Too Many Henries (Or Is It Henrys?) And Joan Of Arc

  An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years Of Upper Class Idiots In Charge) by John O'Farrell, continues, and we have been through a load of Henries (Or Is It Henrys?), stopping at Henry VI, and the only one who was any good was Henry V, but he died of dysentry (which was common for soldiers in those times.

A fifteen-year-old girl (Joan of Arc) gets armoured up and then leads the French to victory against Henry VI, but she is then sold to the English and burned at the stake. A bit like what is happening today across the water and in the royal Family.

Based on surveys regarding biblical literacy in the United States, there is a widely cited, albeit startling, statistic that a portion of Americans confuse historical and biblical figures. 

• The Survey Statistic: Multiple reports, often citing a 2005 Barna Group survey, indicate that approximately 12% of Americans believed that Joan of Arc was the wife of Noah. Some sources suggest this figure may be even higher in certain contexts, mentioning 20%.
• The Confusion: The misconception likely stems from a conflation of "Noah's Ark" (the biblical boat) and "Joan of Arc" (the 15th-century French heroine).
• The Reality:
  • Noah lived in the ancient biblical era.
  • Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) was a French peasant girl who lived from roughly 1412–1431 AD, over a thousand years after the biblical timeframe.
• Context: This statistic is frequently cited to highlight issues with biblical literacy and historical knowledge in the U.S.. 

While it is more commonly reported that people believed she was Noah's wife rather than his daughter, it highlights a significant, humorous, and sometimes criticized misunderstanding of history and the Bible. 

I am still reading "Imajica" by Clive Barker on my Kindle. This is a book I never want to end. When I finish it, I just restart it.

I recently discovered that my American Amazon Author page has a feed from this blog, which you can see here. It only shows on the .com site but not on others. C'est la vie.

The music is "Snuffin' In A Babylon" by Alberto Y Los Triod Paranoias from their "Snuff Rock" musical EP.

Mike Singleton - Vocal Stories

I am not sure if you are aware of my writing on Vocal, but these are a few of my stories if you would like to sample them:

1. The Plagiaristic Poetry Series - Poems Taken From Random-Themed Lines
2. Another Raven - A Take On Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven"
3. The Cleaner - An Autism-Focused Christmas Special
4. The King Of Elfland's Daughter - A Wonderful Book By Lord Dunsany
5. An Owl In A Towel - A Beautiful Book by Lesley and Cheryl
6. Barter Books - An Amazing Bookshop In A Railway Station In Alnwick
7. Three Reasons Why I Love Settle - Scaleber Force, The Hoffman Kiln and Castlebergh Crag
8. The Accidental Book - Helping a Great Vocal Friend Resulted In Me Publishing My First Book
9. Call Me Les - A Great Friend and An Amazing Writer, and this is her Instagram