[geeks] Vocabulary and grammar (was: New Tech Schools: Digital Harbor in Baltimore)

[Sandwich Maker]

" From: Mike Meredith <very at zonky.org>
" 
" On Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:47:26 -0400 (EDT), Sandwich Maker wrote:
" > all true.  wasn't king harold also a cousin of harald and william?
" 
" Could well be. The tendency of royal families to intermarry was well
" established by then.

it's a fine irony that when queen bess died heirless, the english
-had- to give their throne to her nearest relative, the king of the
hated scots!  the gaelic system was better - a derbfhine of 3
generations of the royal family, extending out to 2nd cousins at least
iirc, voted on any succession.  the son of the late king had a running
start but by no means a lock on the position.  it was common to
nominate an older relative as heir, to step in if needed before the
next generation came of age.

" Of course there's some who claim that William's
" descent from Edward was just Norman propaganda.

politics has never balked at inconvenient truths when they could make
a better story serve their purposes.

" > btw i'm a descendant of edward the confessor, so watch yourself!  if
" > enough people died...
" 
" If that many people died, I'd probably be dead too. 

picky, picky!
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