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14th April 1582 saw a Charter granted by James VI which would lead to the foundation of University of Edinburgh in 1583.

The founding of the University of Edinburgh can be traced back directly to Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney and Abbot of Kinloss Abbey. On his death in 1558 he left significant funds for the founding of a seat of learning in Edinburgh, and these formed the basis of the university's endowment. The University was established by a Royal Charter granted by James VI in 1582, making it only the sixth university to be founded in the British Isles, and the fourth in Scotland. Funding came both from the endowment left by Bishop Reid and from the City Council.

In in the 1700s the University of Edinburgh was at the heart of the wide ranging revolution in thinking now known as the Scottish Enlightenment, a revolution that led the French philosopher Voltaire to say "we look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilization". Despite this, until the start of the 1800s, the university had no purpose built buildings, instead occupying a wide variety of rented accommodation. In 1827 this changed with the opening of the Old College, built on South Bridge by the architect William Henry Playfair to plans by Robert Adam.

More new buildings followed, including a new Medical School designed by Robert Rowand Anderson which opened in 1875, and the magnificent McEwan Hall, which was completed in 1880. The university is now also responsible for the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Scotland (and the second oldest in use in the British Isles) St Cecilia's Concert Hall, built for the Edinburgh Musical Society 1763; and in 1889 it opened Teviot House, the oldest purpose built Student Union building anywhere in the world.

The origins of the university library date back to a collection formed in 1580, two years before the university itself was founded. It has grown to become the largest university library in Scotland with over 2 million periodicals, manuscripts, theses, microforms and printed works. It is housed in the main University Library building in George Square, designed by Basil Spence and one of the largest academic library buildings in Europe. There are also a number of more specialised faculty and departmental libraries. In 2011 the previously independent Edinburgh College of Art became part of the university.

The pic shows the charter which the University holdds, the seal itself is not present. Assumed to have been in the possession of the city from the inception until loaned to the University in November 1995.

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Robert Wynn-Carington, Viscount Wendover by Philip de Laszlo 1911

Style note: out of the darkness into some colour

“Albert Edward Samuel Charles Robert Carington, known as Robert, was born on 24 April 1895, at 50 Grovesnor Street in London. He was the sixth child and only son of Charles Carington, then Baron Carrington, and his wife the Hon. Cecilia Margaret Harbord. A close friend of Robert’s father, the Prince of Wales, was his sponsor at his christening on 5 June 1895 at Wycombe Parish Church. On 16 July that year, Charles Carington was created 1st Earl Carrington, and Robert Viscount Wendover. He retained this title even after his father was created Marquess of Lincolnshire in 1912.

Wendover attended Eton College from 1908 until 1912. Following in his father’s footsteps, he joined the Royal Horse Guards and gained the rank of Lieutenant. It was as a subaltern, in the Charge of the Blues 10th Hussars and Essex Yeomanry, that he died from wounds received in action near Ypres on 13 May 1915. He died in hospital in Boulogne on 19 May, his parents at his bedside. On 27 May a Greek verse, In Memoriam, was published in The Eton College Chronicle. His parents repatriated his body for the funeral, which took place at Moulsoe, Buckinghamshire, with full military honours. He was buried in St Mary’s Churchyard, Moulsoe.

This portrait was painted in September 1911 in the dining room at Daws Hill, the Carringtons’ family home on the Wycombe Abbey Estate in Buckinghamshire. De László had painted the sitter’s sister Myee, Viscountess Bury, in July that year, which may have been a catalyst for this commission.

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A photo of Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria (right), with two of her sisters, Maria Antonia and Francesca. Both women were Benedictine nuns at St. Cecilia's Abbey in Solesmes, along with another of their sisters, Maria della Neve Adelaide.

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Our Morning Offering – 18 October – Holy and Learned, Great Saint Luke

Our Morning Offering – 18 October – The Feast of St Luke, the Evangelist Holy and Learned, Great Saint LukePrayer/Hymn in Honour of St Luke“Plausibus Luca canimus”Trans the Benedictines ofSaint Cecilia’s Abbey, Ryde, UK Holy and learned, great Saint Luke,we praise you,Closely you followed in the steps of Jesus,As supreme witness to His life and teachingShedding your life-blood. Under the…

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The Benedictine Nuns of St. Cecilia's Abbey - Gregorian Chant Gaudete

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Descendants of William the Conqueror

(3 Generations)

(Legitimate descendants only)

William Basseville I ' the Conqueror ', King of England 1066 - 1087, Duke of Normandy 1035 - 1087 as William II, the illegitimate son of Robert I 'the Devil' or alternately 'the Magnificent, and his mistress Arletta of Falaise (Harlette, Herleve), the daughter of Fulbert, a tanner of Falaise, and his wife Duxia. Arletta later married Herluin, Viscount of Conteville.

(b. 1027, Falaise Castle, Calvados, Normandy

d. Sept 9, 1087, Priory of St Gervais, Rouen, Normandy of wounds received at the battle of Mantes)

Buried in the Abbey of St Stephen, Caen, Normandy

married c1050, Cathedral of Notre Dame, Eu, Normandy

Matilda Basseville of Flanders, the only daughter of Baldwin Basseville V, Count of Flanders, and his wife Adela Capet, Princess of France, widow of Richard III, Duke of Normandy, and daughter of Robert II 'the Pious', King of France 992 - 1031.

(b. 1032, Lille, Flanders - d. Nov 2, 1083, Caen, Normandy)

Buried in the Abbey of the Holy Trinity (Abbaye aux Dames), Caen.

Their Children

Generation 1

1. Adelaide Basseville of Normandy

(b. c1051, Rouen, Normandy - d. before Jan 6, 1066, Rouen)

Buried (probably) the Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy

2. Robert Basseville II ' Curthose ', Duke of Normandy 1087 - 1106, deposed by his brother Henry I after being defeated at the Battle of Tinchebrai, he was imprisoned for the rest of his life.

(b. c1053, Rouen, Normandy - d. Feb 10, 1134, Cardiff Castle)

Buried in Gloucester Cathedral.

married 1100, Apulia, Sicily

Sibylla of Conversano, the daughter of Geoffrey, Count of Conversano

(b. c1081 - d. Feb or March, 1103, Rouen, Normandy, in childbirth)

Buried in the Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy

For their children see Generation 2 - 1

3. Richard Basseville of England, Duke of Bernay, Normandy

(b. c1055, Rouen, Normandy

d. 1081, in the New Forest, Hampshire, England, being gored to death by a stag whilst hunting there.

Buried in Winchester Cathedral, Southampton, near London

Unmarried.

4. Adeliza Basseville of England

(b. c1056, Rouen, Normandy - d. between 1107 and June 12, 1112, Caen, Normandy)

Buried (probably) in the Abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen.

Betrothed to Herbert III, Count of Maine 1062 - 1063, after his death she took religious vows (though not necessarily becoming a nun) at the Abbey of St Leger, Preaux, Berry, France.

5. Cecilia Basseville of England

b. c1058, Rouen, Normandy

d. July 30, 1127, Caen, Normandy.

Buried in the Abbey of Holy Trinity, Caen.

She was dedicated as a nun in childhood (1075) and was Benedictine abbess of the Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy 1112 - 1127.

6. William Basseville II ' Rufus ', King of England 1087 - 1100, he held Normandy in pledge from 1096 - 1100, but was never recognized officially as duke.

(b. c1059, Rouen, Normandy - d. Aug 2, 1100, New Forest, Hampshire, England, being killed whilst hunting)

His death was certainly murder.

Buried in Winchester Cathedral, Southampton, near London

Unmarried.

7. Matilda Basseville of England

(b. c1061, Rouen, Normandy - d. before June 12, 1112)

Buried in the Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy

Unmarried.

8. Agatha Basseville of England

(b. c1063, Rouen, Normandy - d. before May 1, 1079, Bayeux, Normandy)

buried in the Cathedral church of St Mary the Perpetual Virgin, Bayeux, Normandy.

married (his second) after June 6,1078, Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy (proxy).

