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Francis Verney

 * ... that following a legal dispute with his stepmother over his inheritance English adventurer Sir Francis Verney left England to become a Barbary corsair?


 * Comment: User:Muboshgu moving these suggested hooks from Wikipedia_talk:Did_you_know became of the most feared Barbary corsairs of the early-17th century? ALT2: ... that English adventurer Sir Francis Verney was one of four leaders of a Barbary pirate fleet headed by John Ward? ALT3: ... that rumors of Sir Francis Verney and John Ward's conversion to Islam caused a sensation in their native England? ALT4: ... that Sir Francis Verney is the only English aristocrat to have supposedly converted to Islam? ALT5: ... that English adventurer Sir Francis Verney spent two years in the Sicilian slave galleys before being rescued by an English Jesuit priest? ALT6: ... that English adventurer Sir Francis Verney final days were recorded by Scottish traveler-writer William Lithgow? ALT7: ... that several personal effects of English adventurer Sir Francis Verney, sent back to England after his death, are still preserved and on display at Claydon House for over 400 years? ALT8: ... that Sir Francis Verney''' was chosen by Disney imagineer Marc Davis as one of several real-life pirates for Disneyland's "Pirates of the Caribbean" amusement ride?

Created/expanded by 71.184.38.227 (talk). Self nom at 00:30, 27 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I have struck out ALT8 due to Micechat being an unreliable source. Will complete review shortly after checking all ALTs/linking sources/check paraphrasing. Froggerlaura  ribbit 04:08, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Article creation date/length are fine. Image is PD-art/PD-100, being over 400 years old. Paraphrasing is okay with use of direct quotes where necessary. Struck out ALT1, ALT4 and ALT7, in lead but not supported by source (ALT4 was a dubious/speculative claim, so I removed from article) or was in picture caption (ALT7) without a cite. Original hook and ALT2 are confirmed in Tinniswood source. ALT3 is weakly supported in Games source (I guess "consternation" can be interpreted as "a sensation"). ALT5 and ALT6 are supported (changed Spanish to Sicilian in ALT5 to accurately reflect source).

So Original, ALT2, ALT3, ALT5 and ALT6 are acceptable. As far as interest goes, ALT5 and original hooks are the most intriguing followed by ALT2 and ALT3. Lithgow article is barely a stub, so ALT6 not good. Promoter discretion for choice. Froggerlaura ribbit 04:12, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

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