CarltonA
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Died in France - 1167 (Henry I daughter).
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CarltonA
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Getting there - a bit more please.
CarltonA
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I'll give it until 9am to see if anyone gets it, otherwise I will award to the worthiest contender.
CarltonA
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Robert Curthose or Robert Duke of Normandy was what I was looking for. @Peterthegreat to reign please.
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What was slightly unusual with this particular individual was that whilst he was William the Conqueror's eldest son, he didn't get to become King of England when William I died in 1087. Instead, Richard's younger brother William ('Rufus') was crowned. Richard Curthose instead became Duke of Normandy for a time. Think I'm right in saying that Robert Curthose is buried in Gloucester after being imprisoned for almost three decades, first in Devizes, and then in Cardiff.
EbbwJunction1
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That's correct.
Peterthegreat
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Thank you.
Who came "riding, riding......up to the old inn door"?
Peterthegreat
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Not Dick Turpin.
DaleCooper
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Paul Revere
Peterthegreat
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Sorry.
The answer is not a specific person.
I reckon it is either a song or an old poem. There is a narrative poem called just "the Highwayman" but I haven't the foggiest what his name was or who wrote it. "The Rape of the Lock" was my narrative poem for English exam purposes.....
DaleCooper
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The Exciseman
Peterthegreat
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You are almost there.
It is a poem by Alfred Noyes written at the beginning of the 20th century.
The person concerned was never named but just went under the name "The Highwayman".
Your turn to stand and deliver the next question.
A musket shot in the dark!
I am involved in some fire related rail disruption, so I will declare open floor
DaleCooper
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I'll take it.
Next question:
What links Green Street Green, Finchley, Winchester and Lord Kitchener?
Winchester Cathedral
You're bringing me down
You stood and you watched as
My baby left town
(in a strange muffled voice)
I knew there was one of theirs about Finchley tube station as well, now you mention it, but I didn't know the others.....
You're bringing me down
You stood and you watched as
My baby left town
(in a strange muffled voice)
I knew there was one of theirs about Finchley tube station as well, now you mention it, but I didn't know the others.....
DaleCooper
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Correct, their songs:
Green Street Green
Winchester Cathedral
Finchley Central
I Was Lord Kitchener's Valet
Your turn...
GRALISTAIR
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Lieutenant Pigeon?
Afraid not.
martinsh
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The Wurzels ?
They were indeed. The group are still performing with a line up that still includes Pete Budd and Tommy Banner, both now in their mid 80s.
Your turn to get the brand new key to the combine harvester.
martinsh
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Open floor
Ashley Hill
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The Listening Pool was a band formed by three original band members following the splitting of which famous band?
DaleCooper
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Talking Heads
Ashley Hill
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Afraid not.
Ashley Hill
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This seems to be going nowhere. I’ll give one clue otherwise I’ll wind it up tomorrow.
The sole remaining member of the original band recorded 3 albums under the original groups name. He reunited with the other three members in 2006 and the original group and continued to release further albums.
The sole remaining member of the original band recorded 3 albums under the original groups name. He reunited with the other three members in 2006 and the original group and continued to release further albums.
Peterthegreat
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OMD?