Meet the true king of Canada (England etc)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

http://www.canada.com/national/story.asp?id=68B32FBF-EB87-4011-B096-0189D0F790FF

If a leading medieval historian has his facts straight, the rightful heir to the British throne -- and thus the true King of Canada -- is a beer-swilling, 62-year-old Australian rice scientist named Michael Abney-Hastings.

The claim being made by respected scholar Michael K. Jones is based on his discovery of a document in a French library apparently confirming that the 15th-century English monarch Edward IV -- an ancestor of Queen Elizabeth II and all of her royal forebears -- was an illegitimate child.

Jones says the implications of his findings are "staggering" and Britain's Channel 4 aired a documentary on Saturday detailing the case of Britain's Real Monarch.

In truth, Elizabeth's crown is quite safe. But folks with a fascination for what-if stories have a doozy on their hands, one that not only involves a would-be Aussie king with republican leanings but also the rethinking of key episodes from British history -- not to mention Shakespeare's plays.

Ha! He's a republican (in the good sense) I say again, ha!

Of course, there's about 5000 people with a better claim to the throne than the current lot (including Prince Michael of Albany, a computer geek in Edinburgh, the true Stuart heir), but you've gotta love the irony.

[BelleCarolinaPeridot]

1. I am sure a lot of people have tried to link themselves to the

royal family , but really , what good would it get you ? A couple of gems and nice tiaras would be nice but what good will it be to be a member of an establishment that is on its way to extinction as we speak ( English royal family that is ) . As you can see I am not a monarchist , and yeah I tried to link myself to ( illegimate of a Duke or Baron someone where down the line lol )

[Screaming Lord Byron]

2. Oh yeah, that's what I'm getting at, the ludicrousness of monarchy

and the heirs thereof.

[Racenut20]

3. Someone has been reading Huckaberry Finn again

God save our Queen....

[Nihil]

4. What's the problem?

Let's face it, William I was illegitimate and it didn't exactly stop
him becoming king in 1066. There were many such disputes before and
after Edward IV.

In addition, the only way a "true line" ever regained the crown
after an "imposter" has usurped him/her was to get a bigger army and
attack. Can't really see the Aussie republican doing that can you?

Anyone with powerful supporters and a few priests who could write the
"history books" had a reasonable chance of success in those days.

Hmmm ... nothing has really changed has it?

Nihil

[Screaming Lord Byron]

5. No, this story is merely some fun. I myself am an ardent anti-monarchist

I would say Republican, but then someone could quote that, couldn't they!

[jimbo fett]

6. "I'm the king of bedside manor."

-Bare Naked Ladies