tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665068861137761059.post5275652577514961928..comments2023-04-19T19:49:58.112+01:00Comments on Vintage Script - Editor's blog: The Romanovs And MeEmma Louise Oramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730716658321304187noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665068861137761059.post-7247847596791095972013-03-08T11:29:22.146+00:002013-03-08T11:29:22.146+00:00Thank you, dearest Janis, or should I say Your Roy...Thank you, dearest Janis, or should I say Your Royal Highness given your credentials! Wow, your family research has turned out to be revelatory! Yes, perhaps I should have a look and see if there are any Russians in my family tree...d'you know, it's funny, someone just the other day remarked on my resemblance to the Grand Duchess Tatiana *flicks hair in a self-important manner*...Emma Louise Oramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730716658321304187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5665068861137761059.post-79062535918323566142013-03-08T10:12:42.169+00:002013-03-08T10:12:42.169+00:00As ever, a truly wonderful blog, my dear Emma. The...As ever, a truly wonderful blog, my dear Emma. There is a belief, held by some, that we are drawn to specific people in history because we were close to them, or maybe even were them, in previous lives. I have similar affinities, as your mother had with the Romanovs, with Robert Dudley, Robert Catesby and King Cnut and Hereward the Wake...and my mother has been a life long banner waver for King Harold Godwin. As an historian, it has always intrigued me why some periods of antiquity draw me in as if under a spell, while others leave me cold - so there may be something to the theory. Interestingly, the majority of the historical figures who set my pulse racing at the mere mention of their name, are from the Neville family - down the line of John of Gaunt. Incredibly, some years ago, whilst trying to prove a family myth that my great, great grandmother was a gypsy I discovered that it was indeed just a myth; in reality she was a Neville, from the Kent line, and directly descended from Edward III via John of Gaunt and I was indeed related to the majority of my historical heroes, even Hereward the Wake! So, go seek, my dear, dear Emma - who knows what you might find :) xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com