Alfonso VI Fernandez ' the Brave ', King of Castile and Leon 1072 - 1109, the son of Ferdinando I ' the Great', King of Castile, and his wife Sanchia, daughter of Alfonso V Vermudez, King of Leon.

(b. before June, 1040 - d. June 29, 1109, Toledo, near Madrid, Castile)

Buried in the Abbey of Sahagun.

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9. Adela Basseville

(b. c1064, Rouen, Normandy

d. March 8, 1138, a Cluniac nun (c1122) at the Abbey of Marcigny-sur-Loire, Autun, Burgundy)

Buried in the Abbey of the Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy.

married 1080, Breteuil, Normandy

Stephen III (Etienne Henri), Count of Blois-Chartres 1089 - 1102, and Count of Sancerre and Meaux, the son of Theobald III (Thibaut), Count of Blois-Chartres, and his second wife Gundrada N.

(b. 1046, Blois, Orleanais, France

d. May 19, 1102, Ramleh, Palestine, being killed in the Battle of Ascalon whilst on crusade)

Buried in Palestine.

For their children see Generation 2 - 2

10. Constance Basseville of England

(b. 1065, Rouen, Normandy - d. Aug 13, 1090, perhaps poisoned by her servants)

Buried in the Church of St Melans, near Rhedon, Brittany.

married 1086 (his first), Caen, Normandy

Alan IV ' Fergeant ', Duke of Brittany 1084 - 1112, abdicated to become a monk, the son of Hoel III, Duke of Brittany, Count of Cornuailles and Nantes, and his wife Hawise (Havoise), Countess of Rennes, the sister and heiress of Conan II, Duke of Brittany.

(b. c1057 - d. Oct 13, 1119, Rhedon, Brittany)

Buried in the Abbey of Rhedon.

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11. Henry Basseville I ' Beauclerk ', King of England 1100 - 1135, Duke of Normandy 1106 - 1135, after he deposed and imprisoned his elder brother Robert II.

(b. Sept, 1068, Selby, Yorkshire, England

d. Dec 1, 1135, at the Priory of St Denis le Fermont, Angers, near Rouen, Normandy, of food poisoning)

Buried in Reading Abbey, Berkshire, England.

married (1) Nov 11, 1100, Westminster Abbey, London

Matilda of Scotland (called Edith before marriage), the elder daughter of Malcolm III ' Canmore ', King of Scotland, and his second wife St Margaret, the daughter of Edward the Aetheling, Anglo-Saxon prince, the grandson of King Aethelred II 979 - 1016.

(b. 1079, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland - d. May 1, 1118, Westminster Palace, London)

Buried in Westminster Abbey, London

For their children see Generation 2 - 3

married (2) Jan 29, 1121, Chapel Royal, Windsor Castle, Berkshire, England

Adeliza of Louvain, the daughter of Godfrey I 'the Bearded' of Louvain, Duke of Lower Lorraine, and his first wife Ida, Countess of Namur and Chiny, the daughter and heiress of Albert III, Count of Namur. Adeliza remarried (2) (1136) William d'Albini, 1st Earl of Arundel (c1102 - 1176) by whom she left many children.

(b. 1102 - d. March 23, 1151, a nun at Abbey of Afflighem, near Alost, Brabant)

Buried in the Abbey of Afflighem.

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Generation 2

(2 - 1)

1. William Basseville IV ' Clito ', Duke of Normandy 1120 - 1128, succeeded his cousin William III, the son of Henry I. Count of Flanders 1127 - 1128.

(b. 1101, Rouen, Normandy

d. July 27, 1128, Abbey of St Bertin, St Omer, Flanders, from wound received at the Battle of Alost)

married (1) 1122 (her first). Divorced 1124.

Sybilla of Anjou, the daughter of Fulk V of Anjou, King of Jerusalem, and his first wife Eremburga, the daughter of Elias I of La Fleche, Count of Maine. Sybilla remarried (1134) to Thierry of Alsace, Count of Flanders (c1097 - 1168).

(b. 1112, Angers, Anjou - d. before Dec 31, 1165, nun at the Abbey of St Lazarus, Bethlehem, Palestine)

Buried in Abbey of St Lazarus, Bethlehem, Palestine

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married (2) Jan, 1128 (her first)

Giovanna of Montferrat (also called Adeliza), the daughter of Rainer, Marquis of Montferrat, and his wife Gisela of Burgundy, the widow of Umberto II, Count of Maurienne, and the daughter of William I ' Tete-Hardi ', Count of Burgundy. Her elder half-sister Adelaide of Maurienne became the wife (1115) of Louis VI, King of France (1108 - 1137).

(b. 1107 - d. 1191)

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2. Henry Basseville of Normandy

(b. 1102, Rouen, Normandy

d. before Nov 25, 1120, New Forest, Hampshire, England, being killed whilst hunting)

Unmarried.

(2 - 2)

1. Humbert of Blois-Chartres, Count of Vertus, Champagne

(b. 1081, Blois, Orleanais - d. before May 19, 1102)

Unmarried.

2. William of Blois-Champagne (Guillaume), Count of Chartres, then Sire of Sully, Orleanais. He was disinherited in favour of his younger brother Theobald because of idiocy.

(b. 1082, Blois, Orleanais - d. before1150)

married 1104

Agnes of Sully, the daughter of Gilon I, Seigneur of Sully, and his wife Ildeburga, the daughter of Geoffrey IV, Count of Bourges.

(b. c1088, Sully, Orleanais - d. before 1150)

For their children see Generation 3 - 1

3. Theobald IV, Count of Blois-Chartres 1102 - 1152, Champagne, and Troyes

(b. 1085, Blois, Orleanais - d. Oct 8, 1152)

married 1123, Ligny-en-Barrois, near Bar-le-Duc, Lorraine

Matilda of Carinthia, the daughter of Engelbert II, Duke of Carinthia, and his wife Uta, who was the daughter of Ulrich ' the Rich ', Count of Passau.

(b. c1105 - d. Dec 13, 1161, a nun at Abbey of St Marie, Fontevrault, Maine)

Buried at Abbey of Fontevrault.

For their children see Generation 3 - 2

4. Adela of Blois-Chartres

(b. c1090, Blois-Orleanais - d. before March 8, 1138)

married c1110. Annulled 1113 by order of St Ivo, Bishop of Chartres, on the grounds of consanguinity.

Milo II of Montlhery and Bray, Viscount of Troyes, the younger son of Milo I ' the Great', of Montlhery, Viscount of Troyes, and his wife Lithuise, the daughter of William II, Count d'Eu

(b. c1065 - d. 1118)

For their children see Generation 3 - 3

Note - Adela is called Lithuise or Lituise in some sources, but this appears to be a confusion with her mother-in-law.

5. Agnes of Blois-Chartres

(b. c1092, Blois, Orleanais - d. before 1129)

married c1112

Hugh III de Le Puiset, Viscount of Chartres 1108 - 1128, the son of Evrard III, Seigneur de Le Puiset, and his wife Alice, the daughter of Bouchard de Montlhery, Count of Corbeuil.

(b. c1091 - d. 1141, Palestine)

For their children see Generation 3 - 4

6. Matilda of Blois-Chartres (Lucia)

(b. c1095, Blois, Orleanais, France

d. Nov 25, 1120, near Barfleur, Normandy, being drowned aboard the 'White Ship' in the English Channel)

married c1114

Richard d'Avranches, 2nd Earl of Chester, the son of Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester, and his wife Ermentrude, the daughter of Hugh of Clermont, Count of Beauvais.

(b. 1094, Chester, England - d. Nov 25, 1120, being drowned with his wife. Their bodies were never recovered)

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7. Stephen of Blois-Chartres, King of England 1135 - 1154, in contest with his cousin the empress Matilda, only surviving child of Henry I. Eventually, after twenty years of destructive civil war, it was agreed in 1153 that Matilda's son Henry II should succeed Stephen as King of England, and a peaceful dynastic change ensued.

