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About borderslynn

Retired, living in the Scottish Borders after living most of my life in cities in England. I can now indulge my interest in all aspects of living close to nature in a wild landscape. I live on what was once the Iapetus Ocean which took millions of years to travel from the Southern Hemisphere to here in the Northern Hemisphere. That set me thinking and questioning and seeking answers. In 1998 I co-wrote Millennium Countdown (US)/ A Business Guide to the Year 2000 (UK) see https://www.abebooks.co.uk/products/isbn/9780749427917

From Roman Empire to the New World

Posted on July 16, 2017 by borderslynn

Thank you Wikipedia, illuminating my path of education as I search for understanding. Thank you also all the various sites on history and books of information on battles for control of areas of the known world which had previously been … Continue reading →

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Romans left us with Christianity in a Savage Britain

Posted on July 10, 2017 by borderslynn

When the Romans left England in 410 AD the population had no understanding of how to govern, feed themselves or protect each other.   420 – Pelagian heresy outlawed in Rome (418) but, in Britain, supposedly enjoys much support from … Continue reading →

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Debt as a Driving Force

Posted on July 10, 2017 by borderslynn

Philip IV of France (born in Fontainebleau in 1268, the second son of Philip III. His mother (Isabella of Aragon) died when he was three and his stepmother, Marie de Brabant, allegedly preferred her own children to Philip and his … Continue reading →

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Human Vulnerability

Posted on July 7, 2017 by borderslynn

There have been three major outbreaks of plague. The Plague of Justinian in the 6th and 7th centuries is the first known attack on record, and marks the first firmly recorded pattern of bubonic plague. From historical descriptions, as much … Continue reading →

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Trade and Destruction

Posted on July 1, 2017 by borderslynn

Trade is all we seem to think about nowadays, and securing trade so that people can go about their lives without fear of starving is a major activity.  Thus, when today we see Qatar blockaded, we see how quickly people … Continue reading →

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The Roman Catholic Church and the institution of Pope

Posted on June 17, 2017 by borderslynn

I’ve dipped into Wikipedia, History.com, Brittanica and the book, The Life and Times of Rodrigo Borgia, by Arnold H. Matthew, to outline the process through which the Popes came into being. I wanted to understand the history of Christianity, the … Continue reading →

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Caves and Monasteries of the Iberian Peninsula

Posted on June 13, 2017 by borderslynn

Since the 5th century A.D., the Christian religion was practised in the northern half of the Iberian Peninsula. Generally, in those early times, a person would live in isolation as a hermit. One of the earliest sites of a hermitage … Continue reading →

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Forceful Woman

Posted on June 13, 2017 by borderslynn

Isabella of Portugal was married to King John II of Castile as his second wife, making her also Queen of Castille. Her stepson became Henry IV of Castille. Isabella was 19 when she married John, who was 42. After a … Continue reading →

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Coveted Gold

Posted on June 11, 2017 by borderslynn

The motivation of humans to control others, destroy those who stand in their way, seems to spring from coveting that which belongs to others. I have researched the hunger for gold prior to the desire of Columbus to set sail … Continue reading →

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Retaking the Iberian Peninsula (Reconquista)

Posted on June 10, 2017 by borderslynn

The MAPS of the 750 AD period to 1492 reveal how the 800 years of Muslim rule as a Caliphate was eventually overthrown by use of mercenaries (Conquistadors) of the Monarchy in 1492.  These are fascinating maps, interactive and highly illuminating to … Continue reading →

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