I still haven't seen your message to which Spencer Hines is responding.
In what Ian Mortimer wrote for me to be included in the biography of Edward
II he had to remain brief. I have not seen his book but I am sure he quotes
sources. In what he wrote for me there is a mention of a papal notary's
narrative of Edward II's life up till 1336, several years after Edward's
supposed death.
It is a pity to wipe him off without consideration. Dr. Ian Mortimer is a
Hon. Fellow, Department of History, University of Exeter.
Best wishes
Leo van de Pas
Canberra, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "D. Spencer Hines" <panther@excelsior.com>
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
To: <gen-medieval@rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 12:44 PM
Subject: Re: Death of Edward II
Bingo!
In order to sell books...
DSH
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"Peter Stewart" <p_m_stewart@msn.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 3, 10:42 am, "Leo van de Pas" <leovd...@netspeed.com.au> wrote:
Before I communicated with Dr. Ian Mortimer I suspected the same, but no
he told me he is not a descendant. It seems accepted that
_those_ Mortimers in the male line are extinct anyway. For him it is
perhaps an unfortunate situation to have the same surname.
This looks like a furphy to me: there may be no genealogical
connection, and the co-incidence of surname may be unfortunate for him
now, but that doesn't mean it is necessarily unconnected with his
crackpot theory in the first place.
People grow up with their surnames and often take a protective
attitude to namesakes before they know or even question whether or not
they are related.
Merely disclaiming any ulterior motive from kinship now doesn't cut
much mustard - this could just as well work the other way, with the
historian trying to make out that a famous ancestor was more colourful
and wicked than the evidence sustains.
Peter Stewart
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