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|House of Lancaster
|Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France
|Parent house
|House of Plantagenet
|Earl of Lancaster
Earl of Leicester
Count of Champagne and Brie
Lord of Beaufort and Nogent[1]
Earl of Moray
Earl Ferrers
Earl of Derby
Earl of Salisbury
Earl of Lincoln
Duke of Lancaster
King of England
King of France
|30 June 1267
|Edmund Crouchback
|Final ruler
|Henry VI of England
|Current head
|Extinct in the male line
|House of Lancaster
|Kingdom of England, Kingdom of France
|Parent house
|House of Plantagenet
|Earl of Lancaster
Earl of Leicester
Count of Champagne and Brie
Lord of Beaufort and Nogent[1]
Earl of Moray
Earl Ferrers
Earl of Derby
Earl of Salisbury
Earl of Lincoln
Duke of Lancaster
King of England
King of France
|30 June 1267
|Edmund Crouchback
|Final ruler
|Henry VI of England
|Current head
|Extinct in the male line
The House of Lancaster was a cadet branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. Henry III of England created the Earldom of Lancaster—from which the house was named—for his second son Edmund Crouchback in 1267. Edmund had already been created Earl of Leicester in 1265 and was granted the lands and privileges of Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, after de Montfort's death and attainder at the end of the Second Barons' War.[2] When Edmund's son Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, inherited his father-in-law's estates and title of Earl of Lincoln he became at a stroke the most powerful nobleman in England, with lands throughout the kingdom and the ability to raise vast private armies to wield power at national and local levels.[3] This brought him—and Henry, his younger brother—into conflict with their cousin Edward II of England, leading to Thomas's execution. Henry inherited Thomas's titles and he and his son, who was also called Henry, gave loyal service to Edwards son—Edward III of England.
Edward III married all his sons to wealthy English heiresses rather than following his predecessors' practice of finding continental political marriages for royal princes. Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, had no male heir so Edward married his son John to Henry's heiress daughter and John's third cousin Blanche of Lancaster. This gave John the vast wealth of the House of Lancaster. Their son Henry usurped the throne in 1399, creating one of the factions in the Wars of the Roses. There was an intermittent dynastic struggle between the descendants of Edward III. In these wars, the term Lancastrian became a reference to members of the family and their supporters. The family provided England with three kings: Henry IV, who ruled from 1399 to 1413, Henry V (1413–1422), and Henry VI (1422–1461 and 1470–1471).
The House became extinct in the male line upon the murder in the Tower of London of Henry VI, following the battlefield execution of his son Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, by supporters of the House of York in 1471.
After the supporters of Henry III of England suppressed opposition from the English nobility in the Second Barons' War, Henry granted to his second son Edmund Crouchback the titles and possessions forfeited by attainder of the barons' leader, Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, including the Earldom of Leicester, on 26 October 1265. Later grants included the first Earldom of Lancaster on 30 June 1267 and that of Earl Ferrers in 1301. Edmund was also Count of Champagne and Brie from 1276 by right of his wife.[2] Henry IV of England would later use his descent from Edmund to legitimise his claim to the throne, even making the spurious claim that Edmund was the elder son of Henry but had been passed over as king because of his deformity.[4]
Edmund's second marriage to Blanche of Artois, the widow of the King of Navarre, placed him at the centre of the European aristocracy. Blache's daughter Joan I of Navarre was queen regnant of Navarre and through her marriage to Philip IV of France was queen consort of France. Edmund's son Thomas became the most powerful nobleman in England, gaining the Earldoms of Lincoln and Salisbury through marriage to the heiress of Henry de Lacy, 3rd Earl of Lincoln. His income was £11,000 per annum—double that of the next wealthiest earl.[3]
Thomas and his younger brother Henry served in the coronation of their cousin King Edward II of England on 25 February 1308; Thomas carried Curtana, the Sword of Mercy, and Henry carried the royal sceptre.[5] After initially supporting Edward, Thomas became one of the Lords Ordainers, who demanded the banishment of Piers Gaveston and the governance of the realm by a baronial council. After Gaveston was captured, Thomas took the lead in his trial and execution at Warwick in 1312.[6] Edward's authority was weakened by poor governance and defeat by the Scots at the Battle of Bannockburn. This allowed Thomas to restrain Edward's power by republishing the Ordinances of 1311. Following this achievement Thomas took little part in the governance of the realm and instead retreated to Pontefract Castle.[7] This allowed Edward to regroup and re-arm, leading to a fragile peace in August 1318 with the Treaty of Leake. In 1321 Edward's rule again collapsed into civil war. Thomas raised a northern army but was defeated and captured at the Battle of Boroughbridge. He was sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered but because he was Edward's cousin he was given a quicker death by beheading.[8]
Henry joined the revolt of Edward's wife Isabella of France and her lover Mortimer in 1326, pursuing and capturing Edward at Neath in South Wales.[8] Following Edward's deposition at the Parliament of Kenilworth in 1326 and reputed murder at Berkeley Castle,[9] Thomas's conviction was posthumously reversed and Henry regained possession of the Earldoms of Lancaster, Derby, Salisbury and Lincoln that had been forfeit for Thomas's treason. His restored prestige led to him knighting the young King Edward III of England before his coronation.[10] Mortimer lost support over the Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton that formalised Scotland's independence, and his developing power in the Welsh Marches provoked jealousy from the barons. When Mortimer called a parliament to make his new powers and estates permanent with the title of Earl of March in 1328, Henry led the opposition and held a counter-meeting. In response, Mortimer ravaged the lands of Lancaster and checked the revolt. Edward III was able to assume control in 1330 but Henry's further influence was restricted by poor health and blindness for the last fifteen years of his life.[11][12]
Henry's son, also called Henry, was born at the castle of Grosmont in Monmouthshire between 1299 and 1314.[13] According to the younger Henry's memoirs, he was better at martial arts than academic subjects and did not learn to read until later in life.[14] Henry was co-eval with Edward III and was pivotal to his reign, becoming his best friend and most trusted commander.[15] Henry was knighted in 1330, represented his father in parliament and fought in Edward's Scottish campaign.[16] After the outbreak of the Hundred Years' War, Henry took part in several diplomatic missions and minor campaigns and was present at the great English victory in the naval Battle of Sluys in 1340.[17] Later, he was required to commit himself as hostage in the Low Countries for the King's considerable debts. He remained hostage for a year and had to pay a large ransom for his own release.[18]
In 1345, Edward III launched a major, three-pronged attack on France. The Earl of Northampton attacked from Brittany, the King from Flanders, and Henry from Aquitaine in the south.[15] Moving rapidly through the country, Henry confronted the Comte d'Isle at the Battle of Auberoche and achieved a victory described as "the greatest single achievement of Lancaster's entire military career".[19] The ransom from the prisoners has been estimated at £50,000.[20] The King rewarded Henry by including him as a founding knight of the Order of the Garter.[21] An even greater honour was bestowed on Lancaster when Edward created him Duke of Lancaster. The title of duke was relatively new in England, with only Cornwall being a previous ducal title. Lancaster was also given palatinate status for the county of Lancashire, which entailed a separate administration independent of the crown.[22] There were two other counties palatine; Durham was an ancient ecclesiastical palatinate and Chester was crown property.
