tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post8822719604867220815..comments2024-03-29T01:31:55.103-04:00Comments on Royal Musings: When you play pretend ...Marlene Eilers Koenighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14984860671065161997noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-57410724644987637212018-06-25T11:11:19.582-04:002018-06-25T11:11:19.582-04:00Graham, thank you for your kind remarks. I canno...Graham, thank you for your kind remarks. I cannot answer the question on the medals, but perhaps someone else can. The John Oliver piece was hilarious. Marlene Eilers Koenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984860671065161997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-83939600583836268782018-06-25T04:59:12.605-04:002018-06-25T04:59:12.605-04:00Very good piece. I'm a republican but I certa...Very good piece. I'm a republican but I certainly respect genuine scholarship on the subject. It also irks me that he uses this dishonest tactic to lecture Britain on our constitution.<br /><br />In one interview Muscatello is wearing two medals. Does anyone know what they are? Are they genuine medals (which I assume means genuine fraud) or made up ones (which is just a little sad)?<br /><br />You can see them at 2:26 into the Jon Oliver video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=b2FtchzI7wY&app=desktopGraham Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213527577178351879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-52229990944093368642018-06-04T21:25:51.892-04:002018-06-04T21:25:51.892-04:00I dub thee Prince Thomas of Spurious!! Go with Go...I dub thee Prince Thomas of Spurious!! Go with God. But just GO.Teresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708177752854316147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-36598061996706899532018-06-01T16:22:58.188-04:002018-06-01T16:22:58.188-04:00What a wonderful word - spuriouser ! I think it s...What a wonderful word - spuriouser ! I think it should be added to the dictionary.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653832947226419466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-80347287532713545382018-06-01T11:00:10.084-04:002018-06-01T11:00:10.084-04:00Thanks Dennis and MatthewThanks Dennis and MatthewMarlene Eilers Koenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984860671065161997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-43501702517945179962018-06-01T03:41:46.031-04:002018-06-01T03:41:46.031-04:00I enjoyed your Alice in Wonderland allusion.. :)
...I enjoyed your Alice in Wonderland allusion.. :)<br />Dennis J. Cunniffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12836493184632183786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-70991092143871156332018-05-31T19:41:39.743-04:002018-05-31T19:41:39.743-04:00While I don't know, my guess is that they'...While I don't know, my guess is that they're not. I remember the chap being probably 20 years old and was Thomas's "assistant" during his visits to the United States. Matthew Ploosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310027974512497631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-38651358878075909222018-05-31T18:41:33.277-04:002018-05-31T18:41:33.277-04:00Thanks Matthew for this information .. wondering i...Thanks Matthew for this information .. wondering if the faux Mountbattens are Grania's sons. He is certainly involved with the adopted son of a German prince. This adopted son has a career in reality tv.Marlene Eilers Koenighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14984860671065161997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8762674434623075554.post-1482963209325910442018-05-31T18:19:59.004-04:002018-05-31T18:19:59.004-04:00Amen, Marlene! Thomas sought me out years ago (via...Amen, Marlene! Thomas sought me out years ago (via FB, of all places) to be a part of his following. He had even tried asking me out on dates and trying to form that sort of a relationship (which certainly did NOT happen!!!). No idea that he was a fraud to this degree, but something always felt off – from the way he dressed and his published books (on cocktails, no less) to the sort of people he consorted with (young men claiming to be Mountbattens, relationships with German “royalty,” etc). History and the status quo aren’t all rosy, and I quickly saw that criticism of the monarchy was not something he was capable of accepting and discussing. I’m an academic, I believe in scholarship, evidence-based research, cited facts, a lens that considers multiple perspectives, etc.<br /><br />I’ve been reading British royal history since I could read. I studied history in college (to supplement my mass comm major), and, while working on my masters in philanthropic studies, took a deeper dive into the world of royal patronage. And to an extent, I continue to engage in the larger conversation about the topic. Am I incredibly knowledgeable about the British, and other, royal families? Absolutely. But am I an expert? Absolutely not, nor would I claim to be. I’m 30 with a career in higher education. I do have have scholarly royal research projects that I’ve planned out (if you're interested in a scholarly collaboration down the road, I'm certainly game!), but they’re all on hold while I finish my EdD in educational leadership and the scholarly research associated with that credential.<br /><br />(And I'll bring up my hope again that you'll consider podcasting - today's revelation about Thomas is an important reminder of the value in credible researchers and historians like yourself. https://blog.bufferapp.com/podcasting-for-beginners) Matthew Ploosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15310027974512497631noreply@blogger.com