The History of The Jago's

THREAT TO A CUSTOMS-MAN 25 December 1812

Custom-House, London, December 1812. Whereas it has been represen­ted to the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Customs, that a threatening letter was on the 28th inst, received by Joseph Platt, an officer of the Customs, at the port of Falmouth, of which the following is a copy:— “Pray to God to forgive you, Joseph Platt, your doom is fixed as Perceval [the recently assassinated Prime Minister], received his death by a ball, so you shall fall. Your late proceedings with the packets, has driven me to despair, & ere I leave this earth, my determination is fixed to put an end to your wicked and cruel existence, unless you discontinue your commit­ting such robberies as you and your crew has perpetrated for some time past. I give you, J. Platt, to consider of this as above until 30th March 1813, my dear. friend although my cruel enemy, and my mien, for the sake of your soul, pray to Jesus to forgive you, I say again your fate is fixed. A friend to the community, Falmouth 28th Nov. 1812.”

The said commissioners of His Majesty’s Customs, in order to bring to justice the person who wrote or sent the said letter, are hereby pleased to offer a reward of fifty pounds to any person or persons who shall discover and apprehend or cause to be discovered and apprehended the person or persons who wrote the said letter. . .

THE MAYOR OF ST. MAWES 23rd April 1813.

Sir, I hope you will allow me, through the medium of your paper, to call the attention of the public to the very great hardship and oppression which the tradesmen of Falmouth endure, in consequence of a new mode of procedure adapted by the officers of the Customs at that [They] layholdon various articles of British manufacture, not otherwise liable to be detained because they are suspicious that there is cause to suspect that they are destined for the packet trade.. . Mr. Williamson had a parcel of goods of British manufacture on board his own boat; the worshipful Mr. Jago, Mayor of the respectable borough of St. Mawes, and an officer of his Majesty’s Customs, took it into his head, that it would be for the benefit of the revenue or of some body connected with it, to seize the boat and what it contained; so he followed Mr. Williamson, who had landed at Trefusis Point, and put the broad arrow upon the boat and its contents. Seeing that Mr. Williamson, who had left the boat, and was proceeding from the beach, had a box under his arm, one of his worship’s men followed him, and seizing upon him with the grasp of a highwayman, he cried in the tone of one of that fraternity; “d - - n you deliver what you have.” This exclamation was followed by a struggle, in which Mr. Williamson was I compelled by force to resign to the mayor of St. Mawes, a very valuable box of British jewelry. But the most extraordinary part of the business is, that this box never reached the Custom-house; mind, Sir, I can’t say how this has happened; his worship may have lost or mislaid it; I dare say it will be found yet. . . Yours etc. Job. Thornberry. “. [The mayor and his co-officers, having been indicted for assault settled the matter out of court by the payment of compensation.

CADGWITH SMUGGLERS PRESS-GANGED 26 July 1816

The Hind revenue cutter sent into Falmouth on Tuesday last a boat belonging to Cadgwith, having on board 50 ankers of spirits. Four men, who were on board the smuggler, have been taken to Plymouth for the purpose of being put on board the fleet about to sail under Lord Exmouth, against the Algerines.

[This fleet, of 25 ships, sailed from Plymouth with the purpose of bomb’ barbing Algiers in an endeavour to put an end to the depredations of Barbary pirates and the seizure of men from British ships for slavery. Fortunately for the four smugglers, the expedition was a total success, and it is probable that eventually they returned to England.]

FRENCH SMUGGLERS IN LOOE . 23 August 1816.

On Thursday last a small French vessel was observed to be nearly on shore, not far from Looe harbour; happily by the exertions of persons belonging to the port, she was got in safely.. . The vessel is chiefly laden with fruit, and having entered it at the Custom-house at Looe, a great part of the cargo was speedily disposed of. The custom-house officers took particular notice of twelve elegantly formed toys, in the shape of horses, the bodies of which were about four inches in diameter; and on handling them, they were led to suppose that they were more valuable than they appeared to be. Accordingly, one of them was emboweled, which led to a similar examination of the rest. The result was, the finding of 51 pair of silk stockings and 9 silk shawls which had been carefully secreted in the bodies of these elegant play-things. The King’s broad arrow has been placed on the vessel and cargo, in consequence of this unlucky discovery

ASSAULT ON THE ST. IVES CUSTOMS MEN 5 January 1816

Custom-house, London, 4th December 1815. Whereas it has been represented to the Commissioners of His Majesty’s Customs, that in the night of the 23rd day of November last, Richard Hosking, sitter of the preventive boat in the service of the Customs, stationed at the port of St. Ives, in the county of Cornwall, seized on shore within the said port, between two hundred and three hundred casks of smuggled spirits; after which, the said Richard Hosking and his assistants were violently assaulted, and obstructed by a great number of smugglers unknown, who rescued and carried away the said goods.

The Commissioners of His Majesty’s Customs, in order to bring the offenders to justice, are hereby pleased to offer a reward of £200 to any person or persons who shall discover and apprehend, or cause to be discovered and apprehended, any one or more of the said offenders, to be paid by the Collector of Customs at the port of St. Ives, upon conviction.

THE PREVENTIVE MEN OF MEVAGISSEY 25 May 1821

During a very heavy gale on Tuesday afternoon, 15 or 16 large fish of the species called grampus were driven on shore at Mevagissey. Several of them measured from 15 to 20 feet in length. A vast number of them appeared in the bay, and being observed by the persons engaged in the preventive service, were mistaken for a raft of kegs of smuggled spirits which the gale had torn from their moorings, at the bottom, and which were floating and driving about on the surface. Under this idea and in the hope of obtaining a rich prize, the boats were manned and put out, regardless of the tremendous seas then going. Having ascertained their mistake, they were on their return, when one of the boats unfortunately upset; and of seven men who were aboard, three, named Johnson, Clarke and Partridge, were unfortunately drowned; the others were picked up by the boats in company.

HORSES LADEN WITH SMALL CASKS . 2 July 1824

In the night of Saturday the 29th ultimo, James Sturgess, Chief Officer, James Farrow and George Kingston, boatmen all belonging to the pre­ventive boat in the service of the Customs, stationed at Polperro, in the county of Cornwall, were out on duty for the prevention of smuggling and saw near Trelawney Gate, in the parish of Pelynt, in the said county, five or six horses laden with small casks, and guarded by several smugglers, upon which the said boatmen immediately made towards them, and upon one of them coming up to them, he was struck a violent blow on the head with a stick, by one of the said party of smugglers, but succeeded in seizing and securing from them two casks of foreign rum spirits; that the said smugglers threatened further violence, but on the other two boatmen coming up, they galloped off and made their escape

INFERIOR BRITISH BRANDY. 10 October 1828

Last week, a man named John Curgenven met with some officers of the Customs at Truro, and offered to sell them smuggled tobacco and French brandy, part of a cargo which he said he had landed. He produced three quarts in two jars and a bladder, as samples, for which he asked 245. per gallon, and said he could supply them with any quantity. Upon this they took him into custody, and on searching his person, found upon him a small measure and a funnel; he was kept in charge until the following morning, and taken before the Collector, who examined him and also the spirits seized, and found that the French brandy, for which he had asked 24s. per gallon, was British brandy of a very inferior quality, which he had purchased at one of the taps in Truro, the same day, at 35. 3d. per quart; in this manner the lovers of that precious article are nine times out of ten duped.

[Curgenven was incautious in approaching strangers thus, although virtually everyone in Cornwall, directly or indirectly, was associated with smuggling, and approved of it. In fact, while it was illegal to land contraband, to sell smuggled goods was not.]

SEIZED OFF CAWSAND 10th July 1829

On Saturday evening last, about eight o’clock, Mr. Foot, of the preventive waterguard, at Cawsand, captured a sprit sail boat, called the Five Sisters, belonging to Cawsand, with 98 tubs of foreign brandy and geneva on board, together with three men and a boy. The boat was first discovered by one of the preventive men on the look out from the bill, and conceiving her to be suspicious, he informed Mr. F. of the circumstance, when the latter accompanied by four men well armed took one of the pilot boats from the bay, and proceeded towards the boat in the offing. The smugglers did not suspect the persons in the pilot boat of any design on them until they were close to them; but on perceiving who the intended visitants were, they immediately crowded all sail, to effect their escape. This they were likely to effect when the preventive men showed their colours and com­menced firing musketry at the smugglers. The seventh shot fired cut away the sprit-sail halliards, when the main-sail fell, and the pursuers came alongside and secured the boat with its cargo and crew

CONTRABAND IN A ST. JUST MINE. 19 February 1830

The men on the preventive service at St. Just, near the Land’s End, aided by a party from the Dove revenue cutter, last week seized 173 tubs if spirits and 20 tubs of tobacco, which had been landed from a cutter, and hidden in a shaft of a mine at that place. During the search, one of the preventive men named White, fell from a plank into a shaft of the mine and was killed on the spot. The deceased was a native of St. Just, and led the party to the place where the seizure was effected.

SMUGGLING NEAR PORTREATH 2 April 1830

On Monday morning, 48 tubs of brandy and 16 tubs of gin, were lodged in the St. Ives custom-house stores, by the coast guard stationed at Portreath. The spirits were captured the preceding night together with a boat... It appears the boat came from a small sloop rigged vessel which was seen on Sunday hovering off the coast, and the persons on board were in the act of landing the cargo within Hell Bay, about 3 miles west of Portreath, and which is bounded by terrific cliffs, termed Hell’s Mouth. Mr. Mortly, the officer of the Portreath preventive guard, with three of his men descended these cliffs at the imminent hazard of their lives, as a single false step would have precipitated them down the precipice, which is about 50 fathoms in height, and at the foot of it they came upon the smugglers, when the boat, her cargo and two of the crew were secured. It appears the smugglers had resolved on making a desperate resistance, as two of the preventive guard who had been at Hayle, and were proceeding to join Mr. Mortly and his party, were encountered near the summit of the cliffs by eight smugglers, who were armed. Shots were exchanged and the preventive men were overpowered, one of them named Rice, having received a ball in the thigh. Rice lies ill at Gwithian, to which place he was carried, and is under the care of Mr. Angove, surgeon, of Hayle, by whom the ball has been extracted.

A FIGHT WITH SMUGGLERS . 3 April 1835

As Captain G. Peirce, R.N., inspecting commander of the coast guard on the Fowey station, was on the look out, with some of his men, on Saturday night, they discovered a large body of smugglers evidently engaged in conveying contraband spirits from the shore. . . The body of smugglers, who were armed with clubs, exceeded 100 men, but they were attacked at different times, .then after some desperate struggles, ten of the smugglers and 118 tubs of spirits were captured... In the encounters between the parties, one of the coast-guard and several of the smugglers were severely wounded; some of the latter were taken off by their companions on horse­back, and conveyed from the coast

Scilly - 3rd June 1836

Several petty seizures of spirits have lately been made, by the Preventive Coast Guard, on the Islands of St. Mary’s and St. Agnes, in consequence (as is understood) of private information. Two of the St. Agnes pilot-boats, named the "Champion" and the "Exmouth",

have likewise been seized and detained, which will occasion distress of no ordinary kind to the inhabitants of that Island.

On Tuesday in Whitsun-week (being holiday time) a number of young persons at St. Mary's got an effigy prepared, which they paraded through the town and country, preceded by a flag, a bell, and music; and followed by a merry group of boys and girls, amidst much jeering and laughter by the by-standers, which continued until the figure "made an illustrious exit in flames", according to the common custom in such cases made and provided.

On the same day the "juveniles" of St. Agnes wished to treat themselves and others with a somewhat similar exhibition, but they were interrupted by some preventative men (who had been "armed" in expectation of a riot) and who, with drawn swords and pistols, attacked some and pursued others of the "merry-makers" which gave the affair an aspect rather serious. No real mischief, however, ensued; and on the following day "the party" was allowed to carry, and burn, their effigy in quietness, as originally intended. The two offending preventive men were subsequently convicted before the magistrates at St. Mary's, on two different charges of assault, and ordered to pay ten shillings each.

Smuggling at Penpoll June 24th 1836

In consequence of information having been received at the Customs House in this town, J. S.Stansmore, Esq. the Collector, and F. Hingston, Esq. the Comptroller, proceeded on Friday last, to Penpoll Wood, about two miles down our river, where they found secreted in a cove about sixty kegs of smuggled spirits, which were safely lodged in the Customs-House. It is generally supposed that large quantities of contraband spirits have, from time to time, been landed in this wood, and from thence carried into different parts of the county.

Kynance June 24th 1836

On Wednesday evening last, the Coast Guard at Kynance, captured about 50 tubs of contraband spirits on the beach. They also found a boat and two men in it at Gilling, which was seen near the spot but a few hours before; but as there was not sufficient evidence to commit the men or warrant the detention of the boat, they were set at liberty.

GORAN HAVEN July 23rd 1836

On Monday last, 100 tabs of contraband spirits and glass, were crept up, off the Deadman, by the "Fox" Revenue crazier, in conjunction with Mr. Bolt, chief officer of the station at that place, and were taken the same day to the Custom-House at Fowey.

Smuggling At Falmouth 6 August 1836

A boatman, named Rowe, of Falmouth, has been committed to Bodmin for six months, for having been found with some smuggled tobacco in his possession.

Smuggling: 4th November 1836

Smuggling - On Monday night last, a boat belonging to the "Dove" cutter, at Falmouth, captured a waterman's boat, with a bale of tobacco of about 156 pounds, and a young man with it, who says he was only a passenger. The men are committed to the town prison, till an answer from the Board of Customs is received.

AUCTION - 20th JANUARY 1837

PORT OF TRURO - By order of the Honorable Commissioners of His Majesty's Customs - On Friday the 3rd of February, 1837, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, will be exposed to PUBLIC SALE, at the Custom-House in this Port, the BROKEN UP HULL of the Brig MERCURY, of London - Seized and condemned for having been employed in smuggling; together with the Sails, Ropes, Masts, Yards, Boat, and all the other Materials belonging to the said Vessel. Also, about 130 Gallons of FOREIGN BRANDY, the greater part nearly proof; twenty-two oars and one Mast. The Goods may be viewed at the Custom-House, on the day of Sale and on the day Before. Custom-House, Truro, January 20 1837

THE PENALTY OF SMUGGLING 20 January 1837

On Friday the 3rd of February ... will be exposed to public sale, at the Custom-house, at this Port [Truro] the Broken-up-hull of the Brig Mercury, of London, seized and condemned for having been employed in smuggling; together with the Sails, Ropes, Masts, Yards, Boat, and all the other Materials belonging to the said Vessel. Also, about 130 Gallons of Foreign Brandy, the greater part nearly proof; Twenty-two oars; one mast.

Merit rewarded October 6, 1837

The French Government has presented Mr. Buckett, Searcher and Landing Waiter of the Customs, Falmouth, with a gold medal, in acknowledgment of his meritorious services in rendering assistance to certain French vessels, wrecked in 1830, at Port Holland beach, within that port. The medal is very handsome. On one side of it is a head of King Louis Philippe, beautifully executed; on the reverse is the following inscription: - “A. Buckett, Nicholas Martin, officer Des Douanes D’Angleterce – Courage et Devouement Pour Secourir Les Equipages De Navires Francois Saufrages 1830.” The Lords of the Treasury,in transmitting the medal to the Board of Customs, express their satisfaction that the conduct of Mr. Buckett on the occasion was such as to produce this mark of approbation; and the Board of Customs in forwarding the same to Falmouth with a copy of the Treasury Letter, are also pleased to express their satisfaction. Mr. B., (we believe), received some time ago the thanks of the Russian Government for [his] meritorious and successful exertions in the case of the Russian brig St. Nicholas, which vessel was wrecked at Port Holland

beach at the same time as the French vessels before alluded to. It is but right to observe that the services rendered on this occasion were no doubt prompted by zeal for the benefit of the Customs Revenue, [th]ey will probably not be lost sight of by the heads of [that] department. Mr. Jonathan Bolt and Mr. Reginald [Ba]rrett, officers of the Coast Guard, have also received [fro]m the French Government, silver medals, for their meritorious exertions on the occasion of the loss of the … vessels above mentioned.

SeizurE 10 Nov. 1837

On Friday last, the "Fox", revenue cutter, in conjunction with the Coast Guard station at Goran Haven, crept up 79 tubs of brandy, near the Deadman.

SmugglinG - 10 nov. 1837

On Tuesday last, George Sampson, and John Jaikes, watermen at Falmouth, were taken in the act of landing some contraband articles at that port, and were committed to the town gaol to await an answer from the Board of Customs, to the report of their case which has been forwarded.

SMUGGLING - 19th OCTOBER 1838

The two men that were captured and brought in to St. Ives last week, in the smuggling cutter “Mermaid” of Plymouth, by the Coast Guard at St. Agnes, were convicted on Wednesday, and sent to the treadmill, Penzance, for six moths.

Seizure 21 Dec. 1838

The French schooner "La Vigilance," a Roseoff, has been seized with ninety-two tubs of contraband spirits on board, and a crew of six Frenchmen and two Englishmen, off Eartus Island, near Newquay, by Mr. John Tanner, of the coast-guard station, St. Agnes. The crew are in charge of the officers and the spirits are lodged in the custom-house, St. Ives.