In 1350, Henry was present at the naval victory at Winchelsea, where he saved the life of the Black Prince.[23] He spent 1351-2 on crusade in Prussia where a quarrel with Otto, Duke of Brunswick, almost led to a duel between the two men, which was only averted by the intervention of the French King John II.[24] As campaigning in France resumed, Henry participated in the last great offensive of the Rheims campaign of 1359–60—the first phase of the Hundred Years' War—before returning to England where he fell ill and died, most likely of the plague, at Leicester Castle.[24]
Edward III of England married John of Gaunt, his third surviving son, to Henry's heiress Blanche of Lancaster. On Henry's death, Edward conferred on Gaunt the second creation of the title of Duke of Lancaster, which made Gaunt the wealthiest landowner in England after the King. Gaunt enjoyed great political influence during his lifetime, but upon his death in 1399 his lands were confiscated by Richard II. Gaunt's exiled son and heir Henry of Bolingbroke returned home and gathered military support in clear contravention of Richard's treason act of 1397, which included a definition of treason of "or [to] ... raiseth People and rideth against the King to make War within his Realm ...". Although he claimed his aim was restoration of his Lancaster inheritance, this Act and Henry's knowledge of Richard's character—suspicious and vindictive—probably meant Henry knew that only by removing Richard from power could he be secure.[25] Henry unified popular opposition to Richard II, took control of the kingdom and Richard—recognising that he had insufficient support to resist—surrendered to Henry's forces at Conwy Castle. Henry instigated a commission to decide who should be king. Richard was forced to abdicate and although Henry was not next in line, he was declared king by an unlawfully constituted parliament dominated by his supporters.[26] After the first unrest of his reign and a revolt by the Earls of Salisbury, Gloucester,Exeter and Surrey, Richard reputedly starved to death.[27] There is some debate as to whether this was self-inflicted or ordered by Henry to end the risk of restoration without leaving incriminating marks on the body.[28]
There is much debate amongst historians about Henry's accession, in part because some see it as a cause of the Wars of the Roses. For Dan Jones, the accession by force of the throne broke principles the Plantagenets had established successfully over two and a half centuries and allowed any magnate with sufficient power and Plantagenet blood to have ambitions to assume the throne. Richard had attempted to disinherit Henry and remove him from the succession. In response Henry's legal advisors, led by William Thirning, dissuaded Henry from claiming the throne by right of conquest and instead look for legal justification.[29] Although Henry established a committee to investigate his assertion that his mother had legitimate rights through descent from Edmund Crouchback, whom he said was the elder son of Henry III of England but was set aside because of deformity, no evidence was found. The eight-year-old Edmund Mortimer, Earl of March, was the heir general to Richard II by being the grandson of Edward III's second son, Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, and also the son of Richard's last nominated heir. In desperation, Henry's advisors made the case that Henry was heir male to Henry III and this was supported by thirteenth-century entails.[30] Mortimer's sister Anne de Mortimer married Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge, son of Edward III's fourth son Edmund of Langley, consolidating Anne's place in the succession with that of the more junior House of York.[4] As a child Mortimer was not considered a serious contender and as an adult he showed no interest in the throne, instead loyally serving the House of Lancaster. Mortimer informed the new king when Conisburgh, in what was later called the Southampton Plot, attempted place him on the throne instead of Henry's newly crowned son—their mutual cousin—leading to the execution of Conisburgh and the other plotters.[31]
Henry IV was plagued with financial problems, the political need to reward his supporters, frequent rebellions and declining health—including leprosy and epilepsy.[32] The Percy family had been some of Henry's leading supporters, defending the North from Scotland largely at their own expense, but revolted in the face of lack of reward and suspicion from Henry. Henry Percy (Hotspur) was defeated and killed at the Battle of Shrewsbury. In 1405, Hotspur's father Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, supported the Archbishop of York, Richard le Scrope, in another rebellion, after which the elder Percy fled to Scotland and his estates were confiscated. Henry had Scrope executed in an act comparable to the murder of another Archbishop—Thomas Beckett by men loyal to Henry II. This would probably have led to Henry's excommunication but the church was in the midst of the Western Schism, with competing popes keen on Henry's support; it protested but took no action.[33] In 1408, Percy invaded England once more and was killed at the Battle of Bramham Moor.[34] In Wales, Owain Glyndŵr's widespread rebellion was only suppressed with the recapture of Harlech Castle in 1409, although sporadic fighting continued until 1421.[35]
Henry IV was succeeded by his son Henry V,[36] and eventually by his grandson Henry VI in 1422.[37]
Henry V of England was a successful and ruthless monarch.[38] He was quick to re-assert the claim to the French throne he inherited from Edward III, continuing what was later called the Hundred Years' War. The war was not a formal, continuous conflict but a series of English raids and military expeditions from 1337 until 1453. There were six major royal expeditions; Henry himself led the fifth and sixth, but these were unlike the smaller, frequent, provincial campaigns.[39] In Henry's first major campaign—and the fifth major royal campaign of the war—he invaded France, captured Harfleur, made a chevauchée to Calais and won a near-total victory over the French at the Battle of Agincourt despite being outnumbered, outmanoeuvered and low on supplies.[40] In his second campaign, he recaptured much of Normandy and in a treaty secured a marriage to Catherine of Valois. The terms of the Treaty of Troyes were that Henry's and Catherine's heirs would succeed to the throne of France. This condition was contested by the Dauphin and the momentum of the war changed. In 1421, Henry's brother Thomas, Duke of Clarence, was killed at the Battle of Baugé, and Henry V died of dysentery at Vincennes in 1422.[37][41]
Henry VI of England was less than a year old but his uncles—led by Henry V's brother John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford—continued the war.[42] There were more victories, including the Battle of Verneuil, but it was impossible to maintain campaigning at this level. Joan of Arc's involvement helped the French remove the siege of Orleans[43] and win the Battle of Patay before Joan was captured by the Burgundians, sold to the English, tried as a witch and burned at the stake. The Dauphin was crowned and continued the successful Fabian tactics of avoiding full frontal assault and exploiting logistical advantage.[44]
The Hundred Years' War caused political division between the Lancastrians and the other Plantagenets during the minority of Henry VI: Bedford wanted to defend Normandy; Humphrey of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Gloucester, only wanted Calais held; and Cardinal Beaufort desired peace.[41][45] This division led to Gloucester's wife being accused of using witchcraft with the aim of putting him on the throne; Gloucester was arrested and died in prison.[46] The English ambassadors' refusal to renounce the claim to the French crown at the congress of Arras led to the defection of England's ally Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, to Charles, and gave French enough time to reorganise their feudal levies into a modern, professional army with superior numbers.[47] The French retook Rouen, Bordeaux and Normandy, won the Battle of Formigny in 1450,[48] and with victory at the Battle of Castillon in 1453 brought the war to an end with the House of Lancaster losing forever all its French holdings, except Calais and the Channel Islands.[49]
Henry VI proved to be a weak king and vulnerable to the over-mighty subjects who developed private armies of retainers. Rivalries often spilled over from the courtroom into armed confrontations, such as the Percy–Neville feud.[50] Without the common purpose of the war in France, Henry's cousin Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, and Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, used their networks to defy the crown.[51] The king became the focus of discontent as the population, agricultural production, prices, the wool trade and credit declined in the Great Slump.[52] This led to radical demands from the lower classes. In 1450, Jack Cade raised a rebellion to force the king to address economic problems or abdicate his throne.[53] The uprising was suppressed but conflict remained between villagers, gentry and aristocracy. Society remained deeply unsettled and radical demands continued to be suppressed such as those from the yeoman brothers John and William Merfold.[54]
Henry's marriage to Margaret of Anjou prompted criticism from Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York, because it included the surrender of Maine and an extended truce with France. York was Henry's cousin through his descent from Edward III sons Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, and Edmund, Duke of York. This gave York political influence but he was removed from English and French politics through his appointment as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[55] On returning to England, York was conscious of the fate of Henry's uncle Humphrey at the hands of the Beauforts and suspicious that Henry intended to nominate Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, as heir presumptive, and recruited militarily. Armed conflict was avoided because York lacked aristocratic support and was forced to swear allegiance to Henry. However, when Henry later underwent a mental breakdown, York was named regent. Henry was trusting and not a man of war, but Margaret was more assertive and showed open enmity towards York—particularly after the birth of a male heir that resolved the succession question and assured her position.[56]
According to historian Robin Storey, "If Henry's insanity was a tragedy; his recovery was a national disaster".[57] When Henry's sanity returned, the court party reasserted its authority but York and his relatives, the Nevilles, defeated them at the First Battle of St Albans. Historian Anthony Goodman suggests that around 50 men were killed; among them were Somerset and two Percy lords, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, and Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, creating feuds that would confound reconciliation attempts despite the shock to the ruling class caused by the armed conflict.[58][59] Threatened with treason charges and lacking support, York, Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury, and Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, fled abroad. Henry was captured by the opposition when the Nevilles returned and won the Battle of Northampton.[60] York joined them, surprising parliament by claiming the throne and then forcing through the Act of Accord stating that Henry would remain as monarch for his lifetime and that York would succeed him. The disinheriting of Henry's son Edward was unacceptable to Margaret so the conflict continued. York was killed at the Battle of Wakefield and his head was displayed at Micklegate Bar, York, along with those of Edmund, Earl of Rutland, and Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury—both of whom were captured and beheaded.[61]
Margaret gained the support of the Scottish queen Mary of Guelders, and with a Scottish army she pillaged into southern England.[62] The citizens of London feared the city being plundered and enthusiastically welcomed York's son Edward, Earl of March, as king.[63] Margaret's defeat at the Battle of Towton confirmed Edward's position and he was crowned.[64] Disaffected with Edward's marriage to Elizabeth Woodville and preferment of her formerly Lancastrian-supporting family, Warwick and Clarence defected to the Lancastrians. The alliance was sealed with the marriage of Henry's son Edward to Anne, Warwick's daughter. Edward and Richard, Duke of Gloucester, fled England. When they returned, Clarence switched sides at the Battle of Barnet and Warwick and his brother were killed. Henry, Margaret and Edward of Lancaster were caught at the Battle of Tewkesbury before they could escape back to France. Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, was executed on the battlefield and John Beaufort, Marquess of Dorset, was killed in the fighting—meaning that when his brother Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset, was executed two days later, the Beaufort family became extinct in the male line. The captive Henry was murdered on 21 May 1471 in the Tower of London and buried in Chertsey Abbey, extinguishing the House of Lancaster.[65]
"This royal throne of kings, this sceptr'd isle,
This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars,
This other Eden, demi-paradise,
This fortress built by Nature for herself
Against infection and the hand of war,
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious stone set in the silver sea,
Which serves it in the office of a wall,
Or as a moat defensive to a house
Against the envy of less happier lands;
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England...
