Given my fascination with nobility, monarchies, and the recognized noble houses of current republics, I often stumble across web sites for such entities, and those who claim (sometimes dubiously) to be noble. Recently, I found a website1 for David Drew Howe, pretender to the throne of the Isle of Mann. The site overflows with information … Continue reading The Curious Case of the King of Mann
Category: Nobility
True Nobility
At the Art of Manliness, the McKays have published great post on the Stoic-Christian Code of Honor, which I encourage you to read, and the poem at the end by Robert Nicoll is particularly wonderful: True Nobility“I ask not for his lineage,I ask not for his name;If manliness be in his heart,He noble birth may claim.I care not though … Continue reading True Nobility
Were the Hessians mercenaries?
I didn't gain a real appreciation of the dynamics of the American Revolution until many years after my compulsory service in the American variant of the Prussian Education System. I've had a few epiphanies in my quest for independent thought over the years that might deviate from traditional, conservative American views.One is an appreciation for … Continue reading Were the Hessians mercenaries?
More ancient titles for sale
Along the lines of a previous post comes this article from the York Press: Title of Lordship of the Manor of Carlton, near Selby up for sale: Part of the sale will include “a considerable quantity of valuable manorial documents”, including court books, warrants of satisfaction, which date back to the early 1700s, and an … Continue reading More ancient titles for sale
Jeremy B. Blevins 