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The Sun Never Really Set on the British Empire

oregonblitzkriegoregonblitzkrieg Member Posts: 15,288
edited October 2020 in Tug Tavern


What do Barack Obama, Thomas Jefferson, George W. Bush and the
other past U.S. presidents have in common? Besides holding the
coveted title of commander-in-chief, it appears that all of them
but one are cousins.





The remarkable discovery was made by 12-year-old BridgeAnne d’Avignon, of Salinas, California, who created a ground
breaking family tree that connected 42 of 43 U.S. presidents to one common, and rather unexpected, ancestor: King John
of England.

‘They all have the trait of wanting power,’ said d’Avignon.






King John, also known as John ‘Lackland’, is renowned for
signing the Magna Carta in 1215, which limited the monarch’s
power and helped form the British Parliament.

John’s other claim to fame, or infamy, is that he was depicted
as the villain in the Robin Hood tales.







Not only is current President Donald Trump a part of this
Plantagenet line (along with his 2016 rival Hillary Clinton)
but he is also descended from Rurik, the great king of the
Vikings and founder of Rus (modern Russia).





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