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| Experts find 'alternative' heirs | Experts find 'alternative' heirs |
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| BA retired engineer from Tyneside and a financial director from Berkshire have been named as "alternative" heirs to the English throne. | BA 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 identified in a campaign to find out who could have been King if William the Conqueror had been defeated. | Albert Turnbull and Mark Golledge were identified in a campaign to find out who could have been King if William the Conqueror had been defeated. |
| English Heritage asked claimants to prove their family trees back to 1066. | English Heritage asked claimants to prove their family trees back to 1066. |
| Mr Turnbull, from Gateshead, and Mr Golledge, from Berkshire, were among 500 global-wide respondents. | Mr Turnbull, from Gateshead, and Mr Golledge, from Berkshire, were among 500 global-wide respondents. |
| 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. |
| 'Extraordinary' detail | 'Extraordinary' detail |
| English Heritage eventually shortlisted 150 people who included claimants from as far afield as the USA, Australia and Norway. | |
| 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. | 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 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. | 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. | 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. |
| "My family and I are very proud of our ancestry and very fortunate to have such a unique reference to illustrate our heritage," he said. | "My family and I are very proud of our ancestry and very fortunate to have such a unique reference to illustrate our heritage," he said. |
| The research marked the opening of a new £2.3m visitor centre at 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield in East Sussex. | 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." |