tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post8241426970434700082..comments2023-09-05T02:29:27.235-06:00Comments on Britishspeak: The Glorious Revolution: for the Scots, not so much.Relax Maxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-28104123648942200152011-07-02T19:14:35.977-06:002011-07-02T19:14:35.977-06:00@A. I knew that. I love the histories behind old s...@A. I knew that. I love the histories behind old songs. <br /><br />Still an interesting bit, though I knew most of this, too. Not the details on Anne's physical ailments, though.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-45123001061026728602011-06-30T00:51:24.207-06:002011-06-30T00:51:24.207-06:00People often sing 'Will ye no come back again&...People often sing 'Will ye no come back again' to me.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-72393019584806321462011-06-29T20:19:11.515-06:002011-06-29T20:19:11.515-06:00"Will ye no come back again" sounds susp..."Will ye no come back again" sounds suspiciously like a Bobbie Burns piece of work. Is it?<br /><br />Ok, I'll google it. :)Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-50828015217169946252011-06-29T14:40:35.382-06:002011-06-29T14:40:35.382-06:00@A. - I did not know that. I know one of the songs...@A. - I did not know that. I know one of the songs because our music teacher in fourth grade taught it to us, but he/she didn't mention the Jacobites.<br /><br />Oh, Ye'll take the high road and I'll take the low road,<br />And I'll be in Scotland afore Ye<br />But me and my true love will never ?????????????<br />On the bonnie bonnie banks of loch lomond.<br /><br />Heck yes. There's some memory cells that haven't been stimulated in quite a while.:)<br /><br />Every lassie has her laddie, nane they say hae I. :(<br />But every laddie smiles on me when comin' through the rye.<br /><br />Hmmmmm. <br /><br />That last one is supposed to be sung by a girl, I think. And probably not Jacobite era. <br /><br />Shall I tell you about the laddie who was the Catcher in the Rye? ::wriggles eyebrows obscenely:: How many rye songs and book titles can you think of?<br /><br />I thought not.Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-33831289565549548292011-06-28T15:37:25.227-06:002011-06-28T15:37:25.227-06:00Did you know, I'm sure you did, that there is ...Did you know, I'm sure you did, that there is a series of traditional songs linked to the Jacobite Rebellions. <br /><br />For example<br />The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond<br />Charlie is MY Darling<br />The Skye Boat Song<br />Will Ye No Come Back Again?<br /><br />I seem to have learned them all at school but it wasn't until later that I realised their significance.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04709794851766685322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-37725891079659547552011-06-28T13:46:42.584-06:002011-06-28T13:46:42.584-06:00Hmmmm.
Quite well done that.Hmmmm.<br />Quite well done that.Adullamitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15537659871829290071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-61659282274935764192011-06-27T19:32:07.044-06:002011-06-27T19:32:07.044-06:00I'd bet against Louis as being too French. I r...I'd bet against Louis as being too French. I really do hope he chooses Arthur. Although he most likely got that name from <a href="http://britishspeak.blogspot.com/2010/02/prince-arthur-duke-of-connaught.html" rel="nofollow">Queen Victoria's son</a>, I like the legend better, too. There's no telling, though, eh?Relax Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01051381168322495999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5987697048218684478.post-38547184900377270742011-06-27T08:08:21.824-06:002011-06-27T08:08:21.824-06:00I thought I'd heard a few times now that Princ...I thought I'd heard a few times now that Prince Charles is likely to take the name George or Phillip for his title on succeeding to the throne - both them being amongst middle names. The reasoning is that Charles is supposedly seen as an unlucky name with the first Charles having been deposed (and beheaded in an act of regicide) and the second Charles being notoriously ineffective and effete. "Arthur" is thought to be too contentious due to its links with the Arthurian legend.<br /><br />Pity really, I quite fancy the idea of there being a new King Arthur.<br /><br />It is just possible that he might even choose "Louis" in homage to his uncle Louis Mountbatten who was killed by the IRA. Charles has used the surname "Mountbatten-Windsor" although his 'official' surname in his Letters Patent is just "Windsor". The name, to a Brit, does sound quite...French... so perhaps this might rule it out but there is no doubt he held and holds still a great affection for his deceased uncle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com