Since " Barbellion " was the real author's pen name, many reviewers believed Wells to have been the true author of the Journal ; Wells always denied this, despite being full of praise for the diaries, but the rumours persisted until Barbellion's death later that year.

The reasons for his withdrawal are not known, but it may have been instigated by rumours of disloyalty on behalf of the general reaching the court.

Since his death, rumours that he was poisoned have persisted.

Although Stephen's son William was young and unprepared to challenge Henry for the throne in 1153, the situation could well have shifted in subsequent years — there were widespread rumours during 1154 that William planned to assassinate Henry, for example.

With reference to rumours which I believe were at one time afloat, though I know not with what degree of currency: and also with reference to the times when I shall not be here to answer for myself, I desire to record my solemn declaration and assurance, as in the sight of God and before His Judgment Seat, that at no period of my life have I been guilty of the act which is known as that of infidelity to the marriage bed.

There have been various rumours of reboots.

The piece read " I have no desire whatsoever to desecrate the grave of seminal Manchester pop group The Stone Roses 18. 3. 09 ", which strongly indicated that rumours of the band reforming were highly unlikely.

A joint statement between Williams and the group said " The rumours are true ... Take That: the original lineup, have written and recorded a new album, to be called, Progress for release later this year ," read the band's statement.

At the moment, in spite of the many rumours that are out there, we do not have plans to tour in 2010.

Blatter's 2002 candidacy has been marked with rumours of financial irregularities and backroom dealings, culminating with direct accusations of bribery, by a third party, made in the British press by Farra Ado, vice-president of the Confederation of African Football and president of the Somali Football Federation, who claimed to have been offered $ 100, 000 to vote for Blatter in 1998.

The official report listed the death as a suicide, but there have been persistent rumours that he was murdered, either by the nascent Communist government in which he served as Foreign Minister, or by the Soviet secret services.

Contrary to rumours, she did not have a colostomy.

Given Edward's unpopularity, the rumours spread considerably before Deydras ' eventual execution, and appear to have greatly upset Isabella.

Her physicians thought she had an intestinal obstruction, but she may have had cancer, and there were rumours at the time that she had been poisoned.

The question of how serious a threat to democracy may have existed during these years continues to be contentious — a key point at issue being who of any consequence would have been ready to move beyond grumbling about the government ( or spreading rumours ) to actively taking unconstitutional action.

McEwen is reported to have despised McMahon personally, and it is very possible that he disliked McMahon because of his rumoured homosexuality, which has been the subject of persistent rumours in Australia.

She was later rumoured to have been Edward the Elder's concubine, but Barbara Yorke and Sarah Foot argue that the rumours were a product of the dispute over the succession in 924, and that there is no reason to doubt that she was Edward's legitimate wife.

Mary's husband, Lord Darnley, is said to have been jealous of their friendship, because of rumours that he had made Mary pregnant, and joined in a conspiracy of Protestant nobles, led by Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven, to murder him.

It must also be said that Hook in this book denies that he was ever with Blackbeard, claiming that he would never have served such an uneducated man and that all suggestions that he has are merely rumours started by his enemies.

He was born shortly after Livia divorced Tiberius Nero and married Augustus ( 17 January, 38 BC ), giving rise to rumours that Augustus was the real father, although this is widely discredited by modern historians as Augustus had not yet met Livia when Drusus would have been conceived ( During his reign, Claudius revived this rumor to give the impression that Augustus was his paternal grandfather in addition to being his maternal great-uncle ).

There have also been rumours of the new owners planning to rename it " Peace Island ", but those have been denied.

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Although Stephen's son William was young and unprepared to challenge Henry for the throne in 1153, the situation could well have shifted in subsequent years — there were widespread rumours during 1154 that William planned to assassinate Henry, for example.

Nevertheless, rumours persisted, perhaps assisted by Henry's camp, that Eleanor had poisoned Rosamund.

However rumours persisted for many years that James had survived and had gone into exile, or his body was buried in Scotland, with no evidence to support them.

However, rumours persisted and it was later whispered in society that Rasputin had seduced not only the Tsarina but also the four grand duchesses.

She firmly dismissed rumours that had persisted for 30 years that she was a lesbian, that had started after she interviewed rock musician Joan Armatrading in 1978, saying that this was not true and had probably dissuaded men from approaching her.

Hifi sound was never marketed although rumours persisted shortly before the format's demise of a hifi machine which utilised the data track.

Although rumours of a CGI revival of the show have persisted in recent years, no official announcements have been made.

The rumours persisted that the film showed a real-life murder.

These underground rumours were propagated by, among others, Giuliano della Rovere, and the family was frequently described as marranos by political opponents: the rumours persisted in popular culture for centuries, listed as such for example in the Semi-Gotha of 1912.

Her husband, banker and Kiwanis president Henry Heinz was shot by a burglar in their mansion, Rainbow Terrace, in 1943, though rumours persisted that a relative murdered him.

Locke never publicly admitted to being the author, while rumours persisted that others were involved.

Although rumours of a United States or United Kingdom tour persisted for more than a year afterwards, these have largely subsided.