GAOLER'S REPORT - 4th JANUARY 1839

The GAOLER's REPORT stated that there was nothing connected with the discipline or health of the prison that called for any remark. The gaoler felt it his duty, however, to report that there were no fewer than nine men in prison committed from St. Ives for smuggling, and of these, only three had been sentenced to labour. The others remained indoors. He felt it necessary to bring this subject before the magistrates, as there was an order from Government for the payment of 6d. a day for the maintenance of persons imprisoned at the suit of that department of the revenue. No allowance was made except the sentence was not to hard labour. It seemed reasonable that on proper application orders should be given for payment of a similar allowance to all crown prisoners, and he begged to observe that the Government did so in some instances. The return of prisoners was 91 men, 16 women, total 107. The rules and regulations of the gaol had been complied with.

SMUGGLING 15th February 1839

On Wednesday last, John Lowry, shopkeeper, Falmouth, was summoned by the Board of Excise to appear before John Ellis, Esq., mayor, and W.H. Bond and T. Hill, Esqrs. magistrates, to answer a charge preferred against him, of having in his house in October, 1838, 7 lbs of negro-head tobacco, the same being smuggled. The prisoner was defended by W. J. Genn, Esq., and the defence set up was, that the notice was informal and imperfect, and also that the wife of the said John Lowry was the person on whom they should have served the notice, as the count set forth that the said John Lowry did knowingly conceal, &c., when it was clearly proved by the witnesses for the Crown that the husband was not present. The prisoner's counsel moved for an adjournment to allow time for calling witnesses, and the further hearing was put off to that day fortnight. The penalty sued for was GBP 100.

BRANDY UNDER A COAL CARGO 24 May 1839

On Wednesday week, the schooner Marie Vicioire, Capt. Barnett, laden with coals, entered Falmouth Harbour, where she was boarded by one of the preventive men, named Bright, who, as she had long been a suspected vessel, remained with her while she was unloading her cargo, off Malpas. Bright suspected there was something wrong, but the sailors conducted themselves in such a careless and unaffected manner, as to very much shake those suspicions. On Saturday, when a great part of the coal was cleared out, Bright commenced boring in different parts of the vessel, and at length sent his gimlet into a cask of brandy. He immediately sent after the seamen who had gone on shore, but they had effected their escape. The vessel was then brought up to Truro Quay, where she underwent an examination, and it was found that she had a false bottom, and that she was well stored with spirits. On Sunday, the officers began to remove their booty, which amounted to 276 tubs of brandy and geneva; and the vessel, which was registered in the name of Mr. Jago, of Redruth, is now being cut up.

SMUGGLING - 18th OCTOBER 1839

SMUGGLING - On Sunday morning last, H. M. cutter "Sylvia" commanded by Lieut. Brewer, captured an Irish craft, near the Land's end, having on board 400 tubs of brandy, and four men, and brought them into Penzance pier.

SMUGGLING DETECTED - 27th DECEMBER 1839

On Saturday morning, Mr. H. C. Turner, and Mr. Edmund Randall, two vigilant and active officers, the first of the Excise, and the other of the Customs, having some cause to suspect that contraband goods were brought into town by the stage vans coming from St. Austell, Tregony, and other places near the south coast, took their station about a mile out, on the eastern turnpike road, and carefully searched all the vans as they arrived. Among these was one belonging to a man called Nicholas Fugler, of Tregony, in which they found a keg of French brandy, concealed in a hamper with a little straw on top of it. Upon this they seized the van and all it contained, together with the van horse, and drove off to the Customs house, carrying Fugler with them in custody. The goods were quickly secured in the Queen's warehouse, and the horse and van properly disposed of; while Fugler was taken before the Mayor, who, on hearing the case, remanded him until Friday, agreeably to the Act of Parliament, to afford time for the receipt of orders from the Board of Customs, as to the further proceedings against him. Such of the goods found in the van as belonged to innocent persons, will, no doubt, be restored to their owners.

AN INFORMER AT TREGONY 10 January 1840

On Wednesday evening last, a mob assembled in the street at Tregony, with bundles of reeds and faggots of wood, in order to burn the effigy of Mrs. Rundle, who has been most unjustly accused of giving information against Fugler, the person who has been committed to prison for six months, for having been detected with a keg of contraband spirits in his van: but the rabble was soon dispersed and driven out of the town, by one of the constables acting under the orders of the mayor.

SMUGGLING - September 18, 1840

On Monday last, a boat belonging to the Royal Tar, Peninsular steamer, was seized, by order of the Honourable Board of Customs, in consequence of some contraband goods having been found in her on her arrival at that port on the 5th instant. An order had been received to secure four of the seamen, but they were discharged in London. In the course of the afternoon, two of the men arrived in the Dublin steamer, Devonshire, and were conveyed to the town prison to be kept till Tuesday next, when an answer from the board might be expected. One of them, named Richard TRANICK, sought for a hearing; and, on Wednesday, he was brought to the Town-hall, before S. BLIGHT, Esq., mayor, and J. ELLIS, Esq., magistrate, when, the witness not being certain of his identity, he was discharged. The other man, named Andrew FRANCIS, remains in custody.

SMUGGLING SEPTEMBER 28, 1840

On Tuesday last, a seaman named Andrew FRANCIS, one of the two belonging to

the Royal Tar, Peninsular steamer, who were taken for smuggling, was

brought to the town-hall, Falmouth, before the bench, and on the case being

proved, was fined one hundred pounds, or, in default, six months

imprisonment. The fine not being paid, the man was committed to the town

prison.

DARING ROBBERTY AT THE HELFORD CUSTOM HOUSE SEPTEMBER 28, 1840

Early on Firday morning, the 18th instant, H.M. Custom-house at Helford,

within the Port of Gweek, was attacked by a body of men, consisting, it is

supposed, of upwards of thirty persons, who broke open the heavy doors and

strong locks, and robbed the cellars of 126 kegs of contraband Brandy, each

keg containing four gallons and a half of spirits, which was seized on the

3rd instant, at Coverack. The burglars commenced their work about one

oclock, and in the course of half an hour succeeded in removing all the

kegs except three, which they left for the benefit of the officers at

Helford. The man and his wife who live at the custom house heard the men

breaking open the cellar doors, but were afraid to give an alarm, which

indeed, they could not well do, as the custom house is a remote building

nearly three quarters of a mile from any house. From the tracks of wheels,

it is supposed there were at least three wagons employed in removing the

spirits, and it is probable that the property has found its way to some

distance from Manaccan.

SMUGGLING - 17th MAY 1850

On Friday last, two young women named ROSKILLY, were charged with smuggling, before Mr BROAD, may and Lieut HILL, magistrate at the Town Hall, Falmouth. Mr ??? appeared for the prosecution, and Mr GENN??? for the defendant. The first case was against the eldest sister, but the evidence failed, and the complaint was dismissed. The case against the youngest sister was then gone into. Witnesses deposed to searching the house and shop of the defendants, and on following Roskilly upstairs, one of the witnesses picked up a bag containing five pounds of Cavendish tobacco. There appeared some doubt as to the identity of the bag, but it was quite clear that tobacco was not such as was duty paid, and the bench convicted the defendant; as it was the first offence they mitigated the fine for £100 to £25. The money was about to be paid, but the young woman said it should not be done, as the informer would have half the amount; rather than that she would stay six months in prison. She was the committed.

SMUGGLING - 14th JUNE 1850

SMUGGLING COMMITTALS. - To the Editor of the West Briton. Sir, - I beg leave through the medium of your paper, to call the attention of the public to the following case. Two persons named WHITSON and TREGEAGLE, were about the 14th of last month, taken by a revenue officer in the act of smuggling tobacco, and carried before the magisterial authorities at Truro, by whom they were convicted and sentenced to a fine of £100, or six months' imprisonment. Not having it in their power to pay the fine, they were consequently committed to Bodmin for the specified time, where they are at present, but from whence, I presume they may at any time be emacipated, by paying each £100 to the crown. So far, all the proceedings in this case are legal and in perfect order. But, an apparently singular anomaly attends the Administration of this sentence, which excites considerable surprise, at least, among persons unlearned in the law. These two men, now committed to gaol for the non payment of the above fine, are at present deprived of the comfort of writing to, or receiving letters, from their families and friends, or of being permitted to see any person, whether wife, parent, or any other relative, who might wish to alleviate their distress, by affording them that sympathy and solace, which it seems hard, and not consistent with the merciful stream of English justice, to deny to a prisoner, particularly when under sentence for a crime of minor turpitude. This afflictive prohibition of personal intercourse, or written communication with their families, it is understood they are doomed to endure for three calendar months! These persons are consequently debarred all knowledge of their personal and private concerns, and their families may be involved in irretrievable ruin for want of their advice and direction. Both these men having large families, their wives and children are exposed to an amount of suffering only required, one might suppose, in cases of high crimes, where, state necessity could alone justify the imposition of such a stone measure of punishment. Now the common impression, among the in legibus indocti, is that as they are only crown debtors, and the payment of a sum of money, would at any moment cancel their crime, and compromise their punishment, that therefore, any penal restrictions, beyond what are necessary for their safe custody, and the useful regulations of a prison would be unnecessarily harsh and such as Mr WYNDHAM would have designated, "a rigour beyond the law." It seems a novelty to the public, that men, convicted of mere finable offences, should be deprived of pen, ink, and paper, and bereft of the only comfort left them, that of seeing and communing with those most dear to them on earth, and be cut off from all knowledge of their household concerns at home! It naturally reminds us of the place, and the period, when letters de cachet flew round at the bidding of tyrants, and the Bastile swallowed within its cold and sombre recesses, the pale and murky victims of despotic vengeance. It savours of the tender mercies of the Star Chamber, and calls up the recollection of the holy inquisition. But this splenetic mode of punishment, Mr Editor, is not at all in harmony with the mild character of British justice, particularly for an offence, not considered malum in se, but which the law only places amongst the "mala prohibita." It has been held by writers on criminal jurisprudence, and more particularly by MONTESQUIEU and BLACKSTONE, that extreme punishments are by no means effectual in the prevention of crime. The latter says, that "punishments of unreasonable severity, especially when indiscriminately inflected, have less effect in preventing crimes, and amending the manners of the people, than such as are more merciful in general." - In the present improved condition of society, it is only the vitiated in taste, that seek to inflect vindictive penalties. It will furnish much satisfaction, Mr Editor, to many of your readers, if any gentleman, versed in law, will explain how far such a mode of punishing crown debtors is authorised by statute, or can in any mode be construed as being in unison with the general wisdom and humanity of the principles of the British constitution. I remain, yours respectfully, VINDEX. Dated June 10, 1850.

SMUGGLING. - 2nd August 1850

On Monday last, Mr William MICHAEL, late master of the barque "Esther Frances," from Havannah, was charged before the mayor of Falmouth and Lieut. HILL and Mr ROGERS, justices, with having smuggled eleven and three quarters pounds of cigars in ten boxes. This was the man who (as was stated last week) was charged with attempting to poison his crew, but against whom the evidence was altogether incomplete on that charge, which was therefore dismissed by the magistrates. On the present occasion Mr TILLY appeared for the Board of Customs, and Mr GENN for the defendant. It appeared that the information that there were smuggled cigars on board, was given to BENNETTS, the constable, by the mate of the vessel, Robert DUNNAPACE. The witnesses examined in support of the charge were John SEDGEMEND, an extra man of the customs at Falmouth, E. Bennetts, constable, Robert Dunnapace, mate of the vessel, an apprentice on board called CLARKE, Mr HURST, tide-surveyor, Mr. SHELLEY, collector of customs, and a daughter of the constable. Mr. Genn cross-examined the witnesses, but the Bench considered the case proved, and fined the defendant £100, or in default six month' imprisonment. The fine not being paid, the defendant was confined in the borough goal.

On Tuesday last, Mr. E. Bennetts, constable, was summoned for obstructing a person in the preventive service, when discharging his duty. The matter arose out of the proceedings in the trial, against the captain of the "Esther Francis".

Smuggling - 4 November 1853

SMUGGLING. - On Thursday the 27th ult., Edward PHILLIPS, of Hayle, was charged by Mr. Thomas FERRING?? Collector of H.M. Customs, before the Rev. U. TONKIN, with having illegally landed from a foreign vessel a quantity of cigars, and was fined in the sum of 15s

A NOVEL MODE OF SMUGGLING 3 May 1867

Part of the crew of the Maltese barque Wignacourt, were charged on Thursday, at the Town-hall, Falniouth, with smuggling tobacco, and remanded. On the officers of the St. Mawes Custom’s boat searching the vessel, they found 117 lbs. of tobacco and 14 lbs. cigars secreted. Some of the tobacco was made up in the form of life-belts and covered with canvas. A great quantity of cigars were found to be down the sides of the masts, but could not be got up, and an officer will probably have to go with the vessel to her port of discharge so as to obtain possession of them as the cargo is discharged.

TOBACCO SMUGGLING - 21st FEBRUARY 1887

West Kerrier Petty Sessions - Wednesday - Before the Rev. A.A. Vawlrey (chairman), Capt. J.P. Rogers, R.A., and the Rev. A.H.M.. St. Aubyn.

Tobacco - Smuggling - John Nankervis, of Ruan Minor, pleaded guilty to having unlawfully in his possession several pounds of tobacco. - Mr. Manners, collector of Customs at Falmouth, prosecuted, and stated that he and the coastguard officers of the Lizard visited defendant's house, and told him they had suspicion of being unlawfully possessed of leaf tobacco. Defendant denied that he had, but on the house being searched, some sailor's pig tobacco was found under the bed. It was about ten pounds. It was stolen from the wreck of the "Suffolk." - Nankervis, who had nothing to say, was fined £5 2s., including costs.

THE SLOOP INN, ST. IVES. 12 January 1899

The landlady [Mrs. Elizabeth Baragwanath] and her father before her occupied the house for nearly 50 years. She has its history at her fingers’ ends; back to the time of an old smuggler known only as “Old Tubs” He and another noted and daring smuggler, whom they always called “Old Worms,” and who had the command of the “swag” in Hicks’s court, are the best remembered characters in St. Ives, and many a well authenticated tale of savage conflict between King’s officers and St. Ives smugglers dates from Hicks’s-court, and the Sloop on the foresands. In and around the Sloop during election time congregated hundreds of fishermen; beer flowed like water. The red coat and cocked hat of an Exciseman were a red rag to an infuriated bull; party fights with fists, sticks, stones, and any other weapons coming to hand would throw Donnybrook into shadow. The most severe party fight ever known in St. Ives was on the 27th of March, 1820, when the effigy of one Tom Tucket was burnt in front the Sloop for the part he took in the return of Messrs. Evelyn and Graham to Parliament. The members were charged with bribery, but their election was confirmed by the House of Commons. About 700 men, boys, and women were all fighters together on the foresands, and great personal injury was inflicted.

In 1899, the Sloop Inn was a low, yellow-washed house crouched beneath a two centuries old slate roof with tiny dormer windows. Inside, was “like the deck of an old 74 line of battle ship—all beams and timbers”, while upstairs, “a four poster bed would fill the state-room; the others were smaller.”]

World Cup fever is here and last night I went to the pub to see
England play the USA it was a good game not high scoring but alot of chances, Gerard scored the first goal everyone screaming yay.

A while later the USA scored Green made a hugh mistake

Nevertheless, Its so good to see in HK so many English fans out and chearing the team on.

HK tv is so funny in the west its all men that are the pundits in HK its all girls.

Some pics below of the wc taken in my local pub not very good pics.

at least this cheered me up

We have just come back from a beautiful place call Kota Kinablu spend two weeks in total off with 7 days in Malaysia.

We all stayed at the Nexus Resort it was really nice we spent most of our time by the pool and the beach

KOTA KINABALU City was one of the most fantastic cities I have ever been too.  everyone was warm and friendly and the hospitality that you would hardly find anywhere else in the world. our hotel had its own beachs the pool suites where we stayed we kind of had the pool to ourselves and the beach too. The main hotel was more lively the beaches where long and sandy

Kota Kinabalu is situated on the tropical island of Borneo, and is the state capital of the Malaysian state Sabah, which is one of the two states of East Malaysia.

We could do as much or as little as we wanted which was very nice, there is a mountain i think next time we go i will defiantly try to climb there are also rain forests the most famous animal is an orangutan

They are very nice to see

The town was small and also very nice and modern alot of nice shopping malls

I found this video of the resort where we stayed the main hotel was really nice.

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A few pics of the family holiday Kai and Ted both loved the pool and had so much fun on the beach too.

I would recommend going here and I know I will go back again soon

The following list of legendary kings of Britain derives predominantly from Geoffrey of MonmouthGeoffrey of MonmouthGeoffrey of Monmouth was a British clergyman and one of the major figures in the development of British history and the popularity of tales of King Arthur...

