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Solve this, please!
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 5:11 pm
by Ajarn Philip
Enthroned Thrice, Abdicated Twice, Deposed Once.
Married five times, widowed three, divorced once.
Imprisoned in three states, named twice, numbered once.
Author, Film Star, Politician and Prince, I left no epitaph...
Who Am I?
Help me out here, people. The above was written by a devious so-and-so. I'm assuming it's a 20th century figure, but I've run out of boxers and movie stars...
You can't take anything he says literally - think cryptic crossword.
Re: Solve this, please!
Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 7:44 pm
by jhopgood
Henry VI ?
Re: Solve this, please!
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 3:33 am
by Ajarn Philip
I'm pretty sure now that it was Pi Yu, the last emperor of China - though I'm not sure who the fictional family member was.
OK, let's see if anyone's interested in some historical questions.
Walter, Jack and John were but three of them. Who, what and when?
Walter (better know by another name) pished off a mayor right royally and ended up with his head on a pikestaff.
Re: Solve this, please!
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 8:48 am
by Jo
I'm guessing (without googling) that Walter might be Wat Tyler?
Re: Solve this, please!
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 9:55 am
by NEILL THE NOTORIOUS
What (?) Which (?) Tyler also sprang to my mind !
Re: Solve this, please!
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 12:30 pm
by J.R.
Ajarn Philip wrote:I'm pretty sure now that it was Pi Yu, the last emperor of China - though I'm not sure who the fictional family member was.
OK, let's see if anyone's interested in some historical questions.
Walter, Jack and John were but three of them. Who, what and when?
Walter (better know by another name) pished off a mayor right royally and ended up with his head on a pikestaff.
Any relation to Ef Yu ??
Re: Solve this, please!
Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 2:34 pm
by Ajarn Philip
Jo wrote:I'm guessing (without googling) that Walter might be Wat Tyler?
Oh dear, I forgot I was dealing with proply eddicated folks...
Yes, OK, I'll take the rest as understood - the 3 main leaders of the revolting peasants in umpteenifftysomething.
Re: Solve this, please!
Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:55 pm
by loringa
Ajarn Philip wrote:I'm pretty sure now that it was Pi Yu, the last emperor of China.
Pu Yi I think.
Re: Solve this, please!
Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 5:27 pm
by Spoonbill
Ajarn Philip wrote:Enthroned Thrice, Abdicated Twice, Deposed Once.
Married five times, widowed three, divorced once.
Imprisoned in three states, named twice, numbered once.
Author, Film Star, Politician and Prince, I left no epitaph...
Who Am I?
I'm guessing it's either Gary Glitter or the Elephant Man or Sid James.