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RodGee

RodGee Report 13 May 2009 12:08

Chris think he heard the name while doing merchant of Venice as Othello was a venitian governor

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 13 May 2009 11:23

If we are in Cyprus - why in Famagusta is there a very old tower named Othello's tower - did Willie Shakespeare go there too on a cruise?

RodGee

RodGee Report 13 May 2009 11:21

morning Shimms i only knew that from a holiday there and went into the church and it was in the guide book x

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe Report 13 May 2009 10:55

Oh Rod

I adore history ... that is so romantic, I don't know much about this part of history have always been enamoured of the Plantagenets, Tudors and more. xxx

RodGee

RodGee Report 13 May 2009 10:42

Mel he had to invade Cyprus to find her then married her in Limassol think it was St Georges church
then carried on to the crusades

~♥footie~angel♥~

~♥footie~angel♥~ Report 11 May 2009 22:10

~~~~~~~~~~ to Robin n Rod hiya lads x

Rod I will take a while to ponder than one but ponder it I will x

Robin thank you once more for enlightenin me I will get bk to you x

RodGee

RodGee Report 11 May 2009 21:55

she was on a med cruise ship that broke down in a storm xx

RodGee

RodGee Report 11 May 2009 21:52

think that was the non english speaking king Richard 1st he ended up in Cyprus looking for his wife xx

Conan

Conan Report 11 May 2009 21:34

No .............................. they had all gone off to be Temple Knights in the Crusades.

~♥footie~angel♥~

~♥footie~angel♥~ Report 11 May 2009 21:30

Well Im not so sure maybe if Runnymede had such a magnificent cart wat was a King doin with it ~ did he steal it?

Oh my gosh he was obsessed with acid was he ocd ~ were there any mon{c}ks in the monostries at the time?

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe Report 11 May 2009 20:54

Methinks you are teasing us, norti boy lol! wmsl O)))

Conan

Conan Report 11 May 2009 20:36

Not much to tell really.

But it all ended happily with him signing off the barons' shopping list in some magnificent cart at Runnymede.


But he wasn't all good news !

His obsession with hydrochloric acid caused him to dissolve a few monasteries ......................................... and he got his feet wet on his hols while sitting in his deckchair and telling the sea to go away.

~♥footie~angel♥~

~♥footie~angel♥~ Report 11 May 2009 16:49

Yes tell all Robin ~ I think I do recall a tale of the said war x

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe Report 11 May 2009 16:46

Pray tell Robin ... please ...

Am sitting here spellbound xxx

~♥footie~angel♥~

~♥footie~angel♥~ Report 11 May 2009 16:45

Now that I would like to hear more about bein a lover of nature and all things flowery x

Conan

Conan Report 11 May 2009 16:40

One of the more infamous of Arthur's wars the disagreement he got into with some distant relatives over the colour of some flowers to go on their coat of arms.

It was known as the Wars of the Pansies.

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe Report 11 May 2009 16:33

He is indeed knowledgeable Mel, I am off to google, see what I can find out in the knowledge that if I am out of my depth, Robin will come to the rescue.

I believe him about Arthur, am just intrigued as the where the name Agincourt came from, tis French I believe. xxx

~♥footie~angel♥~

~♥footie~angel♥~ Report 11 May 2009 16:33

Wow! Robin ooooooooh an animal man were horses rare back in the day? ~ sounds like a very nice man to offer his Kingdom in exchange x

~♥footie~angel♥~

~♥footie~angel♥~ Report 11 May 2009 16:29

That sounds very feasable Shims Agincourt has such a strange name its origins would be very obscure and Robin is a good friend so with that and his excellent knowledge in mind I'm inclined to beleive him x

Shims I also am intrigued to know more google away ~ Im sure ar good friend Robin has more to impart and Im a willin student alwes ready to learn new things x

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe

ShimmsRedRoseAndMistletoe Report 11 May 2009 16:27

Hi Robin

I've heard the saying, A Kingdom for a horse yet never knew why, mmm, adore learning. :)

From what I know of Arthur I would agree, that he was a wise, generous man ... his round table, all equal, I believe in that too.