's circa 1136 work Historia Regum Britanniae

Historia Regum Britanniae

The Historia Regum Britanniae is a pseudohistorical account of British history, written c. 1136 by Geoffrey of Monmouth. It chronicles the lives of the kings of the Britons in a chronological narrative spanning a time of two thousand years, beginning with the Trojans founding the British nation...

("the History of the Kings of Britain"). Geoffrey constructed a largely fictional history for the Britons (ancestors of the WelshWelsh peopleThe Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...

, the CornishCornish peopleThe Cornish are the people of Cornwall, the most south-westerly part of England, and the United Kingdom. As an ethnic group, the Cornish are interpreted as modern Celts, the lineal descendants of the ancient Britons who inhabited southern and central Great Britain...

and the BretonsBreton peopleThe Bretons are an ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. They trace much of their heritage to groups of Brythonic speakers who settled the area from south western Great Britain in two waves from the 4th to 6th centuries. The traditional language of Brittany is Breton and is...

), partly based on the work of earlier medieval historians like GildasGildasSaint Gildas was a 6th-century British cleric. He is one of the best-documented figures of the Christian church in the British Isles during this period. His renowned learning and literary style earned him the designation Gildas Sapiens . He was ordained in the Church, and in his works favoured the...

, NenniusNenniusNennius was a Welsh monk of the 9th century who is chiefly known today as the author of the Historia Brittonum, an attribution contained in the prologue affixed to that work though David Dumville and others have cast doubt upon the ascription and upon the antiquity of the prologue...

and BedeBedeBede , also Saint Bede, the Venerable Bede, or Beda , was a monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth, today part of Sunderland, England, and of its companion monastery, Saint Paul's, in modern Jarrow , both in the Kingdom of Northumbria.He is well known as an author and...

, partly from Welsh genealogies and saints' lives, partly from sources now lost and unidentifiable, and partly from his own imagination . Several of his kings are based on genuine historical figures, but appear in unhistorical narratives. A number of Middle WelshMiddle Welsh languageMiddle Welsh is the label attached to the Welsh language of the 12th to 14th centuries, of which much more remains than for any earlier period. This form of Welsh developed from Old Welsh....

versions of Geoffrey's Historia exist. All post-date Geoffrey's text, but may give us some insight into any native traditions Geoffrey may have drawn on.

Geoffrey's narrative begins with the exiled TrojanTroyTroy is a legendary city and center of the Trojan War, as described in the Epic Cycle and especially in the Iliad, one of the two epic poems attributed to Homer...

prince BrutusBrutus of TroyBrutus or Brute of Troy is a legendary descendant of the Trojan hero Aeneas, was known in medieval British legend as the eponymous founder and first king of Britain...

, after whom Britain is supposedly named, a tradition previously recorded in less elaborate form in the 9th century Historia Brittonum. Brutus is a descendant of AeneasAeneasIn Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Venus. His father was also the second cousin of King Priam of Troy. The journey of Aeneas from Troy, which led to the founding of the city Rome, is recounted in Virgil's Aeneid...

, the legendary Trojan ancestor of the founders of RomeAncient RomeAncient Rome was a civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea, it became one of the largest empires in the ancient world....

, and his story is evidently related to Roman foundation legends.

The kings before Brutus come from a document purporting to trace the travels of Noah in Europe and once attributed to the Mesopotamian historian BerossusBerossusBerossus was a Hellenistic-era Babylonian writer, a priest of Bel and astronomer writing in Greek, who was active at the beginning of the 3rd century BC...

, but now known to have been a fabrication of the 15th century Italian writer Annio da ViterboAnnio da ViterboAnnio da Viterbo or Annius of Viterbo , or Joannes Annius Viterbensis, was an Italian Dominican friar, scholar and historian, born Giovanni Nanni in Viterbo. He is now remembered for his fabrications.-Career in the Church:He entered the Dominican Order early in life and won fame as a preacher and...

. Renaissance historians like John BaleJohn BaleJohn Bale was an English churchman, historian and controversialist, and Bishop of Ossory. He wrote the oldest known historical verse drama in English , and developed and published a very extensive list of the works of British authors down to his own time, just as the monastic libraries were being...

and Raphael HolinshedRaphael HolinshedRaphael Holinshed was an English chronicler, whose work, commonly known as Holinshed's Chronicles, was one of the major sources used by William Shakespeare for a number of his plays....

took the list of kings of Celtica given by pseudo-Berossus and made them kings of Britain as well as Gaul. John MiltonJohn MiltonJohn Milton was an English poet, author, polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost and for his treatise condemning censorship, Areopagitica....

records these traditions in his History of Britain, although he gives them little credence.

First kings derived from pseudo-Berossus

•Samothes, also known as DisDis PaterDis Pater, or Dispater , was a Roman god of the underworld, later subsumed by Pluto or Hades. Originally a chthonic god of riches, fertile agricultural land, and underground mineral wealth, he was later commonly equated with the Roman deities Pluto and Orcus, becoming an underworld deity.Dis Pater...

: fourth son of JaphethJaphethJapheth is one of the sons of Noah in the Bible. In Arabic citations, his name is normally given as Yafeth ibn Nuh ....

, son of NoahNoahNoah was, according to the Bible, the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs; and a prophet according to the Qur'an...

. First king of Celtica, 200 years after the Flood. Britain is named Samothea after him.

•Magus, son of Samothes

•Saron, son of Magus

•Druis, son of Saron (founder of the DruidDruidA druid was a member of the priestly and learned class active in Gaul, and perhaps in Celtic culture more generally, during the final centuries BCE...

s)

•Bardus, son of Druis (founder of the bardBardIn medieval Gaelic and British culture a bard was a professional poet, paid by a monarch to praise the sovereign's activities....

s)

•AlbionAlbionAlbion is the oldest known name of the island of Great Britain. It is thought to derive from the white cliffs of Dover. Today, it is still sometimes used poetically to refer to the island or England in particular. It is also the basis of the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland,

, son of NeptuneNeptune (mythology)Neptune is the god of water and the sea in Roman mythology, a brother of Jupiter and Pluto. He is analogous with but not identical to the god Poseidon of Greek mythology. The Roman conception of Neptune owed a great deal to the Etruscan god Nethuns....

, a giant, who overthrows Bardus, rules for 44 years, and renames the island after himself. He is killed fighting HerculesHerculesHercules is the Roman name for the mythical Greek demigod Heracles, son of Zeus and the mortal Alcmena. Early Roman sources suggest that the imported Greek hero supplanted a mythic Italic shepherd called "Recaranus" or "Garanus", famous for his strength, who dedicated the Ara Maxima that became...

on the continent, and from then until the arrival of Brutus, Britain has no ruler.

Kings derived from Geoffrey of Monmouth

Geoffrey synchronises some of his kings with figures and events from the BibleBibleThe Bible contains the central religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. Modern Judaism generally recognizes a single set of canonical books known as the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible, as it is written almost entirely in the Hebrew language, with some small portions in Aramaic...

, Greek, Roman and Irish legends, and recorded history. These are given in the "Synchronisation" column.

England Scotland Wales Cornwall Synchronisation

Brutus I (24 years) CorineusCorineusCorineus, in medieval British legend, was a prodigious warrior, a fighter of giants, and the eponymous founder of Cornwall.According to Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain , he led the descendants of the Trojans who fled with Antenor after the Trojan War and settled on the coasts...

EliEli (Biblical Priest)Eli was, according to the Books of Samuel, the name of a priest of Shiloh, and one of the last Israelite Judges before the rule of kings in ancient Israel.-Biblical narrative:Eli abruptly appears when Hannah, who is childless, prays to God for a child...

, Aeneas SilviusAeneas SilviusAeneas Silvius is the son of Silvius, grandson of Ascanius and great-grandson of Aeneas. He is the third in the list of the mythical kings of Alba Longa in Latium, and the Silvii regarded him as the founder of their house. Dionysius of Halicarnassus ascribes to him a reign of 31 years. Ovid does...

LocrinusLocrinusLocrinus was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the oldest son of Brutus and a descendant of the Trojans through Aeneas. Following Brutus's death, Britain was divided amongst the three sons, with Locrinus receiving the portion roughly equivalent to...

(10 years) AlbanactusAlbanactusAccording to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Albanactus was the founding king of Albania or Albany. He was the youngest of three sons of Brutus, a descendant of Aeneas of Troy. According to legend, upon their father's death, the eldest son Locrinus was given Loegria, Camber was given Cambria and Albanactus...

KamberKamberCamber, also Kamber, was the legendary first king of Cambria, according to the Geoffrey of Monmouth in the first part of his influential 12th-century pseudohistory Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey, Cambria, the classical name for Wales, was named for him.Camber was the son of...

GwendolenQueen GwendolenQueen Gwendolen was a legendary ruler of Britain, whose life is described in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey, she was the wife of King Locrinus of the Britons until she defeated him in battle and took on the leadership of Britain herself.Gwendolen was the...

GwendolenQueen GwendolenQueen Gwendolen was a legendary ruler of Britain, whose life is described in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey, she was the wife of King Locrinus of the Britons until she defeated him in battle and took on the leadership of Britain herself.Gwendolen was the...

(15 years)

MaddanMaddanMaddan was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Locrinus and Queen Gwendolen, who both ruled Britain separately....

(40 years) GwendolenQueen GwendolenQueen Gwendolen was a legendary ruler of Britain, whose life is described in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey, she was the wife of King Locrinus of the Britons until she defeated him in battle and took on the leadership of Britain herself.Gwendolen was the...

Samuel, Aeneas SilviusAeneas SilviusAeneas Silvius is the son of Silvius, grandson of Ascanius and great-grandson of Aeneas. He is the third in the list of the mythical kings of Alba Longa in Latium, and the Silvii regarded him as the founder of their house. Dionysius of Halicarnassus ascribes to him a reign of 31 years. Ovid does...

, HomerHomerHomer is a legendary ancient Greek epic poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey...

MempriciusMempriciusMempricius was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Maddan and brother of Malin....

(20 years) SaulSaul the KingSaul was the first king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Hebrew Bible. He was anointed by the prophet Samuel and reigned from Gibeah...

, EurystheusEurystheusIn Greek mythology, Eurystheus was king of Tiryns, one of three Mycenaean strongholds in the Argolid: Sthenelus was his father and the "victorious horsewoman" Nicippe his mother, and he was a grandson of the hero Perseus, as was his opponent Heracles. He was married to Antimache, daughter of...

EbraucusEbraucusEbraucus was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Mempricius before he abandoned the family....

(40 or 60 years) DavidDavidDavid was the second king of the united Kingdom of Israel according to the Bible. He is depicted as a righteous king, although not without fault, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician and poet .The biblical chronology sets his life c.1037–970 BCE, his reign over Judah c.1007–1000 BCE,...

Brutus II GreenshieldBrutus GreenshieldBrutus Greenshield was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Ebraucus....

(12 years)

LeilLeilLeil was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Brutus Greenshield.Leil was a peaceful and just king and took advantage of the prosperity afforded him by his ancestors. He built Caerleil in the north as a tribute to this prosperity. He...

(25 years) SolomonSolomonSolomon is a figure described in the Hebrew Bible as a King of Israel and later in the Qur'an, where he is described as a Prophet. The biblical accounts identify Solomon as the son of David...

Rud Hud HudibrasRud Hud HudibrasRud Hud Hudibras was a legendary king of the Britons as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Leil and ruled during a civil war....

(39 years) HaggaiHaggaiHaggai was one of the twelve minor prophets and the author of the Book of Haggai. His name means "my feast"...

, AmosAmos (prophet)Amos is a minor prophet in the Old Testament, and the purported author of the Book of Amos.-Audience:The book of Amos records that two years after Amos received the visions contained therein, an earthquake struck the area...

, JoelJoel (prophet)Joel was a prophet of ancient Israel, the second of the twelve minor prophets and the author of the Book of Joel.He is mentioned by name only once in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, in the introduction to his own brief book, as the son of Pethuel...

, AzariahAzariahAzariah, meaning "Yah['s] help[ed]" in Hebrew, is the name of several people in the Hebrew Bible and Jewish history, including:*Abednego, the new name given to an Azariah who is the companion of Daniel, Hananiah, and Mishael in the Book of Daniel...

BladudBladudBladud or Blaiddyd was a legendary king of the Britons, for whose existence there is no historical evidence. He is first mentioned in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, which describes him as the son of King Rud Hud Hudibras, and the tenth ruler in line from the first King, Brutus....

(20 years) Elijah

LeirLeir of BritainLeir is a legendary prehistoric king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. His story is told in much-modified and romanticized form in William Shakespeare's King Lear. In this drama, some names are identical to those of this legends , and the happenings are very similar...

(60 years)

CordeliaQueen CordeliaQueen Cordelia was a legendary Queen of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. She was the youngest daughter of Leir and the second ruling queen of Britain....

(5 years)

Marganus IMarganusMorganus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Maglaurus, Duke of Albany, and Goneril, the daughter of King Leir....

(north of the Humber) and CunedagiusCunedagiusCunedagius was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Henwinus, Duke of Cornwall, and Regan, the daughter of King Leir....

(south of the Humber) (2 years)

CunedagiusCunedagiusCunedagius was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Henwinus, Duke of Cornwall, and Regan, the daughter of King Leir....

(33 years) IsaiahIsaiahIsaiah is the main figure in the Biblical Book of Isaiah, and is traditionally considered to be its author. He was an 8th-century BC Judean prophet. Part of his message was: "The land will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. The LORD has spoken this word."...

, HoseaHoseaHosea was the son of Beeri and a prophet in Israel in the 8th century BC. He is one of the Twelve Prophets of the Jewish Hebrew Bible, also known as the Minor Prophets of the Christian Old Testament....

, Romulus and RemusRomulus and RemusRomulus and Remus are considered to be the traditional founders of Rome, appearing in Roman mythology as the twin sons of the Vestal Virgin Rhea Silvia, fathered by the god of war, Mars...

RivalloRivalloRivallo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Cunedagius and was noted as a young king who reigned frugally....

GurgustiusGurgustiusGurgustius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Rivallo and was succeeded by Sisillius I....

Sisillius ISisillius ISisillius I was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Gurgustius and succeeded by Jago. He was the father of Kinmarc, king of the Britons. -Notes:...

JagoJago of BritainJago was a legendary king of the Britons according to Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the nephew of Gurgustius and was succeeded by Kimarcus....

KimarcusKimarcusKimarcus was a legendary king of the Britons according to Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Sisillius I and was succeeded by Gorboduc....

GorboducGorboducGorboduc was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was married to Judon. At an old age, he became senile and his sons, Ferrex and Porrex, feuded over who would take over the kingdom...

War between FerrexFerrexFerrex was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Gorboduc and Judon.When his father had become old, he waged war on his brother, Porrex, for who would succeed to the kingship. He fled to Gaul and enlisted the help of Suhard, the king of the...

and Porrex IPorrex IPorrex I was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Gorboduc and his death began a dynastic civil war....

Civil war; Britain divided under five unnamed kings

Pinner Staterius Rudaucus Cloten

Dunvallo MolmutiusDunvallo MolmutiusDunvallo Molmutius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Cloten, the King of Cornwall, and he restored order after the "Civil War of the Five Kings"...

Dunvallo MolmutiusDunvallo MolmutiusDunvallo Molmutius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Cloten, the King of Cornwall, and he restored order after the "Civil War of the Five Kings"...

(40 years)

BrenniusBrenniusBrennius was a legendary king of Northumberland and Allobroges, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and brother of Belinus, probably based upon one or both of the historical Brenni.- Claimant to the throne of Britain:...

(north of the Humber) and BelinusBelinusBelinus the Great was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and brother of Brennius. He was probably named after the ancient god Belenus.- Earning the crown :...

(south of the Humber) Sack of RomeBattle of the AlliaThe Battle of the Allia was a battle of the first Gallic invasion of Italy. The battle was fought near the Allia river: the defeat of the Roman army opened the route for the Gauls to sack Rome. It was fought in 390/387 BC.-Background:...

(387 BC)

BelinusBelinusBelinus the Great was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Dunvallo Molmutius and brother of Brennius. He was probably named after the ancient god Belenus.- Earning the crown :...

Gurguit BarbtrucGurguit BarbtrucGurguit Barbtruc was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Belinus and was said to have found a home for the Irish people....

PartholónPartholónIn Irish mythology Partholón was the leader of the second group of people to settle in Ireland, supposedly first to arrive after the biblical Flood...

GuithelinGuithelinGuithelin was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He became king after the death of Gurguit Barbtruc.He ruled liberally and temperately for his life. His Queen consort was an artisan and noblewoman named Marcia. When he died, his wife took over the government...

MarciaQueen MarciaQueen Marcia was the legendary third queen regnant and a regent of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. She became queen after the death of Guithelin and ruled as regent for her son, Sisillius....

(regent)

Sisillius IISisillius IISisillius II was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Guithelin and Queen Marcia and was succeeded by Kinarius....

KinariusKinariusKinarius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was son of Sisillius II and succeeded by his brother, Danius....

DaniusDaniusDanius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was son of Sisillius II and brother of Kinarius. He was succeeded by Morvidus....