(b. 1097, Blois, Orleanais, France - d. Oct 25, 1154, Dover, Kent, England)

Buried in Faversham Abbey, Kent.

married c1116

Matilda, Countess of Boulogne 1125 - 1152, the only child and heiress of Eustace III, Count of Bouogne, and his wife Mary, the younger daughter of Malcolm III ' Canmore ', King of Scotland

(b. c1103, Boulogne, Picardy, France - d. May 2, 1152, Hedingham Castle, Essex, England)

Buried in Faversham Abbey, Kent

For their children see Generation 3 - 5

8. Henry of Blois-Chartres

(b. 1099, Winchester, Southampton, near London, England - d. July 1, 1171, Winchester)

Buried in Winchester Cathedral, Southampton.

Bishop of Winchester, England 1129 - 1171.

9. Eudes of Blois-Chartres (Odo)

(b. 1100, Blois, Orleanais - d. after 1107)

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(2 - 3)

1. Euphemia of England

(b. July/August, 1101, Winchester Castle, Southampton, near London - d. before Dec 31, 1101)

2. Matilda of England, Queen regnant ' Lady of the English ', April 7 - Nov 1, 1141, the throne taken from her by her cousin Stephen of Blois. Originally named Adelaide, renamed Matilda prior to her first marriage.

(b. Feb 7, 1102, Winchester Castle, Southampton, near London

d. Sept 10, 1167, at the Abbey of Notre Dame des Pres, near Rouen, Normandy

Buried in Rouen Cathedral, Normandy

married (1) Jan 7, 1114, Mainz, Germany

Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor 1106 - 1125, the son of Emperor Henry IV, and his first wife Bertha, the daughter of Otto I, Count of Maurienne.

(b. Jan 8, 1081 - d. May 23, 1125, Utrecht)

Buried in the Cathedral of Speyer, Swabia.

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married (2) June 17, 1128, at Le Mans Cathedral, Anjou

Geoffrey V ' Plantagenet ', Count of Anjou 1128 - 1151, the son of Fulk V of Anjou, King of Jerusalem, and his first wife Eremburga, the daughter of Elias I of La Fleche, Count of Maine.

(b. Nov 24, 1113, Angers, Anjou - d. Sept 7, 1151, at Chateau d'Eure, Le Mans, Sarthe, Anjou)

Buried at Le Mans Cathedral, Sarthe, Anjou.

For their children see Generation 3 - 6

3. William III, Duke of Normandy in 1120

(b. before Aug 5, 1103, Winchester Castle, Southampton, near London

d. Nov 25, 1120, near Barfleur, Normandy, being drowned aboard the 'White Ship' in the English Channel. His body was never recovered)

married June, 1119, Lisieux, Normandy

Matilda of Anjou (called Alice before marriage), the daughter of Fulk V of Anjou, king of Jerusalem, and his wife wife Eremburga, the daughter of Elias I of La Fleche, Count of Maine. Became a nun at Fontevrault (c1121) and was later appointed abbess 1148 - 1154.

(b. c1110 - d. 1154, Abbey of Sainte-Marie, Fontevrault, Maine)

Buried at Fontevrault.

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4. Richard of England

(b. c1105, Winchester Castle, Southampton, near London

d. Nov 25, 1120, near Barfleur, Normandy, being drowned in the wreck of the ' White Ship ' with his elder brother William. His body was never recovered)

Unmarried.

5. Robert of England

(b. c1107, Winchester Castle, Southampton, near London - d. young before June, 1119)

Generation 3

(3 - 1)

1. Elisabeth of Champagne-Sully

(b. 1105 - d. July, 1128, Caen, Normandy)

Abbess of the Holy Trinity, Caen, Normandy

Buried there.

2. Eleanore of Champagne-Sully

(b. c1107 - d. after 1148)

married c1121 (his first). Divorced 1142.

Raoul I, Count of Vermandois 1102 - 1152, the son of Hugh I Capet, Count of Vermandois (brother of King Philip I) and his wife Adelaide, Countess of Vermandois, the daughter of Herbert IV, Count of Vermandois, Vexin and Valois.

(b. 1090 - d. Oct 8, 1152)

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

3. Eudes Archambaud III, Sire de Sully

(b. c1110 - d. after 1162)

married c1130

Matilda de Beaugency, the daughter of Raoul I, Seigneur de Beaugency, and his wife Matilda, daughter of Hugh I Capet, Count of Vermandois.

(b. c1115, Beaugency, Orleanais - d. before 1162)

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

4. Raoul of Champagne-Sully (Rather, Rudolf)

(b. c1112 - d. Sept 21, 1176)

Prior of La Charite-sur-Loire, Abbot of Cluny, Burgundy

Buried in Abbey of Notre Dame, La Charite-sur-Loire.

5. Margeurite of Champagne-Sully

(b. c1114 - d. Dec 14, 1145)

married c1130 (his third)

Henry I, Count d' Eu, the son of William II, Count d'Eu, and his first wife Beatrice de Builly.

(. c1070 - d. July 12, 1140)

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

6. Henry of Champagne-Sully

(b. c1119 - d. 1187)

Abbot of Fecamp, Normandy 1138 - 1187.

(3 - 2)

1. Henry I ' le Liberal ', Count of Champagne and Brie 1152 - 1181

(b. 1123 - d. March 17, 1181, Troyes, Champagne)

married 1164, Paris

Marie Capet, Princess of France, Regent of Champagne 1181 - 1197, the elder daughter of Louis VII, King of France, and his first wife Eleanor (later Queen of England), the daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine.

(b. April/May, 1145, Palace of Ile de Cite, Paris - d. March 11, 1198)

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

2. Theobald V ' le Bon ', Count of Blois-Champagne 1152 - 1191

(b. 1125 - d. 1191, Acre, Palestine, whilst on crusade)

married (1) c1150

Sibylle de Chateau-Renard, daughter of Renaud, Seigneur de Chateau-Renard, Orleanais (Loiret)

(b. c1135 - d. before 1164)

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married (2) 1165

Alix Capet (Alice), Princess of France, daughter of Louis VII, King of France, and his first wife Eleanor, daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine.

(b. summer of 1150, Palace of Ile de Cite, Paris - d. 1183)

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

Note - some sources claim that Alix was still living in 1195, but this is a confusion with her daugher of similar name, who was Abbess of Fontevrault from 1190. All biographies of Eleanor of Aquitaine state that this daughter predeceased her by some twenty years.

3. Marie of Blois-Champagne

(b. 1126 - d. 1190, she was Abbess of Sainte-Marie, Fontevrault, Maine 1174 - 1190)

married 1145

Eudes II ' Borel ', Duke of Burgundy, the son of Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife Matilda, daughter of Raymond I, Viscount of Turenne.

(b. c1118 - d. Sept 27, 1162)

Buried in the Abbey of Citeaux, Burgundy

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

4. Stephen I of Blois-Champagne (Etienne), Count of Sancerre 1152 - 1191

(b. c1128 - d. 1191, Acre, Palestine, whilst on crusade)

married (1)1153

Ermesinde de Donzy (Alix, Adelaide), daughter of Geoffrey III de Donzy, Seigneur of Gien, St-Aignan, Cosne, and Chatel-Censoir, and his wife N Le Manceau.

(b. c1137 - d. c1174)

married (2) c1176

Matilda N(b. c1159 - d. c1188)

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

5. Elisabeth Basseville of Blois-Champagne (Isabelle)

(b. 1130, Blois, Orleanais - d. after 1155)

married (1) 1140

Roger II of Hauteville, Duke of Apulia and Sicily 1135 - 1149, the son of Roger I, King of Sicily, and his first wife Elvira, the daughter of Pedro de Leoni.

