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 Mr Palaceman  23 Apr 18 3.08pm |
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And they have called him Palace, apparently... COYP...
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| Mr Palaceman 23 Apr 18 3.10pm |
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"You can lead a horse to water but a pencil must be lead" Stan Laurel |
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croydon proud  Any european country i fancy! 23 Apr 18 3.22pm |
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Apparently not, although he will have the choice to live in one or two, apparently,,,,,
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| Stirlingsays 23 Apr 18 3.34pm |
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Originally posted by croydon proud
Apparently not, although he will have the choice to live in one or two, apparently,,,,,
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 23 Apr 18 4.53pm |
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Qu. Who was the first king of England? Qu. How many kings of England have had the name Edward?
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| steeleye20 Croydon 23 Apr 18 4.58pm |
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
Qu. Who was the first king of England? Qu. How many kings of England have had the name Edward? 1) Egbert 2) Eight as in Edward VIII Stand to be corrected though.....
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| elgrande bedford 23 Apr 18 5.34pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
It is a mythological symbol, as you say. For historical English culture well give me someone English who contributed so much to our culture, like Shakespeare. That would be a great day to celebrate, and with so much content. Well if you have a Shakespeare day,we won't have to change the date....born and died on the 23rd of April.
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 23 Apr 18 8.45pm |
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Originally posted by steeleye20
1) Egbert 2) Eight as in Edward VIII Stand to be corrected though..... Some quote Egbert as he united the Angles and Saxons in the early 9th century against the Danes - and his coronation used the King's Stone - but it was properly Alf the Great's grandson Athelstan, who joined the south and north together c.945 AD - the Danes submitted to a king of all England - but the point is you'd think more than a handful of people in the country would know this - that it would be common knowledge, but even with all these george cross merchants, hardly any b*gger knows, very strange, but living in Hastings has made me ponder on how our history begins with 1066.
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| Stirlingsays 23 Apr 18 9.09pm |
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
Some quote Egbert as he united the Angles and Saxons in the early 9th century against the Danes - and his coronation used the King's Stone - but it was properly Alf the Great's grandson Athelstan, who joined the south and north together c.945 AD - the Danes submitted to a king of all England - but the point is you'd think more than a handful of people in the country would know this - that it would be common knowledge, but even with all these george cross merchants, hardly any b*gger knows, very strange, but living in Hastings has made me ponder on how our history begins with 1066. Enough know.....I'm regularly pleasantly surprised when I do a pub quiz. Still most people have to work hard to keep their heads above water. I'm not sure we should knock them that hard for not being that interested in native medieval history.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 23 Apr 18 9.11pm |
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
Some quote Egbert as he united the Angles and Saxons in the early 9th century against the Danes - and his coronation used the King's Stone - but it was properly Alf the Great's grandson Athelstan, who joined the south and north together c.945 AD - the Danes submitted to a king of all England - but the point is you'd think more than a handful of people in the country would know this - that it would be common knowledge, but even with all these george cross merchants, hardly any b*gger knows, very strange, but living in Hastings has made me ponder on how our history begins with 1066. It never really occurred to me at school that much of history is hand-me-down and legend but, who was there to report events and how? Also in more modern times where there is a means of recording, it is not necessarily accurate and reflects the opinion and society view of the time and the person reporting. I loved history but will have to concede that much of it is 'bunk'..... There is an excellent series by Dr.Lucy Worsley on TV where she takes often quite recent history and exposes it as all fibs. Regards.....
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 23 Apr 18 10.04pm |
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fine woman Lucy Worsley - I'm not knocking people for being reluctant medievalists, but "who's the first King of England?" - strange that so few know, in other countries they'd be on the bank notes, national holiday and all that, and it's not even a straight answer. And I too have my gripes with history, esp the old thing if someone's got 'great' after their name it normally signifies they're a genocidal maniac.
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| Stirlingsays 23 Apr 18 10.18pm |
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