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Waking and Dealing with Alzheimer a Families Real Life Accounts

I'll pass that on to her, and keep you updated as she really gets going in earnest.

JoHarrington, on 09/05/2013

Waking and Dealing with Alzheimer a Families Real Life Accounts

Thanks for the heads up Jo, god bless Kate. :)

teddletonmr, on 09/05/2013

Duke of Cleves Signs Marriage Treaty: Anne of Cleves is Promised to Henry VIII

It's part of the reason why I always say neither Anne of Katherine should have been beheaded. They couldn't commit adultery if their marriages were annulled! Oh well, Henry VIII wanted the executions and he got them, despite any legal grounds.

AlexandriaIngham, on 09/05/2013

Waking and Dealing with Alzheimer a Families Real Life Accounts

My friend Kate is currently fund-raising for Alzheimers. She's planning to walk across the Himalayas to raise even more.

JoHarrington, on 09/05/2013

Duke of Cleves Signs Marriage Treaty: Anne of Cleves is Promised to Henry VIII

*slaps head* Of course Catherine's marriage was annulled! I was only reading about that this morning, in a history of Richard of York. -.- I didn't know that the marriages to Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard were also annulled. That ...

JoHarrington, on 09/05/2013

Connecting with the Wizzley Community

Ragtimelil - Genealogy is not a hobby. It's much more important than that! :D I've been reading your articles about it. Great stuff. Teddletonmr - Thank you very much. :D

JoHarrington, on 09/05/2013

Connecting with the Wizzley Community

Welcome back Jo :)

teddletonmr, on 09/05/2013

Connecting with the Wizzley Community

Yes, the forum has been very quiet lately. Maybe it's just that summer is a time to be outside. I don't change my lifestyle much with the seasons, but I've been obsessed with genealogy lately. I've got to remind myself that it's a hobby, not my ...

Ragtimelil, on 09/05/2013

Hunt for Treasure with a Rock and Gem Scoop

I love it! I never had heard about these. I'm going to check it out. Thanks!

Ragtimelil, on 09/05/2013

Haunted Battlefields: The Ghosts of Flodden

It depends where they were buried. Down in the valley, where it was very marshy and the Victorians drained a stream away, I should imagine that the bones did dissolve. Put up on the hillsides, there may be more chance of the remains still ...

JoHarrington, on 09/05/2013

Duke of Cleves Signs Marriage Treaty: Anne of Cleves is Promised to Henry VIII

Funnily enough, none of Henry VIII's wives were divorced--contrary to the popular rhyme. Catherine of Aragon's marriage was eventually annulled by Thomas Cranmer since it was considered never valid in God's eyes. Henry VIII also had his ...

AlexandriaIngham, on 09/05/2013

Haunted Battlefields: The Ghosts of Flodden

How can we rebury all of them, their bones have probably dissolved into acidic soil, which is the soil type on moorlands. What happens to the spirit after death is not clear, there may be several destinations, but some spirits may linger at ...

frankbeswick, on 09/05/2013

Duke of Cleves Signs Marriage Treaty: Anne of Cleves is Promised to Henry VIII

I thought I knew this story, but you always bring elements to the table which I didn't. I'd forgotten, for example, that they had an annulment, not a divorce. Anne of Cleves was definitely the most savvy (or lucky) of his wives. She got to ...

JoHarrington, on 09/05/2013

Remembering the Battle of Flodden 500 Years On

Frank - All too keenly observed and cruelly true.

JoHarrington, on 09/05/2013

Remembering the Battle of Flodden 500 Years On

John - Back in the 14th century, no leader worth their salt would have led from the back. They might have stayed back in the initial stages, just so they had the overview to deploy people, but if they spent the whole battle there, they would ...

JoHarrington, on 09/05/2013