It is a source of irritation to historians that Shakespeare's influence on the perception of the later medieval period exceeds that of academic research.[67] While the chronology of Shakespeare's history plays runs from King John to Henry VIII, they are dominated by eight plays in which members of the House of Lancaster play a significant part, voicing speeches on a par with those in Hamlet and King Lear.[68] These plays are:
According to the historian Norman Davies, the plays were constrained by the political and religious requirements of Tudor England. While they are factually inaccurate, they demonstrate how the past and the House of Lancaster are remembered in terms of myth, legend, ideas and popular misconceptions.[69]
Lancastrian cognatic descent from John of Gaunt and Blanche's daughter Phillipa continued in the royal houses of Spain and Portugal.[70] The remnants of the Lancastrian court party coalesced support around Henry Tudor—a relatively unknown scion of the Beauforts. They had been amongst the most ardent supporters of the House of Lancaster and were descended illegitimately from John of Gaunt by his mistress Katherine Swynford. Although later legitimised by Richard II, Henry IV had formally and permanently debarred them from the succession to avoid competition with the House of Lancaster's claims to the throne. By some calculations of primogeniture, there were as many as 18 people—including both his mother and future wife—with more right to the throne. By 1510, this figure had increased with the birth of an additional 16 possible Yorkist claimants.[71]
With the House of Lancaster extinct, Henry claimed to be the Lancastrian heir through his mother Lady Margaret Beaufort. His father was Henry VI's maternal half-brother. In 1485, Henry Tudor united increasing opposition within England to the reign of Richard III with the Lancastrian cause to take the throne. To legitimise his questionable claim, Henry married Elizabeth of York—Edward IV of England's daughter—and promoted the House of Tudor as a dynasty of dual Lancastrian and Yorkist descent.[72]
Henry VI continued the architectural patronage begun by his father, founding Eton College and King's College, Cambridge and leaving a lasting educational and architectural legacy in buildings including King's College Chapel and Eton College Chapel.[73]
|Edmund Crouchback, 1st Earl of Lancaster and Leicester[74]
|16 January 1245
son of Henry III of England and Eleanor of Provence
|Aveline de Forz
0 children
Blanche of Artois
21 September 1371
4 children
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, John Lord of Beaumont, Mary
|5 June 1296
age 51
|Thomas, Earl of Leicester and Lancaster[75]
|(c) 1278
son of Edmund Crouchback and Blanche of Artois
|Alice de Lacey
28 October 1294 divorced 1318
0 children
|22 March 1322
Executed by order of Edward II of England
|Henry, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Lancaster[13]
Grosmont Castle Monmouthshire
son of Edmund Crouchback and Blanche of Artois
|Matilda de Chaworth
7 children
Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster
Blanche of Lancaster, Baroness Wake of Liddell
Maud of Lancaster, Countess of Ulster
Joan of Lancaster, Baroness Mowbray
Isabel of Lancaster, Prioress of Amesbury
Eleanor of Lancaster, Countess of Arundel
Mary of Lancaster, Baroness Percy
|22 September 1345
|Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster, 4th Earl of Leicester and Lancaster[13]
|between 1299 to 1314
Grosmont Castle Monmouthshire
son of Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster
|Isabella de Beaumont
2 children
Maud, Countess of Leicester
Blanche, Duchess of Lancaster
|23 March 1361
|Blanche, 6th Countess of Lancaster[76]
|25 March 1345
daughter of Henry of Grosmont
|John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster
19 May 1359
7 children
Philippa, Queen of Portugal
Elizabeth of Lancaster, Duchess of Exeter
Henry IV Bolingbroke, King of England
|12 September 1369
Bolingbroke Castle
Black Death
|John of Gaunt[77]
Earl by right of his wife, the title Duke of Lancaster was vacant because there were no male heirs. Created Duke by his father Edward III of England
|6 March 1340
son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault
|Blanche of Lancaster
7 children
See above
Constance of Castile
21 September 1371
2 children
Catherine, Queen of Castile
Katherine Swynford
13 January 1396
4 children
House of Beaufort
John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
Cardinal Henry Beaufort
Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
Joan Beaufort, Countess of Westmorland
|3 February 1399
Leicester Castle
age 58
|Henry IV of England[78]
3 April 1366
Bolingbroke Castle
son of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster
|(1) Mary de Bohun
Arundel Castle
20 July 1380
seven children
Edward of Lancaster
Henry V of England
Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence
John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
Humphrey, 1st Duke of Gloucester
Blanche, Electress Palatine
Philippa, Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
(2) Joanna of Navarre
Winchester Cathedral
7 February 1403
no children
|20 March 1413
Westminster, London
aged 46
|Henry's claim was extremely tenuous. He claimed the throne through his mother's descent from Edmund on the basis that he was older than Edward I but had been set aside because of deformity. This was not widely accepted
|Henry V of England[79]
|Monmouth Castle
son of Henry IV and Mary de Bohun
|Catherine of Valois
Troyes Cathedral
2 June 1420
one son
Henry VI of England
|31 August 1422
Château de Vincennes
aged 35
|son of Henry IV
(agnatic primogeniture)
|Henry VI of England[80]
|6 December 1421
Windsor Castle
son of Henry V and Catherine of Valois
|Margaret of Anjou
Titchfield Abbey
22 April 1445
one son
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
|21 May 1471
Tower of London
aged 49
(believed murdered)
|son of Henry V
(agnatic primogeniture)
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House of Lancaster
Cadet branch of the House of Plantagenet
|Preceded by
House of Valois
|Ruling house of the Kingdom of France
(disputed with the House of Valois)
|Succeeded by
House of Valois
|Preceded by
House of Plantagenet
(senior line)
|Ruling house of the Duchy of Aquitaine
|Ruling house of the Kingdom of England
|Succeeded by
House of York
|Preceded by
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|Ruling house of the Kingdom of England


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Midway through Ed Sheeran's set, an amazing thing happened.
With a lopsided smile and a charming accent, he somehow managed to get the 10,000-plus people crammed into The Arena at Gwinnett Center to silence their chatter, their random squealing of his name and even, for a few minutes, disregard their smartphones.
Then, at this show last month – the Star 94 Jingle Jam concert which Sheeran headlined – something even more incredible happened.
Sheeran wasn't silencing the crowd to sing his hit ballad, "The A Team," or even to do "Little Things," the swoony tune he gave to his pals in One Direction or "Everything Has Changed," the song he wrote with Taylor Swift and duets with on her current album, "Red."
No, the ginger-headed Brit wanted to work his magic by creating loops of his voice and percussion sounds with his mouth to play as the backdrop to a traditional folk song, "The Wayfaring Stranger."
And the audience was rapt.
"I've only just perfected being able to tell an audience to shut up," Sheeran said with a laugh. "I never had the right before. When you're opening for other acts, as I did for so long, your job is to entertain. But since I'm going to do more headlining shows and people are spending $28 to see me, I know they're there to listen to music."
When it's mentioned how impressive it was that the audience obeyed, Sheeran softly chuckled again.
"It isn't always. I once had someone in the front row plug in their iPod while I was performing."
Sheeran will have a few opportunities this year in Atlanta to try to captivate more audiences. He plays a sold-out show at The Tabernacle Jan. 21, and then returns April 18-19 to Philips Arena as the opening act on Swift's tour.
And, as always (well, except for two shows in his life), it will just be him onstage with his guitar and a looping pedal and microphone, a layering technique he learned seven years ago, at age 14, from Irish musician Gary Dunne.
On this day, Sheeran is calling from Ireland, where he was set to perform that evening with plenty of his family in attendance. Though raised in Framlingham, England, Sheeran's paternal grandparents were Irish.
No surprise, then, that his debut album, "+," has done tremendous business in the U.K., going five-times platinum and spawning a quartet of Top 10 hits. Sheeran also performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee concert last year and at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics, offering a striking rendition of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" with Nick Mason and Mike Rutherford.
At only 21, it would appear Sheeran arrived at his fame relatively quickly.
But the unlikely heartthrob with the shock of red hair, forearms decorated with colorful tattoos and rumpled college student attire – he was just voted British GQ's Worst Dressed Man of 2012 – has been honing his musical skills in pubs and pockets of Nowheresville since 2005, releasing 11 digital EPs in the time span before the 2011 arrival of "+" broke him.
The ballad that launched Sheeran in the U.S., "The A Team," is up for a song of the year Grammy next month, an honor the young singer-songwriter accepts with humility.
"It's huge. There was only one thing left on my check list and it was a nomination. But I never expected to get song of the year. I feel like I've established myself in the U.K. and Australia, but to sit among truly great artists in America…," he said. "I personally think the Grammys are a bigger thing among British music people than American music people. When Adele won all of hers last year, it was mental."
