tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629848968407511741.post3047415877564875351..comments2023-07-24T13:02:04.477+01:00Comments on Yet to be named: Brrrr...!Sivhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03323737188383891594noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629848968407511741.post-328195596718175752007-02-09T16:01:00.000+01:002007-02-09T16:01:00.000+01:00Siv: Nope, the visit was too short so we focussed ...Siv: Nope, the visit was too short so we focussed on the essentials- eating and talking and meeting Izzy :-). Priorities, you know. Next time.Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603828160282932210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629848968407511741.post-85181093977407001512007-01-29T23:13:00.000+01:002007-01-29T23:13:00.000+01:00Anne of Cleeves was definitely a case of Tudor spi...Anne of Cleeves was definitely a case of Tudor spin doctoring. <br /><br />Madness and monarchy seem to go hand in hand (George III although that was probably Porphyria) Joana the Mad in Spain, a long line of russian psycoptahs who became Tsar and a fair few Hapsburgs for that matter!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629848968407511741.post-70801332842904733242007-01-29T23:04:00.000+01:002007-01-29T23:04:00.000+01:00Ask Henry VIII what he thought about poor Anne of ...Ask Henry VIII what he thought about poor Anne of Cleves :-D (bad case of "woman not living up to future husband's expectations raised by beautiful portrait")<br /><br />I visit Erik once in a while. He rests in Västerås Cathedral. I took you and R there this summer, didn't I? (senildement? jag? jajamensan *eeeeek*)Sivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323737188383891594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629848968407511741.post-21349351720334423992007-01-29T23:02:00.000+01:002007-01-29T23:02:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323737188383891594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629848968407511741.post-2791567048549013272007-01-29T22:57:00.000+01:002007-01-29T22:57:00.000+01:00But he was good looking- at least according to the...But he was good looking- at least according to the portrait that he sent her, but maybe that is not the most reliable source?Ceciliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01603828160282932210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629848968407511741.post-26767524335838930482007-01-29T22:15:00.000+01:002007-01-29T22:15:00.000+01:00Yes, you are right!
Did you know that one of his...Yes, you are right! <br /><br />Did you know that one of his sons (Erik XIV) proposed to Elizabeth I? I am soooo amazed that she rejected this lunatic (he was very inteligent, but suffered from mental illness) from a small region far fa away from everything, in the cold North. Ahem.<br /><br />(OK, so I'm a little into the Tudor family)Sivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323737188383891594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1629848968407511741.post-78458395194390898562007-01-29T22:10:00.000+01:002007-01-29T22:10:00.000+01:00Stupid question but is the park named after Gustav...Stupid question but is the park named after Gustavus Vasa? Sorry but I don't know much about Swedish history (Gustavus Adolphus and Nordlingen, Poltava and that is about it).<br /><br />Nice pics Siv!jams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.com