tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post4270378257368547717..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: Isn't this what we'd expect?Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-24765057041691363682014-12-04T22:18:24.693+00:002014-12-04T22:18:24.693+00:00Has this been checked with the Vatican?
They have...Has this been checked with the Vatican?<br /><br />They have blood lines all the way through Constantine.Robin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04648517992918303543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-41536301266762788522014-12-03T18:32:21.878+00:002014-12-03T18:32:21.878+00:00"TS, up until 1066, that was how it worked.&q..."TS, up until 1066, that was how it worked."<br /><br />and a long time after: Henry VII's claim to the throne was pretty tenuous, but when he'd knocked off Richard III and disposed of his close relatives, there wasn't much anyone could do about it. Cromwell had no claim to the throne at all, but he had the better army.Bayardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15211150959757982948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-26287885221012877112014-12-03T17:30:25.276+00:002014-12-03T17:30:25.276+00:00TS,
Much better. Many thanks, I was caught in a t...TS,<br /><br />Much better. Many thanks, I was caught in a trap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-3169486571062398672014-12-03T16:48:49.188+00:002014-12-03T16:48:49.188+00:00fraggle,
The monarchists are all shook up. Someon...fraggle,<br /><br />The monarchists are all shook up. Someone on the throne is the devil in disguise because one of their ancestors was a hound dog.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-8017657376612955322014-12-03T16:37:59.398+00:002014-12-03T16:37:59.398+00:00"Genetic testing through his maternal DNA pro..."Genetic testing through his maternal DNA proved conclusively that the body was the King."<br /><br />On a less serious note, I'm disappointed that this wasn't posted as an Elvis parody!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-31669019656133613092014-12-03T16:36:22.475+00:002014-12-03T16:36:22.475+00:00Ahhh...scrap that - reading comprehension fail on ...Ahhh...scrap that - reading comprehension fail on my part...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-48100152697632509152014-12-03T13:57:22.212+00:002014-12-03T13:57:22.212+00:00Premise: To prove that these bones are Richard III...Premise: To prove that these bones are Richard III, we need to compare DNA with his living descendants.<br /><br />Result: DNA is not comparable<br /><br />Conclusion: Living people tested are not descendants of Richard III.<br /><br />Am I the only one who sees the basic problem with this chain of reasoning?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-89368205337854403042014-12-03T13:45:23.143+00:002014-12-03T13:45:23.143+00:00BJ, broadly speaking, yes.
Or ilke the Kurfürste...BJ, broadly speaking, yes. <br /><br />Or ilke the Kurfürsten in Germany, the dozen or so most powerful landowners, who would get together to elect a new king/emperor when the old one died. Nine times out of ten, they elected the Prussian Kurfürst, but there you go, he was the best at oppressing the peasants and had the biggest army.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-22885415843129869182014-12-03T13:35:19.822+00:002014-12-03T13:35:19.822+00:00@MW
Like the Kennedys, Bushes, Clintons etc?
ht...@MW<br /><br />Like the Kennedys, Bushes, Clintons etc? <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_political_families<br /><br />benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-900893652208083582014-12-03T12:35:22.170+00:002014-12-03T12:35:22.170+00:00TS, up until 1066, that was how it worked.
The &q...TS, up until 1066, that was how it worked.<br /><br />The "king" was chosen by a select few who could either go along with the majority decision or try and put together their own army etc. Not exactly democratic but better than this "divine right" nonsense.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-89910976123269171512014-12-03T10:03:54.148+00:002014-12-03T10:03:54.148+00:00The right to the throne was based on who could win...The right to the throne was based on who could win a war. If you could put together an army and usurp the king, you could become the king.<br /><br />Of course, once kings got into power they then did things like get their churches to create a load of propaganda about being god's chosen people.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-64855233849009420102014-12-03T08:15:17.052+00:002014-12-03T08:15:17.052+00:00It's not surprising, but the premise of the ar...It's not surprising, but the premise of the article is a load of burbling fawning crap about "royal bloodline" and "right to the throne".<br /><br />There is no such things as "royal blood" and no-one has the "right to the throne".<br /><br />Even if there were such a thing as "royal blood", that still doesn't explain where, when and why it started. Or has it been around since the dawn of creation?<br /><br />Iceland, USA and Switzerland have always managed just without these twats, and I'm told that applies to many other foreign countries as well.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.com