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Showing posts with label family history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label family history. Show all posts
Sunday, 2 November 2025

Honouring The Dead

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Here’s something different to my usual Hallowe’en article. Just for a change, here’s my take on Hallowe’en and how today, All Soul’s Day, is...
Wednesday, 1 November 2023

Day Of The Dead: Out Of His Hollywood Tree

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We’re halfway through what the Christian Church calls Hallowtide. This is the 3-day period of remembrance and devotion to our ancestors. It ...
Saturday, 10 June 2023

Heraldic Alphabet 2023

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Welcome to my 10th Heraldic Alphabet celebrating the annual International Heraldry Day with coats of arms in the lgbt+ community. Regular re...
Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Queer Achievement: Arms For A Price

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[Achievement – the name given in heraldry to the full pictorial representation of a coat of arms.] It’s been a while since I did an in-depth...
Monday, 14 November 2022

Game of Gay Thrones 7: Byzantium, Korea, England and Baden

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Here we are again with another group of lgbt royal wannabes. Included are a couple of spouses who, for one reason or another, were prevented...
Monday, 16 May 2022

William and John: Part 6) Outlaws and Villains

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We return to the story of Sir William Neville and his partner Sir John Clanvowe. Last time we concentrated on Sir John’s writings, specific...
Friday, 23 April 2021

Out of King Edward's Tree: Part 3

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Today is St. George’s Day. St. George became the patron saint of England during the reign of King Edward III (1312-1377). Over the past two ...
Thursday, 22 April 2021

Out of King Edward's Tree: Part 2

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Here is the second part of the list of lgbt descendants of King Edward III, who made St. George the patron saint of England, and his father,...