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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3720512, member: 101855"]Yes, getting "the skinny" on historical figures, especially on people who lived 900+ years ago, is aways a challenge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes you need to draw your own conclusions. Some still try to claim that Rufus died in a hunting accident and was not murdered. His brother Henry was hightailing it to London to grab the money and the crown before his body was cold. Henry let the guy who shot the arrow leave the country and he richly paid his brothers who stayed in England. I have drawn my conclusion from that .[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 3720512, member: 101855"]Yes, getting "the skinny" on historical figures, especially on people who lived 900+ years ago, is aways a challenge. Sometimes you need to draw your own conclusions. Some still try to claim that Rufus died in a hunting accident and was not murdered. His brother Henry was hightailing it to London to grab the money and the crown before his body was cold. Henry let the guy who shot the arrow leave the country and he richly paid his brothers who stayed in England. I have drawn my conclusion from that .[/QUOTE]
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