Answers to Loaded Questions

From NC:   These questions no longer relate to chronology, but to reconstruction, so the answers are largely hypothetical. Nevertheless, they are interesting because they help to overcome the psychological prejudices that sometimes interfere with the perception of the new history of the Empire. We must say right away that the answers are simple and based on […]

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Come one, Come All…

…To the U A V show. Y’know when you laugh sooooooo hard that you have to snort. Or else you’ll die? Don’t stop me now… Go away Freddie :o) Zombie Dolores, yer ‘aving a larf, lassie. Debbie Harry? Nope. Out, out damn spot. Gagagagaga! Freddie? Last warning, pal.  

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Red Hair

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

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Ruska Roma

Flag of the Romani people   WikiScmiki: Ruska Roma   Wow! Their history – via Wiki – from the beginning of the 19th century. Did someone plant a Ruska Roma seed in a garden and they all sprouted c. 1800?  

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Ken Bran

On a lighter note :o) Every body around me knows (I might’ve given it away!) that I’ve got a “thing” for Ken Bran. He was on TV this morning for about 4 seconds. I was told to “calm down.” Shu’up! Take 1   Take 2   Take 3

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Importance of Vlad Tepes and Mehmed II

I’ve read both McNally and Florescu’s biographies of Vlad. M’eh. I keep getting bombarded with these articles…but there is hidden treasure therein :o)   Importance of Vlad Tepes and Mehmed II

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Mamluk Tarot

This will not be for those who have problems with the ethereal/intangible stuff ‘n’ nonsense in life. But it’s of interest to me on a few levels. In 1927, an incomplete set of playing/tarot cards was found in the Topkapi, Istanbul. I’m reading up the literature – apart from the main book written about this […]

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Sakhalin

Sakhalin Island has interesting links to the History of the Tartary Empire. What and where is this island? WikiGoRound : Sakhalin From this came a little “coincidence” or several. The Dutch East India Company. The Jesuits. A 17th century Dutch cartographer called Maarten Gerritszoon Vries. And a nice little resource of volumes about the “discoveries” […]

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Inspector Morse

My all time favourite TV series. Not a bad episode anywhere. The late, great John Thaw.

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Bentonite Clay

From my sorely missed mentor and friend – Leslie Kenton…   Radiance From The Living Earth Clay is a pelloid—from the Greek word pellos, meaning mud. The pelloids are a class of earth substances derived from magma deposits. Amongst natural materials, they are unequalled for their therapeutic and health-promoting properties. In Europe they have been […]

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Far Out

This theory is mine and mine alone. So, I’ll only have myself to blame if it’s wrong. Heyho! Shrug. Hagia Eirene (see a previous post) plus The GREEK name of Andronicus I Comnenus’ mother.    

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15 Degrees

From NC :   The Church of St. Irina is one of the first basilica temples of the apostolic Christianity, which replaced the former circus temples of patrimonial Christianity Today we all know well that the altars of Christian churches are directed to the east. It must be said that for many old temples this direction […]

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