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[tinyjo]

[Poll #1490404]

Inspired by last night when I asked Alex to pick out a medieval This Sceptred Isle for me. He read out the dates on the box and I said sleepily "So, Elizabeth I and James I probably" and he was very impressed that I actually knew that from the dates. I asked him which century Henry VIII reigned in and he found it hard. So am I weird for knowing this stuff, or is he unusual for not knowing it. I can't really remember where I got taught it, I just kind of picked it up. I can also name all the Kings and Queens since William I in order, given a little thinking time, which I know is weird.

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[sparkymark.livejournal.com]

107 years out. I got confused! Tried to add a likely number onto the founding of Christ Church by Henry VIII and accidentally added an additional 100.

I was also aware that she was older than she appeared to be in Blackadder 2 which I believe was set 1551-1556.

Better than today's Osney Island newsletter that referred to a cowboy builder active in 20008.

[twic.myopenid.com (from livejournal.com)]

I tried a related approach based on the chartering of my old school by Elizabeth 1.0 herself. I remembered that has being in 1530-something, but it was 1584, so i was about fifty years too early.