David IV the Builder

Friday, 3 January 2020, 16:40.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oh, bollocks. Pardonez Moi No matter how hard, painful, destructive the yadayada BS. I just can’t stop truthing. Or NOT doing as I’m “supposed.” My BAD :o( Anyhoo – let’s go back. Way way waaaaaay back (so last year. Tut) To….. Via Wiki : Bagrationi dynasty To meet a David. Haunted by David […]

Happy St. Stephen’s Day

Thursday, 26 December 2019, 13:56.Reading time 9 minutes.

Reputed site of the stoning of Stephen, Greek Orthodox Church of St Stephen, Kidron Valley, Jerusalem Or Boxing Day. M’eh. Wiki : Boxing Day Wiki : Saint Stephen NC : 23. STEPHEN PROTOMARTYR AND STEPHANOS HAGIOCHRISTOPHORITES WHO WAS THE FIRST MARTYR FOR ANDRONICUS. In the history of the Christian Church […]

Let’s Take a Trip Back in Time!

Monday, 16 December 2019, 3:34.Reading time less than 1 minute.

To Trebizond. With the children of Andronicus I Comnenus Smug, dear? Me. dear? No, dear! How Very DARE you :o)

Polyarchy, The Mother of Anarchy

Sunday, 8 December 2019, 11:13.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Wiki : Polyarchy I’m finding this intro to Choniates work quite interesting. An earthquake in 1162? A comet in 1182 that FORETOLD the end of Andronicus I Comnenus?

144 Thousand

Sunday, 8 December 2019, 1:32.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’ve been looking into Revelation again. This will all make sense soon. Trust me :o) Who Are the 144 thousand?

Very Telling Words

Sunday, 17 November 2019, 9:18.Reading time 1 minute.

From the recent shared pdf… Then too, the accelerated discussions of the Donation of Constantine (such as the origin of imperial power, the basis of papal authority over temporals, the pope and the transfer of empire, the pope‟s claims to Rome and the patrimony) since the eleventh century kept alive the issue of the […]

Three Second Attention Span

Saturday, 2 November 2019, 14:23.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Yes. Sheesh. I know. But I got very bored with India. Moving on to…

Da Vinci Code?

Tuesday, 22 October 2019, 4:17.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Leonardo da Vinci – John the Baptist Whenever you see the symbol above – right hand, forefinger pointing upwards – you don’t need da (n) Vinci Brown to tell you the message. John the Forerunner is showing you the way :o)

Deeper and Deeper

Sunday, 20 October 2019, 9:02.Reading time 1 minute.

Flag of Trebizond Wiki : Thomas MacKenzie The Highlander who founded Sevastopol. Khouter MacKenzie, in the Crimea, is so named from Admiral MacKenzie, who. commanded the Black Sea fleet under Katherine II, and fortified Sebastopol. In 1738 MacKenzie of Conansby was a colonel under the Empress Anne, and Captain MacKenzie of Redcastle, another […]

Asen Dynasty

Tuesday, 8 October 2019, 14:56.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Wiki : Asen Dynasty The Asen dynasty rose as the leaders of Bulgaria after a rebellion against the Byzantine Empire at the turn of the year 1185/1186 caused by the increase in the Imperial taxes. I think that I’ve used the image above before. Hang on. BRB. Back now. Woobloodyhooo! Aug 2019 : The Marble Emperor […]

Oh. I’ve Done That One :o)

Monday, 7 October 2019, 4:04.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The European half (WEST) of the Double-Headed Eagle and the Yellow of the Cathar Flag Missing!! In my inbox this morning… WOObloodyHOOOOO! Basarab House of Wallachia

Red Hair

Thursday, 3 October 2019, 13:07.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Wow. I had to trawl my archives for that image. Amazon no longer sells the book with this cover! Wiki : Early Slavs Wiki : Red Headed League There’s more. Mummies in China. Hamish Macbeth. Andronicus I Comnenus had red/gold hair Mary Magdalene had red hair, Blahdeblah

The Ravens of Dinefwr is the first in a series of novels-in-progress set in the early 12th century. It follows the dispossessed members of the South Wales House of Dinefwr from their origins in Deheubarth to the centre of the known world, Jerusalem. Come and be my fellow Far-Farer. Come travelling and unravelling with me through Wales, Norway, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Russia, Constantinople, Italy, the Balkans, the Holy Land. Come and Far-Fare through every degree on my 12th century compass.