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  • CrœsosCrœsos Shipmate
    Firenze wrote: »
    In line with the current fad for Englishness, why not go back to Eadwig and Æthelwulf?

    You might run in to the same numbering issue as occurs with Scottish names, though the tradition seems to be to simply ignore those when handing out numbers for pre-Norman English (or Wessex) monarchs. For example, there are three unnumbered pre-Norman Edwards ("the Elder", "the Martyr", and "the Confessor") who don't rate Roman numerals. Being consistent would mean bumping up all the subsequent Edwards by +3 (or +III).

    Maybe the fad for Englishness means abandoning Roman numerals altogether and adopting descriptors instead.
  • mousethief wrote: »
    What a delightful strawman you have discovered.
    You were the one who brought up the fact that there was one current President as somehow significant.

    And you twisted it into something else.
  • Crœsos wrote: »

    Maybe the fad for Englishness means abandoning Roman numerals altogether and adopting descriptors instead.

    We could add a 21st century twist by letting the public choose the descriptor - perhaps in a phone-poll or internet thing with prizes, run in conjunction with the national lottery.
  • Yes! We might end up with, say *Kingy McKingface*...
    :wink:
  • Crœsos wrote: »

    Maybe the fad for Englishness means abandoning Roman numerals altogether and adopting descriptors instead.

    We could add a 21st century twist by letting the public choose the descriptor - perhaps in a phone-poll or internet thing with prizes, run in conjunction with the national lottery.

    King Edward McEdwardface?
  • Barnabas62Barnabas62 Purgatory Host, 8th Day Host, Epiphanies Host
    Oh yes! This thread definitely deserves to be put out of its tangential misery.

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    Barnabas62
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