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Meghan Merkle Is Descended From Robert The Bruce
Daily Mail UK ^
| 04/01/2018
| Tim Stickings
Posted on 06/04/2018 7:55:29 PM PDT by goldstategop
Meghan Markle is descended from Scottish hero Robert the Bruce, it has emerged.
The royal bride-to-be can trace her family back to the Scottish king who won independence from England at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314.
The link between royal families seven centuries apart is revealed in Andrew Morton's new book Hollywood Princess, according to The Sun.
Mr Morton said: 'It is possible to trace a direct line through 25 generations to Robert I of Scotland, perhaps the most colourful of all Scottish kings.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: History; Society; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: hilaryduff; meghanmarkle; meghanmerkle; robertthebruce; royals; scotland; scotlandyet
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To: goldstategop
My sister did one of those dna things. We found we are 15% Scandinavian and 15% Italian. She was stumped because we thought ourselves Scot-Irish.
I pointed out to her that our descendants were only rape by the best invaders.
To: ladyjane
I think it will. Unlike Princess Diana, this one knows how FREAKING LUCKY she is.
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posted on
06/04/2018 8:31:44 PM PDT
by
Hildy
(The worst part of betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies.)
To: cherry
Watch out Ireland! Obama didnt like Ireland either.
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posted on
06/04/2018 8:31:54 PM PDT
by
Crucial
To: cherry
If I remember my movie history right, Robert The Bruce turned out to be a traitor to William Wallace, didnt he?
In the movie, Braveheart, it was Robert's father, who made a deal with Longshanks to secure the Bruce's linage to the Scottish throne.
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posted on
06/04/2018 8:32:29 PM PDT
by
RedMonqey
(" Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didnÂ’t.")
To: fieldmarshaldj; goldstategop
I got you all beat...
I’m descended from a flatulent Ukie potato farmer named Boris...
And HE was responsible for the “Tunguska Blast”...
Stood too close to the campfire one cold winter night, let one rip, and BOOM.
The rest is history...
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posted on
06/04/2018 8:34:11 PM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: RedMonqey
Robert the Bruce is a Scottish national hero. He defeated the English at the Battle Of Bannenockbourne in 1314.
The Scots were outnumbered by the English and Robert turned the tide of the battle into a resounding victory for Scotland.
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posted on
06/04/2018 8:38:14 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: dsm69
Tart is a nice way of saying “gold-digging, *ock-hopping slut.”
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posted on
06/04/2018 8:42:39 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
To: adorno
Courteney Cox is a direct descendant of William the Conqueror.
He’s her 25x grandfather.
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posted on
06/04/2018 8:42:56 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: wmileo
No, this guy:
To: goldstategop
If Ancestry.com and our family’s folklore can be believed, my father’s people are kin to the Robert the Bruce through marriage.
Our family
came down from the hills and fought the Battle of Preston (1648)on the side of the Jacobites.
They lost and those who were not killed or hanged outright was put on prison ships and sailed to america as indentured servants. They landed in Virginia and bought off their freedom and headed to Tennessee.
To this day our family has a virulent hatred for all thing royalty or authority or general.
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posted on
06/04/2018 8:49:25 PM PDT
by
RedMonqey
(" Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didnÂ’t.")
To: goldstategop
36 yo divorce that Harry was forced to marry to encourage Brits to intermarry between races. That’s my take.
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posted on
06/04/2018 8:50:07 PM PDT
by
Vic S
To: RedMonqey
Jon Cryer’s ancestor who came from Scotland to America as an indentured servant, is a true tale told on “WHo Do You Think You Are?”
The parallels are downright eerie. People have had similar life stories.
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posted on
06/04/2018 8:56:38 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
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posted on
06/04/2018 8:58:45 PM PDT
by
myerson
To: goldstategop
Publication date is April Fools Day.
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posted on
06/04/2018 9:00:57 PM PDT
by
matt1234
(Jan. 20, 2017: the national nightmare ended.)
To: goldstategop; cherry
Hugh, Earl of Ross
Hugh was a favorite of King Robert I of Scotland, who endowed him with many lands. Aodh even married Robert's sister, Matilda. Aodh's young brother, Iain, was given marriage to the Margaret Comyn, heiress of Buchan (although he died childless).
This is the link(by marriage) to Robert the Bruce.
The castle estate still stands and at one time was owned by Princess's Diane's boy friend Dodi Fyed(Sp?)
needless to say my father didn't get any of the royal estate or even as much as a purloined spoon. And the only title my father had was"Farmer", 'Private" and "Postman" And "Mr"
Oh well...
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posted on
06/04/2018 9:05:44 PM PDT
by
RedMonqey
(" Those who turn their arms in for plowshares will be doing the plowing for those who didnÂ’t.")
To: goldstategop
So is Nigel Bruce.
-PJ
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posted on
06/04/2018 9:10:44 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
To: goldstategop
I just learned through Ancestry.com that I’m a descendant of several generations of English Knights and Sheriffs. It has kind of changed my attitude, I must admit.
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posted on
06/04/2018 9:19:48 PM PDT
by
AnalogReigns
(Real life is ANALOG...)
To: AnalogReigns
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posted on
06/04/2018 9:27:50 PM PDT
by
myerson
To: goldstategop
I bet she's really related Kunta Kinte.
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posted on
06/04/2018 9:29:20 PM PDT
by
Governor Dinwiddie
(MAGA in the mornin', MAGA in the evenin', MAGA at suppertime . . .)
To: AnalogReigns
I have a direct line of descendancy from Pippen the Short.
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posted on
06/04/2018 9:45:04 PM PDT
by
healy61
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