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To: greasyHeart
Are you implying that my ancestors, the Plantagenet kings, had a little blood on their hands? HUH! (they had a lot on their hands! Should I be embarrassed? Errr...Yes!).

The Brit history series is super, however. Did you note the less-than-humane way that King Henry's guys eliminated Becket? Ouch! If you go to Canterbury cathedral, they show you the exact spot where the bloody deed was done.

69 posted on 11/04/2002 7:05:42 PM PST by Paulus Invictus
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To: Paulus Invictus
If you go to the Piazza del Vecchio (I think?) in Florence, there is a plaque to mark the exact spot where Savonarola was burned.

In St. Peter's in Rome there is seal on the floor to mark the spot where Charlemagne was crowned emperor on Christmas Day, 800.

70 posted on 11/05/2002 5:01:31 AM PST by wideawake
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