Though he still lives in the U.K., Sheeran plans to spend most of this year in Tennessee while touring with Swift and working on his second album on days off from the road. He says it's ready to go, but now with the extra time, he can "add more songs and cherry pick."
"I want to make sure the caliber of the songs is such a high quality that even if I don't get the right radio support, the album can stand on its own," he said.
One person Sheeran has received plenty of support from is Elton John, who early on became smitten with Sheeran's work and has established himself as a mentor to the upstart musician.
"There's no one kind of bigger," Sheeran said. "He tells me he sees a lot of his early self in me and since he's already done it, he knew the pitfalls. It's been humbling to see him bring me up every time he does an interview. Literally, I got a call from him three times in one week when my new song was getting more adds at radio. He just got very excited about it. That's very cool."
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By Melissa Ruggieri, The Music Scene
January 17th, 2013
4:37 pm
I seriously love Ed Sheeran. I'm heartbroken that I can't go because its sold out. I just don't understand why Ticketmaster would even be linked on this article… because there's no more tickets left If there's any tickets available before monday, someone please let me know, I'm a huuuuuuge fan!!!<3
January 18th, 2013
12:57 am
Karina, there are tickets for sale on eBay and StubHub (searching in eBay will show both) They were outside my budget – I think. Enjoy Rizzle Kicks for me!
January 18th, 2013
4:00 pm
Thank you Irene! I'm actually buying my ticket from vivid seats now & i'm going to see him. So beyond excited!
January 22nd, 2013
12:46 am
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It won't be fun for the Georgia players fending off those cut-blocks and it probably won't be as pretty as many in the Bulldog Nation would like, but Mark Richt's Bulldogs should emerge from their SEC Cupcake Weekend match against Georgia Southern with a 10th victory and fully up to speed on handling the triple-option offense that they'll see again next week.
The Eagles bring the Football Championship Subdivision's leading rushing attack to Athens, averaging 401.2 yards per game on the ground. Southern's rushing attack is led by quarterback Jerick McKinnon, a former Sprayberry High School star who was the Southern Conference offensive player of the week after beating Howard by running for a career-high 198 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw for two more touchdowns, though he only passed the ball four times in the game. That put McKinnon over 1,000 yards rushing.
So the Eagles are likely to control the ball for a while Between the Hedges and will rack up some yards. Probably a few points, too. They ran for 302 yards and scored 21 points last year against Alabama's top-rated rushing defense.
But if Todd Grantham's defense is patient, sticks to its assignments and can avoid key injuries, the Bulldogs' advantage in terms of size and speed should allow them to keep the Eagles under control. Triple-option offenses also are prone to put the ball on the ground, and GSU has had some trouble with that this season.
On the other side of the line of scrimmage, Aaron Murray, Gurshall, Tavarres King and company should prove too much for an outmanned Southern defense.
It might take the Dawgs a while to pull away — that was the case with Bama last year — but at least they'll have had a meaningful tune-up for the Governor's Cup match with the Yellow Jackets.
Now, let's check some of this week's Junkyard Mail. …
Brett Miolen writes: [Todd] Gurley and [Keith] Marshall have been great this season and both have shown they can score at anytime from anywhere. Gurley gets the bulk of the work but Marshall has played great despite only getting around 6-10 carries a game. With his ability, do you see any way he can get more involved or get more touches?
While I'm sure he wouldn't mind a few more carries, Marshall noted this week that thanks to the reduced load this season his body isn't taking the beating it did in high school, and both he and Gurley are staying fresh. The slightly larger Gurley actually is built more for the heavy load of being an SEC primary back, and it's hard to argue in favor of taking the ball out of his hands any more, what with him approaching becoming only the second UGA true freshman to break the 1,000-yard mark. Marshall is the more likely of the two to break a really long run of 50-plus yards, as he's tied for second place nationally in that category with four. Of course, thanks to the Bulldogs' balanced offense and potent passing attack, neither back is close to getting worn down. Gurley had 11 carries against Auburn and Marshall had eight. And Boo Malcome also usually gets in the mix late in games. "It's kept them from getting too many carries where a true freshman might really get beat down," Richt said this week. Bottom line: Gurley and Marshall make a pretty effective tandem with the current splitting of the load.
Blake Doster writes: Bill, I just read that Aaron Murray is coming back next year. How does that effect Hutson Mason next year? I thought he redshirted this year to be the starter next year. Please help me understand.
In a related question, Scott Vaughan writes: 1. Aaron Murray — coming back for his last year? 2. If not Aaron, who? I was surprised when they ran out Parker Welch against Auburn, first, rather than [Christian] LeMay. Reading too much into it? Great blog site. Thanks for representing the fan base.
Thanks, Scott. To answer Blake first, Murray has not said he's definitely coming back to UGA for his senior year, but most observers figure he will since he'll get to polish his game, enhance his NFL prospects and probably break Danny Wuerffel's career SEC record for touchdown passes. Murray currently is in fifth place with 83, and the record is 114. By the end of this season, Murray stands a good chance of passing Tim Tebow, Chris Leak and Peyton Manning for second place. As for Mason, the reason he's taking a redshirt this season is to give him a year of separation from Murray. That way, even if Murray returns for his senior season, Mason could have a year as Georgia's starter after that. As for Welch playing ahead of LeMay, Georgia's coaching staff has indicated that's because he has exhibited a firmer grasp of the offensive playbook than LeMay.
James Ernest Nobles writes: Bill, no one has addressed the possibility of Auburn beating Alabama in the Iron Bowl and knocking them out of the SEC championship game. While the odds are against this happening, there is always the possibility. In that case wouldn't Texas A&M go to Atlanta and play Georgia for the SEC championship?
If you saw Auburn play against the Dogs, you know the odds of them beating Bama are extremely long. But stranger things have happened in rivalry games, so let's run with that scenario for a moment. If Alabama were to lose to Auburn and Texas A&M and LSU both were to win out, the SEC West would be a three-way tie. If that happened, LSU would play in the SEC Championship game because the Tigers and Aggies would have 5-1 divisional records, while the Tide would have a 4-2 SEC West record and LSU beat the Aggies head-to-head, giving them the ultimate tie-breaker.
Reagan Mabry writes: Bill, there is a lot of football to be played yet before the BCS championship game is determined and anything can happen in the next three weeks. My question is this, has Mark Richt learned anything from the 2002, 2005 and 2007 seasons that style points do actually count? I think he needs to have the offense score as many points as possible the next two weeks and not let up. Then UGA could close up a little in the BCS points to be in position as the best one loss team if any team loses. I know this is not Mark Richt's style but could end up hurting UGA again by just doing enough to win. I think Mark Richt should have been on ESPN and every media outlet possible in 02, 05 and 07 doing PR work stating UGA's claim to be in the NC game. Saban did his PR work right last year and just hope Mark Richt has learned something if he gets his team in that position again.
If you're expecting Richt to suddenly morph into one of those coaches who keeps throwing touchdown passes deep into the fourth quarter to run up the score, it's not likely to happen. But your point about coaches who play the PR game to sell their team's position is well taken. If Georgia does win out and beat Alabama in the SEC Championship game, a spot in the BCS national title game still would not be assured, even if two of the three undefeated teams ahead of the Dogs were to suffer a loss. The only thing that would be guaranteed for Georgia would be a spot in the BCS. So some politicking by Richt along the lines of Nick Saban and Les Miles definitely would seem in order. On the other hand, if Georgia loses to Bama, it's highly unlikely the Dogs would get the SEC's second spot in the BCS no matter what Richt did. And while most predictions are that the Dogs would wind up in either the Capitol One or Outback in that case, some bowl observers think that if they're the SEC championship game loser they could fall as far as Atlanta's Chick-fil-A Bowl, however unfair that might seem. It all has to do with bowl committee preferences for home-state teams, higher rankings and traveling fan bases. On the brighter side, both of ESPN's bowl prognosticators, Mark Schlabach and Brad Edwards, see Georgia beating Alabama in the SEC game and then meeting Clemson in the Sugar Bowl.
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November 16th, 2012
10:10 am
good article!
November 16th, 2012
10:10 am
November 16th, 2012
10:18 am
The odds are long, but winning out over the next 4 games would cap a terrific season whether the 'Dawgs make it to the NC game or not.
November 16th, 2012
10:19 am
November 16th, 2012
10:33 am
If "it probably won't be as pretty as many in the Bulldog Nation would like" how is that also a "cupcake?"
November 16th, 2012
10:42 am
I think that meant, we have a a few too many whinny fans.
November 16th, 2012
10:45 am
I would hope to play ND in the Sugar especially since we have to play Clampit-and-son the next 2 yrs
November 16th, 2012
10:45 am
And we have way to many kool-aid drinking fans too River Boat Captain
November 16th, 2012
10:46 am
The mantra for Georgia and the cure of all ills is beat Bama in Atlanta. All of the other scenarios mean nothing until that is done. Lose to Bama in the Dome and it will be Outback city again.
