Turbans of Evil

Monday, 13 January 2020, 7:10.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Gotta love bibliographies and footnotes and references. Many a clue lies within :o) Turbans of evil? That’s a new one on me!!!!

The Unbearable Weight of Empire

Monday, 13 January 2020, 2:45.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The Unbearable Weight of Empire

U Are the comPany that you keep

Sunday, 12 January 2020, 12:00.Reading time less than 1 minute.

TTFEv’s #FalseProphet #DaughteroftheDevil

The View of the Turk in Hungary: the Apocalyptic Tradition and the Red Apple in Ottoman–Hungarian Context

Sunday, 12 January 2020, 10:31.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Oooooh. Apple – licious. If You read “History” like I read “History” this one is a God Send. The Revelation of Gog, Red Apple, Magog, John the Divine. Nice way to screw us Academia! Ugh. Gotcha :o) The View of the Turk in Hungary: the Apocalyptic Tradition and the Red Apple in Ottoman–Hungarian Context

17th Century “History.”

Sunday, 12 January 2020, 6:21.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Here we are with a record of the 17th century written by Mme de Motteville (daughter of Luisa Saldagna Bertaud – both of whom were – ) Anne of Austria’s closest companion. The King of Poland has arrived and he’s being studied/written about/painted. Turkish, yes. Persian, yes. JAPANESE? How many 17th century French people knew […]

Stefano della Bella

Saturday, 11 January 2020, 14:18.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Very. Very. VERY confused now. See : I thought I’d research della Bella. Never heard of him. Wiki : della Bella OK. Get that. But the King of Poland was a VASA? Wiki : Ladislav IV Vasa And his father was married to Anna of Austria/Anne of Austria. Anne of Austria the wife of […]

Trapped in Abandoned Castle by a Nude Singing Man (Scotland)

Saturday, 11 January 2020, 11:38.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I’m a fan of Desertify – in case you hadn’t noticed. This is Very Interesting. Why? Because of the Clan Keith Heraldry. Familiar colours to me now :o)

Wolf Moon Tonight?

Friday, 10 January 2020, 15:28.Reading time less than 1 minute.

I hope you are ALL in voice! Wolves HOWL Dogsies Woof (?!) My gorgeous GSD, Tsar, is as close to a wolf as a pet gets. My first GSD used to howl at the ice cream van. Go figure!

The Russian Influence on the Ottoman Empire

Friday, 10 January 2020, 9:02.Reading time less than 1 minute.

And there was me, hoping to take a long weekend off to go and do something completely mindless and frivolous. Sigh! The Russian Influence on the Ottoman Empire

Thonis Herakleion: The Sunken City of the Pharaohs

Friday, 10 January 2020, 7:17.Reading time less than 1 minute.

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Historians Admit To Inventing Ancient Greeks

Friday, 10 January 2020, 5:26.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Sent to me by Jordan Tabov from NC. My thanks, as always :o) Historians Admit To Inventing Ancient Greeks Now. Who would have thought that, eh?

I Would Let Rip But…

Thursday, 9 January 2020, 14:00.Reading time 1 minute.

Weave a Garland of my Vows by Greta Brookes

do something vigorously or without restraint. “the brass sections let rip with sheer gusto” express oneself vehemently or angrily. “Charlie felt he had suffered enough insults and suddenly let rip” T’internet. T’Laptop. T’time is against me. Besides – there’d be far too many expletives to delete! Today’s gift is too big to share. So I’ll […]

The Ravens of Dinefwr is the first in a series of novels-in-progress set in the early 12th century. It follows the dispossessed members of the South Wales House of Dinefwr from their origins in Deheubarth to the centre of the known world, Jerusalem. Come and be my fellow Far-Farer. Come travelling and unravelling with me through Wales, Norway, Ireland, England, Scotland, France, Russia, Constantinople, Italy, the Balkans, the Holy Land. Come and Far-Fare through every degree on my 12th century compass.