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From: William Addams Reitwiesner <>
Subject: Re: Plantagenet Living Descendants ?
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 1997 02:24:20 GMT


(Mr. Cv C. Shaw) wrote:

>I am a descendant of Henry Plantagenet, Earl of Lancaster. He was the
>younger son of Henry III of England.

Congratulations. So am I.

> His grandfather was King John of
>England. Henry Plantagenet was the first of the Lancaster family line
>that eventually won the throne of England over the York family in the
>War of the Roses. The decisive battle in this war was the Battle of
>Bosworth Field in which the Lancasters defeated the last Yorkist King,
>Richard III. I am a member of the Somerset Chapter Magna Charta Barons.

And I'm not.

Not to be rude or anything, but are you asking a question or making a
point?

William Addams Reitwiesner


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