We already know about losing the SECCG. We need to remember what winning that game was about
November 16th, 2012
10:50 am
As well as too many immature people who have access to computers.
November 16th, 2012
10:50 am
It won't surprise me if Murray returns for his fifth year next fall. It's his only chance of playing anywhere, and the coaching staff will be content to let him do this, while giving the backups no meaningful opportunity to play. It's a shame that Murray was red-shirted as a freshman.
November 16th, 2012
10:51 am
Enjoy your articles very much. Part of being a fan is making predictions, however outlandish. It is very rare for more than one team to go undefeated in a season. What if all three of the no-loss teams lose and we beat Ala? Would we play the winner of the FSU/Fla game for the NC? Would a one-loss Oregon team with their tough schedule get the call. Fun to speculate this time of year.
November 16th, 2012
10:52 am
No surprise that you raised your hand when whining was mentioned.
November 16th, 2012
10:55 am
"Non-pretty" cupcake games for Georgia happen fairly often (the defense plays a bit flat, Coach Bobo gets dull with the play-calling, and Coach Richt pulls the plug on the offense in the 3rd quarter). Our back-up offensive line seems almost useless for the running game, and they seldom let the back-up QB throw more than 1-2 passes per game. So, we may score 35-40 when we could have scored 50-60, and GSU should score 2-3 TDs unless they fumble a few times. So, it's not really a contradiction…… GO DAWGS – score 50!!!
November 16th, 2012
10:59 am
I think that "the coaches would be content to let Murray return (for his RS senior, record setting, award winning, 5th year) is going to be the understatement of the day.
November 16th, 2012
11:03 am
Style points are as productive as ti_ts on a bull. The human voters don't vote for those. Teams that dominate without a 40-50 point margin are just as effective, IMHO
November 16th, 2012
11:04 am
also no surprise that you call out those whiney fans who dont fall in to your gang of kool-aid drinkers
I mean you do it every single time your on here when someone brings up an issue they see with the program or a play call etc you are quick to jump on that person and try to make them think they dont have a clue as to whats going
yet we are all still waiting for you to post some examples; since you are the Yoda of UGA football but you never do; its just the same ole quick mouth garbage of "well if you dont like it find another team" or "you dont know what your talking about blah blah blah
November 16th, 2012
11:04 am
And just curious, why is it a shame that he was Red shirted? we are trading Murray's True freshman year, in which he was injured and unable to play till very late in that year, at best……………..for his RS senior year next year, in which he is going to be at his best of his career? . That seems like a no -brainer.
November 16th, 2012
11:07 am
What can I say. I find whiners to be annoying little people.
November 16th, 2012
11:17 am
The only game that matters is the next one, which is tomorrow against GA Southern.
November 16th, 2012
11:18 am
I said the other day, it seems like Marshall would be a good option at KO returner. He's got the speed/moves similar to that of a R Bush. Just a thought.
I see Murray coming back for several reasons.
BCSCG-Oregon vs N Dame
Sugar-UGA vs K-State
Orange-Clemson vs Louisville
Fiesta-Oklahoma vs Alabama
Rose-a poor Pac 12 team vs a poor Big 10 team
November 16th, 2012
11:22 am
Why do some of yall fans pull for GSU…..I'm a true georgia bulldog through and through…i could care less about gsu….ihope we stomp them in the ground, some of the gsu fans are running their mouth…they make me LOL………I dont think we beat bama…richt just cant beat saban
November 16th, 2012
11:24 am
same here; I find kool-aid drinkers simple minded, with no thought process, who cannot see the forest for the trees
No worries though I have a great book called ENERGY VAMPIRES Im leaving for you at the book store under the name River Boat Captain, just say your name and they will hand it to you; Ive heard its a great read and a NY Times Best Seller
November 16th, 2012
11:31 am
My point about it being a shame that Murray will likely be back for his fifth year in 2013 is that he has taken this team as far as he can. I'd prefer to see someone else who also has talent given a chance to see what he's capable of doing.
And Patched Tire, you are correct that Altamaha enjoys trying to belittle those of us who see room for improvement (even Alabama can improve its game with some more work), and I don't feel clueless at all, since I have been watching the 'Dogs for the past forty years. This year's team is a good one. And it still has room to improve.
And Altamaha, I'll be looking to see which awards Murray wins in 2013. He has talent, but so do the backup QB's. I'd rather see one or more of them playing next year than to see Murray out there again.
November 16th, 2012
11:34 am
Such a fine display of thoughtful processing right there, no doubt.
November 16th, 2012
11:38 am
Too bad for Hut, but Murray is bound to return……his NFL opportunities will be slim. Mason, on the other hand, could still have a shot at the NFL after only having played one year…..provided he performs very well when he plays. Ex: Cassel in KC – he never even played at SoCal.
The odds of Awbarn beating Bama this year……infinitesimally small. I don't think Bama and Saban have gotten the RED out of their arse over the 28 – 27 comeback win 2 years ago. Look for a humiliation where possible in this game…. Elephants never forget.
The Dawgs have a chance to redeem themselves in the Georgia Dome, but winning out is paramount to gaining any national acclaim after that debacle in Columbia earlier in the season.
If Tech wins the ACC Championship, that will be an indictment of the conference as a weak sister in college football.
November 16th, 2012
11:39 am
I like Murray but I just don't see him in the NFL. His family is well off so no money issues, I'm sure he'll be back and that's good. O line should be ok next year? Gates is a JR so he might bolt for the NFL? I am looking forward to seeing Hudson play as well as up and coming Brice Ramsey. LeMay is the odd man out I'm afraid.
November 16th, 2012
11:42 am
The deal is Skokie, if you makle a comment, and I disagree and ask you about it, just answer me, Nobody belittled you,.(and that a BS accusation, and you know it) I asked a simple question that is completely fair game in a UGA Football sports blog. Geez. Thin skined much?
And to the point, IMO, Nobody on this roster is better than Murray, or they would be out there. So (assuming as far as he can take us is correct) then the alternative is, less than that.
Personally I think, Ramsey is the QB of the future at UGA, so I 10 times prefer to have Murray leading the team next year, while he RS, rather than have Mason play one year, then have Ramsey take over the next. Multiple Qbs in 3 yrs is never a good idea, IMO.
November 16th, 2012
11:43 am
We are still waiting on any thought processes from you; been waiting since 08
November 16th, 2012
11:48 am
Multiple QB's is never a good idea; I agree yet this coaching staff has done on several occasions and will do it after Murray leaves with Mason as they did with Shockley, Terrishinski, and Cox
November 16th, 2012
11:48 am
Our "reward" for a 12-1 season could be to play Clemson to end this season and again to begin next season? Ugh. Not much to gain by beating a crappy ACC team once, much less twice in a row. What's their best win this year? Auburn or Duke?
November 16th, 2012
11:52 am
Skokie Dog
Altamaha has done it for years; When I first questioned Willie Martinez's ability as a Defensive Coordinator he attacked me with the ole if you dont like the coaches find another team
Thats what he does and continues to do instead of giving you examples as to why you are wrong in your opinion
I mean he starts the blog complaining about whinny fans; Im glad UGA has whinny fans. If we didnt we would be on the level of Vandy and KY cause their fanbase excepts mediocrity like Altamaha
November 16th, 2012
11:53 am
As I recall, the Ray Goff and Matt Robinson QB tandem did rather well at U.Ga. in the mid-1970s, but that was with a different coaching staff, of course.
November 16th, 2012
11:54 am
Well considering that every one of those 3 were in completely different situations, Which one is the "mason" case?
November 16th, 2012
11:55 am
Those three what?
November 16th, 2012
12:00 pm
True, Skokie. That was a completely different situation. Not sure how that relates to this one.
November 16th, 2012
12:01 pm
I was asking flat tire, which one (of those 3 ) Mason was. I just wasnt sure what his point was., other than the obligatory dislike of the coach.
November 16th, 2012
12:03 pm
Murray will return not only for an improved shot to make the League, but also to complete his Master's Degree while on scholarship.
November 16th, 2012
12:06 pm
How were they different
Green had left after his senior year with Shockly having 1 yr of eligibility like Mason
Shockly left with Terishinski having a year of eligibility and we played him until it was obvious he wasnt going to get it done
Stafford left leaving Cox and Murray the staff chose Cox out of loyalty (yes I know Murray got hurt during the season but still) Instead of going ahead and giving Ramsey playing time they will play Mason the whole time
In all those cases we had to wait several years for an experienced QB to develop
November 16th, 2012
12:15 pm
Well I guess I have to tell you for the 1001 time again I dont dislike Richt I like him as a person and what he represents with his faith and non arrogance that we see today; i just dont like how he runs this program
I mean you have to have a ball player go in front of the media and call the team out to get them motivated to play; seriously you are paid a top 10 salary and you cant do that nor has he done that since he's been here
Thats why I agree with Bill King on XM that Richt will never win a national title even though he has the talent almost every year to do it with
also Altamaha like Ive said a thousand times; the majority of my posts have been to the yahoo's who come on this blog year after year running off at the mouth about we are winning the national title garbage yet you are quick to give your two cents when I post no we arent with the way things are run at this program; thats where you've missed the point for years
November 16th, 2012
12:15 pm
Good problem to have….look @ the Auburn debacle…no cure in sight!!!
