Defending the Legacy

Jean-Chretien de Fischer entered the French army in 1737.  In 1741, he became a valet to a French officer during the Sieges of Prague.  Fis...

"Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head....

"The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice; and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.  Thy father and thy mothe...

"He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me"--Psalm 55:18 "The la...

"Honour all men.  Love the brotherhood.  Fear God.  Honour the king."--1 Peter 2:17 Queen Anne, "in dying" says Kl...

"But let it be the hidden man of the heart in that which is not corruptible even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit which is in th...

One of my heroes is Louis-Joseph, Marquis de Montcalm. Montcalm was born exactly 300 years ago, on February 29, 1712. When he was 12, he joi...

"A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband; but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones."--Proverbs 12:5 After the...

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions--...

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies--Proverbs 31:10 "She was as tender a wife as she was a devoted mother...

"If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men"--Romans 12:18 Picture from www.battleofpresto...

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, se...

General Hawley receiving the messenger informing him of the Jacobite march. The messenger is, unfortunately, incorrect, having a 1750s ligh...

Marie-Antoinette is accused of being uncaring towards the peasants of France. When someone told her about the shortage of bread across Fran...

For lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.--Psalm 59:3 ...

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy--Matthew 5:13 Miss Flora MacDonald (1722-1790) ferried "Bonnie Prince Charlie...

"Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land"-Proverbs 31:23 "She (that is, Sarah Churchi...

Engraving by C. W. Jefferys, found at Canadian Military History Gateway "That thy beloved may be saved: save with thy right hand, ...

(Engraving of Lady Mackintosh based on painting by Allan Ramsay, found in Life and Adventures of Bonnie Prince Charlie volume 3 by W. Drum...

(painting in the public domain, found on www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maria_Theresia_Familie.jpg For the next twelve months, I hope...