tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post4229323871859021226..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Greeting NobilityDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-87289570698999322822014-02-01T19:06:35.496-08:002014-02-01T19:06:35.496-08:00Great post. Thanks.Great post. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673396124211060689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-90686645157102039432012-07-17T19:20:27.593-07:002012-07-17T19:20:27.593-07:00What helpful information... something to keep stra...What helpful information... something to keep straight especially for us from North America....! Thank you...Elizabeth Gayle Fellowwsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-15802014212184303082012-07-17T17:30:55.018-07:002012-07-17T17:30:55.018-07:00Holy Smokes! Where were you when I was figuring t...Holy Smokes! Where were you when I was figuring this out all by myself? I got there eventually, but having this would have been a heckofalot easier on the hair I was tearing out. Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10966241468533764102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-11410833136854817352012-07-05T15:34:29.772-07:002012-07-05T15:34:29.772-07:00Marie great post! I understood that viscounts didn...Marie great post! I understood that viscounts didn't have a place name attached to them. His title would be Viscount Gough and he'd be called Lord Gough. Please correct me if I'm wrong.Maggi Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430261880092452319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-43960849947693151762012-07-05T11:32:56.222-07:002012-07-05T11:32:56.222-07:00Certainly isn't commonly known. I believe the ...Certainly isn't commonly known. I believe the general term of the lower classes for all members of the aristocracy is 'chinless-wonder'. I like the idea of earning titles at school though. We don't of course, but it does seem oddly quaint.<br /><br />It is awkward with the business of characters addressing each other by family name since for us it is the very opposite of 'friendly' and can sound dangerously Shakespearian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-71939837337888186462012-07-05T11:05:18.110-07:002012-07-05T11:05:18.110-07:00Okay, I've fixed the issues... Let me know if ...Okay, I've fixed the issues... Let me know if you see anymore boo-boos. :)Marie Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798408733684974308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-71556531659669711612012-07-05T09:12:00.986-07:002012-07-05T09:12:00.986-07:00Great post!Great post!Dawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-72077174098465318342012-07-05T08:48:29.676-07:002012-07-05T08:48:29.676-07:00I noticed a couple mistakes in there under Viscoun...I noticed a couple mistakes in there under Viscount's section, but I can't fix them until I get home from work. :( Sorry about that....Marie Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06798408733684974308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-50661920733851748572012-07-05T08:38:12.957-07:002012-07-05T08:38:12.957-07:00Thanks, Marie, for your wonderful article. This is...Thanks, Marie, for your wonderful article. This is a valuable bit of information that most Angles outside of Britain don't know. To those of you who are English born, is all of this just common knowledge with which one grows up, or do you have to learn it in school, like in a history class?wandaluce.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490426611544156004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-69994543121765560302012-07-05T07:54:38.806-07:002012-07-05T07:54:38.806-07:00During the Georgian/Regency Era the French spellin...During the Georgian/Regency Era the French spelling, Marquis was as likely to be used as the current spelling, Marquess. One period dictionary: Critical Pronouncing Dictionary-Walker-1797) lists Marquis exclusively(check googlebooks). Both spellings were used in contemporary papers of the day(you can do your own search at http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/home.aspx?GeoType=London ) Both are pronounced Mar'kwis.<br />Same dictionary lists: Marchioness mar'tfhun-es(There are some marks I cannot replicate here--and remember the "f" is that print oddity that is an "s").K.A.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17000596659738475224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-87363993523205131072012-07-05T04:26:44.332-07:002012-07-05T04:26:44.332-07:00Great historical information. Because so many of ...Great historical information. Because so many of us are history buffs, particularly the customs of different eras, this kind of detail is crucial. I have always wondered how to pronounce Marchioness and for that matter, Marquess. The etymology is Norman French but the Anglicizing of such words is so variable. <br />steph from <a href="http://fangswandsandfairydust.com" rel="nofollow">Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust</a>Steph from fangswandsandfairydust.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00265501682911526600noreply@blogger.com