[Ansteorra] Just slightly out of period
uillecc
uilliacc at gmail.com
Sat Nov 5 09:22:00 PDT 2011
Of course, the Q of E can marry a Jew, Muslim, Sikh, Hindu or Buddhist
if she so desired-- but she is still forbidden to marry a catholic....
The repercussions of Elizabeth's daddy's dalliances and divorces still
reverberate through the British isles/.. It (anti-Catholicism) was at
the root of the problem in Ireland in the early 20th century...
On 11/5/2011 10:38 AM, Miles Grey wrote:
> My guess is you can tell by the bonfire. If they're burning an effigy
> of Guy Fawkes, then they're good and proper people celebrating the
> preservation of their Crown and nation. If not, then they're no
> friends of mine.
>
> To me, that mask identifies people who feel kinship with terrorists
> who will intentionally murder large numbers of innocent civilians to
> achieve their anarchist goals. As a proper (and happy) subject of The
> Stellar Throne, the thought of a plot against one's true Crown is
> abhorrent, let alone one in which the lives of many a good noble and
> innocent commoner would be snuffed out. What of the diligent brewer
> delivering a wagon full of libations to the adjacent public house at
> the time? Or the publican and his customers? Or the tailor or
> seamstress waiting to take measurements or make alterations for
> someone in Parliament? Or the many people, gentle and common alike,
> employed as staff members in Parliament?
>
> There is only one thing to say to even the thought of such treason:
> Vivat Rex! Vivat Regina! Vivat Ansteorra! And death to any who
> would plot against them!
>
> Miles Grey
>
>
> On 11/5/2011 8:02 AM, Elizabeth Crouchet wrote:
>> Thanks for the concise history lesson. As I was reading about it,
>> knowing
>> the day is 'celebrated', I also wondered which they were celebrating.
>>
>> Claire
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On the very night that the Gunpowder Plot was foiled, on November 5th,
>>> 1605, bonfires were set alight to celebrate the safety of the King.
>>> Since
>>> then, November 5th has become known as Bonfire Night. The event is
>>> commemorated every year with fireworks and burning effigies of Guy
>>> Fawkes
>>> on a bonfire. Some of the English have been known to wonder, in a
>>> tongue
>>> in cheek kind of way, whether they are celebrating Fawkes' execution or
>>> honoring his attempt to do away with the government.
>
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