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From: "Chris Phillips" <>
Subject: Re: King Harold's DNA?
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2003 12:36:17 -0000
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Adrian Channing wrote:
> Yes, I heard that on the radio this morning. These three descendants were
> not mentioned, but the amateur historian also stated that Harold's
daughter
> (child I think he said) was also buried at Bosham, so I suppose it may be
possible
> to compare the two with each other. I don't know what the evidence was
for
> the daughter's burial, but it was also stated that Bosham was Harold's
home, I
> think partly based on the DB entry for the giving the Anglo Saxon owner.


I think the usual claim is that a daughter of Canute, not Harold, was buried
at Bosham, although this Channel 4 web page says even that's not now thought
to be the case:
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/heads/footnotes/harold0
1.html

I see there's more talk of Y chromosomes in press reports this morning,
though none of the ones I've seen gives any further hint about what
male-line descent from Harold is claimed. Apparently the consistory court
will give a decision at a later date on the application to exhume the
remains.

Chris Phillips




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