Rumours circulated of a brain haemorrhage, followed by reports he had been mugged and that he had drunk himself to death.

Rumours of their death were in circulation by late 1483, but Richard never attempted to prove that they were alive by having them seen in public, which strongly suggests that they were dead by then.

Rumours of foul play in Overbury's death began circulating.

Rumours circulated at the Viennese court that had Cosimo as a candidate for King of England, as by Catholic reckoning England had devolved on the Papacy with the death of Mary I in 1558.

Rumours of his death created panic.

As a solo artist, she has garnered eight Grammy Award nominations and, with Fleetwood Mac, a further five, of which one was the 1978 award for Album of the Year for Rumours, which they won.

Rumours of a world tour, which some believe is further evidence for imminent release of new material, were made concrete by confirmation of live FSOL appearances at 2009's Bestival event in the UK, and a festival run by Existenz in Athens, Greece, and an 11-hour Monstrous Psychedelic Bubble curated tent at 2009's Green Man festival, which included a performance by Hawkwind.

Rumours relating eating pork and koro spread after a further report of an inoculated pig dying from penile retraction.

: Rumours that Abdullah was once again in contact with the Jewish leaders further damaged his standing in the Arab world.

They began with Isaacs ' 1985 album Private Beach Party, and had a massive hit with " Rumours " in 1988, which was followed by further popular singles including " Mind Yu Dis ", " Rough Neck ", " Too Good To Be True " and " Report to Me ".

Dystheistic sentiment has also made its way into popular music, evincing itself in controversial songs like " Dear God " by the band XTC ( later covered by Sarah McLachlan ) and " Blasphemous Rumours " by Depeche Mode, which tells the story of a teenage girl who attempted suicide, survived, and turned her life over to God, only to be hit by a car, wind up on life support, and eventually die.

Rumours circulated that Rodriguez would run to succeed him as party leader, but he instead gave his support to former British Columbia Premier Dave Barrett.

Rumours surfaced on 14 July that the Government would enlist the support of the anti-communist Australian Workers Union to break the strike, with an agreement of the Australian Railways Union to transport the coal.

Rumours have circulated that he appeared on the communist side in the Korean War, but there is no evidence to support this.

Rumours saw female " guests " ( a euphemism for prostitutes ) referred to as " Nuns ".

After covering the Elvis Presley standard " Can't Help Falling in Love " for the Ted Danson / Howie Mandel film A Fine Mess, she rejoined Fleetwood Mac to record the Tango in the Night album, which went on to become the band's biggest success since Rumours ten years earlier.

Fleetwood Mac's second album after the incorporation of Nicks and Buckingham, 1977's Rumours, produced four US Top 10 singles ( including Nicks's song " Dreams ", which was the band's first and only US number one ) and remained at No. 1 on the American albums chart for 31 weeks, as well as reaching the top spot in various countries around the world.

In November 1977, after a New Zealand concert for the Rumours tour, Nicks and Fleetwood, who was married to Jenny Boyd, secretly began an affair.

A newly invigorated and slimmed down Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac for The Dance, a highly successful 1997 tour that coincided with the 20th anniversary of the release of Rumours.

Nicks originally wrote " Secret Love " in 1976 and recorded a demo of it for Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album, Rumours.

Over the years, Nicks has developed a style which she calls her " uniform ", which is best exemplified by the outfit worn on the cover of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, perhaps the base inspiration for many of her costumes.

Rumours of a reunion for Veronica's annual Golden Oldie-festival appeared to be untrue ; instead Henny and the two Jans joined Ernst and Joost during the encore of CCC Inc .' s 25th anniversary concert at the Melkweg club in Amsterdam.

Rumours abound about Blake's heroism, and other rebel groups use Blake's name for their actions.

Rumours of his ill-health circulated for some time and it appears his editorial duties at Arkham House later lapsed due to this.

In 1979 he composed the score for a ballet, Ursprung which was part of a grouping of three dance works, collectively entitled Underground Rumours, commissioned and performed by The Scottish Ballet.

Rumours that Alleyn turned his attention towards charitable pursuits out of fear for his moral well-being have been traced to the journalist George Sala and questioned.

Rumours have circulated since 2007 that the show would return for a full length series or special but nothing has ever been confirmed or denied.

Rumours that Prince Albert Victor may have committed, or been responsible for, the Jack the Ripper murders were first mentioned in print in 1962.

Rumours occasionally circulated portraying Frame as a contender for the Nobel Prize in literature, most notably in 1998, after a journalist spotted her name at the top of a list later revealed to have been in alphabetical order, and again five years later, in 2003, when Åsa Beckman, the influential chief literary critic at the Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter, wrongly predicted that Frame would win the prestigious prize.

Rumours circulated that the continuing legal struggle between Osbourne and bassist / songwriter Phil Soussan over Soussan's song " Shot in the Dark " was responsible for the album's failure to be re-issued.

** Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut ( producers ) & Fleetwood Mac ( producers and artist ) for Rumours

Rumours abounded for years that Illiescu and other second-rank Communists had been planning to overthrow Ceaușescu, but the events of December 1989 overtook them.

Rumours saw female " guests " ( a euphemism for prostitutes ) referred to as " nuns ".

Rumours that he was going to move the capital of the Empire to Syracuse were probably fatal for Constans.

Rumours say that in 1900, Consort Zhen was drowned by being thrown into a well on Cixi's order after Consort Zhen begged Empress Dowager Cixi to let the Guangxu Emperor stay in Beijing for negotiations with the foreign powers.

Rumours abounded that the Grand Duke had died ; it was a rarity for the public to see him.

It reached its commercial peak in the mid-to late 70s with acts like Billy Joel, Elton John, Chicago, America and the reformed Fleetwood Mac, whose Rumours ( 1977 ) was the best-selling album of the decade.

John McVie of Fleetwood Mac performed a notable bass solo on " The Chain " from the 1977 record-setting Rumours album.

Rumours began circulating in newspapers about a possible move back to the Premier League, including a possible replacement for Chelsea captain John Terry who was attracting strong interest from Manchester City and Everton rumoured to be interested as well.

It just seemed to be a pleasant revelation to have that ' yesterday's gone '," she remembers in The Fleetwood Mac Story: Rumours and Lies, " It might have, I guess, been directed more toward John, but I'm just definitely not a pessimist.

A cover by Elton John was included on the 1998 compilation Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours.

Rumours about Victoria's parentage centred on a controversial Irish soldier and adventurer called John Conroy who was her mother's private secretary and the comptroller of her household.