“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.”
Every family has a history. Stories are handed down, generation to generation. We love it because we find a great sense of connection to something bigger than every-day-us. But how much is truth and how much is myth? My family has the Admiral. You’d think I’d be proud and giddy but… …I’ve been trying very […]
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This is the Admiral’s son who fled to China and was never heard of again. So says Wikipoodia. But why go to China? Skewbald/Piebald/Pegaya. From NC: PIEBALD HORDE When was ‘ancient Chinese history’ written and who by? It appears that in the XVII-XVIII cc., in China, under the Manchus, a great deal of history […]
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I’ve spent today with Mary Somerville. Although she was born in Jedburgh, she spent her childhood in Burntisland. There are lovely descriptions of this small town in her biography. Wiki : Burntisland Why is this relevant to anything? Well. For one – I’ve always loved the name Burnt Island despite it not being […]
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Wiki : Mary Somerville Someone has stolen my family. AGAIN! I’m getting agitated now. Mary was a famous 19th century female scientist and polymath. She married one of the Admiral’s sons and had a boy by him called Woronzow, I have a copy of Mary’s biography written by the daughter from her second marriage […]
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Two sentences from two different sources are showing me the way. From NC talking about 1775 : Most likely that following their defeat the remnants of the royal court at Tobolsk and its faithful troops fled to China, where they were warmly received by the Emperors of Manchuria, the distant relatives of the Hordian czars […]
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Kronstadt Naval Cathedral built 1903 (?!) Yesterday I decided to explore the Russian part of my DNA through my ancestor, The Admiral. What a bloody stupid idea that was! Apparently him and his son were both appointed governor of Kronstadt. BTW – they followed in the footsteps of another Scot – Thomas Gordon. Yup. […]
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Coat of arms of the Russian family Greig I have an ancestor who played a major part in the Russian Navy. He had the same name as my Grandad and my Dad. Who’d’ve thunk?
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coat of arms of the Marquess of Huntly, Chief of Clan Gordon Blazon: Quarterly 1st Azure three boar’s heads couped Or langued Gules (Gordon) 2nd Or three lion’s heads erased Gules langued Azure (Lordship of Badenoch) 3rd Or 3 crescents within a double tressure flory counter-flory Gules (Seton) 4th Azure three fraises Argent (Fraser). Crescent Moon?
Read MoreThe brilliant Desertify Urbex people. Oh My Giddy Aunt! To Whom it Should Concern…Why-fore are there Cathar stripes and crescent moons on Scottish coats of arms?????? Gotcha :o)
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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 […]
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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
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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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Hidden History Research 