20 Jul 05 - 09:37 AM (#1524162) Subject: Happy!- July 20 (Elgin) From: Abby Sale Happy Birthday! Thomas Bruce, 7th earl of Elgin was born July 20, 1766 (d11/14/1841) He's the guy what stole the Elgin Marbles from Athens c.1800. It also seems he was having it off with the wife of Thomas Hay Marshall, later Provost of Perth. Her name was Rosie Anderson.
[thanx George Hawes] Howard Kaplan notes that Rosie Anderson eventually went mad. It does raise the interesting question of whether Rosie lost her marbles before or after Elgin found his. Copyright © 2005, Abby Sale - all rights reserved What are Happy's all about? See Clicky |
20 Jul 05 - 04:47 PM (#1524517) Subject: RE: Happy!- July 20 (Elgin) From: sapper82 No he did not steal the marbles, he bought them from the then legal authorities. |
20 Jul 05 - 05:02 PM (#1524535) Subject: RE: Happy!- July 20 (Elgin) From: Le Scaramouche Not quite the whole story, sapper, pretty dirty deals and that. Fair and square it wasn't. Even caused a stir in his day. |