would the real lycidas2 at earthlink.net Smile for the people

Dave Monroe davidmmonroe at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 20 08:14:52 CDT 2001


Hey, who is this really?  Sheesh ... but, again,
always something to be learned on the Pynchon List ...

--- Queen Liz <lycidas2 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> Henry IV  1050-1106. Holy Roman emperor and king of
> Germany
> (1056-1106) who continually struggled for power with
> Pope
> Gregory VII. Twice excommunicated, Henry appointed
> an
> antipope (1084), had himself again crowned emperor,
> invaded
> Italy, and was ultimately dethroned by his
> rebellious sons.
> 
>  Henry IV   Known as “Henry Bolingbroke.”
> 1366?-1413. King
> of England (1399-1413). Son of John of Gaunt and
> grandson of
> Edward III, he was banished from England by Richard
> II, who
> confiscated his estate. Henry returned, raised an
> army, and
> compelled Richard to abdicate. Parliament confirmed
> Henry's
> claim to the throne, thus establishing the
> Lancastrian line.
> 
>  Henry IV  Known as “Henry of Navarre.” 1553-1610.
> King of
> France (1589-1610) who founded the Bourbon royal
> line,
> successfully waged war against Spain (1595-1598),
> and gave
> political rights to French Protestants in the Edict
> of
> Nantes (1598).
> 
> "I am Richard II!" 
> 
> 		--Queen Liz


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