“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.”
GB : 17th June 2019 I LOVE MY WORK :o) It gets more bizarre and surreal by the hour! Mum’s cousin, Janet, is a fabby amateur genealogist. She’s traced her and Mum’s Norfolk family back to the 1500’s. And one of the family names was DYER. As in they were cloth dyers ? Q – […]
I’m waiting for Dave, the postie to bring the two packages that I need to start on my new research project. So – I thought I’d spend the time being educated as I knit. OMG! I was watching this video below and when it got to the de-bunking part, I shouted “Russian Splice” at the […]
Why are spies called Moles? And yes…they probably do spend time underground entering and exiting buildings via tunnels but not much time. Humans need sunlight to survive! When we stop looking at Underground/Tunnel/Labyrinth in their literal meanings – a whole new view opens up. Historical research is a labyrinthine task. And that Does NOT mean […]
I’m being called back to a former way of life to finish studying a subject that has been part of my OCD Research vibe for many, many years. A journey that will help to unravel the meaning of the title above in MY Life. THIS research is now my “Day” job and The Hidden History […]
GB : Population Explosion in the 1800’s Whilst I have yet to find any solid evidence for my latest theory, (see link above) everything that I am reading is bringing me closer to the exact same conclusion. There was something TRULY rotten about Victorian Madhouses. ” This was especially the case in private, often unregulated institutions. […]
Laudanum Henriette Marie aka Henrietta Marie. Named after her father Henri IV and her mother Marie de Medici I slowly grew very fond of Henriette Marie as I researched and wrote about her. She is 13 years old when I first introduced her. A beautiful, young, innocent child. But she (mysteriously) died aged about 59 […]
I’ve had a very disturbing thought that has been dogging my recent foray into Victorian research. Put together the following : The Massive Popularity of “Newly” built Mental Asylums. The Victorian Baby-Farming Scandals. The HUGE population explosion. The amount of orphans available for adoption. How many families got rid of their unwanted daughters by sending […]
Aka – How to Commit the PERFECT Murder/Crime. It’s simple. Read History! What? Yup. If you are a trained investigator (like moi) with a Father who was a very skilled Police Detective, something sticks. There is (I was going to say, “seems to be”) but….there IS a common thread to many of the worst and […]
Flannán mac Toirrdelbaig TBR – To Be Researched. I’ve read and watched several versions of this story and each time it gets even fishier! Too many “facts” make too little sense.
If you have never watched the film – may I humbly suggest that you watch the original B&W versions of The Blue Angel Der blaue Engel In German or English. They were filmed back to back in 1930 by Josef von Sternberg, Marlene Dietrich’s Professor Higgins. The film is based on a 1905 novel called […]