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| Experts find 'alternative' heirs | Experts find 'alternative' heirs |
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| A retired engineer from Tyneside and a financial director from Berkshire have been named as "alternative" heirs to the English throne. | A retired engineer from Tyneside and a financial director from Berkshire have been named as "alternative" heirs to the English throne. |
| Albert Turnbull and Mark Golledge were traced in a hunt for descendants of monarchs who would have been crowned if William the Conqueror was defeated. | Albert Turnbull and Mark Golledge were traced in a hunt for descendants of monarchs who would have been crowned if William the Conqueror was defeated. |
| Mr Turnbull, from Gateshead, traced his family back to King Alfred and William the Conqueror. | Mr Turnbull, from Gateshead, traced his family back to King Alfred and William the Conqueror. |
| Mr Golledge also traced his roots back to Alfred the Great. | Mr Golledge also traced his roots back to Alfred the Great. |
| Adverts were placed by English Heritage in newspapers across the globe, asking for people who could trace their family tree back to 1066 to get in touch. | Adverts were placed by English Heritage in newspapers across the globe, asking for people who could trace their family tree back to 1066 to get in touch. |
| Claimants had to prove links to either King Harold, Edward the Confessor, Edgar the Aetheling or Alfred the Great. | Claimants had to prove links to either King Harold, Edward the Confessor, Edgar the Aetheling or Alfred the Great. |
| Historical documents | Historical documents |
| More than 500 people contacted the appeal and around 150 were short listed. | More than 500 people contacted the appeal and around 150 were short listed. |
| Mr Turnbull was able to trace his lineage back to St Margaret and King Alfred but also to William the Conqueror, meaning his family may have had a claim regardless of the result at the Battle of Hastings. | Mr Turnbull was able to trace his lineage back to St Margaret and King Alfred but also to William the Conqueror, meaning his family may have had a claim regardless of the result at the Battle of Hastings. |
| He said he was shocked by the news but the Prince of Wales need not be concerned that he would make any claim to the throne. | |
| Mr Turnbull said: "He's my 23rd cousin. He seems to have a sense of humour. I think he would take it in good fun." | |
| Mr Golledge traced his family back to Alfred the Great through the "Stemmata Chicheleana" historical documents. Published in 1765, they record all the descendants of Archbishop Henry Chichele, the founder of All Souls College, Oxford - who is related to Mr Golledge. | Mr Golledge traced his family back to Alfred the Great through the "Stemmata Chicheleana" historical documents. Published in 1765, they record all the descendants of Archbishop Henry Chichele, the founder of All Souls College, Oxford - who is related to Mr Golledge. |
| Mr Golledge said: "My family and I are very proud of our ancestry and very fortunate to have such a unique reference to illustrate our heritage." | Mr Golledge said: "My family and I are very proud of our ancestry and very fortunate to have such a unique reference to illustrate our heritage." |
| The research marked the opening of a new £2.3m visitor centre at 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield in East Sussex. | |
| A spokesman for English Heritage said: "The claims are still coming in. People are going into extraordinary detail, sending CD roms and huge family trees." | A spokesman for English Heritage said: "The claims are still coming in. People are going into extraordinary detail, sending CD roms and huge family trees." |