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Lancashire ;- The Pendle Witches
I don't think that the substitution theory is viable,for loss of children at birth was normal then in a time of high childhood mortality. It is noteworthy that her female side was shown in that she allowed certain favoured courtiers to fondle ...
frankbeswick, on 03/18/2018
Lancashire ;- The Pendle Witches
No, they needed a red headed child to substitute for the dead princess and only a male child was available. She wasn't born male as Henry would have been delighted and not had Anne Boleyn executed on false charges.
This needs a Wizzley article ...
Veronica, on 03/18/2018
Lancashire ;- The Pendle Witches
Had she been male she would have had fewer problems, for Henry would have had the son that he wanted and so she would have been declared male. That she was female seems to be accepted, but as you say,she covered her Adam's apple, needed to ...
frankbeswick, on 03/17/2018
Lancashire ;- The Pendle Witches
The story of Elizabeth 1st being a male child swapped in infancy for a deceased Princess Elizabeth Tudor has stayed for centuries. There are several reasons why this I likely to be so.
" She " was bald., wore high collars to protect her Adam's ...
Veronica, on 03/17/2018
Lancashire ;- The Pendle Witches
Henry the Eighth was a religious failure. Not many in England gave him genuine support, for he made his case by murder, which is always unconvincing, and Catholic sentiments have lingered long in the land, which is why the slowly decaying Church ...
frankbeswick, on 03/16/2018
Lancashire ;- The Pendle Witches
Drag may not have been the right word to describe Elizabeth the First,for there would have been no reason for her to hide her supposed masculinity, should she possess it, for it would have advantaged her. Is it not possible that she was ...
frankbeswick, on 03/16/2018
Lancashire ;- The Pendle Witches
England is still a religious mess, as despite the fact that th Church of England is loved, it is ignored by the majority of the population. England is a land in which religion is respected, but shrivelled.
frankbeswick, on 03/16/2018
Lancashire ;- The Pendle Witches
Thank you BSG. Great comment. You are right. The anti Catholic feeling was largely due to Henry 8th but anti Catholic sentiments already existed in Scotland at this time. King James wrote a book on demonology and witchcraft.
James 1, V1 of ...
Veronica, on 03/16/2018
Lancashire ;- The Pendle Witches
From what I have read James I was not one who would have endeared himself to many. Henry VIII left England in quite a religious mess, and it took much too long to be resolved.
blackspanielgallery, on 03/16/2018
Lancashire ;- The Pendle Witches
I am going to Rylands Library in Manchester on March 21st to see an actual tiny fragment of the St John's gospel. I 'll let you know what it is like
Regarding the trials, it irks me greatly that whilst the Salem witches had their sentences ...
Veronica, on 03/16/2018
Lancashire ;- The Pendle Witches
I think it worth saying that the account of the trial of the witches is kept at Chetham's library in Manchester,where it may be accessed by bona fide scholars. Mine and Veronica's mother received permission to access it for her college history ...
frankbeswick, on 03/15/2018
Old and Traditional Recipes of Lancashire, England
Cockles are cooked by boiling for five minutes.What may be of culinary interest is what accompanied them on the plate. Winkles were a popular food for the ordinary folk, so you might seek some recipes using them, though the commonest method was ...
frankbeswick, on 03/12/2018
Old and Traditional Recipes of Lancashire, England
I did not say that they were wealthy, but that industralisation brought about some improvement over the wages paid on farms in many cases. It was a matter of poverty in the town or more serious poverty in the countryside.
frankbeswick, on 03/11/2018
Old and Traditional Recipes of Lancashire, England
Morecambe Bay has long been associated with shell fish and there must be some more Lancashire shell fish recipes out there
Veronica, on 03/11/2018
Old and Traditional Recipes of Lancashire, England
..... and most people were still impoverished. I don't know where you get the idea that Lancashire people were wealthy. The industrialists were but the workers certainly were not.
Veronica, on 03/11/2018