MorvidusMorvidusMorvidus was a legendary king of the Britons from 341 to 336 B.C., as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the illegitimate son of Danius by his mistress Tanguesteaia....

GorbonianusGorbonianusGorbonianus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the eldest son of King Morvidus, and the brother of Archgallo, Elidurus, Ingenius, and Peredurus, and...

ArchgalloArchgalloArchgallo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the second son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus....

ElidurusElidurusElidurus the Dutiful was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the third son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Ingenius, and Peredurus....

(5 years)

ArchgalloArchgalloArchgallo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the second son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus....

(restored) (10 years)

ElidurusElidurusElidurus the Dutiful was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the third son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Ingenius, and Peredurus....

(restored)

PeredurusPeredurusPeredurus is a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey he was the youngest son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Elidurus, and Ingenius....

(north of the Humber) and IngeniusIngeniusIngenius can refer to the following:* Ingenius, the mythical British king.* InGenius, a now-defunct newsfeed service for personal computers, previously known as X*Press X*Change.* InGenius, a coverband from Belgium, active since 1999 ....

(south of the Humber) (7 years)

PeredurusPeredurusPeredurus is a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey he was the youngest son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Elidurus, and Ingenius....

ElidurusElidurusElidurus the Dutiful was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the third son of King Morvidus and brother of Gorbonianus, Archgallo, Ingenius, and Peredurus....

(restored)

A son of GorbonianusSon of GorbonianusA Son of Gorbonianus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was a son of King Gorbonianus but was never given a name in the text....

Marganus IIMarganus IIMarganus II was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Archgallo and was succeeded by his brother Enniaunus. He ruled the kingdom in tranquility and without conflict....

EnniaunusEnniaunusEnniaunus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Archgallo and brother of Marganus II. According to Geoffrey, he ruled poorly and harshly causing him to be deposed due to tyranny. He was replaced with his cousin Idvallo....

IdvalloIdvalloIdvallo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Ingenius and he replaced King Enniaunus. Idvallo is said by Geoffrey to have reigned righteously to mend the ills his cousin had brought. He was succeeded by his cousin Runo....

RunoRunoRuno was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Peredurus and was succeeded by his cousin Gerennus....

GerennusGerennusGerennus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was a son of King Elidurus and was succeeded by his son Catellus. According to Geoffrey, his descendants ruled Britain through the time of the Roman invasion of Britain....

CatellusCatellusCatellus was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's work Historia Regum Britanniae. According to Geoffrey he was the son of King Gerennus and was succeeded by his son Millus...

MillusMillusMillus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. His father was King Catellus and was succeeded by his son Porrex II....

Porrex IIPorrex IIPorrex II was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. His father was King Millus and he was succeeded by his son Cherin....

CherinCherinCherin was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. His father was King Porrex II and he was succeeded by his three sons in turn, Fulgenius, Edadus, and Andragius....

FulgeniusFulgeniusFulgenius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth in Book V of his Historia Regum Britanniae. In this description, he battled the Roman Severus and defeated his army at York, but was himself killed in battle. He was the eldest son of Cherin and was succeeded by his...

EdadusEdadusEdadus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae. He was the second son of King Cherin and succeeded by his brother Andragius....

AndragiusAndragiusAndragius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the youngest son of King Cherin and succeeded by his son Urianus....

UrianusUrianusUrianus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Andragius and was succeeded by Eliud. Geoffrey may possibly have based the character on that of Urien Rheged , although there is no resemblance between them....

EliudEliudEliud, also known as Elihud, was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Urianus and succeeded by Cledaucus. He also conquered Dylan the King of great Tritons. He is said by Geoffrey to have reigned from 133 BC to 128 BC but is otherwise unattested....

CledaucusCledaucusCledaucus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Eliud and succeeded by Clotenus....

ClotenusClotenusClotenus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Cledaucus and succeeded by Gurgintius....

GurgintiusGurgintiusGurgintius was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Clotenus and succeeded by Merianus....

MerianusMerianusMerianus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Gurgintius and succeeded by Bledudo....

BledudoBledudoBledudo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth and the second to bear this name. He was preceded by Merianus and succeeded by Cap....

CapCap of BritainCap was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Bledudo and succeeded by Oenus....

OenusOenusOenus was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Cap and succeeded by Sisillius III....

Sisillius IIISisillius IIISisillius III was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Oenus and succeeded by Beldgabred....

BeldgabredBeldgabredBeldgabred was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Sisillius III and succeeded by his brother Archmail. Geoffrey says that Beldgabred surpassed all other musicians on every kind of instrument and was claimed to be the god of minstrels....

ArchmailArchmailArchmail was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Beldgabred, his brother, and succeeded by Eldol....

EldolEldolEldol is a legendary king of Britain in Geoffrey of Monmouth's circa 1136 work Historia Regum Britanniae ....

RedonRedon (king)Redon was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Eldol and succeeded by Redechius....

RedechiusRedechiusRedechius was a legendary king of the Britons according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain . He was preceded by Redon and succeeded by Samuil Penissel....

Samuil PenessilSawyl PenuchelSawyl Penuchel or Ben Uchel , also known as Samuil Penisel , was a Brythonic king of the sub-Roman period, who appears in old Welsh genealogies and the Welsh Triads....

(or Samuil, followed by Penessil)

PirPir of the BritonsPir was a legendary king of the Britons according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain. He was preceded by Samuil Penissel, and succeeded by Capoir....

CapoirCapoirCapoir was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was preceded by Pir and succeeded by his son Digueillus....

DigueillusDigueillusDigueillus was a legendary king of the Brythons according to Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of King Capoir and succeeded by his son Heli. Geoffrey portrays him as a wise and modest ruler who cared greatly about the administration of justice among the Brythons....

Heli (40 years)

LudLud son of HeliLud , according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's legendary History of the Kings of Britain and related medieval texts, was a king of Britain in pre-Roman times. He was the eldest son of Geoffrey's King Heli, and succeeded his father to the throne. He was succeeded, in turn, by his brother Cassibelanus...

CassibelanusCassivellaunusCassivellaunus was a historical British chieftain who led the defence against Julius Caesar's second expedition to Britain in 54 BC. The first British person whose name is recorded, Cassivellaunus led an alliance of tribes against Roman forces, but eventually surrendered after his location was...

Julius CaesarJulius CaesarGaius Julius Caesar , , was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....

's invasions of BritainCaesar's invasions of BritainDuring his Gallic Wars, Julius Caesar invaded Britain twice, in 55 and 54 BC. The first invasion, made late in summer, was either intended as a full invasion or a reconnaissance-in-force expedition...

(55-54 BC)

TenvantiusTasciovanusTasciovanus was a historical king of the Catuvellauni tribe before the Roman conquest of Britain.-History:Tasciovanus is known only through numismatic evidence. He appears to have become king of the Catuvellauni ca. 20 BC, ruling from Verlamion...

KimbelinusCunobelinusCunobelinus was a historical king in pre-Roman Britain, known from passing mentions by classical historians Suetonius and Dio Cassius, and from his many inscribed coins...

AugustusAugustusGaius Julius Caesar Augustus was the first emperor of the Roman Empire, which he ruled alone from 27 BC until his death in AD 14.These are the contemporary dates; Augustus lived under two calendars, the Roman Republican until 45 BC, and the Julian after 45 BC...

GuideriusGuideriusGuiderius is a legendary British king according Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae and related texts. He can probably be identified as deriving from the historical Togodumnus....

ClaudiusClaudiusTiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was the fourth Roman Emperor, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from 24 January AD 41 to his death in AD 54...

's conquest of BritainRoman conquest of BritainBy AD 43, the time of the main Roman invasion of Britain, Great Britain had already frequently been the target of invasions, planned and actual, by forces of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire...

(AD 43)

ArvirargusArvirargusArvirargus was a legendary, and possibly historical, British king of the 1st century AD. A shadowy historical Arviragus is known only from a cryptic reference in a satirical poem by Juvenal, in which a giant turbot presented to the Roman emperor Domitian is said to be an omen that "you will...

ClaudiusClaudiusTiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was the fourth Roman Emperor, a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from 24 January AD 41 to his death in AD 54...

, VespasianVespasianTitus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian , was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 69 AD until his death in 79 AD...

MariusMarius of BritainMarius was a legendary king of the Britons during the time of the Roman occupation of Britain, as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae. He was the son of King Arvirargus and ruled following his father's death....

CoilusCoilusCoilus was a legendary king of the Britons during the time of the Roman occupation of Britain as recounted in Geoffrey of Monmouth's pseudohistorical Historia Regum Britanniae. He was the son of King Marius and ruled following his father's death....

LuciusLucius of BritainSaint Lucius is a legendary 2nd-century King of the Britons traditionally credited with introducing Christianity into Britain. Lucius is first mentioned in a 6th-century version of the Liber Pontificalis, which says that he sent a letter to Pope Eleuterus asking to be made a Christian...

(d. AD 156) Pope EleuterusPope EleuterusPope Saint Eleuterus, or Eleutherius, was Bishop of Rome from about 174 to 189 . He was born in Nicopolis in Epirus. His name is Greek for free....

(174-189)

interregnum; war between SeverusSeptimius SeverusLucius Septimius Severus was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 14 April, 193 until his death in 211. Severus was the first emperor of the troubled Severan dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of the Roman principate before the Crisis of the Third Century...

and Sulgenius Septimius SeverusSeptimius SeverusLucius Septimius Severus was a Roman Emperor who reigned from 14 April, 193 until his death in 211. Severus was the first emperor of the troubled Severan dynasty, the last imperial dynasty of the Roman principate before the Crisis of the Third Century...

(Roman emperor 193-211)

BassianusCaracallaCaracalla , born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later called Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, was the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Roman Emperor from 211 to 217. He was one of the most nefarious of Roman emperors...

(Caracalla) CaracallaCaracallaCaracalla , born Lucius Septimius Bassianus and later called Marcus Aurelius Antoninus and Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus, was the eldest son of Septimius Severus and Roman Emperor from 211 to 217. He was one of the most nefarious of Roman emperors...

(Roman emperor 211-217)

CarausiusCarausiusMarcus Aurelius Mausaeus Carausius was a military commander of the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. He was a Menapian, born in the western part of Batavia, who usurped power in 286, declaring himself emperor in Britain and northern Gaul. He did this only 13 years after the Gallic Empire of the...

Carausian RevoltCarausian RevoltThe Carausian Revolt was an episode in Roman history, during which a Roman naval commander, Carausius, declared himself emperor over Britain and northern Gaul. His Gallic territories were retaken by the western Caesar, Constantius Chlorus, in 293, after which Carausius was assassinated by his...

(289-296)

AllectusAllectusAllectus was a Roman usurper-emperor in Britain and northern Gaul from 293 to 296.-History:Allectus was treasurer to Carausius, a Menapian officer in the Roman navy who had seized power in Britain and northern Gaul in 286...

Allectus assassinated Carausius in 293

Asclepiodotus (10 years) Asclepiodotus and Constantius ChlorusConstantius ChlorusFlavius Valerius Constantius , also Constantius I, was an emperor of the Western Roman Empire . He was commonly called Chlorus an epithet given to him by Byzantine historians...

retook Britain in 296)

CoelKing ColeKing Cole is a figure of British folklore.King Cole may also refer to:*"Old King Cole", nursery rhyme*King Cole , Major League Baseball pitcher*Nat King Cole , pianist and singer...

ConstantiusConstantius ChlorusFlavius Valerius Constantius , also Constantius I, was an emperor of the Western Roman Empire . He was commonly called Chlorus an epithet given to him by Byzantine historians...

(11 years) Constantius ChlorusConstantius ChlorusFlavius Valerius Constantius , also Constantius I, was an emperor of the Western Roman Empire . He was commonly called Chlorus an epithet given to him by Byzantine historians...

, Roman emperor 293-306

Constantine IConstantine ICaesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus , commonly known in English as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine , was Roman emperor from 306, and the sole holder of that office from 324 until his death in...

Constantine IConstantine ICaesar Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus , commonly known in English as Constantine I, Constantine the Great, or Saint Constantine , was Roman emperor from 306, and the sole holder of that office from 324 until his death in...

, Roman emperor 306-337

OctaviusOctaviusOctavius was a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae, an early account of the rulers of Britain....

TrahernTrahernTrahern Trahern Trahern ( is a legendary King of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's fictional Historia Regum Britanniae.According to Geoffrey, Trahern was king of the Britons and Roman senator...

OctaviusOctaviusOctavius was a legendary king of the Britons in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae, an early account of the rulers of Britain....

(restored)

MaximianusMagnus MaximusMagnus Maximus , also known as Maximianus and Macsen Wledig in Welsh, was a Hispano-Roman usurper of the Western Roman Empire from 383 until his death, in 388, by order of Emperor Theodosius I.-Life:...

Magnus MaximusMagnus MaximusMagnus Maximus , also known as Maximianus and Macsen Wledig in Welsh, was a Hispano-Roman usurper of the Western Roman Empire from 383 until his death, in 388, by order of Emperor Theodosius I.-Life:...

, Roman usurper-emperor 383-388

DionotusDionotusIn Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae, a fictional account of the rulers of Britain, Dionotus was a legendary King of the Britons during the campaigns in Gaul led by Emperor Magnus Maximus. The curious thing about this king is that the Welsh chronicles, which parallel most of...

Constantine IIConstantine III (usurper)Flavius Claudius Constantinus, known in English as Constantine III was a Roman general who declared himself Western Roman Emperor in 407, abdicated in 411, and was captured and executed shortly afterwards.-Background:...

Constantine IIIConstantine III (usurper)Flavius Claudius Constantinus, known in English as Constantine III was a Roman general who declared himself Western Roman Emperor in 407, abdicated in 411, and was captured and executed shortly afterwards.-Background:...

, Roman usurper-emperor 407-411

ConstansConstans II (usurper)Constans was the eldest son of the Roman usurper Constantine III and was appointed co-emperor by him from 409 to 411.Constans lived in a monastery for the younger years of his life until he was elevated to the title of Caesar. His father then sent him with the general Gerontius to Hispania...

Constans IIConstans II (usurper)Constans was the eldest son of the Roman usurper Constantine III and was appointed co-emperor by him from 409 to 411.Constans lived in a monastery for the younger years of his life until he was elevated to the title of Caesar. His father then sent him with the general Gerontius to Hispania...

, Roman usurper-emperor 409-411

VortigernVortigernVortigern , also spelled Vortiger and Vortigen, was a 5th-century warlord in Britain, a leading ruler among the Britons. His existence is considered likely, though information about him is shrouded in legend. He is said to have invited the Saxons to settle in Britain as mercenaries, only to see...

VortimerVortimerVortimer is a figure in British tradition, a son of the 5th-century Britonnic ruler Vortigern. He is remembered for his fierce opposition to his father's Saxon allies...

Germanus of AuxerreGermanus of AuxerreGermanus of Auxerre was a bishop of Auxerre in Gaul. He is a saint in both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, commemorated on July 31...

(378-448), Battle of AylesfordBattle of AylesfordThe Battle of Aylesford or Epsford or Aegelesthrep was, according to The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, fought in 455 AD between Saxon invaders and the native Romano-Britons near Aylesford in the English county of Kent....

(455)

Aurelius AmbrosiusAmbrosius AurelianusAmbrosius Aurelianus, ; called Aurelius Ambrosius in the Historia Regum Britanniae and elsewhere, was a war leader of the Romano-British who won an important battle against the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century, according to Gildas...

Uther PendragonUther PendragonUther Pendragon is a legendary king of sub-Roman Britain and the father of King Arthur.A few minor references to Uther appear in Old Welsh poems, but his biography was first written down by Geoffrey of Monmouth in his Historia Regum Britanniae , and Geoffrey's account of the character was used in...

ArthurKing ArthurKing Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defense of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence is debated...

Battle of Mons BadonicusBattle of Mons BadonicusThe Battle of Mons Badonicus was a battle between a force of Britons and an Anglo-Saxon army, probably sometime between 490 and 517 AD. Though it is believed to have been a major political and military event, there is no certainty about its date or place...

, St. DubriciusDubriciusSaint Dubricius was a 6th century Briton ecclesiastic venerated as a saint. He was the and evangelist of Ergyng and much of South-East Wales.-Biography:Dubricius was born in Madley, now located in Herefordshire in England...

Constantine IIIConstantine III of BritainConstantine III was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He was the son of Cador of Cornwall, a relative of King Arthur. Constantine fought in the Battle of Camlann and was apparently one of the few survivors...

Aurelius ConanusAurelius ConanusAurelius Conanus is a legendary king of the Britons, according to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae, a fictional account of the rulers of Britain...

(2 years) Aurelius Caninus, 6th century king of GwentKingdom of Gwent...

or PowysKingdom of Powys...

VortiporiusVortiporiusVortiporius was a 6th century king or ruler of Dyfed in south-west Wales, an area roughly corresponding to the modern Pembrokeshire...

(4 years) VortiporiusVortiporiusVortiporius was a 6th century king or ruler of Dyfed in south-west Wales, an area roughly corresponding to the modern Pembrokeshire...

, 6th century king of DyfedKingdom of Dyfed...

