"Truth is stranger than fiction" goes the old saying - and this blog seeks to make available to all as many stories and anectdotes as possible that highlight the strange, interesting and, sometimes, funny lives of ordinary and not-so-ordinary people down the ages, as well as share some difficult-to believe tidbits of information. Enjoy!!!
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Missing kings
Swedish history lists six kings who never existed. They were Charles l, ll, lll, lV, V and Vl. The first real Charles was King Charles Vll, who ruled from 1155 A.D. to 1167 A.D.