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From: "D. Spencer Hines" <>
Subject: Re: Children of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 05:07:39 +0100


"Through his son Edmund and his daughter Katherine, he [Roger de
Mortimer] is ancestral to many, many people living today."

John Steele [Gordon]
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We call him "John Steele" in the South, the South of Hawai'i.

And what about Roger's daughter Maud, whom Faris mentions?

Have we forgotten about her? Or is she perhaps mythical?
--

D. Spencer Hines

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

"The final happiness of man consists in the contemplation of truth....
This is sought for its own sake, and is directed to no other end beyond
itself." Saint Thomas Aquinas, [1224/5-1274] "Summa Contra Gentiles"
[c.1258-1264]

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Vires et Honor.

"D. Spencer Hines" <> wrote in message
news:...
| Perhaps some kind Brit will tell us what the penalty for someone
| convicted of treason in England in 1330 was.
| --
|
| D. Spencer Hines
|
| Lux et Veritas et Libertas
|
| "The final happiness of man consists in the contemplation of truth....
| This is sought for its own sake, and is directed to no other end
beyond
| itself." Saint Thomas Aquinas, [1224/5-1274] "Summa Contra Gentiles"
| [c.1258-1264]
|
| All replies to the newsgroup please. Thank you kindly.
|
| All original material contained herein is copyright and property of
the
| author. It may be quoted only in discussions on this forum and with
an
| attribution to the author, unless permission is otherwise expressly
| given, in writing.
|
| Vires et Honor.
|
| "D. Spencer Hines" <> wrote in message
| news:...
| | Actually, Roger de Mortimer, Earl of March reportedly suffered a
much
| | more miserable and gruesome death than just a simple hanging.
| |
| | It's too spicy for mixed company. Pace.
| | --
| |
| | D. Spencer Hines
| |
| | Lux et Veritas et Libertas
| |
| | "The final happiness of man consists in the contemplation of
truth....
| | This is sought for its own sake, and is directed to no other end
| beyond
| | itself." Saint Thomas Aquinas, [1224/5-1274] "Summa Contra
Gentiles"
| | [c.1258-1264]
| |
| | All replies to the newsgroup please. Thank you kindly.
| |
| | All original material contained herein is copyright and property of
| the
| | author. It may be quoted only in discussions on this forum and with
| an
| | attribution to the author, unless permission is otherwise expressly
| | given, in writing.
| |
| | Vires et Honor.
| |
| | "John Steele Gordon" <> wrote in
message
| | news:...
| |
| | | malinda jones wrote:
| | |
| | | > What kind of miserable death did Roger Mortimer have ?
| | | >
| | | > (I remember Edward II all too well...no need to go into that on
| my
| | account)
| | | >
| | | > malinda
| | |
| | | Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, was hanged at Tyburn on
November
| | | 29th, 1330. His death, I suppose, was a disgraceful one, being
| hanged
| | | instead of beheaded, but it was not particularly miserable, at
least
| | by
| | | the standards of an age that could be very creative indeed when it
| | came
| | | to devising miserable deaths.
| | |
| | | The Oxford Companion to British History says of Roger Mortimer, He
| | "had
| | | no reservations in displaying his power, wealth, and position.
This
| | | regime [he and his lover, Queen Isabella, ran the country after
| Edward
| | | II's overthrow] proved to be as corrupt and incompetent as that of
| the
| | | Despensers which it succeeded, . . ."
| | |
| | | Through his son Edmund and his daughter Katherine, he is ancestral
| to
| | | many, many people living today.
| | |
| | | Whether Edward II actually suffered *his* miserable death, of
| course,
| | is
| | | a question that in all likelihood will never be known for sure.
| | |
| | | JSG
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| | | http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jsggenealogy/Jsgordo

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