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Remy and Colin also find themselves awake and hard at work - though theirs is of a scholarly nature. It won't be long now until Remy has completed his schooling and unlike his peers within the Kingdom he is not expected to spend the last few years of his teenhood in the cloister learning various trades and socializing with those of differing classes.

Part of him is glad - he feels like he'd go slightly batty overthinking anything and everything said to him there - but another part of him wishes that Penrith wasn't so... isolated.

They weren't part of Edirann, but nor were they part of any other kingdom. They existed in a sort of dangerous no man's land.

He couldn't exactly apprentice himself way out here, or establish a thriving business; Mirella's herbs were a special case. His future felt so blank and it was unnerving.

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The Cleopatras - BBC Two - January 19, 1983 - March 9, 1983

Historical Drama (8 episodes)

Running Time: 60 minutes

The Cleopatras:

Michelle Newell as Cleopatra III and Cleopatra VII

Elizabeth Shepherd as Cleopatra II

Caroline Mortimer as Cleopatra Thea

Prue Clarke as Cleopatra Selene

Sue Holderness as Cleopatra IV

Pauline Moran as Cleopatra Berenike

Amanda Boxer as Cleopatra Tryphaena, Queen of Syria

Emily Richard as Cleopatra Tryphaena, Queen of Egypt

Francesca Gonshaw as Arsinoe IV

The Ptolemies:

Richard Griffiths as Potbelly

David Horovitch as Chickpea

Daniel Beales as Ptolemy XIII

Adam Bareham as Fluter

Lauren Beales as Ptolemy XV

Gary Carp as Eupator

Graham Seed as Ptolemy

Sadik Soussi as Memphites

Ian McNeice as Alexander

David Purcell as Alexander the Younger

Shelagh McLeod as Berenike IV

Francesca Gonshaw as Princess Arsinoe

Graham Crowden as Theodotus

Romans:

Robert Hardy as Julius Caesar

Christopher Neame as Mark Antony

Geoffrey Whitehead as Scipio Africanus

Donald Pickering as Lucius Licinius Lucullus

Phillip Cade as Gnaeus Pompey

Rupert Frazer as Octavian

Manning Wilson as Cicero

Godfrey James as Cato

Matthew Long as Ahenobarbus

Graham Pountney as Archelaus

Patrick Troughton as Sextus

Karen Archer as Octavia

The Seleucids:

Stephen Greif as Demetrius

James Aubrey as Grypus

Nicholas Geake as Seleucus

Colin Higgins as Seleucus

Donald MacIver as Alexander Zebinas

Granville Saxton as Cyzicenus

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Arianne Brawn x Colin Weynart

I'm looking for a place to start And everything feels so different now Water up to my knees But sharks are swimmin' in the sea Just follow my yellow light And ignore all those big warning signs

Yellow Light - Of monsters and men

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Sir Alexander Mackenzie (or MacKenzie, Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacCoinnich; 1764 – 12 March 1820) was a Scottish explorer known for accomplishing the first east to west crossing of America north of Mexico in 1793, which preceded the more famous Lewis and Clark Expedition by 12 years. 

The Mackenzie River is named after him, the longest river system in Canada and the second longest in North America.  Mackenzie was born in Luskentyre House in Stornoway on Lewis. He was the third of the four children born to Kenneth 'Corc' Mackenzie (1731–1780) and his wife Isabella MacIver, from another prominent mercantile family in Stornoway. When only 14 years old, Mackenzie's father served as an ensign to protect Stornoway during the Jacobite rising of 1745. He later became a merchant and held the tack of Melbost; his grandfather being a younger brother of Murdoch Mackenzie, 6th Laird of Fairburn. 

Educated at the same school as Colin Mackenzie, he sailed to New York City with his father to join an uncle, John Mackenzie, in 1774, after his mother died in Scotland.[6] In 1776, during the American War of Independence, his father and uncle resumed their military duties and joined the King's Royal Regiment of New York as lieutenants. By 1778, for his safety as a son of loyalists, young Mackenzie was either sent, or accompanied by two aunts, to Montreal. By 1779 (a year before his father's death at Carleton Island]), Mackenzie had a secured apprenticeship with Finlay, Gregory & Co., one of the most influential fur trading companies in Montreal, which was later administered by Archibald Norman McLeod. In 1787, the company merged with the North West Company. 1789 Mackenzie River expedition to the Arctic Ocean.

