Roman
Numerals & Naming People
Roman
numerals have long been used to distinguish rulers of
countries and organisations where a person has the same
name as a predecessor.
Here
are a couple of rather famous names that become recognisable
when you add the numerals.
Charles
I - English king who lost his head.
Dalai
Lama XIV - Tibetan leader currently living in
exile.
Louis
XVI
- The king of France who lost his head.
Henry
VIII
- The king of England who is famous because a couple of
his wives lost their heads.
Pope
Gregory XIII - gave the world the calendar that
many of us are familiar with.
