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Originally Posted by Lady Fitzgerald
For the most part, it is a myth. See this at Snopes |
That's a shame, because it spoils a good story. But thanks for enlightening me.
By the way, I didn't think of it as a "those dumb Yanks" type story (from Snopes); more of an illustration of different cultures. We (Brits) are probably more used to regnal numbers for monarchs; for some reason, you guys stopped that particular folly in the late 18th Century