On behalf of the North West Company, Mackenzie traveled to Lake Athabasca where, in 1788, he was one of the founders of Fort Chipewyan. He had been sent to replace Peter Pond, a partner in the North West Company. From Pond, he learned that the First Nations people understood that the local rivers flowed to the northwest. Acting on this information, he set out by canoe on the river known to the local Dene First Nations people as the Dehcho, (Mackenzie River) on 3 July 1789, following it to its mouth in the hope of finding the Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. As he ended up reaching the Arctic Ocean on 14 July, it is conjectured that he named the river "Disappointment River" as it did not lead to Cook Inlet in Alaska as he had expected. The river was later renamed the Mackenzie River in his honor. 

1792–93 Peace River expedition to the Pacific Ocean

In 1791, Mackenzie returned to Great Britain to study the new advance in the measurement of longitude. Upon his return to Canada in 1792, he set out once again to find a route to the Pacific. Accompanied by two native guides (one named Cancre), his cousin, Alexander MacKay, six Canadian voyageurs (Joseph Landry, Charles Ducette, Francois Beaulieux, Baptiste Bisson, Francois Courtois, Jacques Beauchamp) and a dog simply referred to as "our dog", Mackenzie left Fort Chipewyan on 10 October 1792, and traveled via the Pine River to the Peace River. From there he traveled to a fork on the Peace River arriving 1 November where he and his cohorts built a fortification that they resided in over the winter. This later became known as Fort Fork. 

Mackenzie left Fort Fork on 9 May 1793, following the route of the Peace River.He crossed the Great Divide and found the upper reaches of the Fraser River, but was warned by the local natives that the Fraser Canyon to the south was unnavigable and populated by belligerent tribes. He was instead directed to follow a grease trail by ascending the West Road River, crossing over the Coast Mountains and descending the Bella Coola River to the sea. He followed this advice and reached the Pacific coast on 20 July 1793, at Bella Coola, British Columbia, on North Bentinck Arm, an inlet of the Pacific Ocean. Having done this, he had completed the first recorded transcontinental crossing of North America north of Mexico, 12 years before Lewis and Clark. He had unknowingly missed meeting George Vancouver at Bella Coola by 48 days. 

He had wanted to continue westward out of a desire to reach the open ocean, but was stopped by the hostility of the Heiltsuk people. Hemmed in by Heiltsuk war canoes, he wrote a message on a rock near the water's edge of Dean Channel, using a reddish paint made of vermilion and bear grease, and turned back east. 

The inscription read: "Alex MacKenzie / from Canada / by land / 22d July 1793" (at the time the name Canada was an informal term for the former French territory in what is now southern Quebec and Ontario). The words were later inscribed permanently by surveyors. The site is now Sir Alexander Mackenzie Provincial Park and is designated a First Crossing of North America National Historic Site. In 2016, Mackenzie was named a National Historic Person.

  In his journal Mackenzie recorded the Carrier language for the first time. In 1801 the journals of his exploratory journeys were published. He was knighted for his efforts in the following year and served in the Legislature of Lower Canada for Huntingdon County, from 1804 to 1808. 

In 1812 Mackenzie, then aged 48, returned to Scotland, where he married 14-year-old Geddes Mackenzie, heiress of Avoch. 

They had two sons and a daughter. Her grandfather, Captain John Mackenzie of Castle Leod (great-grandson of George Mackenzie, 2nd Earl of Seaforth), purchased the estate of Avoch with money left to him by his first cousin and brother-in-law, Admiral George Geddes Mackenzie. Lady Mackenzie's father was a first cousin of the father of George Simpson, Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company. The Mackenzies lived between Avoch and London. He died in 1820 of Bright's disease, at an age of 56 (his exact date of birth unknown). He is buried near Avoch on the Black Isle.

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Statues and Monuments: Lord Clyde

Statues and Monuments: Lord Clyde

Colin Campbell was born, Colin MacIver, in Glasgow in October 1792. After school, his uncle Major John Campbell, arranged for him to go to Gosport Military Academy. It here that it is believed that it was wrongly assumed that the boy had the same name as his uncle and so he was enrolled as Colin Campbell.

He joined the 9th Regiment of Foot as an ensign on May 26th 1808 and was posted to the…

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The Big Idea: Colin MacIver

The Big Idea: Colin MacIver

There are few words more laden with negative association than “traitor” — it’s an apparent repudiation of country and of honor. Is there ever a time when there could be more to the word than that? Author Colin MacIver muses on this subject in his Big Idea post for his novel Turncoat.