November 16th, 2012
12:17 pm
Well, Shockley was a a completely different situation, and Ii doubt I really need to explain that to the anyone in here.
JoeT was merely a placeholder till Stafford was ready to take over, which we all knew was a few games at best. Of those situation THIS is exactly what I am talking about avoiding. As I think Mason is probably slightly better than JoeT, and Ramsey is slightly less phisically ready to play as a TF as Stafford was……but basically its the same situation. Which is why I am making the point, thank Goodness we have Murray next year.Its avoidable now, was not then.
Cox is also a great example of why its great to have Murray again. Had Stafford stayed in 2009 , then Cox would not have started for one year. Cox only started because we had a guy be #1 pick. Not because it was planned.
So it sounds to me like you are very happy that Murray is staying too.
November 16th, 2012
12:18 pm
My point was this: I don't agree that multiple QB's is never a good idea. Obviously, you're discussing having a new starter in each of three consecutive years. I agree that doing that doesn't help develop young quarterbacks. I just don't think that Murray is so good that he deserves virtually all of the playing time. While we'll never know, my guess is that this team would have won as many games as it has if Murray and Mason had been rotated during games and shared playing time. It's even possible that Mason might have proven himself more capable under pressure than Murray has. But we'll never know, thanks to our coaching staff's choices. I have no doubt that Murray excels at studying video and remembering what's in the playbook, and Coach Richt seems determined to reward those skills.
November 16th, 2012
12:22 pm
A cupcake game to top-off a cupcake season!
November 16th, 2012
12:23 pm
I really coud not care less who the majority of post you make are too. I only care about the one you make directly by name to me. And you consistantly call me chidish names, distored and utterly exagerate (and in some case outright lie) about my position, assign the same qualities to me that you do to (those yahoo you mentioned, even though I am CLEARLY Not one of them) then try to score whatever self inflated ego points you can, by disagreeing with me. Stop doing that, and we'll have no business.
November 16th, 2012
12:26 pm
I hate the bowl tie ins. Clemson in the Sugar? NOOOObody wants to see that. If Murray returns, and I think he will, he would be our best chance to win. Blast Richt if you want as a HC BUT he is a great QB coach. Go Dawgs.
November 16th, 2012
12:31 pm
Ok experts, can or will USC beat N.Dame? God, forgive me but I truly hate everthing about them.
November 16th, 2012
12:31 pm
Yes Im happy Murray is staying
If he doesnt I see us losing at least 5 games instead 3 next year; With Murray I think he might help us to avoid losing that 3rd game
I just hope Richt and Bobo have the better sense to play Mason in as many games as possible we we are leading against a cream puff at the half and if we are blowing away one of our tougher opponents so he will have plenty of gametime under his belt
If all they are going to do is bring him in late in the 4th qtr and have him hand the ball off and take a knee then that will be a tremendous waste and they might as well skipp Mason the following year and put Ramsy in game 1 so the program can move on more quickly and not do like they did with Cox it just puts the program in a big hole
November 16th, 2012
12:33 pm
How in the world and why would we want to see 2 ACC teams in BCS bowls
That conference is a joke
November 16th, 2012
12:33 pm
Well Skokie, we just aren't built for multiple Qbs rotating in an out of games, right now. We are a pro style play action team. (which is differernt than your 1970s example). Even if that "might" have worked, I don't see how that improves the chances of winning.
Now, preparing another QB has value. And last year Hudson Mason played the entire second half of 2 games, and came in a couple more. Thats probabaly as much as any team puts thier back up in. , So its not like they refused to let his get some reps. Right?
This year he is RS, for his own good.
So I'm just not understanding the beef with how Hudson Mason, clearly the second best option, is being used.


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It weighs only four ounces, but a new-on-exhibit moon rock looms large at Tellus Science Museum in Cartersville.
Tellus claims its long-sought lunar sample is the largest moon rock on exhibit in Georgia. Collected by Astronaut Dave Scott during the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971, the original rock weighed about 21 pounds. Officially designated Lunar Sample 15555, it was nicknamed "Great Scott" in honor of its collector.
The mother rock was sliced for analysis and to create exhibits like the one in Cartersville. The sample given to Tellus was prepared in the Lunar Sample Receiving Lab at NASA's Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, and transported by museum staffers Amy Gramsey and Julian Gray.
On permanent exhibit in Tellus' Science in Motion Gallery, the moon rock is being shown alongside three Apollo artifacts on loan from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum: an Apollo Lunar Module ascent rocket engine, a lunar sample return container and a geological hammer.
Brownish-gray in color and containing many small cavities, the sample is basalt, an igneous rock composed of pyroxene, plagioclase feldsparcq and olivine. Through radiogeniccqmethods, it has been dated at 3.3 billion years old.
The Apollo 15 mission was the first to use the Lunar Rover, a vehicle that allowed the astronauts to explore parts of the landing site a distance from their base camp. The crew, which traveled 17 miles during three EVAs (extravehicular activities or moonwalks), brought back a record haul of rocks, soil and core samples, totaling 169 pounds.
The museum is at 100 Tellus Drive (Exit 293 off I-75), Cartersville. 770-606-5700, www.tellusmuseum.org.


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VANCOUVER — B.C.'s guitar makers are notoriously hard to count — many are quiet, backwoods folk, idiosyncratic and quirky — but if there's one thing everyone agrees on, it's that there's an awful lot of them.
There's a guy who "literally scours the earth for wood," guitar dealer Kevin Hennig of Symphontree Music said. "Reuben Forsland has hired an Inuit to salvage a polar bear skull just to put it in the nut and saddle of a guitar. He went to Alaska and pulled out these boom logs that were eaten by worms. Instead of a sound hole (in the guitar), he has all these worm holes. He's only producing four or five guitars a year."
At the other end of the scale is newcomer Mike Miltimore of Riversong Guitars in Kamloops, who is gearing up for factory production, and long-established artisans such as David Iannone of Morgan Guitars and Shelley D. Park, formerly of the band Pearl Django, who both sell internationally.
B.C. instruments are, or have been, played by Sarah McLachlan, George Canyon, Harry Manx, Chet Atkins, Pearl Django, Jim Byrnes, John Mann (Spirit of the West), astronaut Chris Hadfield and Nickelback.
Abbotsford-based David Lapeyrouse of Timbre Tonewood, who supplies wood to guitar makers, estimates there are 10,000 guitar builders in North America, 1,000 in Canada and a disproportionate 500 or more in B.C. At one point, back in 1999, Lapeyrouse had a quarter of the global market in solid wood soundboards, the vital resonating top face of a guitar.
Why is B.C. such a hot spot?
Three reasons — Jean Larrivée of Larrivée guitars, artisan Michael Dunn, and B.C.'s old growth forests. The growing number of aging boomers doesn't hurt either.
B.C. wood is in 80 per cent of the world's solid wood soundboards, Lapeyrouse said. The remaining guitars are plywood topped — and most of those are surfaced with B.C. wood.
B.C. is world-renowned for its old growth Engelmann and Sitka spruce and red cedar "tone wood." Luthiers (artisans who make stringed instruments) covet the straight, fine grain found in old forests where trees compete for light and grow slowly. The wood must be carefully lined up along two dimensions for cutting.
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"The tonal quality is based on whether it's cut right so it captures the wood's natural strength," Lapeyrouse said. Cut it wrong and you get a thud instead of a musical ting when you tap the wood.
Of nine million guitars built globally each year, 2.5 million have solid wood tops, with two million come from B.C. at about $15 million wholesale, Lapeyrouse said. Most of the wood is shipped to Taiwan, Korea and China.
B.C. has the ideal climate for guitar building, said Jenn Ladd of North Vancouver's Bluedog Guitars. "That's a thing a lot of shops in other parts of the world really struggle with. When a guitar made in Vietnam comes to Vancouver, it tends to crack." Bluedog, which opened in 2012, has been named among the top 100 music stores in the world by the U.S. based National Association of Music Merchants.
Then there's Jean Larrivée, who started his famous guitar company in Toronto in 1967. Many now acclaimed eastern Canadian luthiers started out with him. When Larrivée moved to the West Coast in 1977, he brought opportunity and expertise with him. Even now, his influence remains. After Larrivée closed his Vancouver factory last fall and relocated permanently in California, his former production manager Ed Bond began doing business full-time with his own two brands, Halcyon and Tinker.
"In Canada, we're really known for innovative guitar design and in B.C., American customers can acquire some of these designs for less money," Hennig said."There's only 10 or 12 luthiers in the world that can command serious price points of $25,000 or so, and six of them are Canadian," Hennig said.
