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From: (Colin Rosenthal)
Subject: Re: Royal Family of Europe
Date: 29 Oct 2001 09:21:35 GMT
References: <018901c14dca$42384100$c47a1fc4@frank>, <007101c15ee0$94789420$d3703bcb@leo>, <3bdaadd4.8668111@ca.news.verio.net>


On Sat, 27 Oct 2001 12:57:58 GMT,
Sam Sloan <> wrote:
>On 27 Oct 2001 06:10:36 -0600, (Leo van de Pas)
>wrote:
>
>>There is more wrong, James V did not die in battle-------------
>>Leo van de Pas
>
>You are right. I stand corrected and thank you.
>
>According to the article on "The Kings of Scotland", which appeared
>in volume I [1904] of *The Scots Peerage*, edited by Sir James Balfour
>Paul, page 23, King James V did not die in the battle at Solway Moor
>on 24 November 1542. Rather, he "died of grief at Falkland, 14
>December 1542".
>
>Just wondering: How does one die of grief when he is only 30 years
>old?

It's a misprint. He actually died as a result of _Crief_ .

--
Colin Rosenthal
Astrophysics Institute
University of Oslo

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