tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post7799627611993946913..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: The EnchantressAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-2804595324436236742010-10-28T17:02:13.134-07:002010-10-28T17:02:13.134-07:00Beautifully put. :-)Beautifully put. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-49498331119640457642010-10-28T16:18:03.422-07:002010-10-28T16:18:03.422-07:00That it definitely was, world history as well, wit...That it definitely was, world history as well, with England, the Netherlands, and Spain largely leading the tide of the new age. It was a romantic time as well, a time when the horizons of all of mankind continued to grow with new exploration in the Americas. Of course, even today, people who are raised out in the prairie and wild lands of the Americas come out very different from people anywhere else - it touches the soul, it seems, no matter how familiar it becomes.Jeremy Jansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218395232783877050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-7018054581218303762010-10-27T15:27:50.981-07:002010-10-27T15:27:50.981-07:00I read Frederick Marryat's Children of the New...I read Frederick Marryat's <i>Children of the New Forest</i> when I was really quite young and just found the period, the romance of the period, wholly captivating. I moved on from this to a fascination with the seventeenth century in general, a great time of transition in English history.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-28768302696278184802010-10-26T20:53:29.821-07:002010-10-26T20:53:29.821-07:00Yeah I did notice that you are getting your Doctor...Yeah I did notice that you are getting your Doctorate in the History of Stuart England. Why did you choose this particular period?Jeremy Jansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218395232783877050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-72245537590786231272010-10-26T15:24:23.058-07:002010-10-26T15:24:23.058-07:00He was a pretty easy-going guy, Jeremy, in so many...He was a pretty easy-going guy, Jeremy, in so many ways. It's by far my favourite period in English history.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-86451225028526385262010-10-26T15:22:24.594-07:002010-10-26T15:22:24.594-07:00Let not poor Nelly vanish under a car park!Let not poor Nelly vanish under a car park!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-58351221123977041552010-10-26T15:20:30.249-07:002010-10-26T15:20:30.249-07:00Rehan, that's a dreadful prospect.Rehan, that's a <i>dreadful</i> prospect.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-30638057869811272062010-10-26T15:18:43.046-07:002010-10-26T15:18:43.046-07:00Retarius, it certainly tickles something, though f...Retarius, it certainly tickles something, though fancy is probably not the right word!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-45764071887777121112010-10-26T11:02:42.941-07:002010-10-26T11:02:42.941-07:00Considering what his kinfolk were like I'm gue...Considering what his kinfolk were like I'm guessing England probably faired somewhat better under Lady Castlemaine than they would under an unenchanted Charles II.Jeremy Jansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218395232783877050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-13002930691596922552010-10-26T06:01:38.137-07:002010-10-26T06:01:38.137-07:00Nell Gwynn was buried at the superb church of St M...Nell Gwynn was buried at the superb church of St Martin in-the-fields overlooking Trafalgar Square with its ever-kissing couples. But her tomb's gone. The crypt (where she would have been if she could have) is currently undergoing an expensive restoration procedure and lots of people had signed the guestbook condemning its re-opening as a superstore or some-such. I would hate for that to happen and said so myself.Rehan Qayoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02391797858691917631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-37955264587985121072010-10-26T04:20:44.890-07:002010-10-26T04:20:44.890-07:00I can easily believe that Diana is the descendant ...I can easily believe that Diana is the descendant of that lady...shan't comment further on that. <br /><br />And here's a project from my list of 10,000 great books I'll never write:<br /><br />An alternate history of England in the 17th and 18th Centuries in which the Restoration doesn't occur and the Commonwealth continues. Tickle your fancy? (Is there such a yarn already?)Retariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165689727557860449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-85114961079223538642010-10-25T16:03:40.507-07:002010-10-25T16:03:40.507-07:00Jay, I'm so glad. Not many men who got to kno...Jay, I'm so glad. Not many men who got to know her survived unscathed. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-41864321860378831622010-10-25T16:02:54.161-07:002010-10-25T16:02:54.161-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-23489636710938482302010-10-25T16:02:29.021-07:002010-10-25T16:02:29.021-07:00Retarius, Barbara's descendents included Diana...Retarius, Barbara's descendents included Diana, Princess of Wales, and Athony Eden, a former British PM; so they get everywhere!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-50011912440150887172010-10-25T09:51:27.570-07:002010-10-25T09:51:27.570-07:00Fascinating - and entertaining - post. Thanks for...Fascinating - and entertaining - post. Thanks for introducing me to Lady Castlemaine. Since I am here in 2010, safely across a span of centuries from her influence, I am glad to have made her acquaintance... :-)<br />-JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-76222768208626544252010-10-25T04:05:08.283-07:002010-10-25T04:05:08.283-07:00Another great argument for government by hereditar...Another great argument for government by hereditary royalty. Why did that loser ever get a guernsey? C'arn the Commonwealth!!Retariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165689727557860449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-78692808290025786502010-10-24T16:29:58.754-07:002010-10-24T16:29:58.754-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-30924282015578318982010-10-24T16:23:58.214-07:002010-10-24T16:23:58.214-07:00Yes, she was clever. :-)Yes, she was clever. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-30740490730715456512010-10-24T16:15:41.651-07:002010-10-24T16:15:41.651-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.com