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Reply #30 - 12/15/05 at 19:32:50

desertrose   Offline
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wow Daniel! Thank you so much for your kind words!

I have to share this with everyone, even though it may not be a big deal to anyone else but me!  Grin  Well, in February I will be portraying  a Jacobite follower of the 45.  So as a result I bought me a hand painted original portrait cameo necklace of Bonnie Prince Charlie to wear around my neck. I received it the oher day and I  have to tell you it is absolutely  beautiful and I am so proud of i!  Just had to share!  Smiley

 
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Reply #31 - 12/21/05 at 07:23:48

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Vicar Abernathy! Twas great to read your persona and testimony! You have been through a lot, I see, but God always has a purpose and will see to it that you minister to others.

I forgot to mention that my avatar is me in my Revolutionary war era event. My straw hat was a bit over tipped but I have since worked on that to bring it down.

In February I will be a Jacobite woman who has come to America after the clearances.  I still plan to be a supporter of HRH Bonnie Prince Charlie and will wear a cameo necklace to honor him. 

Did I tell you that one of my great-grandfathers fought for the English in the 1715 rising?  He did not want the Catholic throne in Scotland and possibly England too, so he fought and died on the Isle of Man during that time.

Somehow I feel like I am dishonoring my great grandfather being on the other side of him.  But I am sure it was like the Civil war where brother and sister fought against one another, aye? Correct me if I am wrong. 

Anyway, in February I hope to have a new pic of me in my Highland dress.  No tartan, even though my family were Taylor's, sept of Cameron, but I cannot prove that my family were ever in a clan.  So I am staying neutral and wearing no tartan. I don't think women who came to America ever wore Tartan plaid anyway. Correct me if I am wrong.

Anyway, after February, I will have in my avatar me as a Highland woman.  Wink Hope this finds y'all well and Merry Christmas!
 
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Reply #32 - 12/21/05 at 11:25:17

Vicar Wm Gray Beard Abernethy   Offline
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Desert Rose, you might look at your portrayal of a Jacobite as righting a wrong.  The Stuart's (James II, James III and Charles Edward Stuart aka the Bonnie Prince) claim to the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland was much stronger than that of the house of Hanover (George I, George II) at the time of the Jacobite Rising of '15 and that of '45.  The trial and execution of Charles I, son of James I, and rightful heir to the throne, was viewed with horror by the rest of Europe.  The Act of Settlement of 1701, whereby Parliment provided themselves with the excuse to choose someone other than the rightful Stuart claimant to the throne who would be a Protestant and not a Catholic is viewed by many as the cause of the English Civil War.
The tartan issue can be settled easily, as any Scot leaving Scotland during the clearances would have taken whatever modest possessions they had with them.  Among the most costly and therefore most valuable would have been their outerwear, including the tartan arasaid of the women.  As official clan-specific tartans were not to show up for another hundred years (thanks to Sir Walter Scott and Queen Victoria), any tartan pattern made by any weaver in the area where Highland Scots lived would have been what was purchased and worn.  My wife, son and I wear what we jokingly refer to as the Pendleton tartan, as that is the mill that the wool our great kilts and arasaid came from.  Keep in mind that the lower classes would not have been able to afford the more costly multi-colored tartans.  Certain colors cost more than others because the natural materials used to make the dyes for these colors were not as readily available as those for other colors, and the more colors, the higher the price.  The lower classes would have worn more simple, muted color (earth tones) tartans.
(See also http://www.medievalscotland.org/clothing and http://www.historichighlanders.com/attire.htm )
 
Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin for "Let none tread on me with impunity," the motto of the bull thistle, the flower of Scotland)
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Reply #33 - 12/21/05 at 11:47:42

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Hello Vicar! As you can see I have much to learn. I find it all very confusing in all honesty.  I am told that the tartan plaid was not in existance until much earlier and not in use at the time of the Culloden and clearances.  so if I was to wear any plaid, preferably generic plaid, it would be appropriate, eh?  If I was to wear the Cameron or Taylor plaid, that would not be appropriate, aye?  ???

many thanks! Give hellos to your wife for me!  Wink
 
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Reply #34 - 12/26/05 at 05:37:32

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Vicar! I just read your links and printed them out! Thanks so very much for your help!
 
