Weirdest Historical Conspiracy Theory
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Rodgers
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One of the most popular type of conspiracy theory (if you could call it that) at the moment is that *insert name of historical figure* was actually gay.
What these theorists never go on to explain is how this should alter the way we view these people or the things they did. The most popular of all these is that Hitler was a secret homosexual - so what?? What a pathetic excuse for an unknown academic to boost his pension fund and get a bit of the limelight
What these theorists never go on to explain is how this should alter the way we view these people or the things they did. The most popular of all these is that Hitler was a secret homosexual - so what?? What a pathetic excuse for an unknown academic to boost his pension fund and get a bit of the limelight
I like the 'Knights of Malta' conspiracy theory, which is that they influence practically everything in the US on the orders of the Pope - you should see the membership list! If it (the membership list) is true, it's incredible!!!
To name a few current and former members (and as far as I know, these are not contested): George Bush sr, J. Edgar Hoover, Heinrich Himmler, James Jesus Angleton, Oliver North, "Wild Bill" Donovan, Pat Buchanan, Giscard d'Estaing, Frank Capra, Alexander Haig, Joseph Kennedy, Kim Philby.....
If you like rooting around for conspiracy theories, this is a great one, no? And as I say, I believe the membership list is correct. So, for me this one has taken over from Roswell as the best current conspiracy theory.
To name a few current and former members (and as far as I know, these are not contested): George Bush sr, J. Edgar Hoover, Heinrich Himmler, James Jesus Angleton, Oliver North, "Wild Bill" Donovan, Pat Buchanan, Giscard d'Estaing, Frank Capra, Alexander Haig, Joseph Kennedy, Kim Philby.....
If you like rooting around for conspiracy theories, this is a great one, no? And as I say, I believe the membership list is correct. So, for me this one has taken over from Roswell as the best current conspiracy theory.
Sodak
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I'd forgotten about the Shakespeare nonsense. Nobody who could write all that brilliance would be stupid enough to do so under the pseudonym of an actual contemporary playwright. Odd that the family of the so-called "true" Shakespeare waited 20 generations to bring it up. Or was that make it up?
Snobbery, indeed. I remember one of the 'solid' reasons for promoting this story was that "no commoner could have written it." Well, no nobleman could, either - yet somebody did!
Snobbery, indeed. I remember one of the 'solid' reasons for promoting this story was that "no commoner could have written it." Well, no nobleman could, either - yet somebody did!
Sodak
Paha Sapa Papa
Did somebody actually come up with this story? If you have any reference, I'd love to have it! 
How on earth could they justify it?Sorry. I've been spreading that story for years (it's my own, I'm afraid).
The Pope Joan thing is a real one, though. Some people actually claim that there was an English woman who somehow masqueraded her way into St. Peter's throne sometime in the Middle Ages. Problem is, different sources claim at least three different time periods (centuries apart) for this event, and none of them really make sense anyway. That, and the sources all appear to be Reformation-era propaganda.
The Pope Joan thing is a real one, though. Some people actually claim that there was an English woman who somehow masqueraded her way into St. Peter's throne sometime in the Middle Ages. Problem is, different sources claim at least three different time periods (centuries apart) for this event, and none of them really make sense anyway. That, and the sources all appear to be Reformation-era propaganda.
