The Sokollu Clan

Thursday, 6 February 2020, 9:27.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oooh. Another huge one for the PDF TBR pile! And kind of new to me – although the underlying pattern is very much the same as all the other MS history theses. Aha. Much reading to be done. As always :o)

Time is a Great Healer (?)

Wednesday, 5 February 2020, 13:48.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I do NOT agree. For me – WORK heals. I have a huge, gaping hole in my research. It concerns the mother(s) of Andronicus I Comnenus’ children. Maybe Maria is figured out. (TY, AMP) but what about the others? Anna. How can an 11 year old give birth to at least 2, maybe more, children […]

A Case of Identity

Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 17:17.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Mmmn. Let’s study a CASE of Id. ID = EGO ??? Wiki : A Case of Identity The Empty Hearse Vibe ??? Or maybe Colin Dexter’s short story collection Morse’s Greatest Mystery which features a story called something, something about Mis-Identity. Based on Conan Doyle’s original story. Check it out. I’m […]

Aaaah. Vienna

Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 15:34.Reading time less than 1 minute.

AN OTTOMAN PEACE ATTEMPT AT …etc

Honoured by the Glory of Islam

Monday, 3 February 2020, 1:29.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Honoured by the Glory of Islam

Siouxsie and the Banshees

Saturday, 1 February 2020, 15:19.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Talking to BFF yesterday and remembering just how GOOD we used to be. At being BAD. Got us onto the music vibe we shared as “kids.” Siouxsie and the Banshees turned up in the convo. Mmmmmn. Youth Club Discos in Tattershall with smuggled al – key – hol. And PUNKing all over the dancefloor :o) […]

Feet Up & Resting

Saturday, 1 February 2020, 13:56.Reading time 1 minute.

That was the order. So – I am! But not navel-gazing. I’ve just had a free sample kindle book sent called Holistic Tarot by Benebell Wen. Free? OK. Likey that :o) She’s on a trial run before I decide to buy the book (after I’ve robbed the local bank!) As Ms Wen states… I’m Taiwanese […]

The Burning Ground

Saturday, 1 February 2020, 10:01.Reading time less than 1 minute.

“The burning-ground is a stage on the Path where you clearly see the difference between who you are as an ego and who you are as the silent Presence. This distinction becomes clearer as you are exposed to more spiritual light and realize there is a decision to be made.” There are many different […]

Back to MY Roots

Friday, 31 January 2020, 16:44.Reading time 1 minute.

Another strange day. One that has made me think long and hard. It’s not in my nature to go backwards. I live today and dream of tomorrow but… …if this past year has taught me anything, it’s that I was on the Right Track originally. FFS! I’d even mapped out a whole life story for […]

Wolf on the Border

Wednesday, 29 January 2020, 16:02.Reading time less than 1 minute.

So here was me, myself, I. Feeling shit scared. All alone. Hopeless when… Someone sent me this. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Times Thank you :o) Saved by a Wolf who knows (?) P.S. Read the image above. What saved me were two words – MARCHER LORDS. If you have ever done any research […]

Firearms and Military Adaptation: The Ottomans and the European Military Revolution, 1450–1800

Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 12:09.Reading time 2 minutes.

OK. These things keep getting to sent my inbox so… … :o) Thank you Firearms and Military Adaptation: The Ottomans and the European Military Revolution, 1450–1800 Historians usually acknowledge the Ottomans’ successful early adoption of firearms, and some even term them a “gunpowder empire,” suggesting that firearms played […]

The Ottoman Empire and Europe

Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 7:49.Reading time less than 1 minute.

:o) The Ottoman Empire and Europe

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