Template:Did you know nominations/Statue of James II, Trafalgar Square


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The result was: promoted by — Crisco 1492 (talk) 00:55, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

Statue of James II, Trafalgar Square

 * ... that James II lay on his back for a year amid grass and weeds after he was overthrown to make way for Edward VII?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Fred Wesley Wentworth
 * Comment: This one's for April Fool's Day 2015.

5x expanded by Prioryman (talk), Another Believer (talk), Ham (talk). Nominated by Prioryman (talk) at 22:51, 29 November 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg New enough, long enough, expanded more than five fold.. The hook isn't exactly what's written in the article. An alternate would be "that James II lay on his back for more than a year amid grass and weeds..." etc. K e rowyn Leave a note 07:14, 30 November 2014 (UTC)
 * I think it's a pretty fair reflection of what's in the article. The statue was taken down (=overthrown - an archaic usage) to make way for Edward VII's coronation stands. The advantage of including it is that there is a double pun in the hook - that James II was overthrown to make way for Edward VII (rather than William of Orange) and that he lay on his back for a year afterwards. Prioryman (talk) 08:41, 30 November 2014 (UTC)