(b. 1119 - d. 1149)

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married (2) c1150 - 1155

Guillaume Gouet IV, Seigneur de Montmirail, Baron de Perche-Gouet, the son of Guillaume Gouet III, Seigneur de Montmirail, and his wife N Fitzroy, an illegitimate daughter of Henry I, King of England

(b. c1110 - d. 1170)

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

6. Guillaume Basseville of Blois-Champagne (William)

(b. c1133 - d. Sept 7, 1202)

Bishop of Chalons 1164 - 1176, Archbishop of Sens and Rheims 1176 - 1202

7. Hugh of Blois-Champagne

Abbot of Citeaux, Burgundy

(b. c1137 - d. after 1155)

8. Agnes of Blois-Champagne

(b. c1139 - d. Aug 7, 1207)

married 1155

Rainald II, Count of Bar 1150 - 1170, the son of Rainald I, Count of Bar-le-Duc and Mousson, and his first wife Gisela, daughter of Gerhard I, Count of Vaudement.

(b. c1115 - d. July 25, 1170)

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

9. Margaret Basseville of Blois-Champagne

(b. c1141 - d. after Dec, 1161)

Nun at Abbey of Sainte-Marie, Fontevrault, Maine

10. Matilda of Blois-Champagne

(b. c1142 - d. before 1191)

married c1158

Rotrou II, Count of Perche, the son of Rotrou I ' the Great ', Count of Perche (Rotrou II of Mortagne), and his second wife Hawise de Salisbury, later second wife of Robert I Capet, Count of Dreux.

(b. c1132 - d. July 13, 1191)

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

11. Adela Basseville of Blois-Champagne, Queen Regent of France 1190 - 1191

(b. 1144, Blois, Orleanais - d. June 4, 1206, Paris)

Buried in the Abbey of Pontigny

married Nov 13, 1160 (his third)

Louis VII, King of France 1137 - 1180, the son of Louis VI, King of France, and his second wife Adelaide, daughter of Umbert II, Count of Maurienne.

(b. 1120, Paris - d. Sept 18, 1180, Paris)

Buried in the Abbey of Notre Dame de Barbeau, near Fontainebleau.

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

(3 - 3)

1. Milo Basseville III de Montlhery, Viscount of Troyes

(b. c1111 - assasinated c1166)

2. Renaud de Montlhery

(b. c1112 - d. after 1166)

Bishop of Troyes.

(3 - 4)

1. Evrard III de Le Puiset, Viscount of Chartres 1128 - 1190

(b. c1116 - d. 1189)

married (1) Marie N

married (2) Helvisa N

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

2. Bouchard de Le Puiset

(d. after 1128)

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3. Hugh de Le Puiset

Bishop of Durham, England 1153 - 1195.

(b. c1125 - d. 1195)

He left illegitimate issue who are beyond the scope of this work

(3 - 5)

1. Baldwin Basseville of Blois, Prince of England

(b. c1126 - d. before Dec 2, 1138, Tower of London)

Buried in the Priory of the Holy Trinity, Aldgate, London.

2. Eustace Basseville of Blois, joint King of England 1152 - 1153 with his father, Duke of Normandy, Count of Boulogne 1146 - 1153 as Eustace IV.

(b. c1128 - d. Aug 10, 1153, at Bury St Edmund's, Suffolk)

Buried in Faversham Abbey, Kent

married Feb, 1140, Paris, France (her first)

Constance Capet, Princess of France, the daughter of Louis VI, king of France, and his second wife Adelaide, the daughter of Umbert II, Count of Maurienne. Queen Constance remarried (2) 1154, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse (c1125 - 1194) by whom she left children.

(b. 1124 - d. Aug 16, 1176, Palace of Rheims, Marne, near Paris)

d.s.p.

Eustace left illegitimate issue which are beyond the scope of this work

3. Matilda Basseville of Blois, Princess of England

(b. 1133 - d. 1138, Tower of London)

Buried in the Priory of the Holy Trinity, Aldgate, London.

married Easter, 1136 (his first)

Waleran Basseville de Beaumont, Count of Meulan, Earl of Worcester, the son of Robert de Beaumont, 1st earl of Leicester, and his wife Elisabeth, daughter of Hugh I Capet, Count of Vermandois (later wife of William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey

(b. 1104 - d. April 10, 1166)

d.s.p.

4. William Basseville II, Count of Boulogne 1153 - 1159, Count of Mortain 1154 - 1159, Earl of Surrey 1149 - 1159

(b. 1134 - d. Oct 11, 1159, being killed at the siege of Toulouse, France)

Buried in the Hospital of Montmorillon, Poitou.

married 1149 (her first)

Isabel de Warenne, Countess of Surrey, the daughter and heiress of William de Warenne, 3rd Earl of Surrey, who remarried (1164) Hamelin Plantagenet, the illegitimate son of Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou, and half-brother to Henry II.

(b. c1137 - d. July 13, 1203)

Buried in the Chapter House of Lewes Priory, Sussex.

d.s.p.

5. Mary of Blois, Countess of Boulogne 1159 - 1169, formerly Abbess of Romsey, Hampshire c1155 - 1160. Abducted and forcibly married because of dynastic considerations. Appointed Abbess of St Austreberte, near Montreuil in 1169, after the legitimacy of her children was assured.

(b. 1136, Blois, Orleanais (Loiret) - d. July 25, 1182, Abbey of St Austreberte, Montreuil, Picardy)

Buried there.

married 1160 (his first), annulled 1169.

Matthew I of Alsace, Count of Boulogne 1160 - 1173 (in her right), the son of Thierry II of Alsace, Count of Flanders, and his second wife Sibylla, the daughter of Fulk V of Anjou, King of Jerusalem.

(b. c1135 - d. July 25, 1173, being kiled at the siege of Driancourt)

Buried at the Abbey of Josse.

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

(3 - 6)

1. Henry II Basseville ' FitzEmpress ' and ' Curtmantle ', King of England 1154 - 1189

(b. March 5, 1133, Le Mans, Sarthe, Anjou, France - d. July 6, 1189, Chinon Castle, Normandy, France)

Buried in the Abbey of Sainte Marie, Fontevrault, Maine

married May 18, 1152, Bordeaux Cathedral, Gascony (her second)

Eleanor of Aquitaine, divorced first wife of Louis VII, King of France, and daughter of William X, Duke of Aquitaine, and his wife Aenor, daughter of aimery I, Viscount of Chatellerault.

(b. 1122, Ombriere Palace, Bordeaux, or Belin Castle, Guienne

d. April 1, 1204, Abbey of Sainte Marie, Fontevrault, Maine)

Buried there.

Their children are beyond the scope of this work

2. Geoffrey of Anjou, Count of Nantes 1151 - 1158

(b. June 1, 1134, Argentan, Normandy - d. July 26, 1158, Nantes, Brittany)

Buried there

Unmarried.

3. William of Anjou, Count of Poitou 1151 - 1163

(b. July 21, 1136, Argentan, Normandy - d. Jan 30, 1163, Rouen)

Buried in Rouen Cathedral

Unmarried.

