Wednesday 31 May 2017

Cleaning Fleeces

One of the things I'm interested in is traditional crafts so learning about how fleeces can be cleaned is something that peaked my interest. A method for cleaning several fleeces is called the Fermented suint method. It involved soaking a fleece for a week in rain water. The sheep's sweat (suint) and lanolin form a sort of soap which cleans the fleece as it soaks. The resulting liquid is then used to clean further fleeces which don't need as long as the liquid becomes more effective the more fleeces are cleaned in it.

Mary, Queen of Scots

I've always been terribly confused about Mary Tudor and Mary, Queen of Scots. Finally I have it straight and understand how the family tree fits together.

Henry VII had eight children of whom only three survived to adulthood.

  1. Margaret (1489-1541) married James IV, King of Scotland becoming Queen of Scotland, then Archibald Douglas and finally Henry Stewart,
  2. Henry (1491-1547) became King Henry VIII,
  3. Mary (1496-1533), became Queen of France.

Margaret had four children by James VI of Scotland, one of whom was James V of Scotland. She also had a daughter, Margaret Douglas by Archibald Douglas, and finally a daughter by Henry Stewart.

King James V of Scotland had a daughter, Mary who became Queen of Scots. This means the lineage was: Henry VII -> Margaret -> James V of Scotland -> Mary, Queen of Scots, making her the great granddaughter of Henry VII.

Mary Tudor was the daughter of Henry VIII, and thus the granddaughter of Henry VII. This means that Mary, Queen of Scots was the first cousin once removed of Mary Tudor.

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