Despite remaining with McLaren, rumours persisted that Newey wanted to leave the team, and by late 2004 his future began to look uncertain when speculation began that the engineer could return to Williams or even leave the sport completely.

Talk persisted about the emotional state of Coates himself — rumours depicted him as drinking heavily.

As word of the shooting spread through the community, rumours persisted that Mrs. Groce had in fact been killed in the shooting, and a large group of protesters gathered at the local police station chanting anti-police slogans and demanding disciplinary action against the officers involved.

( Dupont was not paroled until the restoration of Louis XVIII ; indeed, rumours persisted that he had been quietly assassinated in captivity.

Regardless, rumours persisted that the morale of the squad was low both because of this incident, and in relation to the payment of bonuses.

Scandals and rumours around her name developed and persisted as she engaged in a sexual relationship with two Grand Dukes of the Romanov family: Sergei Mikhailovich and his cousin Andrei Vladimirovich.

While there are constant rumours that she has affairs with male celebrities in order to build her profile, in some cases she simply creates the rumours herself ; in The Desert Angel ( series 1 ) she confesses to Pat Cash that she started a rumour about having an affair with him.

It was said that this was in preparation for a tour of duty in Afghanistan, where Canadian and British forces were participating in the NATO led Afghan War ; rumours that were confirmed in February the following year, when the British Ministry of Defence revealed that Harry had secretly been deployed as a Forward Air Controller to Helmand Province in the Asian country.

Initially, Henry refused to see Beatrice, but eventually he had her imprisoned in rough conditions ; the young Frederick was treated more appropriately, but he died in Henry's custody nonetheless ( the rumours that he was murdered are baseless ).

However, perhaps inevitably, there were also rumours surrounding his death ; that finding that he could not keep the promises that he had made to the king, he committed suicide by taking poison, or drinking bull's blood.

No sooner does she establish herself in polite society than someone turns up who knows her disreputable history and spreads rumours ; Steyne himself hounds her out of Rome.

Since the pentito himself is physically protected by the police, retribution on his family is common ; therefore, when there are rumours of a mafioso collaborating with the police, the family usually condemns that person immediately to avoid retaliation.

Edward had been challenged by John Deydras, a royal pretender ; although Deydras was ultimately executed, the rumours surrounding the case highlighted Edward's unpopularity.

Lovell went missing ; there were rumours that he had escaped and hidden to avoid retribution.

Gordon Allport credited the staying-power of certain rumours to the persistent cultural state-of-mind that they embody and capsulise ; thus " Urban legends " are a feature of rumour.

Based on the novel by Josephine Hart and directed by veteran French director Louis Malle, Damage seemed to be the ideal international vehicle for Binoche ; however the production was wrought with difficulties and dogged by rumours of serious conflict.

Toward the end of his life there were rumours, not all untrue, that he was romantically attached to the Spanish Infanta María del Pilar, daughter of Queen Isabella II of Spain ; she died two months after Louis Napoléon.

There were rumours in 1998 that Kennett might retire from politics ; these were mostly centred around Phil Gude, a longtime minister ( as Industry and Employment Minister, 1992 – 1996, and Minister for Education, 1996 – 1999 ).

; October 2009: Clashes: Palestinian protesters gathered at the site after rumours that an extreme Israeli group would harm the site, which the Israeli government denied.

There were rumours that he and the singer pursued a brief affair ; his relations with Geneviève were strained at this time, and they lived apart for several months.

Nor did she stop there in supporting Mary and Maximilian ; when, on 22 July 1478, Mary gave birth to a son and heir, Philip, Louis XI had rumours spread that the child was in fact a girl.

The body was taken by Thomas Neville, Lord Furnival, to Whitchurch, Shropshire for burial ; however when rumours circulated that Percy was still alive, the King ' had the corpse exhumed and displayed it, propped upright between two millstones, in the market place at Shrewsbury '.

However, by January 15, of the following year Sauvé resigned as an MP, and thus as speaker, and two days later she was hospitalised ; rumours circulated that it was due to cancer, but the official story was that the she had contracted a respiratory virus, which was further complicated by an allergy to antibiotics.

This caused the rumours about a secret ceremony to again come up ; however, there has been no proof given other than Liev's word in the video which was shot in early June 2009.

His elevation, however, led to accusatory rumours from King James's supporters that Marlborough had disgracefully betrayed his erstwhile king for personal gain ; William himself entertained reservations about the man who had deserted James.

Stoke slipped down the league in an extremely tight 1937 – 38 season, and, annoyed by rumours circulating the city of resentment in the dressing room against him for his England success, Matthews requested a transfer in February ; his request was denied.

Aronson's judgement was based on Albert Victor's " adoration of his elegant and possessive mother ; his ' want of manliness '; his ' shrinking from horseplay '; his ' sweet, gentle, quiet and charming ' nature ", as well as the Cleveland Street rumours and his opinion that there is " a certain amount of homosexuality in all men ".

In 2009, approaches were again made for a reunited Spacemen 3 to appear at a summer festival, at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival ; however, Pierce quashed rumours saying he " wasn't interested " and added, " The split was so acrimonious and my view of him hasn't changed.