MalgoMalgoMalgo was a legendary king of the Britons as accounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. He held little actual power, as the Anglo-Saxons had begun taking over Britain. Geoffrey's Malgo is equated with the historical ruler Maelgwn Gwynedd, who was by contrast a powerful king....

Maelgwn Hir ap CadwallonMaelgwn Hir ap CadwallonMaelgwn Gwynedd, more formally Maelgwn ap Cadwallon , also known as Maelgwn Hir , was an early king of Gwynedd and a character from Welsh mythology.The historical Maelgwn king of Gwynedd was one of the most prominent rulers of...

, 6th century king of GwyneddKingdom of GwyneddGwynedd is one of several Welsh successor states that emerged in 5th-century post-Roman Britain. It was based on the former Brythonic tribal lands of the Ordovices, Gangani, and the Deceangli which were collectively known as Venedotia in late Romano-British documents...

KeredicKeredicKeredic was a legendary king of the Britons, as recounted by Geoffrey of Monmouth. The origin of Geoffrey's character is unknown, but he is not depicted as a Saxon...

Interregnum; Saxons occupy England

CadvanCadfan ap IagoCadfan ap Iago was King of Gwynedd . Little is known of the history of Gwynedd from this period, and information about Cadfal and his reign is minimal....

Cadfan ap IagoCadfan ap IagoCadfan ap Iago was King of Gwynedd . Little is known of the history of Gwynedd from this period, and information about Cadfal and his reign is minimal....

, 6th/7th century king of Gwynedd

CadwalloCadwallon ap CadfanCadwallon ap Cadfan was the King of Gwynedd from around 625 until his death in battle. The son and successor of Cadfan ap Iago, he is best remembered as the King of the Britons who devastated Northumbria, defeating and killing its king, Edwin, prior to his own death in battle against Oswald of...

Cadwallon ap CadfanCadwallon ap CadfanCadwallon ap Cadfan was the King of Gwynedd from around 625 until his death in battle. The son and successor of Cadfan ap Iago, he is best remembered as the King of the Britons who devastated Northumbria, defeating and killing its king, Edwin, prior to his own death in battle against Oswald of...

, 7th century king of Gwynedd, d. 634

CadwalladerCadwaladrCadwaladr ap Cadwallon was King of Gwynedd . Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682, with himself a victim of the second one. Little else is known of his reign...

(d. AD 689) Cadwaladr ap CadwallonCadwaladrCadwaladr ap Cadwallon was King of Gwynedd . Two devastating plagues happened during his reign, one in 664 and the other in 682, with himself a victim of the second one. Little else is known of his reign...

, 7th century king of Gwynedd

Aftermath

After the death of Cadwallader, the kings of the Brythons were reduced to such a small domain that they ceased to be kings of the whole Brythonic-speaking area. Two of his relatives, Yvor and Yni, led the exiles back from BrittanyBrittanyBrittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Brittany was previously a kingdom and then as a duchy it was a fief of the Kingdom of France. It was at one time called Less, Lesser or Little Britain...

, but were unable to re-establish a united kingship. The Anglo-SaxonAnglo-SaxonsAnglo-Saxons is the term usually used to describe the invading Germanic tribes in the south and east of Great Britain from the early 5th century AD, and their creation of the English nation, to the Norman conquest of 1066...

invaders ruled the south-eastern part of the island of Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island. With a population of about 59.6 million people, it is the third most populated island on Earth. Great Britain is surrounded by over 1000 smaller...

, which would become England, after that point in time under the BretwaldaBretwaldaBretwalda, also Brytenwalda, Bretenanwealda, is an Anglo-Saxon term, the first record of which comes from the late ninth century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. It is applied in that chronicle to some of the rulers of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms from the fifth century onwards who had achieved overlordship over...

s and later the kings of England.

The heirs to the Celtic-British throne continued through the WelshWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom, bordered by England to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It is also an elective region of the European Union...

kings of Gwynedd until that line was forced to submit itself to the EnglishEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

in the 13th century. Princes and lords of Gwynedd ruled until the reign of Dafydd III, who ruled from 1282 to 1283. His death marked the end of the house of Brutus. Owen TudorOwen TudorOwen Meredith Tudor was a Welsh soldier and courtier, descended from a daughter of the Welsh prince Rhys ap Gruffudd, "The Lord Rhys"...

, grandfather of Henry VII of EnglandHenry VII of EnglandHenry VII was the King of England and Lord of Ireland from his seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, as the first monarch of the Tudor dynasty.Henry was successful in restoring the power and stability of the English monarchy after the political upheavals of the Wars...

, was a maternal descendant of the kings of Gwynedd; Henry's marriage with Elizabeth of YorkElizabeth of YorkElizabeth of York was the daughter, sister, niece, mother and wife of Kings of England. She was Queen of England as spouse of King Henry VII, whom she married in 1486.-Princess of England:...

thus signified the merging of the two royal houses (as well as the feuding houses of YorkHouse of YorkThe House of York was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet, three of whom became English kings in the late 15th century. The House of York was descended in the paternal line from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, the fourth surviving son of Edward III, but also represented Edward's...

and LancasterHouse of LancasterThe House of Lancaster was a branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century...

).

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I was looking around for some history about Cornwall the home of our name and i came accross our Anthem very cool in Cornish and English take a look it is a nice song.

CORNISH WORDS

Gans cledha da yn dorn yu lel

Gwyr, lowen an golon

Yth aswon Myghtern Jamys fel

Pandr'wrello Kernowyon

Yu ordnys le ha prys ancow?

Trelawny dos dh'y fin?

Mes ugans myl an dus Kernow

Gothvos an praga 'vyn.

'Verow Trelawny bras?

'Verow Trelawny bras?

Ottomma ugans myl Kernow

A woffyth oll an cas.

Yn meth an Capten, bew y wos,

Gwas jolyf yn mysk cans-

"Tour Loundres kyn fe Carrek Los

Y'n dylerfsen dewhans!"

Ny a dres Tamar, tyr dhe dyr

By' ny vyth Havren let,

Ha scoth ryp scoth, cowetha gwyr,

Pyu orthyn-ny a set?

'Verow Trelawny bras?

'Verow Trelawny bras?

Ottomma ugans myl Kernow

A woffyth oll an cas.

Devedhys bys yn Fos Loundres

Gwel dek dhyn, ny a gry-

"Deugh mes, ownegyon oll, deugh mes!

Gwell on agesough-why!"

Trelawny yu avel felon

Fast yn cargharow tyn,

Mes ugans myl a Gernowyon

Gothvos an ken a vyn.

'Verow Trelawny bras?

'Verow Trelawny bras?

Ottomma ugans myl Kernow

A woffyth oll an cas

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

A good sword and a trusty hand!

A merry heart and true!

King James's men shall understand

What Cornish lads can do!

And have they fixed the where and when?

And shall Trelawny die?

Here's twenty thousand Cornish men

Will know the reason why!

And shall Trelawny live?

And shall Trelawny die?

Here's twenty thousand Cornish men

Will know the reason why!

Out spake their Captain brave and bold:

A merry wight was he:

'If London Tower were Michael's hold,

We'd set Trelawny free!

'We'll cross the Tamar, land to land:

The Severn is no stay:

With "one and all," and hand in hand;

And who shall bid us nay?

And shall Trelawny live?

And shall Trelawny die?

Here's twenty thousand Cornish men

Will know the reason why!

And when we come to London Wall,

A pleasant sight to view,

Come forth! come forth! ye cowards all:

Here's men as good as you.

'Trelawny he's in keep and hold;

Trelawny he may die:

But twenty thousand Cornish bold

Will know the reason why

And shall Trelawny live?

And shall Trelawny die?

Here's twenty thousand Cornish men

Will know the reason why!

Anne Jago organised residential trips for 28 years

Parents at a primary school in Kent have launched a campaign to clear the name of a deputy headteacher they say was unfairly dismissed.

Anne Jago, 61, taught at Painters Ash Primary in Gravesend for 30 years but lost her job last year after being disciplined over a school trip.

Parents have got up a petition and are to demonstrate at the school on Monday.

Kent County Council (KCC) said Mrs Jago withdrew from an employment tribunal over the dismissal last year.

Mrs Jago said she was suffering from clinical depression after being dismissed from the school.

"I am heartbroken to have had to leave in disgrace," she said.

She is a wonderful teacher - I was pleased to have her

Jason Simmonds

Mrs Jago organised residential trips to Bowles Outdoor Education Centre in Tunbridge Wells for 28 years, where 11-year-old pupils took part in activities such as rock climbing, abseiling and canoeing. But in 2003 she considered that one boy posed a serious risk to his own safety and that of other children.

She wrote a risk assessment to Bowles setting out her concerns.

But a school disciplinary panel found her guilty of professional misconduct, saying that it was "insensitive and unwise" to send the risk assessment.

"This was an amazing finding considering that if I had withheld the risk assessment and there had been an accident I would have been criminally liable," said Mrs Jago.

The case was to be heard by an employment tribunal in March but Mrs Jago withdrew at the last minute.

Full investigation

She said a key witness who was to speak on her behalf was unable to attend and she was scared by the potential cost if she had lost the case.

She now says she "bitterly regrets" not pressing on with the tribunal.

Former pupil Michelle Simmonds, 34, whose own children go to Painters Ash, is calling for a full investigation into what happened to Mrs Jago.

Her son, Jason, said: "She is a wonderful teacher - I was pleased to have her."

KCC said many of the details of the case were confidential.

"Mrs Jago was dismissed from Painters Ash Primary School in August last year," it said.

"(She) brought a number of claims before an employment tribunal but withdrew all of these claims before the hearing date.

"To the best of our knowledge, Mrs Jago was in receipt of legal advice throughout this process."

Jago and Litefoot Story Details

Not so many years ago a new Big Finish CD was pretty much the only new Who to look forward to. They've got news:

Jago and Litefoot Story Details

The synopses have been released for the first series of Jago and Litefoot, which is out in June and available at a discount pre-order now.

The series stars Christopher Benjamin as Henry Gordon Jago and Trevor Baxter as Professor Litefoot, with Lisa Bowerman as Ellie, Conrad Asquith as Sergeant Quick and Toby Longworth as Doctor Tulp

1.1 The Bloodless Soldier

Written by Justin Richards

Directed by Lisa Bowerman

Featuring Alex Lowe, John Banks, Robin Bowerman and Alex Mallinson

A group of soldiers return from overseas service â€" but they have brought a terrible evil back with them. As death strikes on the streets of London, Sergeant Quick calls upon the help of Professor Litefoot, while an old enemy lurks in the shadows. Jago and Litefoot are on the trail of the Bloodless Soldier â€" and tragedy will hit close to them...

1.2 The Bellova Devil

Written by Alan Barnes

Directed by Lisa Bowerman

Featuring Stephen Thorne, Duncan Wisbey and Alex Mallinson

A body is found on the Circle Line, wearing full dress uniform. It is identified as Reginald Colville â€" a man who was certified dead some six weeks ago! In an attempt to solve the mystery Jago and Litefoot become unwilling bodysnatchers... And thus begins a chain of events that will pit them against killer Bulgars and the mysterious machinations of the Far-Off Travellers Club...

1.3 The Spirit Trap

Written by Jonathan Morris

Directed by John Ainsworth

Featuring Janet Henfrey and Lex Shrapnel

Ellie Higson believes that spiritualist Mrs Vanguard can hear the voices of the dead, but Henry Gordon Jago thinks it’s all superstition and theatrical trickery. But if Vanguard is a harmless fake, then why have some of those who have attended her sceances disappeared so mysteriously? Jago and Litefoot investigate... And find themselves facing a deadly foe from the afterlife.

1.4 The Similarity Engine

Written by Andy Lane

Directed by Lisa Bowerman

Featuring Matt Steer and Alex Mallinson

When Jago takes a tumble on an unseasonably icy road, he ends up in hospital. But this is no ordinary medical establishment, and the patients are suffering from no ordinary illnesses. At last, the fiendish scheme of Dr Tulp is drawing to its cataclysmic climax. The Similarity Engine is operational. And a new, improved model of mahogany murderers have been unleashed...

A fifth disc contains an in-depth behind the scenes documentary.

Check out Alice here

http://www.myspace.com/alicejagocom

Dowie Post-Match Comments and Match Reports as QPR Drop Two More Home Points Against Blackpool
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QPR 1 Blackpool 1 FT - Blackstock 79 Taylor-Fletcher 18 Attend: 12,500 Half-time: 0-1 ...QPR drop to 8th with 1 points out of the last possible 9. Updated Table - Preliminary Match Report


SKY - Dowie hits back at critics
QPR boss defends tactics, while Grayson is pleased
QPR manager Iain Dowie has hit back at critics of his tactics in the wake of a 1-1 draw with Blackpool at Loftus Road.
The Hoops, who received pre-season backing as promotion candidates, were grateful for a point as Dexter Blackstock cancelled out Gary Taylor-Fletcher's sensational opener.
QPR have dropped to eighth in the Championship table on the back of the result and some have questioned Dowie's cautious formations this season.
But Dowie believes his side should have defeated Simon Grayson's Blackpool outfit and insists his tactics are working well.
"There's an obsession in this country with systems, but it's about the players out there," said Dowie.
Decent start
"We just didn't get going enough. We could have been 2-0 up at half-time and then there would have been no talk about systems.
"We've scored four at home twice this season using the system we started with tonight, and Emmanuel Ledesma got a hat-trick playing in it a couple of weeks ago.
"We've made a decent start to the season with that formation, reached the last 16 of the Carling Cup and are eighth in the table - one win away from fourth place."
Meanwhile, Blackpool boss Simon Grayson was full of praise for his team after a gritty performance.
Under pressure
He said: "We were under pressure from set-pieces in the second half but the players dug in and defended for their lives at times.
"We'd have taken a point at the start of the game but when you get to where we were and concede a goal, it's always tough and the players are disappointed.
"That shows how far those players have come. Everyone wrote us off at the start of the season but all we can do is keep working hard, and we've got some quality too.
"We've surprised quite a few people and hopefully that will continue. There's a determination to prove people wrong, because no-one likes to have the tag of relegation favourites before a ball's even been kicked.
"I can't fault the players because they've played well again. We have to be delighted with this point." Sky


SPORTING LIFE - DOWIE SLAMS SYSTEM-ATIC ABUSE
QPR manager Iain Dowie defended his choice of formation following his side's 1-1 draw at home to Blackpool on Tuesday.
Gary Taylor-Fletcher put the Seasiders ahead before Dexter Blackstock's 78th-minute equaliser - his sixth goal of the season - rescued a point for below-par Rangers.
Dowie started with his favoured 4-2-3-1 system before switching to 4-4-2 at half-time.
But he insisted: "There's an obsession in this country with systems, but it's about the players out there.
"We just didn't get going enough. We could have been 2-0 up at half-time and then there would have been no talk about systems.
"We've scored four at home twice this season using the system we started with tonight, and Emmanuel Ledesma got a hat-trick playing in it a couple of weeks ago.
"We've made a decent start to the season with that formation, reached the last 16 of the Carling Cup and are eighth in the table - one win away from fourth place.
"It's a system Spain used in Euro 2008. There's an obsession in this country with 4-4-2, which has hardly brought England great success down the years.
"I changed it at half-time because Blackpool had scored and were able to sit back and mark man for man, so I wanted to give them another problem up front."
Blackpool went ahead after 17 minutes, when Taylor-Fletcher collected defender Damion Stewart's weak clearing header and fired into the top corner of the net from 25 yards.
Dowie made a double substitution at the interval, sending on Mikele Leigertwood and striker Patrick Agyemang.
But it was Dowie's third substitute, Akos Buzsaky, who helped to haul Rangers level.
The fit-again Hungarian, brought on with 18 minutes to go, curled a 30-yard free-kick against the bar and Blackstock was able to head home the rebound.
"I thought it was a very good display," Dowie added.
"We caused them a massive amount of problems from set-pieces, especially in the second half.
"It was an unsatisfactory result but I can't be unhappy with the way we played. Should we have gone on and scored a winner? Probably. But I can't fault the desire."
Blackpool manager Simon Grayson was full of praise for his team after a gritty performance.
Grayson said: "We were under pressure from set-pieces in the second half but the players dug in and defended for their lives at times.
"We'd have taken a point at the start of the game but when you get to where we were and concede a goal, it's always tough and the players are disappointed.
"That shows how far those players have come. Everyone wrote us off at the start of the season but all we can do is keep working hard, and we've got some quality too.
"We've surprised quite a few people and hopefully that will continue. There's a determination to prove people wrong, because no-one likes to have the tag of relegation favourites before a ball's even been kicked.
"I can't fault the players because they've played well again. We have to be delighted with this point." Sporting Life