Vancouver's Michael Dunn has personally trained more than 100 luthiers, including two of the few female luthiers in the world, Shelley Park and Meredith Coloma.
Many B.C. guitar makers are men in their 50s or 60s, a legacy perhaps of Vancouver's early hippie days.
"There's a romanticized view of guitar making," said Dunn, who turns 71 this month. "It's a lot of bloody hard work."
Dunn has built 629 instruments to date. "Sometimes, I go into very high end modern furniture stores to get ideas, not that I've ever made any Danish tables, but sometimes there is very interesting use of wood." One of the first guitars Dunn sold in Nashville was to Chet Atkins.
Now in semi-retirement, Dunn has written a book, which has yet to be published, on his early days as a luthier. He reckons it takes building 100 guitars to really understand what you're doing. One key is bracing the wood so it's strong enough to hold the tension of the strings while keeping the guitar light enough to resonate properly.
"That's the great juggling act every guitar maker faces," Dunn said. "Brace the thing too heavy and it won't sound properly. Brace too thin, and you'll have a collapse."
As a luthier, you're going to eat chicken one day, and feathers the next, Dunn said. "You're guaranteed borderline poverty for a long time unless you get lucky and some hotshot guitar player endorses your guitar."
"A real acoustic revival is going on right now. We were lucky to get in early," said Bluedog co-owner Paul Haggis.
Many musical acts such as Mumford and Sons celebrate the acoustic sound. Guitars, mandolins, banjos and ukuleles are making a comeback. Sales on high end and custom acoustic guitars have risen 39 per cent since 2009 while electric guitar sales have plummeted, according to the National Association of Music Merchants. More than half of guitar sales are now acoustic as trends in popular music shift from rock to more acoustic-focused country, according to the Music Business Journal.
As recorded music sales have dropped, music product sales have risen from behind and pulled ahead, the journal said. The market is expected to continue growing as boomers age and wellness takes a bigger role in seniors' lives. Learning an instrument in old age will become common, the journal predicts.
Industry trends match Ladd and Hennig's experience. The buyers — and most of the guitar builders — are baby boomers who finally have the time and money to realize their dreams. Small guitars which are kind to aging rotator cuffs and other joints tend to sell best, Ladd said.
"There's a ton of guys over 50 who'd rather buy a guitar than a Ferrari," Hennig said.
Once they start buying, they can't stop. "You want a small guitar for the couch, a larger bodied guitar to play on stage or for doing an open mike, a small travel guitar," Ladd said. Custom, locally-made guitars hit the spot. "It's part of the 10 mile diet," Ladd said.
The most popular price range is between $2,000 and $5,000, Ladd said.
Up-and-coming B.C. builders include Miltimore and his innovative guitar with an adjustable neck system which requires less bracing. He applied for the Business Development Bank of Canada's 2012 Young Entrepreneur Award for Canada, came second and credits the BDC with launching his company.
"We were just a custom shop building one guitar a month if we were lucky. Through the contest, we sold maybe 100 guitars and we had to come up with some way to make them, so we kept expanding. When they told me I was the (finalist) for B.C. and asked what's my Twitter handle, I said 'Twitter what?' I had no idea of that and it was a social media contest. We actually launched our website for the contest."
One thing led to another, including BDC financing and mentorship, and Miltimore now has a deal with a global distributor to test the North American market. "Now we've got an 8,000 square foot factory and seven employees," he said. The BDC award is open to entrepreneurs 18 to 35 seeking a turning point in their business.
At 23, Meredith Coloma, is an anomaly in the luthier world. The singer-songwriter started making guitars at 18 and opened her own Vancouver guitar workshop last month following apprenticeship with Michael Dunn and New York based Roger Sadowsky. She was Nellie Furtado's ghost guitar player when she was 14.
Coloma tends to make small guitars.
"For me it's comfort. Also, I travel a lot and nothing would fit (on the planes)," Coloma said. "Finally, I made an instrument for myself that fit perfectly in those tiny overhead compartments."
She also makes Gypsy-style mandolins in a "mini guitar" style, and has been working her way through a two-year wait-list for her instruments.
Established B.C. luthiers like Ianonne, Dunn, Park, David Webber, Michael Heiden and John McQuarrie (Northwood Guitars) have long made a decent living. Many others follow the call of the siren part-time or dance to their own glorious eccentricities.
"You get a lot of these craftsmen who are living out on Vancouver Island or Saltspring Island, Denman Island, surrounded by trees and birds and all they want to do is sit in their garage and make guitars and play music," Hennig said. "They are really obsessed with wood. These are guys building eight to 10 guitars a year and pouring their heart out into every single one."
J. Romero Banjos is in the tiny, unincorporated village of Horsefly, B.C. "He doesn't need a dealer. People pay him a deposit and wait three years for a $4,000 instrument," Ladd said. Yusuke Kawakami of North Vancouver sells almost exclusively to Japan. Ted Thompson "doesn't have a website. He has a phone number. If you call him and he's not there, there isn't an answering machine and yet he has a two year wait-list," Ladd said.
There's a saying that goes around among the pragmatic folks in B.C.'s forest industry:
"There's nothing goofier than a luthier. They all have their opinions."
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An essential stop en route to or from Khajuraho, ORCHHA ("hidden place") certainly lives up to its name, residing amid a tangle of scrubby dhak forest eighteen kilometres southeast of Jhansi. In spite of its tumbledown state, the fortified and now deserted medieval town remains an architectural gem, its guano-splashed temple shikharas, derelict palaces, havelis and weed-choked sandstone cenotaphs floating serenely above the banks of the River Betwa. Clustered around the foot of the exotic ruins, the sleepy village makes an excellent spot to unwind after the hassle of northern cities. However, it's now firmly established on the tour-group circuit, so try to spend a night or two here after the coach parties have moved off.
Brief history
After being chased by several generations of Delhi sultans from various capitals around central India, the Bundela dynasty finally settled at the former Malwan fort of Orchha in the fifteenth century. Work on Orchha's magnificent fortifications, palaces and temples was started by Raja Rudra Pratap, and continued after he was killed in 1531 trying to wrestle a cow from the clutches of a tiger. Thereafter, the dynasty's fortunes depended on the goodwill of their mighty neighbours, the Mughals. After being defeated in battle by Akbar, the proud and pious Madhukar Shah nearly signed his clan's death warrant by showing up at the imperial court with a red tilak smeared on his forehead – a mark at that time banned by the emperor. Madhukar's bold gesture, however, earned Akbar's respect, and the two became friends – an alliance fostered in the following years by Orchha's most illustrious raja.
During his 22-year rule, Bir Singh Deo erected 52 forts and palaces, including the citadel at Jhansi, the rambling Nrsing Dev at Datia and many of Orchha's finest buildings. In 1627, he was killed by bandits while returning from the Deccan with a camel train full of booty. Afterwards, relations with the Mughals rapidly deteriorated, and the Bundelas eventually fled Orchha for the comparative safety of Tikamgarh. Apart from the Sheesh Mahal, now a hotel, the magnificent monuments have lain virtually deserted ever since.Read More
Raj Mahal
Raj Mahal
Just beyond the bridge, the first building you come to across Orchha's medieval granite bridge is the well-preserved ruin of the royal palace, or Raj Mahal. Of the two rectangular courtyards inside, the second, formerly used by the Bundela ranis, is the most dramatic. Opulent royal quarters, raised balconies and interlocking walkways rise in symmetrical tiers on all four sides, crowned by domed pavilions and turrets; the apartments projecting into the quadrangle on the ground floor belonged to the most-favoured queens. As you wander around, look out for the fragments of mirror inlay and vibrant painting plastered over their walls and ceilings. Some of the friezes are in remarkable condition, depicting Vishnu's various outlandish incarnations, court and hunting scenes, and lively festivals.
Rai Praveen Mahal
Rai Praveen Mahal
Reached via a path that leads from the Raj Mahal around the northern side of the hill, the Rai Praveen Mahal is a small, double-storeyed brick apartment built by Raja Indramani for his concubine in the mid-1670s. The gifted poetess, musician and dancer Rai Praveen beguiled the Mughal emperor Akbar when she was sent to him as a gift, but was eventually returned to Orchha to live out her remaining days. Set amid the well-watered lawns of the Anand Mahal gardens, the building has a main assembly hall on the ground floor (used to host music and dance performances), a boudoir upstairs and cool underground apartments.
Jahangir Mahal
Jahangir Mahal
South of the Rai Praveen Mahal, Orchha's most admired palace, the Jahangir Mahal was built by Bir Singh Deo as a monumental welcome present for the Mughal emperor when he paid a state visit here in the seventeenth century. Jahangir had come to invest his old ally with the sword of Abdul Fazal – the emperor's erstwhile enemy whom Bir Singh had murdered some years earlier. Entered through an ornate ceremonial gateway, the main, east-facing facade is still encrusted with turquoise tiles. Two stone elephants flank the stairway, holding bells in their trunks to announce the arrival of the raja, and there are three storeys of elegant hanging balconies, terraces, apartments and onion domes piled around a central courtyard. This palace, however, has a much lighter feel, with countless windows and pierced stone screens looking out over the exotic Orchha skyline to the west, and a sea of treetops and ruined temples in the other direction.
