Claims to a Historical Figure that would support your team.

[jimmy ching]

Lets have a laugh.
I’d like to say if Henry the Eighth arrived today, I reckon he would admit to supporting Leeds. Here, I lay my evidence.

‘Henry lavishly rebuilt Leeds as a grand palace for his first queen, Catherine of Aragon. However, when that marriage turned ill, Henry retained possession of Leeds and used it as a stopover point on his many trips between London and the Continent.’

Convince me otherwise.
Counter claims please.
I have my suspicions the Hotspurs fans will claim Shakespeare.

[murf]

Leeds as in Leeds Castle as in, err, Kent.

Dover FC?

[jimmy ching]

Leeds as in Leeds Castle as in, err, Kent.

Dover FC?

If he arrived today and gave him a list of the clubs and asked him to choose one. Actually did he allow football?

[jimmy ching]

If he did, I bet his daughter didn't like it.

[Spinynorman]

Is Ozzy Osbourne a famous historical figure yet? If he is then he supports Aston Villa. If that's not good enough then all Roman emperors liked a nice villa so they may have given The Villa a thumbs up.

[jimmy ching]

Is Ozzy Osbourne a famous historical figure yet? If he is then he supports Aston Villa. If that's not good enough then all Roman emperors liked a nice villa so they may have given The Villa a thumbs up.

I reckon most people would accept Julius Caeser as an Aston Villa supporter. 1-0.

[jimmy ching]

Leeds as in Leeds Castle as in, err, Kent.

Dover FC?

If he arrived today and gave him a list of the clubs and asked him to choose one. Actually did he allow football?

Plaice or place?

[morganb]

A quick Google reveals that to many historians, Theodore Roosevelt was a huge advocate for reading and he even wrote a 1916 memoir titled a Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open, in which he described his love of reading.

So, based on this information, Theodore Roosevelt would be a Reading supporter, rocking the blue and white hoops.

[murf]

Well Hitler spent 6 months in Liverpool and allegedly supported a team in red....


(Do I win?)

[unc.si.]

Loki and Odin would definitely support Wolves

[JoeK]

Robin Hood was a fan of Nottingham Forest

[forestfan]

Yeah, was going to say that as the obvious one. The Sheriff was obviously a Magpie or even a Sheep…

[theo29]

Bonny Prince Charlie is a Rams man. He has a statue complete with horse in the centre of the city.

[raoul]

With Queens Park Rangers I feel an embarrassment of riches - maybe Boudica rather than the more obvious Elizabeth I or somesuch.

Or Ranger Smith from Yogi Bear fame?

[murf]

With Queens Park Rangers I feel an embarrassment of riches - maybe Boudica rather than the more obvious Elizabeth I or somesuch.

Or Ranger Smith from Yogi Bear fame?

How dare you. Boudica was East Anglian!

[raoul]

With Queens Park Rangers I feel an embarrassment of riches - maybe Boudica rather than the more obvious Elizabeth I or somesuch.

Or Ranger Smith from Yogi Bear fame?

How dare you. Boudica was East Anglian!

Was waiting for that. I used to work near a Boudica battleground so trust me I know...

[blahblah]

With Queens Park Rangers I feel an embarrassment of riches - maybe Boudica rather than the more obvious Elizabeth I or somesuch.

Or Ranger Smith from Yogi Bear fame?

How dare you. Boudica was East Anglian!

Was it Colchester?

[forestfan]

Or Ranger Smith from Yogi Bear fame?

If you can have that one I’ll claim Forrest Gump

[murf]

With Queens Park Rangers I feel an embarrassment of riches - maybe Boudica rather than the more obvious Elizabeth I or somesuch.

Or Ranger Smith from Yogi Bear fame?

How dare you. Boudica was East Anglian!

Was waiting for that. I used to work near a Boudica battleground so trust me I know...

She may have had one scrap in London but she was based in East Anglia

[blahblah]

With Queens Park Rangers I feel an embarrassment of riches - maybe Boudica rather than the more obvious Elizabeth I or somesuch.

Or Ranger Smith from Yogi Bear fame?

How dare you. Boudica was East Anglian!

Was waiting for that. I used to work near a Boudica battleground so trust me I know...

She may have had one scrap in London but she was based in East Anglia

That could have been the revenge one after the Romans allegedly massacred her family and gang raped her?

[murf]

With Queens Park Rangers I feel an embarrassment of riches - maybe Boudica rather than the more obvious Elizabeth I or somesuch.

Or Ranger Smith from Yogi Bear fame?

How dare you. Boudica was East Anglian!

Was waiting for that. I used to work near a Boudica battleground so trust me I know...

She may have had one scrap in London but she was based in East Anglia

That could have been the revenge one after the Romans allegedly massacred her family and gang raped her?

She was queen of the Iceni (effectively Norfolk) who were sort of allies of the Romans but when her husband died they took her land and raped her daughters so she led an uprising. Think she took Colchester with the help of the local tribe there and went on to take more cities, including London, some with other British tribes.

So, for the purposes of this thread she is Delia Smith. "Oi Romans, Let's Be Avin Ya"

[blahblah]

I see Delia in a whole new light now