January 2, 2004

Queen Elizabeth's claim to the throne is illegitimate

from the Australian news.com site: bq. A NSW man has been identified as the rightful King of England by a leading historian. bq. Medieval scholar, Dr Michael Jones says he can prove Queen Elizabeth's claim to the throne is illegitimate and it should belong to Michael Abney-Hastings. bq. British-born Mr Abney-Hastings, who moved to southern NSW as a teenager, is the subject of a British documentary. and more: bq. He says King Edward IV, who reigned from 1461 to 1483, was not of royal blood; he was the illegitimate son of a French archer. bq. Sitting in his home in Jerilderie, 640km southwest of Sydney, in a T-shirt and shorts with a can of beer after a hard day at the wheel of a forklift truck, is the man who it is claimed should by rights be King Michael I of England. Gotta love it! Posted by DaveH at January 2, 2004 9:51 AM