IAIN DOWIE'S POST-MATCH COMMENTS - QPR OFFICIAL SITE DOWIE: WE DESERVED MORE
Iain Dowie was adamant Rangers deserved more than the point they gained thanks to Dexter Blackstock's late equaliser against Blackpool.
Trailing to Gary Taylor-Fletcher's stunning first half effort, the R's responded with an Alamo like display in the second half, only to fail to bag the all-important second goal late on.
"We showed great drive and great desire to come back into the game after they scored from their only chance of the entire 90 minutes," Dowie told www.qpr.co.uk.
"Blackpool are a good side, make no mistake. Of course we are disappointed with a point, but they are the fourth best side away from home in the division and they've already won at Birmingham this season.
"In the second half our display was full of energy and hunger and a point was the minimum we deserved from the match."
With the R's trailing at half-time, Dowie rang the changes at the break, introducing Mikele Leigertwood and Patrick Agyemang at the expense of the tiring Daniel Parejo and Emmanuel Ledesma - and switching to a 4-4-2 in the process.
"We had to freshen it up at half-time. I felt we needed another focus point and Patrick and Mikele gave us that.
"I felt we created numerous chances. I'm not sure what the goal was disallowed for and I thought we should have had a penalty late in the day.
"I'm not sure why, but when the keeper spills one and it squirts out, the referee gives a foul.
"There were certainly a few odd decisions late on, but sometimes they go for you and other times they don't.
"I'm looking forward to seeing the stats afterwards, because we were by far superior in all departments." QPR


QPR Official Site - QPR vs Blackpool
Dexter Blackstock spared QPR blushes as his header cancelled out Gary Taylor-Fletcher's opener as Rangers drew at Loftus Road with a spirited Blackpool.
Despite a host of chances for the home side, Iain Dowie's men could not find a winner against a determined Tangerine outfit.
Taylor-Fletcher's long range volley opened the scoring but, after an Akos Buzsaky free-kick struck the wood-work, Blackstock was on hand to head into a gaping net.
Rangers made two changes for the visit of the Tangerines, as Lee Cook came in for Akos Buzsaky who dropped to the bench, and Peter Ramage regained the right back berth ahead of Matt Connolly.
Simon Grayson handed starts to on-loan striker Steve Kabba, alongside Ben Burgess in attack, David Vaughan on the left and former Rangers defender Ian Evatt at the heart of the defence.
The R's raced out of the blocks and could've gone ahead inside the first minute. Daniel Parejo seized on a loose ball and fed Rowlands who found Cook out on the left. His floated cross was poorly cleared to Blackstock but, with the ball at an awkward height, the striker failed to make a decent connection.
Rangers were at it again moments later, as build up play involving Peter Ramage, Ledesma and Blackstock found Cook on the edge of the area, but his shot flew wide.
Cook and Blackstock had started brightly and the two combined minutes later as Cook's cross was chested down by Blackstock into the path of Rowlands who had burst into the box. The midfield marvel, however, could only glance the ball wide.
Suddenly Blackpool scored through Taylor-Fletcher. Against the run of play, the ball found its way to the Pool winger who teed himself up and guided a shot straight into Radek Cerny's top right hand corner.
Loftus Road was stunned and Rangers instantly sought a leveller but Ledesma could not strike his 20-yard effort with enough power to worry Paul Rachubka in the visitor's goal.
Back came Blackpool and Keith Southern attempted to copy Taylor-Fletcher with a long range effort that was always going wide.
Rangers struck back as Cook's cross was nearly turned in by Blackstock, only for Rob Edwards to nick it away for a corner.
From the resultant set-piece, Gavin Mahon's half-volley was bravely blocked by a determined orange wall.
Rowlands was next to try his luck as, after being fed by Parejo 25-yards out, he strode forward an unleashed a drive that fizzed wide.
With minutes remaining of the first half, Blackstock should've scored. Ledesma's cross found him in acres of space but instead of trying to head in, he attempted to control and shoot on the turn. Unfortunately for him, and the increasingly frustrated R's fans, the ball bobbled up and away from danger.
As the teams emerged it was evident to see that Dowie had reshuffled his pack. Patrick Agyemang and Mikele Leigertwood replaced Ledesma and Parejo.
And the change almost reaped instant rewards as the latter sent a pin-point pass out to Cook, who controlled it early to beat Shaun Barker and ran through on goal before pulling the trigger. His shot was well struck, on target, and needed a fully stretched Rachubka to turn it round the post.
Cook was at it again moments later as he linked with Agyemang before firing over a cross that Blackstock rose to head weakly at Rachubka.
Cook was at the heart of everything Rangers were trying to do, looking a constant menace. Seconds later, he teed up Leigertwood from 25-yards out, but once again the shot was off target.
The diminutive winger went searching for a goal himself as he sent a half-volley looping over a packed Blackpool box that only just cleared the bar.
Despite a period of sustained pressure, Rangers were just not testing visiting keeper Rachubka. A Rowlands corner was glanced wide by Blackstock in the latest attempt at an equaliser.
With the last roll of the dice, Dowie introduced crowd favourite Buzsaky to try and work his magic in midfield.
And the dice came up in the R's favour as Rangers won a free-kick 25-yards out. Buzsaky stepped up to curl an effort that beat Rachubka but smacked back off the crossbar. Desperation turned to ecstasy. however. as Blackstock was on hand to nod the rebound into an empty net to send R's fans in to raptures.
Rangers poured forward searching for a winner and a brilliant Cook cross was headed down by Blackstock right into Rachubka's grateful arms.
Despite throwing everything at the visitors, the game ended a stalemate as Blackpool held on to take a point back up to Lancashire. QPR



BBC - QPR 1-1 Blackpool
Dexter Blackstock struck late on with his sixth of the season to earn QPR a deserved point against Blackpool.

Gary Taylor-Fletcher's stunning 25-yard strike into the top corner earned the visitors a slender half-time lead.

QPR pushed for an equaliser, with Dexter and Lee Cook both going close and Daniel Parejo claiming a penalty.

But substitute Akos Buzsaky saw a free-kick crash back off the crossbar and Blackstock was in the right place to head home the rebound.
QPR: Cerny, Delaney, Stewart, Mahon (Buzsaky 73), Hall, Parejo (Leigertwood 46), Blackstock, Rowlands, Ramage, Cook, Ledesma (Agyemang 46).Subs Not Used: Camp, Gorkss.
Booked: Leigertwood.
Goals: Blackstock 79.
Blackpool: Rachubka, Southern, Evatt, Vaughan (Broomes 84), Taylor-Fletcher, Jorgensen (Fox 90), Kabba, Camara, Edwards, Barker, Burgess.Subs Not Used: Coid, Hammill, Gow.
Goals: Taylor-Fletcher 18. Att: 12,500.
Ref: Grant Hegley (Hertfordshire). BBC


Blackpool Rivals Match Report
Some records seem there not to be broken (unlike Preston's unbeaten Tuesday night record .. haha!) and the one which has been in place at Loftus Road since 1972 looks like it will never go!

QPR had the better of the early exchanges with a couple of opportunities in the first 5 minutes, the best chance falling to top scorer Dexter Blackstock. 'Pool did have a couple of early corners but with the Seasiders playing deep, they did end up soaking up some of the early pressure. Blackstock did well to get past Camara but Martin Rowlands failed to beat Rachubka when he should have done better. However, against the run of play, from 30 yards out Gary Taylor-Fletcher struck the ball brilliantly with the outside of his right foot and beat Cerny in the Rangers goal to put the Seasiders 1-0 ahead.

Keith Southern had a long range shot on goal 10 minutes later which went wide during which time Rangers struggled to get back in to the game. Dexter Blackstock should have done better moments later but was beaten by the returning Ian Evatt. From the resulting corner, Rob Edwards cleared the ball before QPR fans shouted from a penalty as Shaun Barker went in for a tackle to take the pressure off the Seasiders goal.

Blackpool were enjoying much more possession than in those opening 10 minutes and again had a couple of chances to add to the lead with two corners within a minute but failed to beat the home side's defence. Martin Rowlands had a decent chance when Cook sent the ball across the goal but he put the ball wide of Rachubka's goal. Dexter Blackstock had another great chance as he was unmarked but tried to take an extra touch and put the ball straight in to Chub's arms. With half time approaching, the Seasiders rode their luck somewhat with QPR failing to take a number of chances in that first 45 minutes and the home side went off to a chorus of boos.

QPR came out strong and with Patrick Agyemang one of two substitutions, he put the first corner of the second half over the bar after some poor marking by the 'Pool defence. Chubs pulled off a fine save from Lee Cook moments later as Rangers piled on the pressure with two consecutive corners and from the second Dexter Blackstock headed the ball in the back of the net, but for the first time in a long while a referee ruled out an opposition goal and it remained 1-0. QPR won a free kick after an hour but Martin Rowlands saw his free kick go over the bar.

'Pool took some of the pressure off and won a corner which David Vaughan delivered and from an Ian Evatt header, Keith Southern saw his shot saved by Cerny. At the other end, the Seasiders were defending deep as they looked for their third away win of the season. With Blackpool looking to score two goals in a game for the first time this season, Ben Burgess had a chance from a Taylor-Fletcher cross but put the ball over the bar. All the pressure finally paid off after 75 minutes when QPR from a free kick hit the bar and Blackstock was the first to react and scored the equaliser.

Marlon Broomes came on to make his debut for the Seasiders in place of David Vaughan as Larry changed it to a 5-3-2 but 'Pool were still getting forward in to the heart of the QPR defence in the final minutes. The Seasiders still had some scares with the Patrick Agyemang coming close on 88 minutes but was denied by Rachubka. In injury time 'Pool had three corners and a free kick to defend but held on to earn a priceless point on the road. - Blackpool Rivals


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Teams - QPR vs Blackpool
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QPR vs BlackpoolTonight: Cook returns...Buzsaky back on the bench.

QPR: Cerny, Delaney, Stewart, Mahon, Hall, Parejo, Blackstock, Rowlands, Ramage, Cook, Ledesma. Subs: Camp, Leigertwood, Buzsaky, Agyemang, Gorkss.
Blackpool: Rachubka, Southern, Evatt, Vaughan, Taylor-Fletcher. Jorgensen, Kabba, Camara, Edwards, Barker, Burgess. Subs: Coid, Broomes, Hammill, Fox, Gow, - Full Teams


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Managerial - QPR-Rejecting Manager Takes Over at Parma...Ex-QPR's Manager of The Month Nominee...Championship Managerial Nominees Announced Wednesday
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Francesco Guidolin who turned down QPR (before QPR turned to Luigi De Canio) has been appointed manager of Parma

Official: Parma Sack Cagni, Appoint Guidolin
Parma have sacked coach Luigi Cagni, and brought in Francesco Guidolin as his replacement.
The Gialloblu were relegated from Serie A last season after almost two decades in the top flight, and veteran tactician Gigi Cagni was handed the task of an immediate promotion from Serie B.
However, Parma have not had the best of starts to the season with one win, three draws and two defeats, and now Cagni has paid the price and been sacked.
“We would like to thank Cagni and his staff for their efforts and their professionalism, but we have parted company,” a statement from Parma reads.
In his place the Gialloblu have called upon the services of experienced coach Francesco Guidolin.
The 52-year-old has been out of work since himself being sacked by Palermo in March, and he has been keen to get back into the management game. The former Genoa, Bologna and Monaco boss will be presented to the media this afternoon. Anthony Sormani - Goal.com


Meanwhile Ex-QPR Assistant Manager, Kenny Jackett one of the Manager of The Month Nominees (Jackett, of course ably assisted by axed-by-QPR, Assistant Manager, Joe Gallen!) (Championship Manager-of-The Month Nominees come AFTER tonight's games! So if QPR win tonight, seems a good chance that Iain Dowie might be one of the nominees.]


Manager of the Month Nominees - Division One and Two...
Football League - THE NOMINATIONS ARE IN
The nominations have been announced for the Coca-Cola Manager of the Month award for September.
With Oldham Athletic and Scunthorpe United currently sharing top spot in League 1, it's no surprise that both John Sheridan and Nigel Adkins are up for this month's award.
Oldham won two and drew two of their four matches, with the wins coming away at Tranmere Rovers and home against Milton Keynes Dons.
Scunthorpe on the other hand have won all four matches to surge up the table. The wins came away at Brighton & Hove Albion and Hereford United and at home against Carlisle and Yeovil.
Millwall are another team to have won all four matches, so Manager Kenny Jackett also deserves his nomination, securing wins over Hartlepool United, Leicester City, Cheltenham Town and Swindon Town. The Lions currently sit fourth in the table on joint points with third placed Leeds United.
Gary McAllister understandably makes up the nominees, after his Leeds side kept up their impressive start to the season with four league wins over Crewe Alexandra, Swindon, Carlisle United and Hereford United. They also progressed to Round 4 of the Carling Cup with a 4-3 win over Hartlepool.
There are also joint table toppers in League 2 with Bury and Wycombe Wanderers sharing top spot and both Alan Knill and Peter Taylor are amongst September's nominees.
Both teams are the other ones in the division to remain unbeaten, with Bury having won two and drawn two, including Saturday's goalless game with Wycombe.
Wanderers' results mirror those of Bury, with wins over Rochdale and Dagenham & Redbridge and a draw with Brentford completing their run in September.
Brentford boss Andy Scott is also amongst the nominees after his side also won two and drew two of their four matches. The Bees' 1-0 win over Chesterfield on Saturday saw them move up to fourth in the League 2 table.
Keith Alexander completes the nominees after his Macclesfield Town side won three of their four matches in September. The Silkmen had failed to pick up a single point or even score a single league goal in August but a 2-1 win over Luton on September 6th kick-started their season. They went on to beat Bournemouth and Port Vale before losing to Exeter last weekend.
The nominations for the Championship Manager of the Month award will be announced on Wednesday with a full programme of action still to be played on Tuesday night.
All winners will be announced on Thursday, live on Sky Sports News at 1.20pm, as well as www.football-league.co.uk.
[Nominees]


Football League - KENNY RELISHING MILLWALL MISSION
After saving Millwall from relegation last season Kenny Jackett is now managing his team at the opposite end of the League 1 table as he looks to build on an impressive record of promotions he has been part of during his 12 years of management.
In stints as assistant manager and manager of Watford, assistant at Queens Park Rangers and manager of Swansea City, the 46 year-old former Watford and Wales defender has helped secure four promotions and been involved in two runs to Play-Off finals.
Another crack at promotion could be in the offing after Millwall's fine start to the new campaign. Sunday's 2-1 win at Swindon, their fifth successive victory, took them up to fourth in the table and only one point behind joint leaders Oldham and Scunthorpe.
It's a totally different situation to the one that Jackett stepped into when he took over at The New Den last November, the Lions at the time lying third from bottom of the table and facing a long battle to avoid the drop.
Yet he left the comparative safety of managing Premiership club Manchester City's reserve team to join Millwall. Why? "It wasn't a difficult decision," insists Jackett. "I'd been a manager before and I wanted to be a manager again - it was that simple.
"Yes, Millwall were in trouble, but you rarely get offered a job with a club in a great situation - and if you do then that brings its own pressure because you have to keep things going well if the club is in a good position.
"When you inherit a situation like the one I had at Millwall the job is obviously to improve things, and it wasn't easy. Injuries had already been a problem and it stayed that way right through the season, so in the circumstances we did well to stay up."
A 17th place finish represented mission accomplished for Jackett, but with a new campaign has come a new mission as the manager sets out with the aim of helping the Lions regain the Championship place they lost in 2006.
"We've had a promising start to the season," he says, "and it's helped players and supporters to believe we can continue to have a good season. I've not set targets, but I have enjoyed a few promotions in my time and I'd love to add to the list with Millwall." Football League


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Dowie's Best Young Championship Player...Gavin Mahon's Perspective....Two Derby Defenders Make "Team of the Week"...Ex-QPR Midfielder Team of Week
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Dowie: Southampton's Adam Lallan Best Young Player in Championship He'd Seen Glen Roeder/Daily Echo -
“NORWICH manager Glenn Roeder is wary of Saints ahead of his side’s trip to St Mary’s – and singled out Adam Lallana as a real dangerman...'One boy in particular, Adam Lallana, is catching the eye and the imagination of most Premier League clubs, I’m told. “Iain Dowie said to me after the QPR game that he was the best young player he’d seen in the Championship by a mile, so we’ve obviously got to be aware of him.” Daily Echo


Not sure that reading this will add to anything!

Eurosport - Championship - 60 seconds with Gavin Mahon
Eurosport-Yahoo grilled Queens Park Rangers' hardman midfielder Gavin Mahon on a series of important issues such as why he hates Finland.

Who is your sporting hero?
I have to say Steven Gerrard. Every player looks up to him. He's just got better and better and he's been so successful.

What's the worst country you've ever visited?
Finland. We went there on a pre-season tour and it was complete daylight at six or seven in the morning. There were people drunk on the park benches and you could see where they'd vomited: when they get the chance all people do there is drink, drink, drink.

What is your favourite film?
The Shawshank Redemption. And the comedy Kingpin, that's a classic.

How big is your television?
42". I want a bigger one, but my front room isn't that big and my wife won't let me.

If you could choose a magical power for a day, what would it be?
I'd be able to click my fingers and go anywhere. I'd just click and instantly be in Milan to buy clothes.

Gordon Brown or David Cameron?
Gordon Brown. I've listened to what people have said and Mr Cameron has not changed that much. I don't bother voting, although my wife does.

