Dramatic news

In today's Daily Mail (p.6-7), Michael K Jones announces proof that Edward IV was illegitimate, as his parents were 100 miles apart at the time of his conception. This made Clarence the true Yorkist heir when Richard of York and Edmund of March died.

Furthermore, he has found one of Clarence's descendants, via Margaret of Salisbury and her son Michael Pole, an Australian truck driver named Michael Hastings (Earl of Loudon).

If you live in the UK, get a Daily Mail NOW, otherwise log on to dailymail.co.uk and order an e-edition.

This has answered one of the questions (true Plantagenet heirs) that has been in the back of my mind for years. Comments most welcome!

--- In , "Stephen LARK"
<smlark@i...> wrote:
> In today's Daily Mail (p.6-7), Michael K Jones announces proof that
Edward IV was illegitimate, as his parents were 100 miles apart at
the time of his conception. This made Clarence the true Yorkist heir
when Richard of York and Edmund of March died.
>
> Furthermore, he has found one of Clarence's descendants, via
Margaret of Salisbury and her son Michael Pole, an Australian truck
driver named Michael Hastings (Earl of Loudon).
>
> If you live in the UK, get a Daily Mail NOW, otherwise log on to
dailymail.co.uk and order an e-edition.
>
> This has answered one of the questions (true Plantagenet heirs)
that has been in the back of my mind for years. Comments most welcome!
>
>

Got the article (sheepish purchase of Daily Mail...).

No new proof, or even evidence.

Only that Michael has traced York's proper living heir (descendant of
Margaret of Clarence), a large man in a vest driving a truck in
Auzzie.
So this is apparently a huge revelation, and earth-shattering - or at
least throne-shattering - news.
Except that the man in question is actually English born, and an
earl. So anyone could have identified him using a set of the
Complete Peerage or Burke's. And the fact that Lizzie's claim to the
throne is suspect is not exactly news to any of us either.
Nor is it surprising to learn that 'King Michael I' is not actually
interested in pressing his claim.
I'm sure Michael K. must be amused or amazed at the Daily Mail
treatment.
However, the good news is that his Edward IV theory gets a TV
documentary in the New Year (Channel 4, I think it said). Which is
great because, as you all know, I really think he's right. I don't
know if this is the same programme as I read about before - a Time
Team dig at his alternative Bosworth site. If not, then he's really
hit the big time.

Marie

PS. Yes, he is a great speaker and very easy to talk to, isn't he? I
was also lucky enough to get a bit of a chat with him at the
Manchester Group study day recently, but I'm a bit caffeine-
intolerant, and I was by then several cups into my first exposure to
the stuff in weeks - and gabbling. So I didn't find out too much new,
I'm afraid.