[bitcofun]

This is a viewpoint editorial by Andy Flattery, a qualified monetary organizer. An observer of modern-day culture paying even the tiniest attention may appropriately compare today's world to the Roman Empire in the 6th and seventh centuries. This was a duration of cultural decrease, where barbarian intrusions damaged cities, libraries, laws and even federal governments. Throughout this time, it was middle ages monks, such as St. Benedict, who maintained and developed Western civilization. The monks did this by maintaining ancient texts, conserving farming in Europe and preaching the Gospel. Today, the Benedictines of Mary, Queen of the Apostles, are doing their part to develop a civilization in the middle of cultural rot. And they are doing it with the assistance of bitcoin. These conventional Catholic nuns are a monastic order who follow St. Benedict's guideline and purchase, get and hold bitcoin in freezer on behalf of their abbey. They endure on self-sufficiency and financial backing from all over the world-- they have nuns from Mexico, England, Germany, the Netherlands and Lithuania-- making bitcoin their perfect cash. While driving through the hills north of Kansas City, Missouri, en path to the abbey, I questioned, "What could potentially be the connection these nuns need to bitcoin?" Daddy Matthew Bartulica, pastor of the abbey put it to me in this manner: " The monastic life is most likely the best example of low time choice! It's everything about handing down the customs to future generations ... This likewise has a substantial influence on the culture, since it's not everything about pleasing one's instant desires, however constructing a much better future. Today's world does not use much hope due to the fact that absolutely nothing is valued, partly since the cash is broken-- similar to it remained in Ancient Rome. The Benedictines assisted reconstruct civilization 1,500 years earlier and I think that the life of the Abbey resembles a castle, a popular term with bitcoiners, that will assist to restore civilization in the 21 st century." Father Bartulica is the orange-pilled, Catholic priest at the abbey. He capably referrals Dr. Saifedean Ammous, author of "The Bitcoin Standard," on concerns such as fiat architecture and fiat food. I was presented to the priest by a shared good friend. "You're a Catholic who enjoys bitcoin ... you have to satisfy this priest!" It was Father Bartulica who established the sis with hardware wallets and taught them how to send out, get and get on the course towards monetary sovereignty. He is on an objective to transform regional Catholic parishes to a bitcoin requirement. Far, the Benedictines of Mary have actually been most prepared and able. You can see some parallels in between the bitcoin values and the method these nuns live. The sis stroll the walk by committing their lives to the long term, even into the everlasting. Following the design of "ora et labora," which implies work and hope in Latin, they show low time choice by hoping 8 times a day, growing their own fruit and vegetables and raising their own livestock and chickens. These nuns even launch acclaimed and soul-lifting chant and hymn music. Mother Abbess Cecilia is the young and lively abbess of the abbey, and put it by doing this: " What we are doing is developing civilization. We are hanging onto the customs of the Church and the customs that developed Western culture. We are steady, we have order, we understand what we're expected to do and we do it every day. We do it with love, with diligence." One thing I was instantly struck by when going to the abbey is the brand name brand-new, amazing church that controls the premises. I anticipated to increase to a modern-day, practical structure, as (disappointingly) can be gotten out of any typical rural church today. Rather, the sis developed an architecturally gorgeous structure that consists of hand-painted murals, Italian marble, vaulted ceilings and stained-glass windows.

This was possible thanks to generous bitcoin contributions made in2017 These contributions permitted the Benedictines to construct a church for the ages without the concern of financial obligation funding. Mom Cecilia explained her very first encounter with bitcoin in 2017: " They [their bitcoin benefactors] understood we had a requirement to construct the Church and, kid, did that assist us! I suggest, wow, what a true blessing. Without it, I do not understand if we 'd still be settling a loan on this gorgeous structure." So regardless of the credibility that Bitcoiners might have as parsimonious hoarders, kindness shone through and the nuns had the ability to offer profits (tax-free) for the function of developing their Church. " We have had such stunning success with a number of large bitcoin contributions to assist construct this home of prayer. If I were somebody who had methods, I would wish to help in making concrete items, not something that is slapped as much as last for 50 years; something that's going to last, something that will be given from generation to generation, to last a thousand years, this gorgeous monolith to God's magnificence.-- Mother Cecilia At very first glimpse, it might appear incongruous to see conventional Catholic nuns accepting bitcoin-- these are nuns who use the complete routine-- however innovation has actually helped them in seeing considerable development in their order of spiritual siblings. Many girls have actually found the Benedictines of Mary by looking for Catholic abbeys online, and conventional Latin mass ones in specific. The web, and now the Bitcoin network, have actually likewise made it possible for generous benefactors all over the world to quickly contribute in developing an abbey. Their music has actually now been streamed over 3.5 million times on platforms such as Spotify; the sis' sensible accept of innovation has actually settled. My preferred part of the journey, beyond the spiritual advantages, was experiencing the variety of things the nuns do to prepare their own food. The siblings treated me to a lunch of veggie and beef soup, homemade rolls and butter, all produced on website. The discussion was over concepts on sincere cash, how the Church might benefit by embracing bitcoin and the health advantages of raw milk." Who understands how to farm any longer? This is something we do and are ideally improving at every year, simply self sustaining. We can work carefully with the ground, the soil and God's production, and produce our own food right here. It's truly a lovely thing."-- Mother Cecilia While undoubtedly foreign to a number of us residing in the clown world, myself consisted of, the desire to sign up with standard spiritual life is growing. Every year the Benedictine siblings host over 150 going to ladies from around the globe to recognize the procedure of joining their order. Out of these females, around 10 will take long-term pledges. As an outcome, their area is breaking at the joints and strategies remain in the works for another brand-new abbey to be built in southern Missouri. It might hold true that the significance of standard spiritual companies, such as the Benedictines of Mary, embracing bitcoin will end up being more necessary as the creeds they proclaim grow more awful amongst the mainstream. The sis recognize with their unpopularity in the eyes of our conformist culture and have actually even been the target of shootings in the last few years. One can envision this sort of displeasure being utilized as validation to hamper a company's usage of their own savings account, as in the Canadian truckers' circumstance in early 2022-- even for a group of simple spiritual siblings. While churches and abbeys exist to stand as a sanctuary versus a decreasing culture, their own financial resources are still at the impulse of synthetic inflation and the conventional monetary system. The permissionless nature of bitcoin guarantees that these spiritual castles

can be unsusceptible to monetary censors while at the same time connecting with the international financial network. Long as they select to embrace bitcoin. The siblings accept bitcoin contributions on their site This is a visitor post by Andy Flattery. Viewpoints revealed are totally their own and do not always show those of BTC Inc. or Bitcoin Magazine. Read More

[tinyshe]

Gregorian chant - Benedictine Nuns of St. Cecilia's Abbey - Litaniae Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu: Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Christe, audi nos. Christe, exaudi nos. Pater de caelis, Deus, miserere nobis. Fili, Redemptor mundi, Deus, miserere nobis. Spiritus Sancte, Deus, miserere nobis. Sancta Trinitas, unus Deus, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, Filii Patris aeterni, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, in sinu Virginis Matris, a Spiritu Sancto formatum, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, Verbo Dei substantialiter unitum, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, maiestatis infinitae, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, templum Dei sanctum, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, tabernaculum Altissimi, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, domus Dei et porta caeli, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, fornax ardens caritatis, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, iustitiae et amoris receptaculum, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, bonitate et amore plenum, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, virtutum omnium abyssus, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, omni laude dignissimum, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, rex et centrum omnium cordium, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, in quo sunt omnes thesauri sapientiae et scientiae, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, in quo habitat omnis plenitudo, divinitatis, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, in quo Pater sibi bene complacuit, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, de cuius plenitudine omnes nos accepimus, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, desiderium collium aeternorum, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, patiens et multae misericordiae, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, dives in omnes qui invocant te, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, fons vitae et sanctitatis, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, propitiatio pro peccatis nostris, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, saturatum opprobriis, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, attritum propter scelera nostra, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, usque ad mortem obediens factum, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, lancea perforatum, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, fons totius consolationis, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, vita et resurrectio nostra, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, pax et reconciliatio nostra, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, victima peccatorum, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, salus in te sperantium, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, spes in te morientium, miserere nobis. Cor Iesu, deliciae Sanctorum omnium, miserere nobis. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, parce nobis, Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, exaudi nos, Domine. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis. V. Iesu, mitis et humilis corde, R. Fac cor nostrum secundum Cor tuum. Oremus. Omnipotens sempiterne Deus, respice in Cor dilectissimi Filii tui, et in laudes et satisfactiones, quas in nomine peccatorum tibi persolvit, iisque misericordiam tuam petentibus tu veniam concede placatus, in nomine eiusdem Filii tui Iesu Christi: Qui tecum vivit et regnat in saecula saeculorum. R. Amen.