Sheesh Mahal
Sheesh Mahal
Just west of the Jahangir Mahal and built during the early eighteenth century, long after Orchha's demise, the Sheesh Mahal ("Palace of Mirrors") was originally intended to be an exclusive country retreat for the local raja, Udait Singh. Following Independence, the property was inherited by the state government, who converted it into a hotel. The rather squat palace stands between the Raj Mahal and the Jahangir Mahal, at the far end of an open-sided courtyard. Covered in a coat of whitewash and stripped of most of its Persian rugs and antiques, the building retains only traces of its former splendour, though there are stunning views from its upper terraces and turrets. If they're not occupied, check out the palatial suites (rooms 1 and 2), which contain original bathroom fittings.
Saket Museum of Ramayana Correlogram
Saket Museum of Ramayana Correlogram
A short walk south of the Raj Mahal, the small Saket Museum of Ramayana Correlogram has an intriguing collection of Hindu folk art from across India. Highlights include Mithila paintings (produced using paint made from cow's milk) from Bihar and colourful masks from Odisha and Uttar Pradesh.
Ram Raja Mandir
Ram Raja Mandir
The Ram Raja Mandir stands at the end of the small bazaar, in a cool marble-tiled courtyard. Local legend has it that Madhukar Shah constructed the building as a palace for his wife, Rani Ganesha, and it only became a temple after a Rama icon, which the queen had dutifully carried all the way from her home town of Ayodhya, could not be lifted from the spot where she first set it down; it remains there to this day, and the temple is a popular pilgrimage site.
Hardaul ka Baithak
Hardaul ka Baithak
A path leads through the Mughal-style Phool Bagh ornamental garden to Hardaul ka Baithak, a grand pavilion where Bir Singh Deo's second son, Hardaul, ally of Jahangir and romantic paragon, once held court. Newlyweds come here to seek blessing from Hardaul, who, despite being poisoned by his jealous brother who accused him of intimacy with his sister-in-law, is thought to confer good luck. The tall towers rising above the gardens like disregarded bridge supports are dastgirs ("wind-catchers"), Persian-style cooling towers that provided air-conditioning for the neighbouring palace, Palkhi Mahal; they're thought to be the only ones of their kind surviving in India.
Chatturbuj Mandir
Chatturbuj Mandir
With its huge pointed shikharas soaring high above the village just south of the market, Chatturbuj Mandir is the temple originally built to house Rani Ganesha's icon. In cruciform shape, representing the four-armed Vishnu, with seven storeys and spacious courtyards ringed by arched balconies, it epitomizes the regal Bundelkhand style, inspired by the Mughals, with Rajput, Persian and European touches. It's unusual for a Hindu temple, with few carvings and a wealth of space – perhaps to accommodate followers of the bhakti cult (a form of worship involving large congregations of people rather than a small elite of priests). You can climb up the narrow staircases between storeys to the temple's roof, pierced by an ornate shikhara whose niches shelter nesting vultures.
Lakshmi Narayan Mandir
Lakshmi Narayan Mandir
The solitary Lakshmi Narayan temple crowns a rocky hillock just under 1km west of Orchha village, at the end of a long, paved pathway. It takes around fifteen minutes to walk here from the market, for which you are rewarded with fine views and excellent seventeenth-and nineteenth-century paintings. For a small tip, the chowkidar will lead you through the galleries inside the temple. Look out for the frieze depicting the battle of Jhansi, in which the rani appears in an upper room of the fort next to her horse, while musket-bearing British troops scuttle about below. Elsewhere, episodes from the much-loved Krishna story crop up alongside portraits of the Bundela rajas and their military and architectural achievements, while a side pillar bears a sketch of two very inebriated English soldiers.


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Criminalization of Homelessness in the U.S. Criticized by United Nations
States Classify Attacks Against Homeless As 'Hate Crimes' To Curb Rising Violence
U.S. Has "Much Left To Do" On Racism: Segregation Worse Now Than In 70s
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No Safe Place: How Cities Are Making It Illegal To Be Homeless
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Homelessness Now A Crime In Cities Throughout the U.S.
This year at the 16th annual McKinney-Vento Awards we will be honoring Aleah Green. Despite many accomplishments in life, Ms. Green and her 5 year old son became homeless. After Shiloh was denied the right to go to school, Ms. Green took action and called the Law Center. He was enrolled immediately, and received the appropriate special education services. Her story exemplifies the power of the law to change lives.
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It is reported that domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness among women. One ordinance in Norristown, PA encouraged landlords to evict tenants if the tenant has called for police assistance three or more times in a four month period, forcing those experiencing domestic violence onto the street. As a result of one recent lawsuit, the city voted to repeal the ordinance.
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With more than 50,000 square feet of collective climbing surfaces, Hangar 18 Indoor Climbing Gyms's four locations, including its newest in Long Beach, offer ample terrain for climbers of all skill levels. From first-timers just learning to belay to seasoned climbers seeking a vertical challenge, athletes of all stripes can find suitable terrain and helpful assistance from experienced staff members. At the Riverside location, top ropes and lead routes circle around a freestanding boulder that tops off at 20 feet. The Southbay location's large training section gives adventurers prep time before they embark on the facility's challenging crack climbs, and the Upland location's 40-foot roof climb lends a scenic vantage point for those honing their skills on the ceiling-spanning rope or trying to spot a lost contact lens. After traversing 70-foot routes through lead caves and descending towering boulders, climbers can decompress in a yoga class.
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Newseum Brings Top Headlines to Penn Ave.
The Newseum may not be open yet, but passers–by can glimpse up–to–the minute headlines from America's Main Street.
At Pennsylvania Avenue and Sixth Street, the Newseum's six news tickers — the longest at 143 feet — bring visitors headlines in real time from The Associated Press news wire.
Newsrooms around the world rely on the AP as an essential provider of up–to–the–second breaking news.
On Sept. 6, Fred Thompson announced his presidential candidacy. The AP news ticker carried the headline, easily visible from the avenue outside the Newseum.
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Everytime I get really down on myself or feel really bad for messing something up my husband takes my hands and looks me in the eyes and says "Why do we fall?"
Nearly every time I'm so moved by it tears come to my eyes I can barely get out, "So we can learn to pick ourselves up."
It's nice to know he's never given up on me when there's been so many times when I've really wanted to give up on myself.
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For First-Year Students via Fresh Start New Student Orientation
August 24, 2013
Hosted by the Office of Institutional Advancement as part of GIVE Westminster (The Student Philanthropy Program at Westminster College)
During Fresh Start New Student Orientation, first-year students had the opportunity to experience various locations on campus, upload group photos from each location to their Class of 2017 facebook group, and learn the historic, philanthropic, and core value significance of each location.
Introduce the following:
- The Westminster Way Core Values
- Westminster College Mission Statement
- The importance and impact of giving forward to the College's future generations
- Seven "must see" locations on campus
Westminster Way Core Values - Scavenger Hunt Stops:
Challenge - Wiley Alumni House
Compassion – Sandy Edmiston Memorial Labyrinth
- Faith - PEACE Pole
- Service – Old Main Tower Room
- Success – The Mummy in Hoyt
- Tradition – Burry Stadium
Learning – McKelvey Campus Center
At journey's end, the Seven Wonders of the Westminster Way Scavenger Hunt led first-year students to the 7ft. G.I.V.E. Pyramid at the Class of 2017 Welcome Picnic (Sponsored by the Student Alumni Association) at Wiley Alumni House.
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If you have questions about Seven Wonders or would like to be a part of GIVE Westminster, please contact:
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A sustainability blog written especially for teenagers living in South East Queensland has been launched this month by local sustainability and environmental writer, educator and activist Sally MacKinnon.
Called "Messages of Kindness" the blog is available for young people as well as parents and teachers.
The messages are a series of 16 letters written to teenagers about the global environmental crisis and how young people can help to create a more meaningful, sustainable future for themselves, their families and their communities.
The project began in mid-2010 when Sally wrote a series of letters to her teenage son Huon explaining her thoughts about the environmental crisis and how a more creative, sustainable and kinder world might be crafted.
The Green Door Foundation, a Beechmont philanthropic organisation supporting regional environmental and sustainability initiatives, funded the development of the blog in early 2011 and the first messages are now online.
Thanks to the Green Door grant, the project has evolved into a blog where teenagers can read the Messages of Kindness, connect to inspiring music, poetry and activist organisations, as well as add their own messages of hope, creativity, concern and innovation in online conversations.
The "Messages of Kindness" blog is at: http://messagesofkindness.wordpress.com/
Please tell the young people in your lives about Messages of Kindness!