Template:Did you know nominations/John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford


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The result was: promoted by Mifter (talk) 00:49, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford

 * ... that at the funeral of his uncle, from whom he inherited the earldom, John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford, received an axe brought into the church by a mounted horseman?

Created/expanded by NinaGreen (talk). Self nom at 00:04, 10 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Interesting hook, reference accepted in good faith. Prose expanded from 1135 characters to 5432: 5675 would be a 5x expansion. I'm willing to stretch the point, but I suspect that there's probably a bit more that could be added.   Acroterion   (talk)   02:54, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I'll see what I can find. NinaGreen (talk) 04:13, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Long enough now, looks good.  Acroterion   (talk)   04:58, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Good to hear that. NinaGreen (talk) 05:21, 10 December 2012 (UTC)