Uncle Benns or Mr Kipling?
Uncle Benns. When I was younger I used to eat loads of rice and Uncle Benns chicken.

What is the first record you bought?
It was Michael Jackson, Bad I think.

What car do you drive?
A Range Rover Vogue.

Who is the best player you have ever played with?
When I played with Jermaine Pennant at Watford, you'd give him the ball and he'd do things with it, just go past people.

What is your least favourite away ground?
Rotherham's old ground Millmoor was poor. The pitch was bad and the changing rooms were separated by a thin wall so you could hear the other manager's team talk from next door! Welling United's was bad in non-league, you'd get changed with only plywood between you and you had to share toilets - you'd go before the match and see their centre-half on his way out! Jonathan Symcox / Eurosport



Two Derby County defenders make the Championship Team of the Week...! Jordan Stewart and Martin Albrechtsen - Championship Team of the Week


Meanwhile ex-QPR Marcus Bean, now at Brentford, made the League Two "Team of the Week"


Bean speaking on Brentford site - BEAN NOT RESTING ON LAURELS
Brentford match-winner Marcus Bean said there was still "more to come" after he notched the only goal in The Bees 1-0 victory at Chesterfield.
The central midfielder headed a Glenn Poole corner in via the far post and said he was really happy that he was able to help his team to the win.
"It was a good feeling," said Bean. "I felt we got what we deserved."
Speaking of his goal, Bean added: "I was trying to glance it and aim for the far post.
"The gaffer [Andy Scott] said 60 per cent of goals last weekend were scored from set pieces - it's an important thing.
"I'm enjoying my time here, I'm enjoying playing games.
"I have got my confidence and there is more to come..." Brentford


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Blackpool Preview...Blackpool's Last Win at QPR (Rodney Marsh's Last Game at Loftus Road)...Gorkss and Evatt Want Win...Next Two Refs
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Shana Tova! Have a Good New Year- 5769!


TIME OUT - Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool
In a recent interview, Rangers' co-owner Flavio Briatore stated that he's trying to build 'a unique brand and concept, in essence a boutique stadium'. There are plenty of Rangers diehards who will jib at that description, and also at the wholly unacceptable hike in prices. Tickets which cost £35 are now £50 while the £30 seats are £40. It's a shabby way to treat loyal supporters and also away fans – those from Derby have reported the club to the Football League, and with good reason. The Rams have finally ended their run of 28 games without a win and Paul Jewell's side should begin to make their way up the table, while Tuesday's opponents Blackpool are suggesting they could again confound expectations and stay up. Neither, however, should do a dirty in the Shepherd's Bush boutique. Andrew Shields - Time Out


QPR Game Referees::
- Queens Park Rangers v Blackpool ( 8:00 )
G K HEGLEY I J Cooper and D Ford Fourth Official G R Young
- Birmingham City v Queens Park Rangers (12:45 )
A P D'URSO - S J Rushton and W D Smallwood - Fourth Official S J Bratt Refs


Blackpool's Last Victory at Loftus Road - 1972 - Rodney Marsh's Last QPR Game at Loftus Road
QPR play Blackpool tonight, as Blackpool seek their first victory at Loftus Road since 1972. That 1972 Blackpool victory was in fact the last game, Rodney Marsh played at Loftus Road in the hoops. After playing in QPR's next two away games (both lost), Marsh was sold to Manchester City, in what for QPR fans at the time was one of the blackest moments in QPR History. Gordon Jago's QPR started the game in a strong promotion position, but after Venables limped off with a groin injury (and missed the rest of the season) just a black day as Blackpool snatched a win. Of course, after Marsh was sold, QPR went the rest of the season (12 games) undefeated, with a teenage midfield duo of Gerry Francis and Martyn Busby - and just missed out on promotion. QPR's 1972 Team against Blackpool: Parkes - Clement Hazell Mancini Gillard - Saul Venables Francis Ferguson - Marsh McCulloch - Sub: Busby. -


Blackpool Gazette/Steve Canavan - Gorkss hopes for good reception
KASPARS Gorkss is desperate to face his old club tonight but he has no idea if he'll be in the QPR squad, never mind the starting 11.
Gorkss will meet with his team-mates for the first time since his protracted departure to QPR in the summer.
But life at Rangers hasn't been as idyllic as he'd have liked.
Gorkss was dropped after a dodgy start and has so far been unable to fight his way back in.
He wasn't even in the 16 for Saturday's home defeat at the hands of Derby.
The Latvian feels the length of time it took to get him from Blackpool to QPR didn't help.
Because of a row between the two clubs, his £250,000 move took the entire pre-season to complete.
"It didn't help that I missed most of the pre-season games, so I guess my pre-season began with the start of the league season," said Gorkss.
"But I feel much better now fitness-wise and hopefully I can get in the team."
Whether Gorkss is involved tonight or not, he wishes nothing but the best to his former club.
"I can't say that I'm surprised with the way they've started," added the 26-year-old, who scored for Blackpool against Rangers at Loftus Road last season.
"Some people were talking about Blackpool as a team that's going to go down this year.
"But they got 13 new players and it helps Blackpool that everyone was talking about them like that. It's less pressure on them, that makes it easier to play, and I think they will stay up again.
"Last season Blackpool played much better away to strong teams than they did at home to weaker sides.
"Of course when Blackpool play us I'm not on their side, but I wish them well after that and hope to see them get more wins.
"I have good memories of the club, they're a great bunch of lads and I keep in touch with a lot of them.
"I think it's going to be a friendly atmosphere as far as my old team-mates are concerned, that's for sure.
"The Blackpool fans I'm not too sure about, but I hope they'll still be good to me.
"But I want to win. It's a game that is massively important to the club and it is winnable."
Simon Grayson hopes otherwise, though he is thankful to Gorkss for what the centre half did for Blackpool.
"It will be nice to see Kaspars," said the manager. "Whether he actually plays or not remains to be seen but he did very well for us.
"However, I brought players in during the summer who I think have done equally well and it won't be about Kaspars – it's Blackpool versus QPR."
Ben Burgess lived close to Gorkss in St Annes and he too is keen to seeing his old pal, even if it could mean the odd bruise or two.
"I'm especially looking forward to playing against Kaspars. He kicked me enough times in training and I'm sure it won't be any different during the game," said Burgess, who scored both home and away against Rangers last season.
"I think he's an excellent defender. That's why QPR and a lot of other teams wanted him and that is why he is getting a lot of money and probably lives in a house with a swimming pool!
"But he deserves every penny that he gets because he is a good player.
"He has worked hard. He had bad times at Blackpool when he wasn't involved but he showed last season what a good player he is, both in defence and attack."
Blackpool Gazette


- See Also: Next: Blackpool - Squad, Results, Past Results


Ian Evatt returns to QPR: Famously signed by Bill Power and Gianni Paladini in Majorca in June 2005 - Evatt Joins QPR -- Evatt Leaves QPR

Blackpool Gazette/Steve Canavan - Evatt wants QPR revenge
BLACKPOOL defender Ian Evatt returns to his old club QPR determined to get revenge and keep the Seasiders' Championship campaign on track.
Evatt told The Gazette he believes he is in the form of his life – and tonight he'll need to be.
Britain's second-richest club after Manchester City, fifth-placed Rangers represent a huge challenge for Pool.
Add to that the fact that the Tangerines haven't emerged from Loftus Road with three points for more than 36 years – a 1-0 success in 1972 - and it shows how tough tonight's trip is.
But Evatt is undaunted. He said: "QPR are a good team and it's a tough game for us, but we have been doing well away from home, as the Birmingham and Southampton games showed.
"It suits our style to be the away team because we play good counter attacking football.
"Hopefully QPR will come at us and it will give us opportunities to find gaps in their defence. If we can do that then we are capable, with our creative and attacking players, of getting a goal or two.
"I didn't leave QPR on the best of terms but it's all forgotten now.
"I am loving my football here. I am probably playing the best football of my career.
"Myself and Rob Edwards are thoroughly enjoying it and doing well together" Blackpool Gazette


What Evatt Said After Leaving QPR
IAN EVATT The Times Evatt proves to be Wise signing Ian Whittell
".......“QPR bought my contract out at the start of January, I’d had a good loan spell here and was more than happy to sign,” Evatt said. “But I was disappointed and felt let down a bit by how QPR treated me, especially towards the end.
“You just have to hold your head up and keep battling away and I’ve proved today I can play at Championship level, most of the lads have done. Going for promotion, as we are, that has got to give you confidence...” Times

Dail Mail Leveller Evatt sends message to Gregory - By COLIN WOOD -
Ian Evatt clearly hopes his rescue act for Blackpool will come to the attention of Queens Park Rangers manager John Gregory and everyone at Loftus Road....
The tall, 25-year-old central defender feels he has no cause to be grateful to Gregory and QPR, who paid him off before he made his loan to Blackpool a permanent move this month.
Evatt played under Gregory for more than a year at Derby and admitted that he felt his old boss had treated him with "a lack of common courtesy".
Speaking of the latest parting, Evatt said: "He got sacked at Derby while I was there. Having known him a while it's disappointing that I didn't even get a phone call. I felt let down, the way I was treated at QPR towards the end. A few players will say the same thing. I did not speak to John Gregory, full stop."
But after netting his first goal for Blackpool - "the most important I've ever scored" - he doesn't intend to let that bitterness stop him enjoying his time ahead.His sights are set on promotion to the Championship and a place in the fifth round of the FA Cup - a stage the club last reached 17 years ago..."

Guardian -Evatt settles the scores of a season Louise Taylor at Bloomfield Road
"... afterwards Blackpool's villain-turned-hero displayed greater enthusiasm for deconstructing Gregory than discussing the rematch. "I was bitterly disappointed by the way it ended at QPR; I felt a bit let down," said Evatt, who joined Blackpool, where he spent the early part of the season on loan, for nothing this month after QPR terminated his contract. "I didn't get one phone call from anyone at QPR to explain what was happening. And John Gregory didn't speak to me, full stop. That hurt but I've just got to hold my head up and try and get back into the Championship with Blackpool," added the 25-year-old who, although already borrowed by Grayson when Gregory took charge at Loftus Road, believed their earlier association at Derby County entitled him to a debrief, if not a second chance.
Things went badly wrong for the centre-half almost from the moment QPR's former manager, Ian Holloway, paid Chesterfield £150,000 for him and said he was the club's "new Glenn Roeder". Evatt's decent distribution failed to compensate for a lack of pace and a string of mishaps. Grayson, though, detected potential and Evatt has vindicated this by playing an important role in Blackpool's emergence as promotion contenders...." Guardian - Evatt View


- LoftforWords' Clive Whittingham Previews QPR vs Blackpool and Ashleigh Rose/LoftforWords Memories of and Links Between QPR vs Blackpool


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Tuesday Snippets: Year Flashback- QPR Crushed and Bottom...Decade Flashback: Loo Leaders.... Remembering Blackpool Games...De Canio Denies...Brevett
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On this day one year ago, September 30, 1997...West Bromwich Albion crushed QPR 5-1; QPR were alone at the bottom with 3 points from 7 games; and John Gregory was set to depart..QPR (4-4-2): Camp; Rehman (Curtis HT), Cullip, Stewart, Barker (Bignot 60); Ainsworth, Bolder, Sahar (Ephraim 60), Rowlands; Moore, Blackstock. Subs not used: Cole (gk), Timoska. - Reports of WBA 5 QPR 1


Ironically, two years ago on this day, QPR picked up a second second successive victory for new manager John Gregory - Winning at Southampton. Match Report and Comments.]


And Ten Years ago on this date, perphaps QPR's Finest Achievement: Topping the Loo League - "QPR Top Loo League"


Dave McIntyre- BBC606 - 1990 and all that
QPR’s games against Blackpool always bring back happy memories.
The two clubs have met a fair bit in the league in recent years and will do so again on Tuesday night.
But they were poles apart when drawn against each other in the fifth round of the FA Cup in 1990.

Rangers were in good form under Don Howe and had beaten his former club Arsenal in an unforgettable fourth-round replay (my favourite night at Loftus Road until the 2003 play-off victory against Oldham.)

Arsenal manager George Graham said that night: “Rangers have such a great defence they can go all the way to Wembley.”

And it was a great defence.

Howe had all bases covered with Paul Parker as sweeper, Alan McDonald dominant in the air and Danny Maddix, surely the most underrated player ever, establishing himself as the best man-marker in the business – regularly keeping the country's most feared strikers in his pocket.

With Kenny Sansom and the brilliant David Bardsley as the full-backs and David Seaman in goal, Rangers were in good shape.

They had good reason to be confident after Colin Clarke’s equaliser at Blackpool rescued a 2-2 draw and set up a replay.

Replays, like QPR fans on moderate incomes, are being phased out. But back in the day, we not only had replays, we had second replays too.

And if that seems weird to the younger generation then try this: QPR, then a top-flight club with a realistic chance of winning the FA Cup, failed to score against a lower-division side at home, and both teams were applauded off the pitch.

Can you imagine that happening these days, when 0-0 at home to a side in the same division is often greeted with derision?

Blackpool were brilliant that night and so were their fans.

I still vividly remember the chants of “Sea, sea, sea-siders” ringing out from the School End as well as “Oooh Andy Garner” in honour of Blackpool’s popular striker at the time.

But the player who really caught the eye was a young Alan Wright.

He went on to star for Aston Villa as a left-back but played at right-back against Rangers and was outstanding. So much so that he was clapped off by QPR fans when substituted.

Rangers crucially won the toss to host the second replay – a fact announced over the tannoy and greeted with delight by the home supporters.

For those who were there that night: was the buzz among the fans, given the result, as good as I remember and a world apart from the venom that in recent years has so easily spread around the ground? Or was I just seeing things through an excited young fan’s eyes?

The atmosphere did seem different - so much so that the second replay began with Blackpool’s players applauding the Loft in acknowledgment of the applause they received from QPR fans at the end of the previous game.

With a quarter-final at home to Liverpool awaiting the winners, Wright was even better in the first half of the next game as Blackpool continued to keep Rangers at bay.

But he stepped on the ball, letting Andy Sinton in to break the deadlock and then gave away a penalty which Simon Barker converted to seal a 3-0 win for Rangers.

It was a good time to be a young Rangers fan. My mate and I used to arrive early to bag our favourite place at the front of the Loft near the right-hand post, where there was always great banter with Seaman, other fans and Tom the steward, who many other regulars down the years will probably know.

It was also the start of a good era for Rangers, who were then a well-respected club building on solid foundations.

Howe was creating a very good team – arguably QPR’s second-best ever - and I always thought it was a shame he wasn’t given the chance to take it forward. BBC606


BBC - Flowers praises start to season
Queens Park Rangers assistant manager Tim Flowers believes they have started the season better than he expected.
Rangers are fifth in the Championship despite Saturday's 2-0 defeat by Derby.
Flowers told BBC London 94.9: "It's a decent start. If we had been offered this we'd have taken it. But we're not mugs, we know there's a long way to go.
"This season's a marathon. It's a cruel season in the Championship. It's game after game and it stretches you to the limits but we've got a decent squad."
And the R's assistant says it is important to turn their attention to Tuesday night's match against Blackpool rather than dwell on defeat.
"We'll make sure they come out of the blocks a bit quicker.
"But I think we're moving in the right direction. We're trying to play football that people appreciate. This club hasn't had a cup run for a long period of time. Let's make no mistake we are certainly moving in the right direction." BBC


Goal.com -29/09/2008 23:02 De Canio Quashes Reggina Rumours
Former QPR coach Luigi De Canio has denied that Reggina have contacted him to take over the Amaranto hot seat.
The Calabrians lost 1-0 in Palermo yesterday and have only one point after five games.
The pressure is piling on coach Nevio Orlandi and reports in the peninsula suggested that president Lillo Foti was ready to swing the axe and call in veteran De Canio.
But the ex-Udinese manager has told Radio Incontro that there is no truth in those whispers: "I have only received phone calls from a couple of foreign teams," he admitted.
"I don't know anything about Reggina. No one has contacted me yet."
De Canio also commented on the sporting gesture that Palermo fans witnessed yesterday at the Barbera Stadium. Reggina's Franco Brienza had a great opportunity to score when clear on goal, but stopped after a collision between Bernardo Corradi and Moris Carrozzieri left both players on the floor.
"I have to applaud him. Reggina may have lost yesterday, but fair play triumphed. Sometimes players exaggerate and kick the ball out even when it is not really necessary. But this time was different and this kind of gestures deserves to be commended," concluded De Canio.
Vince Masiello, Goal.com - Goal.com


Non-League Daily - BREVETT COUP FOR BEDFONT
Bedfont manager Mick Turtle has managed to pull off something of a coup for the Combined Counties League Premier Division club with the capture of former Queens Park Rangers and Fulham player Rufus Brevitt as his new number two.
Bedfont have been reeling of late with the loss of two key players but this news has reignited the club and they were unfortunate not to get a draw out of high-flying Badshott Lea on Saturday.
Turtle said: “It has all been a bit of a whirlwind really. I only met Rufus on Thursday when he came down to do a bit of coaching for his badges, and to be honest he fitted straight in. The lads loved the session he did and he liked the professionalism and ambition we have here and he feels that he can help us achieve our aims.”
Turtle has also brought in Bobby Watson to help and assist coach Daniel Butler. Non League Daily


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Monday, September 29, 2008
 
Manchester United vs QPR Date Set
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Manchester United will host Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford on Tuesday ,November 11, 2008. Kickoff 8:00 pm. (QPR victory celebrations hopefully to begin around 10-10:30 pm!)