[marialeto]

Tarot Card, August 14, 2022, Sunday

Play Music

St. Cecilia

Music helps you find the answers and solutions that you are seeking. Playing music or listening to music.

As well as anything that goes with music including dancing and singing.

You can do this alone or your own expression, or with or for others.

Saint Cecilia is associated it was Rome Italy on this blessed Sunday, in the Lazio region.

Saint Cecilia is associated with the liturgy, Saint Agnes, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Santa Cecilia, the Isle of Wight, Saint Cecilia’s Abbey, Ryde, Saint Benedict, luthier Jean Baptiste and The Church of England.

From the saints and angels oracle deck.

🈸☣️

Today, the planet of the day is Uranus, the number is 6, the flavor is orange, color is orange, ray of light is Tangerine, and flame is tangerine. The candle is orange. The Elohim is Heart. God is Anton, Saint is Trent, Goddess is Uranus, Being of Light is Brandon, Angel of the day is Jared. The spirit animal is Bear, gemstone is Dendritic Opal, place is Herb, element is Air, star is Darin, chakra is sacral, it is the day of the Universe, day of the Fairies, the divinity is masculine feminine, and the theme is System, The country is Syria.

Jeremiel is the Ascended Master

The song of the day is Painted Silver Light by Gov’t Mule, song #5 Album Back at the Beacon 12/31/2014, Beacon Theatre, New York City.

Today the moon is waning gibbous in Pisces until 3:34 pm when it moved into Aries.

Moonrise today 9:53pm set tomorrow 10:03am

Sunrise at 5:56 AM

Sunset 7:55 PM

[theroyalsims]

QUEEN AND PRINCE JACQUES RETURN TO CHURCH WHERE THEY WERE WED MORE THAN TWO DECADES AGO.

Her Majesty and Prince Jacques made a memorable visit to St. Patrick’s Abbey in Central Brindleton to see the recently-concluded restoration work in the historic church.

It can be recalled that the church was gutted by a major fire some three years ago, and have been undergoing restoration work ever since. The church will reportedly be re-opened to the public later this month.

The power couple were greeted by massive crowds, proving perhaps that although controversies have plagued the Royal Household as of late, Her Majesty remains ever popular and loved by her people. 

(Above: St. Patrick’s Abbey during the wedding of HM and HRH; The newlyweds exit the abbey on their big day)

The centuries-old abbey holds a very special place in the hearts of Her Majesty and His Royal Highness. The royal couple were wed in said abbey almost 25 years ago. People from far and wide lined up on the streets and camped for several nights to catch a glimpse of the fairytale wedding of their beloved (then) Crown Princess to her Prince Charming. 

At the outing, HM and HRH were met by Dr. Cecilia Blürstock, head of the restoration committee, as well as Arch. Simon Gronsverre who also spearheaded the project.

The outing was a breath of fresh air in what seems like a very rough week for the Royal Family, especially for the Queen. Amid rumours of her children feuding, Princess Eleanore’s scandal, as well as recent uproar regarding The Crown Princess’ private life, it’s lovely to see that at least some things are constant for her Majesty - her husband who seems to always have her back. 

We can only imagine the memories flooding back for this lovely couple as they walked down the very aisle they took on all those years ago. Also, can we just pause for a moment and appreciate how Prince Jacques looks at the Queen? Find someone who’ll look at you like Prince Jacques looks at Her Majesty!

Perhaps as a nod to that now-iconic ivory wedding gown HM wore for her big day, she opted for a similarly-coloured coat dress for today’s outing. Featuring a high neckline, scallop details and lace panels, Her Majesty looked lovely as ever in her ensemble. She finished her look with a gold clutch, tights, and a pair of nude-coloured court shoes. The Queen also wore a very lovely accessory: he gold and pearl laurel leaf earrings. The stunning pair was a present from Prince Jacques early on in their relationship. 

The coming weeks will be rather busy for The Queen and Prince Jacques, as they are set to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary really soon. We’re can’t wait to see what the royal couple has in store for us! Hopefully a new portrait or two?  

[butternuggets-blog]

ADOW TIMELINE[ISH]

**MAJOR SPOILERS**

536: Blanca and Lucas die of plague. Matthew is inconsolable.

June 15th, 537: Matthew is reborn as a vampire.

1140: Matthew is ordered to Jerusalem from Paris by Philipe. He falls in love with a human, Eleanor St Leger. He gets into a petty political argument with Baldwin and when Eleanor tries to intervene, she is accidently killed. Her family demand justice, so Bertrand, Miriam Sheppard’s husband and Matthew’s best friend, takes the blame and is executed in order to protect Matthew.

1313: Jaques de Molay, the last grandmaster of the Knights Templar, leaves everything he owns to the Knights of Lazarus before being burnt at the stake for heresy in 1314.

1314: Hugh de Clermont is betrayed. Marked as a Templar, he is burned at the stake. Since there is no body left to bury, Matthew builds a monument in Hugh's honour at Sept Tours.

1536: King Henry VIII gives Matthew land on the condition that he tears down the abbey standing on it. Matthew builds The Old Lodge.

1615: Matthew tries chocolate for the first time.

1668: Godfrey de Clermont dies fighting in one of King Louis XIV’s wars.

circa 14th Century: Matthew meets artist Bourgot Le Noir, and buys a copy of her illuminated work Aurora Consurgens.

circa 16th Century: Catherine de Medici invents a side saddle design which Ysabeau de Clermont continues to use to modern times.

circa 17th Century: Louisa de Clermont moves to Barbados and invests in a sugar plantation. During a slave uprising she is murdered by her fellow plantation owners and her death is blamed on the slaves.

1718: Matthew meets Dom Berno at the Duke of Chando’s house party where the monk was singing the role of Damon in Handel’s Acis and Galatea.

1777: Marcus meets Matthew for the first time when the latter appears at the Bennett farmhouse, carrying the injured Marquis de Lafayette from the Battle of Brandywine.

1781: Matthew turns Marcus into a vampire.

1811: Matthew buys a bottle of Chateau Yquem wine from Antoine-Marie.

1819: Marcus takes a tooth from a yellow-fever victim during the New Orleans pandemic 

1859: Stephen Proctor bewitched Ashmole 782 so that only Diana could recall it from the stacks of the Bodleian.

1989: Matthew starts his most recent studies at Oxford, as a science student with Oriel.

 Undated Events

The Knights of Lazarus are paid 40,000 marks by Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Matthew drains, then turns a banker's wife called Cecilia. She walks into a burning house, killing herself.

Marcus creates a family in New Orleans but Matthew, and Juliette Durand, come and cull their numbers in order to maintain peace in the city.

Marthe makes live pigeon pie and accidently makes a complete hash of it.

Matthew accidently floods Sept Tours with his idea for catching rain water on the roof.

Matthew was bored one spring so he got up one morning and went to Italy to make war. Unfortunately it had been his duty to collect the taxes that year and Phillipe had to beg the King of France for forgiveness.

Something happened to Matthew in New York.

Matthew meets William Harvey.

Matthew meets Charles Darwin.

The Knights of Lazarus pay Mary Stuart’s dowry when she is married to Phillip of Spain.

The Knights of Lazarus buy the cannon for the Battle of Lepanto.

The Knights of Lazarus bribe the French to attend the Council of Trent.

The Knights of Lazarus continuously finance the military actions of the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League.

The Knights of Lazarus finance Mary Stuart’s return to the Scottish throne.

The Knights of Lazarus pay off Elizabeth I’s debt to the Antwerp Bourse.

A vampire wrote the traditional ‘Love, honour, guard and keep’ part of the medieval wedding liturgy.

Matthew met Catherine of Aragorn but not Prince Arthur, Henry VIII’s older brother.

Matthew was stabbed with the tip of a broadsword, possibly during the Hundred Years War.

The Knights of Lazarus purchased Sept Tours as a base, and eventually gifted it as a home to Ysabeau.

The Knights of Lazarus fought at the Battle of Acre.

