They were Italians, not Plantagenets. On Tue, 2004-02-03 at 22:25, David Blocher wrote: > I was just told that Romeo or Juliet from Shakphre's "Romeo & Juliet" play > was a Plantagenet. Can anyone confirm this? > > I always thought that these characters were just Myths, but then again > Shackspear [spelling] did write a lot of plays on actual people such as > "Henry V", "Lion in Winter", "MacBeth"; I guess I shouldn't be too > surprised! > > If they are real, then is Hamlet, or Ivanhoe real as well? > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237