From: djheydt@kithrup.com   
      
   In article <10boug8$1th5q$1@dont-email.me>,   
   Evelyn C. Leeper  wrote:   
   >On 10/3/25 11:00 AM, Steve Coltrin wrote:   
   >> begin  fnord   
   >> "Evelyn C. Leeper"  writes:   
   >>   
   >> [De Bellico Rosis]   
   >>   
   >>> As I wrote in my review of Dan Jones's THE PLANTAGENETS:   
   >>>   
   >>> "And there are so many defections and deceptions that keeping track   
   >>> of who is on which side almost requires a scorecard..."   
   >>   
   >> Doesn't help at all that everyone involved is named either Margaret,   
   >> Edward, Anne, Henry, Elizabeth, or Richard.   
   >   
   >Excellent point! Now we know where the Pythons got the idea for the   
   >Bruces sketch.   
   >   
   >England/UK is also where one "Bertie" became King Edward VII, and   
   >another King George VI, and David became King Edward III.   
   >   
   >OTOH, French kings seemed to all be either Louis (eighteen or nineteen,   
   >depending how you count them, plus one or two Louis Philippes) or   
   >Charles (ten of them).   
      
   [Hal Heydt]   
   During both world wars, the king of Denmark was Christian X.  The   
   current king is Frederick X.  And there have been two reigning   
   queens, both named Margethe.  The Christians and Fredericks have   
   tended to alternate.   
      
   Way back, the Danes had kings with more colorful names, like Gorm   
   the Old and Harald Bluetooth.  (And, yes, the BT communications   
   protocol is named after Harald.)   
      
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