The Knights of Lazarus helped the Albigensian heretics resist the northerners.

The Knights of Lazarus were on the ships that beat back the Ottoman Empire at Lepanto.

The Knights of Lazarus ended the Thirty Years’ War when they refused to fight any longer.

The Knights of Lazarus protected the citizens of Jerusalem.

The Knights of Lazarus protected the citizens of Germany.

The Knights of Lazarus protected the citizens of Occitania.

Stephen Proctor took Rebecca Bishop to Vienna, in the past, to go waltzing.

Sarah Bishop taught Marcus how to set a broken leg shortly after the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Marcus is sent away from a woman, Fanny, and Paris by Philippe and Matthew during The Terror.

Marcus goes to Philadelphia.

Marcus goes to California.

Matthew met Thomas Jefferson.

Matthew met George Washington.

Every year [circa 1590; length of time indeterminate] Matthew and a group of friends including Kit Marlowe would meet at the Old Lodge to celebrate All Saints and All Souls

YSABEAU SHOT PHILLIPE IN THE SIDE WITH AN ARROW.

Phillipe developed such a terrifying reputation that even Blackbeard was scared of him. Blackbeard.

Gallowglass transported a leopard from Constantinople to Venice for Phillipe, after it was gifted to Phillipe by the Sultan.

Baldwin served in the American Revolutionary War with the jaegers. 

[anastpaul]

Our Morning Offering – 18 October – Holy and Learned, Great Saint Luke

Our Morning Offering – 18 October – Holy and Learned, Great Saint Luke

Our Morning Offering – 18 October – The Feast of St Luke, the Evangelist Holy and Learned, Great Saint LukePrayer/Hymn in Honour of St Luke“Plausibus Luca canimus”Trans the Benedictines ofSaint Cecilia’s Abbey, Ryde, UK Holy and learned, great Saint Luke,we praise you,Closely you followed in the steps of Jesus,As supreme witness to His life and teachingShedding your life-blood. Under the…

[misscrawfords]

So you want to read something like Jane Austen?

I see lots of posts where people answer this question with recommendations for classic historical romance authors like Georgette Heyer or more modern bodice-rippers like Julia Quinn or Tessa Dare. But to me that’s never quite the appropriate answer. Sure, if what you want is romance with country dancing and breeches, that’s fine, but surely if you want to read more things similar to Jane Austen, the best way to do that is to delve into her lesser known contemporaries. People Austen admired and people who admired her. People writing on similar themes and using similar language. 

So this is my list of 10 novels from the 18th and early 19th century that you might like to try if you’ve read Austen and want to branch out more. These are just personal recommendations and based off what I’ve read; I’m very happy to hear other suggestions!

Worth noting as well that all of these are available online or free for kindle download. :)

1. Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Fanny Burney (1778) Summary: Evelina Anville is a shy, innocent country girl who is invited to London by friends. Here, she attempts to navigate the complicated social mores of the season while keeping her integrity. She encounters handsome men, vulgar relations and gets into numerous alarming and hilarious scrapes along the way to discovering her true noble heritage and winning the love and hand of the charming Lord Orville. Why you should read it: A great first novel for Austen fans to get into who aren’t otherwise familiar with literature of the period. Burney’s first novel is sparkling, witty, filled with dialogue and not very long. The humour is more robust than Austen’s - it’s definitely Georgian rather than Regency - but a lot of the scenarios will be familiar to Austen readers. Particularly recommended for fans of Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice and readers who like historical romances set during the London season.

2. Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress by Fanny Burney (1782) Summary: Cecilia Beverley is an orphaned heiress who will only inherit her fortune on the very specific condition that her husband takes her name. Until she turns 21 she is left with three very different guardians - the profligate Mr. Harrell, the proud Mr. Delvile, and the vulgar Mr. Briggs. Cecilia must protect herself from the advances of the unscrupulous fortune hunters she meets and deal with her feelings for young Mortimer Delvile, whose family is excessively proud of its ancient name. Why you should read it: IMO Cecilia is a masterpiece. It’s a much longer and complex novel than Evelina but it contains fierce social satire and commentary of a world where women are horribly vulnerable and money rules all interactions pointing forwards to authors like Dickens and Eliot. Burney is a little more moralistic and less witty here but it’s a fascinating portrayal of a highly intelligent and capable, independent woman in a world where she is constrained by the men around her, in the kind of plot that romance novelists can only dream of. It’s also worth noting that Pride and Prejudice was arguably written as a response to Cecilia and it is very interesting to spot and consider the ways in which Austen was explicitly influenced by this novel and what she changed in writing Pride and Prejudice. Particularly recommended for fans of Pride and Prejudice and Emma. Please note that this novel contains a suicide and (period appropriate) mental illness.

3. Belinda by Maria Edgeworth (1801) Summary: Belinda Portman is sent to live with the fashionable Lady Delacour in London with whom she develops a strong friendship. Part of the plot deals with Lady Delacour’s fear that she has breast cancer and part with the customary romantic entanglements of a young girl out in the London season. Why you should read it: Maria Edgeworth was one of the most popular novelists of Austen’s day - and was far more commercially successful. Belinda is her second novel and has been compared to Austen for its natural portrayal of character. Lady Delacour is the most interesting character - a slightly older woman, independent, strong-minded and fearless. Particularly recommended for fans of Persuasion, Lady Susan, Sanditon and of potentially queer subtext, intriguing references to interracial marriages (look it up!) and 18th century surgery.

4. Patronage by Maria Edgeworth (1814) Summary: A magnum opus almost Dickensian in scale charting the rises and falls of two neighbouring families, the hard-working and virtuous Percy family and the ambitious, scheming Falconers. The daughters need marriages, the sons need careers and the paterfamilias of each family must make tough decisions about what he wants his family to stand for. Why you should read it: This novel is admittedly a brick and tough to get through at times but it really is worth it. You are plunged into Regency society in a way no other contemporary novel succeeds in with a large and varied cast of characters. The novel also takes you into the world of men and their professions in a way that Austen never does. Particularly recommended for fans of Mansfield Park (which was published in the same year) and people who want to learn more about Regency society in all its forms.

5. Rob Roy by Walter Scott (1817) Summary: Romantic Frank Osbaldistone leaves his father’s business in London to visit his cousins in north England where he meets and falls in love with the beautiful and charming Diana Vernon, gets caught up in a Jacobite plot and the scheming of his wicked cousin, Rashleigh, and meets the famous Scottish outlaw, Rob Roy. Why you should read it: There were several Scott novels that could be included here but I picked Rob Roy for its attractive portrayal of Diana, since Scott is not always great at writing 3D heroines Austen fans will like. Scott was the most successful novelist at the time, bursting onto the novel scene writing novels with a male protagonist at a time when most novels were by, for and about women. Scott and Austen admired each other a great deal despite writing in very different genres, with Scott writing historical romances rather than contemporary social satires. Particularly recommended for fans of Persuasion, Northanger Abbey and Pride and Prejudice.

6. The Mysteries of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe (1794) Summary: Set vaguely in the 16th century, this most famous gothic novel follows the adventures of Emily St Aubert from her father’s French estate to Venice with her aunt, Madame Cheron after he dies and then, when her aunt marries the sinister Montoni, to his castle in the Italian Apennines.  Why you should read it: C’mon, it’s Udolpho! Don’t you want to know what’s behind the infamous black veil? Northanger Abbey will be 10 times better once you’ve read Udolpho and despite the excessive amount of fainting, overuse of the word “sublime” and far too many spontaneous reciting of poetry, it’s a genuinely engaging adventure novel with larger-than-life characters, daring adventures, and some really beautiful descriptions of France and Italy. Particularly recommended for fans of Northanger Abbey, obviously.

7. Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock (1818) Summary: Utterly ridiculous gothic satire with a tenuous plot about a morose widower who lives with his son, Scythrop, in a crumbling mansion in Lincolnshire, but you’re not reading this for the plot. Why you should read it: I read it for university, having never heard of it before, and found it hilarious. Published in the same year as Northanger Abbey, it is similar in poking fun at gothic conventions. It depends on a reasonable knowledge of gothic novels and contemporary literature and philosophy so not a novel for beginners to undertake unless you have an edition with a commentary, but it’s very short and absolutely absurd. Particularly recommended for fans of Northanger Abbey and the Juvenilia.

8. Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded by Samuel Richardson (1740) Summary: Pamela is a maid in Mr. B’s house and must use all her ingenuity to fend off her employer’s advances and convert his many and increasingly desperate attempts to seduce her into a marriage proposal. Why you should read it: Pamela was a sensation when it was first published. Written in the form of letters, it was arguably the first novel to really get into the brain of a young woman and was quite radical in its treatment of the relationship between the sexes, consequently being highly influential on subsequent novels. Any of Richardson’s novels could deserve a place here - Clarissa is arguably his best but it’s ridiculously long and I haven’t read it, and Sir Charles Grandison was apparently Austen’s favourite novel but I also haven’t read it. Pamela is probably the most approachable but please note, in case the summary didn’t set off enough alarm bells, its depiction of consent is very much of its time. Particularly recommended for fans of the literary culture into which Austen was born.

9. Marriage by Susan Ferrier (1813) Summary: Lady Juliana rather foolishly elopes with an impoverished Scot and must adapt to living in his rundown estate in the Highlands. The first half of the novel deals with Juliana’s comic attempts to deal with this rough kind of living while the second half, set 17 years later, follows Juliana’s daughter, Mary, a virtuous girl, who goes to live in Bath with her cousins, including the “naughty” Adelaide. Why you should read it: Ferrier was another author much more popular than Austen at the time. Marriage is similar to Burney and Edgeworth in its plots and scopes and there are moments when she almost reaches Austen’s wit. It is, however, rather more heavy-handed in its obvious morality and in the way it contrasts its good heroine and bad (but far more appealing) anti-heroine. Very typical of women’s novels of the time. Particularly recommended for fans of Sense and Sensibility and Mansfield Park.

10. St Ronan’s Well by Walter Scott (1824) Summary: This novel follows Francis Tyrell and his attempts to marry his former love, Clara Mowbray, and fend off his rival, the engaging but sinister Lord Etherington. All of this is set under a backdrop of the gossip and scandal-mongering of a fictional Scottish spa town.  Why you should read it: This is a self-indulgent inclusion - I wrote my dissertation on it, Scott’s least known and least loved novel. It’s Scott’s only attempt to write a contemporary novel and it is obvious that he is influenced by Austen and trying in many ways to emulate her. It’s not entirely successful and the novel is an uneasy mix of sparkling dialogue and social satire with melodrama and romantic tragedy. The characters are really great, however, particularly Scott’s portrayal of Clara’s deep unhappiness, and the plot quite shocking- make sure you get hold of a first edition or at least read up on it, as Scott was later forced to remove his earlier references to pre-marital sex, which is really key for the plot. Particularly recommended for fans of Emma, Mansfield Park and Persuasion.

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Kings and Queens - 1000 years of history

King William I The Conqueror (reigned 1066-1087)

Born: September 1028 at Falaise, Normandy

Parents: Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and Arlette daughter of Fulbert (illegitimate)

Relation to Elizabeth II: 27th great-grandfather

House of: Normandy

Ascended to the throne: December 25, 1066 by right of conquest

Crowned: 25 December, 1066 at Westminster Abbey

Married: Matilda, Daughter of Count of Flanders

Children:

William & his wife Matilda had at least nine children. The birth order of the sons is clear, but no source gives the relative order of birth of the daughters.

Robert b.1051 to 54 - d.1134. Duke of Normandy

Richard c.1056 - c.1075.

William c.1056/60 - 1100. King of England

Henry c.1068 - 1135. King of England

Adeliza (or Adelida, Adelaide) died before 1113, reportedly betrothed to Harold Godwinson, probably a nun of Saint Léger at Préaux.

Cecilia (or Cecily) c.1066 - 1127, Abbess of Holy Trinity, Caen.

Matilda c.1061, c.1086. Mentioned in Domesday Book as a daughter of William.

Constance died 1090

Adela died 1137, married Stephen, Count of Blois.

(Possibly) Agatha

Died: 9 September, 1087 at Rouen, France, aged 59

Buried at: St Stephens Abbey, Caen, Normandy

Reigned for: 20 years, 8 months

Succeeded by: his son William II

Claiming that his 2nd cousin King Edward the Confessor had bequeathed him the English throne, William invaded England in September 1066, defeating Harold II Godwineson at the Battle of Hastings on 14 October 1066. In 1068 William faced English resistance, marched over the Pennines during the winter & defeated the remaining rebels at Shrewsbury before building Chester & Stafford Castles. This campaign, which included the burning & destruction of part of the countryside that the royal forces marched through, is usually known as the "Harrying of the North"; it was over by April 1070, when William wore his crown ceremonially for Easter at Winchester. He layed waste to the northern shires using scorched earth tactics, especially in the city of York, before relieving the English aristocracy of their positions, & installing Norman aristocrats throughout the region.

Contemporary chronicles vividly record the savagery of the campaign, the huge scale of the destruction & the widespread famine caused by looting, burning & slaughtering. Some present-day scholars have labelled the campaigns a genocide, although others doubt whether William could have assembled enough troops to inflict so much damage & have suggested that the records may have been exaggerated or misinterpreted. Records from the Domesday Book show that 75% of the population died or never returned.

In 1086, he ordered the compilation of the Domesday Book, a survey listing all the land-holdings in England along with their pre-Conquest & current holders. He died in September 1087 while leading a campaign in northern France, & was buried in Caen. His reign in England was marked by the construction of castles, settling a new Norman nobility on the land, & change in the composition of the English clergy. He did not try to integrate his various domains into one empire but continued to administer each part separately. His lands were divided after his death: Normandy went to Robert, & England went to his second surviving son William.

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George Friederich Händel (1684-1759) was a German composer, naturalized English, was considered one of the greatest composers of baroque music.

George Friederich Händel, was born in Halle an der Saale, Germany, on February 23, 1684. Son of a barber surgeon who did not agree with his son's vocation for music, so he played clove on the sly. On a visit to the court of Saxe-Weissenfels, the duke liked Händel's presentation on the organ and asked his father to put him under the tutelage of F.W. Zachau, organist of the church of Our Lady of Halle.

Händel was already a virtuoso in the harpsichord and organ with only 11 years. He composed the first opera, "Almira", performed in Hamburg in 1705. He spent most of his life in London, where, overcoming all difficulties, he realized the supreme ideal of the Baroque. English was naturalized in 1726, when it was already official composer of the English court.

George Friederich Händel was an accomplished composer of operas, cantatas and oratorios, masterpieces of vocal polyphony. He wrote for great orchestras and great choirs. Its characteristic was the special drama that we can hear in some choirs of its oratories. His sacred work is very rich. Of the oratorios, they emphasize "Messiah" (1741), "Israel in Egypt" (1738), "Judas Maccabaeus" (1746), "Joshua" (1747), "Jephtha" (1751); From the operas, "Agrippina" (1709) "Rinaldo" (1711), "Tamerlano" (1724) "Rodelinda" (1725), "Ariodante" (1735) "Alcina" (1735), "Berenice" (1737); of the cantatas, "La Lucrezia - O Numi Eterni" (1710) "Ode for St. Cecilia's Day" (1739).

Of the instrumental works, stand out the concerts for organ, "Music for the Royal Fireworks" and "Aquatic Music".

At the end of his life, he was practically blind. He died shortly after a presentation of the "Messiah", his best known oratory.

George Friederich Händel died in London on April 14, 1759. His body was buried in Westminster Abbey at a ceremony attended by thousands of people.

Note: Some documents and files report that Händel's year of birth was 1685.