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To be Blunt (2) …

Sep 26, 2024

anniversaries, art, genealogy, television reviews

Anthony Blunt, Bowes-Lyons, Cambridge University, elizabeth blount, Elizabeth II, Germany, henry duke of richmond, Henry VIII, James Blunt, max mosley, mosley baronets, Russian spies, secret missions, Sir John Parker Mosley Bt, Sir Oswald Mosley, Surveyor of Her Majesty’s Pictures, wedgwoods

Whilst watching an informative documentary on Professor (Sir) Anthony Blunt – the Surveyor of Her Majesty’s Pictures who was discovered to be a Russian spy – over the Easter weekend, I learned a little more about his career, such as his secret mission to Germany after their surrender. I didn’t learn anything any possible connection…
To be Bl(o)unt …

Jul 23, 2020

anniversaries, culture, genealogy

American branch, army service, Barons Mountjoy, Bessie Blount, Blount baronets, Boer War, British Army, death in service, Dukes of Richmond, First World War, Henry VIII, illegitimacy, James Blunt, Lady Mary Howard, RAF, Second World War, St. Michael’s Church Framlingham, Vikings

Most people are aware that James Blunt’s real surname is Blount. This is an influential name in late mediaeval, “Tudor” and Stuart times. Bessie Blount was another mistress of Henry VIII and bore him Henry Duke of Richmond, who married Lady Mary Howard but died without issue, to be buried at Framlingham. Walter Blount, who…