“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
Egypt – Zahi Hawass. Nuff said. Thebes. Not Egypt but… Wiki : Thebes, Greece Rhodes. Woohoo :o) Wiki : Knights Hospitaller And if you’re a fan of Lady Dunnett – The Disorderly Knights comes to mind. Rome…m’eh! 205 Cut through the isthmus looking wistfully, Moving against all, passing o’er the sea, Then […]
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I’m really getting into those Sybil-line oracles :o) 235 How he shall utterly destroy. . . . . . . . . . . Dry land shall bloom together with the leaves Appearing; and the, heavenly firmament Shall bring to light upon the solid rock Rainstorm and flame, and much wind on the land, […]
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Right! Sometimes I;m a bit slow. When that happens I get woken at stupid o’clock. Ooops. “Excalibur (/ɛkˈskælɪbər/) is the legendary sword of King Arthur, sometimes also attributed with magical powers or associated with the rightful sovereignty of Britain. Excalibur and the Sword in the Stone (the proof of Arthur’s lineage) are sometimes said to be the same weapon, but in most versions they […]
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Or the anglicised Dalriada if you prefer. Wiki – FastbecomingmyBestBSFriend : Dál Riata My late father had jet black hair and light grey eyes. Traditional Irish colouring. First footing? Hogmanay? Tall, dark haired man? Irish/Scottish/Welsh. I KNOW my ancestry. And my history. Just saying :o)
Read MoreOoooooh! Chufut Kale . Crimea.
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21st Feb 2019 – Was Christopher Columbus Greek? 18th May 2019 – The Republic of Genoa 4th Feb 2019 – Hernando Colón “Not all historical documents are destroyed yet. It is possible to reconstruct the history of the “new continent” between the arrival of Christopher Columbus, in 1492 and 1776. Christopher Columbus […]
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It’s very rare that I can get a full five minutes together but today…Wooohoo…I’ve had a whole an hour. What to do? What to do? M’eh. I’ll watch a bit of Sherlock. Love this episode. Sherlock: Consulting criminal. Brilliant. Moriarty: Isn’t it? No one ever gets to me… and no one ever will .Sherlock: I did. […]
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Every male in my life who has ever spent time in the “Middle East” has used a local barber. Unlike the UK barbers who charge their trimmer and then charge a fortune, these ones Know How To Do it! “Hot wax, eyebrow threading, eye massage, head massage, Sir?” Having a head massage (and I know) […]
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Two Interesting articles from FES – For Y’All’s Information. Axial Precession Dating the Ecumenical Council of Nicaea – Inexistence of Axial Precession Just Saying!
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The language of the Cathars in the South of France/North of Spain was OCCITAN. Listen to this, their hymn of Freedom. Then read the extract below. From NC: “After the Reformation mutiny, the natural process of divergence of languages was spurred by special state measures. The deposited governors of the Empire began to introduce […]
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Following on from Billy and his two Scotsmen…how about an Hilarious Welshwoman and a MadasaboxofFrogs Higlander in Rome? The Sistine Chapel is still shaking :o) God’s Honest…I’m wearing Ambasciatori Palace slippers right now! Feet in the bidet? Common as Muck or When in Rome be Yourself? Or we could be very “sensible” and investigate Caesar’s […]
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From SteveBivans Bones, Burials, and the Viking Great Army in Repton In this he found a stone coffin, and with Difficulty removing the Cover, saw a ‘Skeleton of a Humane Body Nine Foot’ long, and round it lay ‘One Hundred Humane Skeletons, with their Feet pointing to the Stone coffin.’ The Head of the great […]
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