COLIN MacIVER:

Throughout history and legend, there have been traitors and turncoats. Roland had his Ganelon;…

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The Big Idea: Colin MacIver

The Big Idea: Colin MacIver

There are few words more laden with negative association than “traitor” — it’s an apparent repudiation of country and of honor. Is there ever a time when there could be more to the word than that? Author Colin MacIver muses on this subject in his Big Idea post for his novel Turncoat.

COLIN MacIVER:

Throughout history and legend, there have been traitors and turncoats. Roland had his Ganelon;…

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Scottish League One: Raith Rovers go top as title race goes to last day

Raith Rovers beat Stranraer 3-0 to go top and ensure the Scottish League One title race will be decided in next week’s final round of fixtures.

Ayr United, who play their game in hand away to Alloa Athletic on Sunday, trail Raith by a point.

Third-placed Arbroath moved three points clear of Alloa with a 2-0 win over Airdrieonians.

Queen’s Park are two points adrift at the bottom after they drew at Forfar, while Albion Rovers beat East Fife.

At Stair Park, Euan Murray, Liam Buchanan and Lewis Vaughan scored to give Raith a comfortable win.

Danny Denholm struck before half-time and Colin Hamilton afterwards in Arbroath’s home win.

Albion Rovers face at least a series of play-offs to secure safety after Sean Higgins’ first-minute header gave them a 1-0 win over East Fife.

Forfar Athletic are safe after their 1-1 home draw with Queen’s Park gave them a five-point cushion over Albion Rovers. Ross Maciver struck Forfar’s opener in the first half and Luke Donnelly replied for the Spiders midway through the second before the hosts had Andy Munro sent off late on.

BBC Sport – Scottish

Scottish League One: Raith Rovers go top as title race goes to last day was originally published on 365 Football

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And just like that...

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Sneaking inside to avoid Mirella's sharp glares Eldon turns his attention to Colin. Unfortunately young MacIver isn't thrilled with his father's thoughts when it comes to his preference in tv channels watching paintings.

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“Uhhh if I back away slowly is he going to follow me???”

He is your son, Eldon.

“That DOES NOT ANSWER MY QUESTION.”

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Up next: the MacIver’s (+ one lone Bellamy)

So, when they were first oh so graciously banished by Arndt Blumenthal to the open plains that became Penrith, Gioia Bellamy, Mirella Drago, and Remy Bellamy were all one household. Later Mirella married a foreign count who had entered the area named Eldon MacIver and they now have one son, Colin.

Mirella is actually Ursula Drago’s sister-in-law, but they haven’t spoken since shortly after the war ended. Initially because Ursula was imprisoned but now because she wouldn’t dare do anything to risk her son’s reputation and that includes socializing with the exiles. Technically, any crime they were accused of they have been forgiven... but there’s no way Arndt still isn’t watching them closely.

Which is just as well, because Mirella never much cared for Ursula. She felt she was too tainted by trade and beneath her brother. (Please note, Mirella IS monolidded, I forgot and put on eyeshadow that has a lid and in theory I’ll remember to take it off next time. That’s why Colin has a monolid!)

NOW.

Relationship-wise, Eldon is not exactly the man he presented himself as being. After the marriage Mirella discovered he wasn’t “exploring” and “visiting” the area but was actually banished from his homeland, much like those inhabiting Penrith form Edirann. His title remains intact, but he’s never allowed to return. Then there’s the matter of his character which is much, much darker than she ever could have known.

But Mirella isn’t one to give up easily. He might not be the man she expected to marry, but she has a good life, she is now a bit of a herbalist in the neighborhood, learning more and more about healing with each passing day. She’s still a bit absent-minded, she always was, and despite the contradiction of her nature (she’s a very sensual woman, it must be said) Mirella is also rather religious.

Little Colin is a fresh new-to-me sim, but so far I think he’s delightful! He’s not always aware of how to behave in any given situation (which, considering his parents... it was bound to happen) and is very obsessed with being flawless at everything, so time will tell how he grows up.

Gioia has since passed, but her grandson Remy continues to live with Mirella. Remy’s very existence is... complex. He was born during the war, to a very young, young teen girl in a situation that was not of her making. You can fill in the blanks. Remy’s birth caused Lucrece’s death which made his relationship with his grandmother incredibly strained. Though she kept him, he knew early on that the sight of him caused her pain. Mirella actually raised him, for the most part, being an unrelated party.