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azzuri
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 Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: Carol is ode to BPC... |
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I found this story fascinating...
see for full story - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/7789477.stm
| Quote: | One of the most popular Christmas carols has a secret political code linked to the Jacobite rebellion, a Durham University professor claims.
According to head of music Bennett Zon, O Come All Ye Faithful is actually a birth ode to Bonnie Prince Charlie.
He said "clear references" to the prince were in the lyrics, written by John Francis Wade in the 18th Century. |
And if you haven't yet made it to the new'ish Culloden visitor centre yet, just go! It's incredible and you'll end up spending a full day there if you're a history junkie like me.
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agentmancuso
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I heard Professor Zon talking about this on Radio Scotland this morning as I was driving to work. He made it sound less far fetched than one might have thought.
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