ...
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S Kevin Wojtaszek
skevin1
Feb 7, 2013 2:46 am
This could be fun. How many unidentified monarch's remains are out there? Sounds like the scenario for a BBC detective series. Maybe "Ripper Street" or...
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S Kevin Wojtaszek
skevin1
Feb 7, 2013 3:14 am
I want the cheese! York Minster discoveries shine light on period between Romans and Vikings ...
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stephenmlark
Feb 8, 2013 8:47 am
It has come to my attention that some long-standing members' accounts are being hacked by spammers. In these cases, I can put them on moderation for a short...
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marion davis
phaecilia
Feb 8, 2013 4:23 pm
Please moderate my account. I don't post much, but I appreciate the discussion. I appreciate anything you can do to stop spammers.  Marion From:...
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stephenmlark
Feb 9, 2013 8:55 am
Thankyou. Helen, who we both know from "another place" was hacked last week....
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stephenmlark
Mar 13, 2013 3:37 pm
http://www.talktalk.co.uk/news/uk/article/knights-grave-found-under-car-park/81483/ Sadly, we don't have the knight's identity yet....
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Bill Ramsay
dollars_histry
Mar 15, 2013 1:00 am
It would appear that we're learning much more, valuable "more", about leading folks of our past. Surely that's a good thing! Â Bill ... From: stephenmlark...
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stephenmlark
Mar 15, 2013 8:50 am
Oh yes. John Knox is also under an Edinburgh car park space - St. Giles' of course....
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Bill Ramsay
dollars_histry
Mar 15, 2013 11:45 am
Holy Katzenjammers!!!! John Knox, of all people??????? Â Isn't / wasn't he the founder of Scotland's national Protestant / Calvinist church??? Like in, the...
Interesting now to do a DNA test against the two unidentified boy's skeletons found in the Tower. Maybe it will clear up that mystery once and for all....
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Bill Ramsay
dollars_histry
Mar 27, 2013 9:18 pm
Given the advances in scientific knowledge, that is a very good and present hope. Perhaps the remains of young folks who probably died far too you, were far...
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stephenmlark
Mar 27, 2013 10:11 pm
The authorities (the Abbey is a Royal peculiar) seem not to be too keen on re-opening the urn. Personally, I think the remains of the former Edward V are about...
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stephenmlark
Apr 6, 2013 9:00 pm
As the latest exhumed monarch, awaiting identification, shall we discuss his life, times and posthumous existence?...
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Bill Ramsay
dollars_histry
Apr 6, 2013 9:39 pm
He enabled a British people to live, didn't he? King of Wessex died in 899 AD? He beat back the Vikings, wasn't it? Â Bill ... From: stephenmlark...
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stephenmlark
Apr 7, 2013 2:59 pm
That's right....
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Bill Ramsay
dollars_histry
Apr 7, 2013 3:15 pm
King Alfred The Great did what he had to do, to beat the Vikings. And his strategy, if I remember both a recent History Channel show about him, and from...
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marion davis
phaecilia
Apr 7, 2013 9:42 pm
Like Richard III, Alfred the Great set his minor-aged nephews aside. He wasn't vilified, as Richard III was.  Marion Like Richard III, Alfred the Great set...
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stephenmlark
Apr 8, 2013 2:32 pm
That's another good point - Alfred through necessity and Richard through the (medieval canon) law....
