[Ansteorra] Just slightly out of period

[uillecc]

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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