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Some would argue that Englands greatest Monarchs were Queens. Elizabeth 1 and Victoria were very monarchs when England was powerful... and the nation became stronger in their reigns.
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I wasn't sure if the little lady trying to do a man's job was a good idea but it all makes sense now.Originally posted by Zkribbler
Hmmm, cleaning out 900-year-old latrines. That's definitely women's work.
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Anything the man doesn't want to do is women's work.Originally posted by Zkribbler
Hmmm, cleaning out 900-year-old latrines. That's definitely women's work.
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Originally posted by Jon Miller
Some would argue that Englands greatest Monarchs were Queens. Elizabeth 1 and Victoria were very monarchs when England was powerful... and the nation became stronger in their reigns.
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Originally posted by SlowwHand
I was reading about this earlier. Very interesting. I'm sure she's rightfully thrilled.Ground breaking.
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Indeed, very monarch.Originally posted by Jon Miller
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she was never crowned, and in fact struck a deal with stephen. this allowed him to remain king for life, with the throne then passing to maude's son henry II.Originally posted by Zkribbler
And even before her was the Empress Maude, who was Richard the Lionhearted & King John's grandmother. (Although she was the legitimate successor to the throne, her cousin Stephen launched a long & bloody rebellion against her, so she never ruled outright)."The Christian way has not been tried and found wanting, it has been found to be hard and left untried" - GK Chesterton.
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IIRC, at one point, Maude captured Stephen and marched triumphantly into London in order to be crowned, but Stephen's wife led a rebellion that drove back her out of town.Comment
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Originally posted by Zkribbler
IIRC, at one point, Maude captured Stephen and marched triumphantly into London in order to be crowned, but Stephen's wife led a rebellion that drove back her out of town.
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Stephans wife was big on sports wasn't she?Long time member @ Apolyton
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Don't even get me started.Originally posted by Wezil
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Heaven forbid we should have the traffic here. The OT isn't quite dead yet.Originally posted by Zkribbler
Don't even get me started.
edit - But the Sports Forum is doing well.
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Originally posted by Wezil
Heaven forbid we should have the traffic here. The OT isn't quite dead yet.
edit - But the Sports Forum is doing well.
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And Queen Victoria?Originally posted by Asmodean
Well she wasn't, was she
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