Manchester United Official Site Date set for QPR clash
United will host Championship side Queens Park Rangers in the Carling Cup fourth round. The tie will take place at Old Trafford on Tuesday 11 November, KO 20:00 GMT.
The clubs have never met in the League Cup and last faced each other in the Premier League back in 1996.
At the time of the fourth round draw, QPR were lying fourth in the Championship. Many experts have tipped the London side to win promotion this season.
QPR boss Iain Dowie oversaw United's shock exit from the competition last season when he brought his Coventry City side to Old Trafford. The Reds lost the third round tie 2-0.
United will play QPR in the week commencing Monday 10 November. Ticket news will be published on ManUtd.com as soon as it's known, so please return regularly for updates.
Elsewhere, Arsenal and Chelsea were both handed home draws, while Liverpool travel to Tottenham Hotspur." Manchester United

UPDATE:
QPR Official Site - UNITED DATE CONFIRMED
Queens Park Rangers will play Manchester United on Tuesday 11th November in the fourth round of the Carling Cup. The tie at Old Trafford will kick-off at 20:00 GMT. Ticket details will follow in due course. QPR


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QPR's Akos Buzsaky Back in Hungary Squad
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Reuters - Hungary name squad for World Cup qualifiers - Mon Sep 29, 2008
- Hungary coach Erwin Koeman named the following 24-man squad for next month's 2010 World Cup Group One qualifiers against Albania and Malta. Hungary host Albania on Oct. 11 and visit Malta four days later.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Gabor Babos (NEC), Marton Fulop (Sunderland), Laszlo Koteles (Diosgyor), Adam Bogdan (Bolton).
Defenders: Zoltan Szelesi (Strasbourg), Laszlo Bognar (Red Bull Salzburg), Roland Juhasz (Anderlecht), Tamas Vasko (Avellino), Zsolt Low (Hoffenheim), Vilmos Vanczak (Sion), Boldizsar Bodor (Roda), Krisztian Timar (Plymouth).
Midfielders: Tamas Hajnal (Dortmund), Zoltan Gera (Fulham), Krisztian Vadocz (Osasuna), Pal Dardai (Hertha Berlin), Peter Halmosi (Hull), Balazs Toth (Genk), Akos Buzsaky (QPR), Tamas Koltai (Gyori ETO), Balazs Dzsudzsak (PSV), Szabolcs Huszti (Hanover).
Strikers: Gergely Rudolf (Debrecen), Sandor Torghelle (Augsburg).
(Reported by Zoltan Fazekas; Editing by Padraic Halpin) Reuters


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QPR Snippets - New Year Greetings....Next: Blackpool...New Man in Press Office...Steve Burke...Southend Youth Crush QPR
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To any Jewish readers of QPR Report: Shana Tova! Have a Good New Year- 5769!


Next Up: Blackpool at Loftus Road, Tomorrow.
- Blackpool with three ex-QPRs in their squad: Zesh Rehman, Danny Nardiello and never forget, Ian Evatt. Blackpool's Squad -- Blackpool's Results -- Leage Table: If Blackpool should win tomorrow (2 away wins, 1 draw, 1 loss), they'll go above QPR.
QPR have a great record against Blackpool, which of course means, oh-oh! Head to Head Results.
Memories: Tommy Hutchinson and Tony Green playing for Blackpool in the late 1960s: Great players....QPR pipping Blackpool on goal aggregate back in 1967/68 to gain promotion to the First Division. Rodney Marsh's hatrick in QPR's 6-1 win back in 1969 (Blackpool had the last laugh; they won promotion!). Clive Allen's four goals in QPR's FA Cup replay...Richard Langley's hatrick just before he left QPR...
QPR-Blackpool links: Besides Evatt, Nardiello and Rehman, David Bardsley, Trevor Sinclair, Danny Shittu, Clark Carlisle, John Burridge, and most recently, Kaspar Gorkss (which led to some a summer farce, bad blood between the two clubs and had Blackpool reporting QPR to the FA for making an illegal approach).
Last Encounter: March 2008 at Loftus Road which QPR won 3-2 before a crowd of 11,500. QPR: Camp, Mancienne, Connolly, Leigertwood, Delaney, Buzsaky (Lee 85), Hall, Rowlands (Rehman 90), Vine, Blackstock, Agyemang (Mahon 66). Subs Not Used: Pickens, Balanta. Goals: Buzsaky 11, Vine 40, Rowlands 47.
Blackpool: Rachubka, Barker, Evatt, Gorkss, Crainey, Taylor-Fletcher (Parker 71), Southern (Fox 53), Flynn, Hoolahan, Morrell (Burgess 54), McPhee. Subs Not Used: Coid, Welsh. Goals: Burgess 60, Gorkss 73 - Report


- A new name recently added to the QPR Staff List: "Press and Publications Executive", Hamish Dufton - Joining in the QPR Press Office
Press & Publications Manager - Ian Taylor:
New Media Manager - Paul Morrissey: QPR Staff List


- Former QPR Winger, Steve Burke Turns 48 - Born September 29, 1960.
Burke joined QPR in September 1979, signed by Tommy Docherty from Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest for 150,000 pounds, (before he made his League debut).
In his first season, Burke was a regular in the QPR team. But once Docherty left, under Venables and his successors, Burke made few appearances and went out on loan a couple of times. Burke was hower QPR's (one) substitute in the FA Cup Final replay "travesty" against Spurs and came on.
In September 1986, Burke joined Doncaster on a free transfer. Burke's Playing Career


- Southend Official Site U18'S KNOCK SEVEN PAST QPR
[Full Match report, compliments of Southend!] Southend United U18's 7 Queens Park Rangers U18's 1
Under-18s boss Ricky Duncan put his squad through their paces on their week off as they recorded a 7-1 friendly victory over a Queens Park Rangers Development XI at Boots & Laces.
Duncan fielded his more experienced scholars in the first half before taking a look at a younger, pacier side in the second period, including three trialists. One of the trio was Roland Benedict, the son of American actor and star of 'The A Team' Dirk Benedict. Benedict Jnr. appeared on the left-hand side of midfield, having previously appeared for Gillingham's reserve team, whilst his father watched on from the sidelines to add some celebrity to a sunny day in southeast Essex.
The opposition will bear little resemblance to the QPR outfit that line up against the Blues next Saturday in the Football League Youth Alliance Cup, but put up a determined fight during the opening stages of the encounter....
Southend United U18s: First half: Nathan McDonald; Ricky Byrne, Ronnie Jones, Ade Osifuwa, Duran Reynolds; Davis Abbey; Merrick James-Lewis, Medi Abalimba; Justin Hazell; Fredrik Ljungström, Craig Calver. Second half: Nathan McDonald; John Owinja, Merrick James-Lewis, Duran Reynolds, Joel Mitchell; Kyle Asante, Jamie Dennis, Luke [trialist], Roland Benedict; Harry Crawford, Marcus Milner. Goals: Calver 20, Ljungström 31, Mitchell 49, Crawford 60, 76, Asante 74, Dennis 81.
[QPR Team not provided in the report] Southend


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QPR Weekend Overview: Derby Loss...Man Ut Draw...Bowles Criticizes...QPR Name Change Talk: Claim and Denial...Price Protest...One QPR Speaks
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A few QPR-related items for the QPR Fans who might have turned off their computers on Friday...!

No elaboration is needed about QPR's disappointing 0-2 home loss to Derby County, before a crowd of just over 14,000 - Match Reports and Comments.

And every QPR fan in the world pretty much, must be aware that QPR were drawn against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Fourth Round of the Carling Cup! Game to be played week of November 10!

Elsewhere:

- The proposed Protest against the increase in ticket prices came and went without too much fanfare. (Although most of the Monday press match reports made mention of the ticket prices: Monday Reports)


- "One QPR" Statement - A Statement by "One QPR" - " GREAT FOOTBALL, SHAME ABOUT THE PRICES - ["One QPR" comprises QPR LSA, QPR Official Supporters club,QPR 1st, Friends of QPR, Indy R’s.]


- QPR Name Change to QPC Discussed? - A story by Charles Sale in the Daily Mail, claimed that QPR's owners had discussed a Name Change to Queens Park City!


- Club Statement Categorically Denies Name Change Discussed and Mentions Possible Legal Action vis-a-vis The Daily Mail! - Within hours of the story coming out, the Official Site posted a statement by Briatore Denying any consideration of a name change and mentioning possible Legal Action


- Stan Bowles Expresses Criticism of QPR Owners: - Stan Bowles Criticizes QPR Owners


A Couple of The Articles in Full:

Stan Bowles Perspective:- Sunday People/Peter Ward - 28 September 2008 - TIGHT Rs BLASTED - EXCLUSIVE
QPR legend Stan Bowles has branded the club's billionaire owners skinflints after being sidelined from his hospitality role.
"Billionaires? They're tighter than a coat of paint," said Bowles, 59, once voted Loftus Road's greatest ever player.
Rangers are owned by Formula One big wheels Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore, and Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal.
Bowles said: "On the last day of last season Iwas asked on the pitch to draw a raffle. Then I was told there was no budget left to pay me.
"This season I was asked to unveil the new mascot, which was a man dressed up as a furry aeroplane - I suspect he was on more money than I was.
"I was handed £100 which didn't even cover my train fare"
He was due to act as a club ambassador again - but says the club have never got back to him. Sunday People


The Daily Mail Story which precipitated the following QPR Statement on its Official Site:

Daily Mail/Charles Sale - QPC is definitely a move too far, Flavio
The super-rich owners of London Championship team QPR have been discussing
changing the name of the club to Queens Park City in order to emphasis its location in the capital.
Renault boss Flavio Briatore, in Singapore preparing his Formula One team for the first night grand prix this weekend, has been openly debating the idea with friends in football and motor racing.
But Rangers fans, already not happy about the huge hike in prices at Loftus Road which has seen the introduction of the first £50 ticket in the Championship this season, won’t be impressed with losing a club name that has been in existence since 1887. The team was called St Jude’s for its first two years.
Nor will Briatore and his billionaire co-owners, Bernie Ecclestone and Lakshmi Mittal, whose combined wealth makes QPR currently the second richest club in the country behind Manchester City, find the Football League in agreement. Commercial motives for name changes are not approved in the lower divisions or the Premier League.
Briatore has also made public that the three owners, who easily have the resources to buy their way out of the Championship, would prefer to fine-tune their football vehicle outside the top flight and bide their time in reaching the top flight, especially in the current state of flux with club ownership. Daily Mail


QPR Official Site- CLUB STATEMENT
Following a report in one of today's national newspapers, titled 'QPC is definitely a move too far, Flavio,' QPR Holdings Ltd Chairman Flavio Briatore has issued the following statement:
"This is pure fabrication and I don't know where the story has come from. I haven't spoken to anybody about this subject.
"I don't know the journalist, but I know the story is totally untrue and we will be contacting our lawyers to pursue this matter further.
"I can categorically deny that there is any truth in this article."
The Club will be making no further comment. QPR Official Site


ONE QPR STATEMENT - GREAT FOOTBALL, SHAME ABOUT THE PRICES.[One QPR is made up of, QPR LSA, QPR Official Supporters club, QPR 1st, Friends of QPR, Indy R’s.]
- We are delighted by the football of the Superhoops so far this season. The victory over Villa on Wednesday was our best performance for years. We welcome the investment into the club, which has brought us exciting football and the hope of a return to the top tier of English football. However, we want all of our fan base to enjoy this success and not to be priced out of Loftus Road.
- Price increases in the Loft were only withdrawn after opposition by Derby County and their fans, and the united action of QPR fans groups, with the aid of the Football Supporters’ Association. The Football League told QPR to honour its charter with away fans and to restore prices in the 'away end ' to their original levels. The club could have kept the prices in the Loft at the increased level, but pressure from fans and the coverage in the media thankfully persuaded the board to put prices in the Loft back to their original level. However, increases for other areas of the ground were not withdrawn, we demand that these too be restored to their original levels.
- We want Loftus Road to be full every game and a return of the famous Rangers Roar. Let us make our ground a fortress. But to do this we need to fill the ground with fans, not price out our loyal fan base.
- The club at our meeting with them on the 23 September, listened to our views and the views of the fans and promised to take those views back to the Board. We urge the board to now withdraw all price increases and match banding.
Printed and published by ONE QPR.
One QPR is made up of, QPR LSA, QPR Official Supporters club, QPR 1st, Friends of QPR, Indy R’s. Posted on LSA and Posted on QPR 1st.


Numerous Other QPR-related stories over the past 72-hours can be read at QPR Report, by just scrolling through QPR Report!


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Ex-QPR Chairman Bill Power ("BP") Turns 55
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Mazel Tov to QPR's Former Chairman, Bill Power (BP) Who Turns 55 Today!

William (Bill) Power (aka BP)
Born September 29, 1953, Power a life long QPR supporter, who used to view games from his flat across the road from the Stadium, joined the QPR Board in 2003. In the summer of 2004, Power became Chairman when Blackburn, Jones and Davies left the club. A year later, in August 2005, Power was replaced by Gianni Paladini, who in turn was replaced last year, by Flavio Briatore. BP reportedly came close to returning to Loftus Road in the summer of 2007, before graciously bowing out in the face of the Briatore-Ecclestone takeover. Without revisiting some of the Boardroom events of the past few years, unlike a couple of other former QPR Chairman, BP remains "involved with/and extremely committed to" QPR.


Flashback: - Profile of Bill Power from about three or four years ago:
Irish Abroad Power behind QPR - By Ian McCullough
It has often been said, usually in dreamy tones, by many a football supporter, that they would give money to the club they love and support when they win the lottery.
London Irishman Bill Power is someone who has fulfilled the first part of that dream although the money he has invested in Queens Park Rangers is his very own hard-earned cash and not the type made by buying a lucky dip ticket from the local supermarket.
- While London football is now dominated by the nouveau-riche Chelsea courtesy of the billions of Russian oil magnate Roman Abramovich and the charismatic, free-flowing on their day, but enigmatic Arsenal under Arsene Wenger, there was a time when QPR were the talk of the capital.
- At a time when Irish emigration to London was rife during the late 1960s and through to the ’70s, many settled in west London areas such as Hammersmith, Shepherds Bush, Kensal Rise and Greenford and the team whose ground sits just off the Uxbridge Road became the focal point for a many of the new settlers in the capital and their offspring.
- Power, the son of Wexford parents and an Irish passport holder, was one of the many who were hooked by players such as Rodney Marsh, Les Allen and Mark Lazarus lighting up the pitch that the youngster could see from his bedroom window overlooking Loftus Road from the White City Estate adjacent to the ground.
- Forty years on and with memories of Marsh, Stan Bowles, Don Givens, Gerry Francis, Les Ferdinand et al, just that, Power stepped in to help out the club that had been such a huge part of his life.
- Less than 10 years after finishing as top London club in the Premiership, Rangers were on the brink of going out of business as they slipped into the third tier of English football for the first time in 40 years.
- Years of fecklessness both on and off the pitch had taken the club into administration and the only way it was able to get itself out of the parlous situation was by taking out an ill-advised £10million loan with a little-known Panamanian company ABC Loans.
- The repayments were costing the club £1m-a-year in interest alone and after failure to reach the old First Division after a play-off final defeat by Cardiff, the club spent the whole of last season on the verge of slipping back into administration despite an average gate of 16,000 and record season-ticket sales.
- Various parties had expressed an interest in putting money into the club, but to no fruition. The reluctance of former chairman Chris Wright to sell his shares to interested parties despite having declared he was no longer interested in the club proved a stumbling block and QPR needed investment ASAP.
- Step forward Power, a season-ticket holder of over 20 years and an electrician who made his money by setting up [a] Datasat, a Satellite communication company.
- Among their clients are governmental departments from numerous countries, including Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and the Buckinghamshire-based company are now among the world leaders in their field.
- “It was a complete st

Private 6503 Walter Jago Favell, 1st Battalion, 21st Reinforcement, Australian Expeditionary Force.

A contractor from Arncliffe, New South Wales, Walter was 37 years old when he embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT A40 Ceramic in October 1916, headed for Plymouth.  He was sent to France in February 1917 and was wounded in action on the Western Front in early October the same year when he suffered  a shell wound to his left thigh and cheek. He rejoined his unit in late Novemebr 1917 where he remained until the end of the war when he returned to Australia aboard Aeneas, embarking 31st May 1919 and ariving in Melbourne 12th July.  He was discharged in August 1919 and was entitled to the British War Medal and Victory Medal.  He lived to the age of 81 and is buried in Moonbi Cemetery, New South Wales.

Portrait of Walter Jago Favell (right) courtesy of Helen Favelle, Sydney Australia

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