In the Gaelic legal and social system a king (RÃ) or clan chief was elected. His successor was usually chosen during his lifetime, also by election, from a...
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Mar 1, 2009 1:45 pm
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HIS MAJESTY KING FRANCIS II hosted a Private Concert at the Nymphenburg Palace for an exclusive performance of Gioachino Rossini's comic opera "La pietra del...
... my ... Albans! ... fall ... Albans ... Hi Charles, Wouldn't you settle for the crown of Scotland? ;o) You are closer, or more direct, in lineage than what...
Name it. Let's have details of an event where Campbell clansmen, in the pay of an English king who was not also king of Scots, massacred MacDonalds. I saw none...
Dave, you could try tapping the word "Tanistry" (I believe that is the correct spelling) into any search engine you choose and see what comes up. For example: ...
In the midst of the First Great War of 1914-1918, John Francis Erskine Goodeve-Erskine, 29th de jure Earl of Mar and 7th Duke of Mar in the Jacobite Peerage,...
It is of course correct that Jacobite loyalties are affected by "injudicious" or ill advised marriages. But there is always an element of Free Will and Choice...
It was bound to happen sooner or later. The grossly unjust and absurd, illegal (since it was voted by an illegitmate and illegal assembly pruprting to be a...
I too find the original story a little too good to be true. The United States of America is a de facto "State" not recognised by Jacobites. Whatever his...
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1101630?UserKey= Duff House was built by William Duff of Dipple and Braco, whose subservience to the Hannoverian...
I have only come across this sort of thing once before - various members of the Buchanan clan have joined together to use DNA records to trace the various...
Man if you had seen me you would of had the tears streaming down your cheeks, I was going daft trying to translate Rev Tevia sa id in "Fiddler on the Roof",...
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Mar 4, 2009 1:55 pm
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I did that several times and now I have the addresses of a million tapastry shops. Dave In a message dated 3/1/2009 7:47:03 A.M. Central Standard Time, ...
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Mar 4, 2009 1:55 pm
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"Charles Graham MacLeod-Stuart" YOUR SO CLOSE BUT SO FAR AWAY, IN YOUR LINEAGE:Â YOU ARE OF THE YOUNGEST SON OF KING ROBERT THE 2ND I AM FROM KING ROBERT THE...
We should not hide from the fact that the much loved Bonnie Prince had an alcohol problem in his later years. Mr Rigopoulos is right to identify this as a...
This is of course true. I would go so far as to say that these "distinguished" Jacobite families cease to be distinguished when they become totally subservient...
You assume too much when you believe that the Campbell clan served an English AND Scottish King. If you believe they felt the king of England was entitled to...
Dear Stelios, As I had previously mentioned, this came as something of a surprise to me. My family traces back many hundreds of years as Stewarts, before the...
This could be somewhat analagous to the fact that more military careers are killed by women than by bullets. -Liam Murphy, VMI 1965 ... From: John...
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Mar 4, 2009 1:58 pm
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they describe whiskey drinking as if its a bad thing.prince charles probably liked wine too.i wonder what his fave vintage was. To: Jacobite@yahoogroups.com ...
The massacre at Glencoe was carried out by regulars, under the orders of William, King of England and Scotland, following a policy set forth Sir John...
I think theres always a difference between mere compliance or acquiesence and outright collaboration. For example a "Jacobite" living in de facto USA might...
Dear Mr. MacDonald, I must concur with Mr. Rigopoulos. Exactly what is your claim? Being so adamant and BOLD in your response, one must assume you have an...
Hi James, For what it's worth, and despite the fact that I know that most, if not all, will still not believe me, from what I believe as to possibly having...
I have a "United Kingdom" passport - as I live outwith the British Isles and travel fairly frequently I shall hang onto it until the United Nations begin...