“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.”
A brilliantly researched academic article below. But…It’s possible that Simeon Bekbulatovich and the Hapsburg Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II are one and the same person. Is this why the Triumphal Procession of Emperor Maximilian I is so full of blank spaces? Triumphal Procession of Emperor Maximilian I Oh, Those pesky sources! Simeon […]
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WHO? Two versions of the story. Take your pick :o) Wikiyawn Page – Simeon Bekbulatovich From NC: “SIMEON-IVAN BECKBULATOVITCH. Simeon-Ivan Beckbulatovitch 1572-1584. In the Western chronicles he is reflected as the Habsburg ‘Maximillian II’ 1564-1576 according to [76]. Following the crushing defeat of the oprichnina czarevich Ivan was forced to abdicate. Simeon, […]
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The Livonian War can also be called the Revolt of Western Europe against the Empire. It coincides perfectly with the Reformation, that time in history (16th/early 17th cc) when everything begins to change. In W. Europe, “Lutheranism” was chosen as a banner for reform and rebellion. But to the Empire, Lutheranism was exactly the same […]
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Before I can get to Elisabeth Bathory, I have to understand the Oprichnina. Before I get to the Oprichnina, I have to understand the Livonian War. What’s the Livonian War? Not what we’ve been told. No, shit!!! WikiSilly Page – Livonian War Now – what really happened? :o)
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I’ve mentioned Elisabeth before. History has put her on a par with Vlad the Impaler/Dracula. There are even ‘serious’ TV documentaries about her being the Worst Female Serial Killer in all of History. Her story has fascinated me for as many years as Vlad’s has. Now I understand why. Through Shakespeare, Ivan the Terrible, Oprichnina, […]
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“I’ll speak a prophecy ere I go: When priests are more in word than matter; When brewers mar their malt with water; When nobles are their tailors’ tutors; No heretics burn’d, but wenches’ suitors; When every case in law is right; No squire in debt, nor no poor knight; When slanders do not live in […]
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This is clear as mud to me. But… I keep coming across it. Soooooo, it must be important! WikiBS page about it. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow… That bloody Bard won’t go away. Out, out damn spot. By the pricking of my thumbs… ;o)
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Anne Boleyn “I charge thee, fling away ambition: By that sin fell the angels.” Or Nan Bullen as the common folk called her. As with Katherine, her story is too well-known to repeat. In the play, Anne is the enchantress. The bad woman. Elena of Moldavia/Elena Voloshank Elena apparently married Ivan the […]
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Urmmmm! Not enough info yet and a subject I’m not ready to get into. Henry VIII/Henry Tudor Divorced, beheaded, died. Divorced, beheaded, survived. The Six Wives! But for now, the most important are the first two. Katherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. Katherine the good, loyal wife. Anne, the enchantress. Everything hangs on Henry’s actions […]
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The line above is from Henry VIII by Shakespeare. It seems that this play is little performed and little known. Maybe because it started in tragedy…the burning down of the Globe Theatre in c.1613 as the show was on. Rather careless, methinks. I’d originally thought the cast and crew would be the same but they […]
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Genoa….Genoa…..Genoa Oh. Deja Vu. I seem to’ve said that before! Feeling really stooopid now. It was there right in front of me all the time. Genoa. I get why it’s so important now. Having read, read and reread the article…… On old maps, Genoa is spelt with a J. Janua. The city of John. […]
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Yes, I’ve gone back to the Bard. Henry VIII is a play that I hardly know. Although I do know the history. From day dot we are force fed the Tudors here! This whole play/reconstruction/hidden stuff has freaked me out. Aaaaaargh. It’s very different (but ultimately linked) to the other plays presented here. To begin, […]
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