YOU DON'T DESCEND FROM ALL YOUR ANCESTORS : USING KING CHARLES III AS AN EXAMPLE

 

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KING CHARLES III and QUEEN CAMILLA

The Colonial states declare their independence from England decades ago, 

yet, as we go back those decades doing our American genealogy, 

we often encounter roots in Britain - England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland and 

"cross the ocean" to archives there.

As distanced as we Americans are,

many of our ancestors lived under a King or Queen, an Emperor, 

or lived in a princely kingdom,

or were of the nobility, or lived on the land of one as a tenant farmer, or a serf.

We grew up with fairy tales, stories of Princesses and Princes of days gone by.

So, we cannot be ignorant of that history or the old ways in which our people 

survived or thrived.

King Charles III's Coronation might be the only one some of us will ever witness - via televised film - in our own lifetimes.

The splendor!

I'm curious - and am be watching.

KING CHARLES III CORONATION - THE FANTASTICAL GREEN MAN INVITE TO 2000 - HAND PAINTED!

Those of you who love the design and interpretation of Coat of Arms - Heraldry - as one of the oldest European traditions - will love the fantastical Green Man invite to Charles III Coronation which takes place May 6th - English time.  

I will be watching. 

It's not that I'm an Anglophile, because I  .  However, this is a historical event and one that has not taken place in England for 70 years, since his mother Queen Elizabeth's, and it's televised.  Promising a smaller, perhaps updated and more modern version of a coronation, Charles, who long awaited his time to be King, seems to have sought ways to remain Royal as well as being well situated in today's world with climate change and ecology one of his long time concerns. He also said once that he was a guardian of the faiths, not just England's version of Protestantism, showing sensitivity to Britain's citizenry.

I watched Diana and Charles' wedding. I watched Diana's funeral, getting up in the middle of the night to watch it live. I watched much of the Queen's funeral. In the past I read a few books about the Royal family, including Kitty Kelley's expose. I watch the series, The Crown, which I think is terrific; I don't expect accuracy out of biopic's, I figure there is lots of theory and interpretation in film making. And of course it helps that it's all in English, the official language of the United States too.

If you think that it's just Americans a bit obsessed with what happens over there across "the pond" (The Atlantic Ocean) and with one of the last acknowledged Royal families of Europe and on this earth, even Americans with no English or British ancestry, think about this. British are obsessed with American politics and our legal system. We, along with Canada, have never lost our connections that began with immigration from that island to the America's.

This image of the Coronation invite appears on The Guardian.

Called NeoPagan and Puckish, here is the article about heraldry artist Andrew Jamieson's hand painted invitations which is quite funny :

THE GUARDIAN : CHARLES PAGAN PARTY

Excerpt:  However you read its springtime symbolism, the coronation invitation is a witty, skilled performance that speaks well of King Charles III's feel for art and sense of humour, as well as Jamieson's talent. Now all we need is a maypole outside Westminster Abbey.

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P.S. Maypole for the month of May, and May the month for Blessed Mother and all mothers.  Let's clarify that mothering, nurturing, is not exclusive of those who give birth or who have or raise children.  

TITLES OF NOBILITY?

Nobility titles and ranks vary depending on the country or ruling country. Of interest is also the history of when a title was invented. Usually a prevailing King or Queen could elevate a person to the peerage, as a reward, traditionally for defending their rulership through military service.  However,t some families were so established long ago, the reasons why they are considered royal, or aristocracy, or noble, may be lost. They may have been from a founding tribe or clan, or have won or acquired great wealth and power. When men died out, the line might have been transferred through a woman's line. Hard to argue with someone who can build a fortress of stone when you live in a wood hut.

That changed in recent time to a reward for noteworthy success, consider the various celebrity entertainers such as musicians and actors who became Sir's during Queen Elizabeth's reign...  Sir Paul McCartney (James Paul McCartney) for an example.  However, very many of those who she elevated were known for service to the Kingdom or humanity, such as Sir Bob Geldof  (  Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof.)  Their wives are known as Ladies.

There are two types of peers who can be elevated.

Those who were born into it are recognized as HEREDITARY peers.

Those who were not, are called LIFE peers.