Rumours of a battle first appeared in the French press as early as 7 August, although credible reports did not arrive until 26 August, and even these claimed that Nelson was dead and Bonaparte a British prisoner.

Rumours abound of large wild cats such as cougars roaming wild on the moor, but little evidence has been forthcoming and until anything more substantial is available these reports should be filed under the general heading of cryptozoology.

Rumours were also afoot that Nzinga had actually poisoned him, and these rumours were repeated by the Portuguese as grounds for not honouring her right to succeed her brother.

Rumours circulated in the court of Táhirih ’ s immorality, but these were most likely hearsay concocted to undermine her position and ruin her reputation.

Rumours subsequently arose that these cubes had driven more than one hopeful person insane.

Rumours throughout 2011 suggested Okereke had left the group to focus on solo work, though these were disproven by other band members.

Rumours circulated that Hege intended to run for governor of North Carolina, though Hege denied these rumours.

Rumours spread of Hidetsugu committing repeated and unjust murder, earning him the nickname " life-killing kanpaku " ( 殺生関白 ; sesshō-kanpaku )-although modern historians doubt that these rumours were accurate.

Rumours that some of these vessels had fallen victim to wreckers appear baseless, the main cause probably being bad weather and poor charts.

( Rumours of the survival of one of these discs, current in the 1950s, are to be discounted ).

Rumours of his father's cowardice during the First Crusade, however, continued to circulate, and a desire to avoid the same reputation may have influenced some of Stephen's rasher military actions.

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

Rumours of his father's cowardice during the First Crusade, however, continued to circulate, and a desire to avoid the same reputation may have influenced some of Stephen's rasher military actions.

* Bob Brunning, The Fleetwood Mac Story: Rumours and Lies, Omnibus Press, 2004 ; foreword by B. B.

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

Rumours of the group disbanding were publicly denied by Bevan.

Rumours about a new, online series of The Fast Show being commissioned by Fosters have been confirmed with Whitehouse starring in the first of six weekly episodes due to launch on the 10th of November 2011.

Rumours of an uprising by slaves in 1694 led to the gruesome execution of three slaves and cruel punishment of many others.

Rumours of an impending coup d ' état by younger army officers against the government of President Mohammed Agha Yahya Khan swept the country.

( Nicks was quoted by Billboard saying that her new album was " my own little 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 new studio album co-written with Guy Chambers surfaced in early 2007, along with known commitments required by Williams to his EMI contract.

Rumours sprang up that his illness was radiation sickness and that it was caused by radioactive strontium being placed in his soup during his stay in Moscow in an attempt to kill him.

Rumours of poison, administered by the Earl of Leicester's means, were soon abroad.

For example, consider the references to the use of a Dobro guitar on songs like " The Ballad of Curtis Loew " by Lynyrd Skynyrd, " Valium Waltz " by the Old 97's, " When Papa Played the Dobro " by Johnny Cash on the Ride This Train album, or " Gold Dust Woman ", a song by Fleetwood Mac from the album Rumours which features a a Dobro.

Rumours that he was an agent of the Soviet secret service surfaced later, begun by Hungarian party-leader Károly Grósz in 1989 in an attempt to discredit Nagy.

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 that Bruce's middle name is " Anthony " have yet to be confirmed by DC Comics.

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 either the Bolsheviks finally got him ( or that Hitler had taken his firm " no " badly ), but soon lost relevance in the general clamour and mayhem of World War II.

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Rumours that the British Army put the 19th century anticonvulsant and sedative potassium bromide in soldiers ' tea during World War II to damp soldiers ' lust appears to be an urban myth.

Rumours that it was then translated into French were taken seriously by some: however, not by Voltaire who issued a satirical reply.

Rumours in the French press over the winter of 1938 – 39 that France was seeking the end of the eastern alliances generated concerns both in the Chamber of Deputies and in the press, leading Bonnet to state in a speech to the Chamber on 26 January 1939: " So, gentlemen, let us dispose of the legend that our policy has destroyed the engagements that we have contracted in Eastern Europe with the USSR and with Poland.

Rumours were spread to the effect that the French government were despatching a cruiser to Yanam to capture Merger leaders and to re-establish their authority.

Rumours spread that England was in arms for the cause of reform and that an army was mustering at Campsie commanded by Marshal MacDonald, a Marshal of France and son of a Jacobite refugee family, to join forces with 50, 000 French soldiers at Cathkin Braes under Kinloch, the fugitive " Radical laird " from Dundee.

Rumours of the time made Arnulf's condition to be a result of poisoning at the hand of Ageltrude.

" Rumours of the manner of Arthur's death further reduced support for John across the region.

Rumours circulated during and after More's lifetime regarding ill-treatment of heretics during his time as Lord Chancellor.

In addition to this it also had fiction, news and a Rumours section based on the format of the RuneQuest supplements.

Rumours abounded of a renewal of activity to mark the 30th anniversary of the band's debut as a four-piece and the re-release of Pink Flag.

* February 4 – Fleetwood Mac's Grammy-winning album Rumours is released.

In 1976, Christine began an on-the-road affair with the band's lighting director, which inspired her to write " You Make Loving Fun ", a top-10 hit on the landmark smash Rumours, one of the best-selling albums of all-time.

The Rumours tour also included Christine's " Songbird ", a ballad played as the encore of many Fleetwood Mac concerts.

By the end of the Rumours tour, the McVies had divorced.

The 1979 double album Tusk produced three more US top-20 hits (" Tusk ", which is also the band's first " conceptual " music video, " Sara ", and Christine's " Think About Me "), but it came nowhere near to matching the success of the Rumours album.

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.

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.

Fleetwood Mac began recording their follow-up album, Rumours, in early 1976 and continued until late in the year.