GRUMBLES

By R.C. Tino Bella*

Dear Editor, Re: Michael Donison, “Letter to the Editor”

(2023) Advocate 129

I don’t think Edward VI, who died in 1553 at the age of 15, succeeded George V (p. 129). His reign was only slightly longer than that of his 20th-century namesake.

John Edmond (who sadly missed life in five regnal eras by fewer than 17 months)

Ottawa

Dear Editor, Re: Michael Donison, “Letter to the Editor”

(2023) Advocate 129

If, as described by Michael Donison in his letter published in your January 2023 edition, Mr. David Roberts’s second monarch was indeed “His Majesty King Edward VI”, then David must be even older than we thought, and very well preserved to boot. Moreover, King Charles III would be his 24th monarch by my reckoning (including Lady Jane Grey, and counting both William III and Mary II).

Sincerely,

Justice Christopher Grauer

Vancouver

While Mr. Donison did indeed type “King Edward VI”, it was the editor, the assistant editor and the copy editor who failed to change it to “King Edward VII” and therefore we either owe Mr. Donison an apology, or a reward to Mr. Edmond and Justice Grauer for spotting the mistake. As for David Roberts’s age, he certainly looks a lot younger than he is. – Ed.

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