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Reply #35 - 12/26/05 at 13:10:31

Vicar Wm Gray Beard Abernethy   Offline
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Very glad to be of assistance!  That's what being a re-enactor is all about, hanging out with people of similar interests who like nothing better than to pass on the advice and assistance that has made their re-enactment experience such a great one.
 
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Reply #36 - 12/26/05 at 13:32:20

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And I have happened to have found that re-enactors are some of the best folks on earth! Wow! What a great hobby I have become involved in !  However, my SIL saw my photo as you see in my avatar and she told me I looked like an ole granny! What????????!!!!!!!!!! Shocked Undecided  Hopefully I will look much younger in my Jacobite impression!  Wink
 
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Reply #37 - 01/22/06 at 14:09:55

Daniel Foster   Offline
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Number 1) Aww shucks, we ain't nuthin special, ma'am.

Number 2) What's wrong with Ole Grannies? I happen to love mine dearly and tend to think of our elderly as beautiful! Tell her "Thank you for the compliment."

Just having fun with you, Rose. This is the first time in a while that I've had enough time to do more than "breeze" through the boards.

Have a lovely day,

Daniel
 
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Reply #38 - 03/13/06 at 13:33:12

Slainte   Offline
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Hello together. 
My name is Florian, I comes from Germany and is interested is long for the Revolt around 1746.
In the Zene I am not however yet so, for a long time, therefore am I to be been gladly this Forum encountered. I am 23 years old and make at present training as the educator.  Wink
 
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Reply #39 - 03/14/06 at 00:24:07

Daniel Foster   Offline
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Welcome, Florian. Hopefully we'll be able to learn from each other.

Daniel
 
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Reply #40 - 03/14/06 at 15:55:08

Slainte   Offline
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Dear Daniel,
i am pleased much.  Property already some entries read.  Also I hope which one one mix to exchange have... 
Yours sincerely Slainte

P.S. I hope, one can my school English decipher?  Wink
 
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Reply #41 - 03/15/06 at 00:42:06

Daniel Foster   Offline
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I understand fairly well so far. I'm sure communication will come easier in time.

Take care,
Daniel
 
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Reply #42 - 04/21/06 at 20:09:42

Tod   Offline
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Hi
I was refered to this forum by Steve S. As I'm new I thought an introduction would be good manners.
Every know one knows me as Tod a nickname I've had since I was about 7 and as I'm now 45 I don't think I'll be able to shake it off. Originally I come from the Highlands but have lived most of my life in middle England. I'm Chairman of Lace Wars (www.lacewars.co.uk) and Commanding Officer of Rose and Thistle (www.18thcentury.org). We portray John Roy Stewarts Edinburgh Regt. We also dable in Highwayman re-enactment.
I've been re-enacting for about 10 years starting with the Civil Wars in the UK, I still an involved with that but in much reduced manner.
I also run Foxblade Trading (www.foxblade.co.uk).
As soon as I work out how to put a picture up (technogy is for the young) I will.
 
Commanding Officer John Roy Stewarts Regt.&&Rose and Thistle (RaT)&&
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Reply #43 - 04/21/06 at 21:10:56

Vicar Wm Gray Beard Abernethy   Offline
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Welcome to the forum, Tod of Lace Wars, Rose and Thistle, and the John Roy Stewarts Edinburgh Regiment!  That's quite an impressive list, not to mention Foxblade Trading.  I have enjoyed visiting your various websites and have learned a great deal from them.  
Have you made the acquaintance of Larry Davis who also contributes to this forum?  I met him last May at an event in Old Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada, and greatly appreciate his research in Scotland and wealth of information on the original construction of Highlanders' targes.
Do you ever get to this side of the Pond?  We in the Colonies always enjoy the opportunity to act out and act up with fellow re-enactors from the mother countries.
I hope to enjoy corresponding with you through this forum and/or by email, and benefiting from your experience with historical re-enactment.  I would also like to invite you to visit the website of the Clann of the Wolf  (www.clannwolf.org), the organization in which I am a member.  I took over as webmaster last year and redesigned and overhauled the site as a rank amateur.  Input and constructive criticism is always welcome.

 
Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin for "Let none tread on me with impunity," the motto of the bull thistle, the flower of Scotland)
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Reply #44 - 04/23/06 at 08:17:09

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Of course,Tod..now you're here no-one will believe that I'm hereditary Grand Master of all Jacobite reenactors outside the US any more.......
Steve
 
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