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.
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.
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?
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Oh yes! This thread definitely deserves to be put out of its tangential misery.
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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.
And you twisted it into something else.
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?
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