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    Quote Originally Posted by lassmanac View Post
    My rememberence of the details is a bit fuzzy, but yes - Mary Tudor did not have children. Mary's and Margarets, Stuarts and Tudors... enough to make one's head spin! I'll certainly be posting more reliable details once the research results start coming in.
    Ah, but let's not let lassmanic's balloon deflate completely. The route by which this Bible was received is obviously then, not as described over the years, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there wasn't any connection at all as had been posited by the ancestors!

    Family stories tend to get twisted and yet often have truth layered between the folds!
    Last edited by Father Bill; 27th March 12 at 09:48 AM. Reason: clarity
    Rev'd Father Bill White: Mostly retired Parish Priest & former Elementary Headmaster. Lover of God, dogs, most people, joy, tradition, humour & clarity. Legion Padre, theologian, teacher, philosopher, linguist, encourager of hearts & souls & a firm believer in dignity, decency, & duty. A proud Canadian Sinclair with solid Welsh and other heritage.

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