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Peter Jason

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Apr 16, 2013, 12:42:33 AM4/16/13
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Is Margaret Baroness Thatcher about to trump
Richard III in the "most evil" English head of
state?

Bill

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Apr 16, 2013, 4:06:46 AM4/16/13
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No, because she was never 'head of state'.

John Oliver

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Apr 16, 2013, 1:26:03 PM4/16/13
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:06:46 +0100, Bill <black...@gmail.com>
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And a case could be made for Cromwell.

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John Oliver
jdol...@westnet.com.au

Renia

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Apr 16, 2013, 4:37:10 PM4/16/13
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No, because she was never Head of State. The Queen is.

Renia

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Apr 16, 2013, 4:37:43 PM4/16/13
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On 16/04/2013 18:26, John Oliver wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:06:46 +0100, Bill <black...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:42:33 +1000, Peter Jason <p...@jostle.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Is Margaret Baroness Thatcher about to trump
>>> Richard III in the "most evil" English head of
>>> state?
>>
>> No, because she was never 'head of state'.
>
> And a case could be made for Cromwell.
>

I don't know that Cromwell was evil. Perhaps misguided.

Peter Jason

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Apr 16, 2013, 9:29:22 PM4/16/13
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On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:26:03 +1000, John Oliver
<jdol...@westnet.com.au> wrote:

>On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:06:46 +0100, Bill <black...@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:42:33 +1000, Peter Jason <p...@jostle.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Is Margaret Baroness Thatcher about to trump
>>>Richard III in the "most evil" English head of
>>>state?
>>
>>No, because she was never 'head of state'.
>
>And a case could be made for Cromwell.

Heavens! He met a sticky fate after burial.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell%27s_head
Perhaps the Baroness might be buried anonymously
(under a car park) to prevent a similar fate.

Peter Jason

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Apr 16, 2013, 9:30:02 PM4/16/13
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Anyway, she pushed Richard III out of the
newspapers.

Peter Jason

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Apr 17, 2013, 3:44:27 AM4/17/13
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On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:06:46 +0100, Bill
<black...@gmail.com> wrote:

well, she sort of ran things.

Bill

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Apr 17, 2013, 4:05:25 AM4/17/13
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On Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:26:03 +1000, John Oliver
<jdol...@westnet.com.au> wrote:

>On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:06:46 +0100, Bill <black...@gmail.com>
>wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:42:33 +1000, Peter Jason <p...@jostle.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Is Margaret Baroness Thatcher about to trump
>>>Richard III in the "most evil" English head of
>>>state?
>>
>>No, because she was never 'head of state'.
>
>And a case could be made for Cromwell.

For 'most evil'?

I doubt that.

There are an awful lot of medieval despots in front of him, and just
about all the Tudors...
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