General Chat

No Gordon it was his father Charles I who was lopped~ interstingly he asked to executioner if he was brave enough to remove his mask ~ lol he never! Also it was verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry cold so to stop from shivering her wore 2 shirts see he didn't want to the people to think he was trembling ~ apparently the moment his head came off the blood thirsty mob rushed forward to dip their erm hankies in his blood see they beleived him a martyr and his blood shed for them x

yup Janey George Monck was said to be a key figure in restoring the monachy after Cromwells death in 1658 ~ left to Charles who knows wat might have happened x

bows to Janey

good thread Mel x

Charles I was anglican but his wife Henrieta Maria was french and catholic - a strong minded woman whilst Charles was weak. Somehow or other that reminds me of another couple!!!!

Are we related Janey? my 2x g.gmother - her mainden name was Monk! Dropped the 'c' careless again

tis fab init Rod I luvs history x


Weak aint the word Chris ~ he wuz a bit of a dandy x

lol Chris av dusted offa my tree thinks I might av a Mon{c}k or two x

Nah sadly I only go bk to William Monk b 1792 lol x

Mel - Charles was a fop in miniature - Charles II was everything his daddy was not - tall, goodlooking, ladies loved him and with his dying breath - he asked them to take careof Nellie!!!!

His brother James inherited and he had embraced his mother's religion and here we are again!

granny Monk's daddy was Daniel and described as a gentleman on her marr. cert in 1852!!

lol Nellie ~ you mean Nell Gywnne? yes Charles II defo more appealing than his Daddy ~ but was James any better ~ he did fight good King Billy lol {the Orangeman} twas a good scrap too x

I posted twice lol x

Oh yes, now eeeevrybody wants in on the Monck action.

Dropped the 'c' and became common. Hmph. No Monks in my tree.

No Moncks either, actually. Although we cling to the tale of the black sheep younger brother of the Viscount. And nothing I have found disproves it! In fact, the Viscount's younger brother was killed at Alma, a mere few weeks before my gr-grfather's younger sister (later actress) was born in Plymouth ...

No, you may not share my illustrious mythical ancestors. ;)

Have to admit - do not know a lot about James apart from the fact he had a battle with William - 1690 and the Battle of the Boyne. He popped his clogs and there we are with William of Orange and little anglicans again!

lol mine were labourers n proud no namby-pandys with a "c" in my clan x

Well William got the throne cos he was married to James' daughter ~ aint sure but think it was Mary who continued to reign after his death then her sister Anne took over x Anne was last of English Monarchs n 1st of British Monarchs x

So if I've got this right now, It was either Charles 2, or Baron Monck, hiding up the Oak Tree?

I will hang my head in shame for the family I married into - during the Civil War when the Roundheads had taken yet again the town they lived in. It is recorded that from the pulpit a brother minister who lived close by was urging on the soldiers who were desecrating the church!

It was OH's direct ancestor - there was not another minister about. The shame of it and OH a choirboy as was his father afore him. Hope their singing paid off the sins of their forefather!

Anne was the last of the Stuarts also n we had to be content with some Germany King called George I {first of the Hanovers} x

Gordon defo Charles II him being a coward needed help from George Monck otherwise he might still be in the tree x

See Chris we can't choose family x

Good job Mel I wasn't researching when I married OH!

I began his tree hoping to find a sheepstealer who had been deported/hanged and all I found were vicars!