Do you have an address for the curator of the royal ecclesiastical papers? So much of what some cousins and I have found and read regarding the descendants of James V of Scotland is conflicting, it would be great to find some one who has actual records. Gwen Stuart ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Quinn" <quinn@btinternet.com> To: <STEWART-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:21 AM Subject: Re: [STEWART] Re: Mary Queen of Scots > In fact the Stuart line really endures to this day. After Queen Anne, the > last Stuart, died childless she was succeeded by George I, the first > Hanoverian. In fact George was a direct descendant of Mary the daughter of > James I (of England, VI of Scotland) so George I had Stuart blood. Despite > numerous family name changes since QE II is essentially a Hanoverian and > therefore descended from the Stuarts. > > My wife and I recently went on a visit of St James's Palace in London > arranged by the National Trust. We were shown round by a gentleman whose > official title was Serjeant Verger of The Chapel Royal (which is part of > the palace). It turned out his other job was to be the curator of the > royal ecclesiastical papers, most of which he seemed to have read. He was > a one man Da Vinci Code, full of stories of conspiracies and plots. The > most amazing thing he said, which was just in passing and he didn't > elaborate, was that "Napoleon was a Stuart of course; his real name was > Stuarte; Bonaparte came from his mother side". I have tried to verify this > on the web and completely I have failed to do so. In fact I have seen > genealogies which show Napoleon' father and grandfather as Bonapartes. So > controversial to say the least, but this man did know things, had seen the > original papers, and emperors did tend to interfere with history to tell > the story they wanted heard. Intriguing. > > David Quinn > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <norayahl@charter.net> > To: <STEWART-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 3:25 AM > Subject: [STEWART] Re: Mary Queen of Scots > > >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Classification: Query >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/AmJBAIB/1020.1054.2.1.1.1 >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Lauren, >> I apologize for this error...I must've placed my head on backwards this >> morning! :) My thought when I read this was about the controversy over >> whether or not the Stewart 'Dynasty' >> had died out. Nora >> >> >> ==== STEWART Mailing List ==== >> When was the last time you updated your anti-virus program? >> Keep your fellow listmembers safe -- make sure your anti-virus program >> is on, active and up to date! The data you save may be your own. >> > > > ==== STEWART Mailing List ==== > All those interested in the History of the Stewarts/Stuarts.... etc. > are invited to join Clan Stewart Society in America, Inc. > Visit their new web site at http://www.clansstewart.org