At the Top of the Tree

Hello, history lovers!

It is with adrenalin pumping through my veins that I write today, as I am so overloaded with history that my excitement levels have reached critical. I really, ruddy love history, you know.

But first thing's first - it is a pleasure to announce that The Astonishing Adventures of Lord Likely has been selected as 'Blog of the Day' by those fine, fine folk over at Fuel My Blog. This is a wonderful honour for me, and I thank them very much.

Fuel My Blog is a fine website, and if YOU have a blog and have not joined their merry masses yet, I urge you to do so. You shall find a wonderful, warm welcome, and the chance to meet fellow bloggers from all over the globe. Even if you do not have a blog, you should still visit them anyway, as you will find a portal to a host of other wondrous blogs. Such as The Astonishing Adventures of Lord Likely, for example. Which is Blog of the Day today. Did I mention that already?
Click the beautiful award (which we won for being Blog of the Day today, as I may have already touched upon) to visit Fuel My Blog - NOW! And do not forget to fuel Likely's journals once you're there. I thank you.

Now, to history. Loyal Likelyiers may have already seen his lordship's latest entry, where he attempts to map out his family tree. This particular article made me moist with anticipation (I sweated a lot, you see) as it revealed a bit more history (which I love) and back story of our beloved lord. I was like a kid in a candy shop, except the candy was filled with HISTORY.

In addition to all this, my good friend Bill Blunt sent me a picture of a possible Likely sighting on an Italian restaurant's shop sign, in Ferryhill. Could it be his lordship, or one of his many relatives? Look for yourself below theses words I am writing now:


What do you think? Likely, or not?

Actually, this has given me an idea for an exciting competition, which I shall call Look-A-Likely. If any of you dear readers have stumbled upon a picture of someone who resembles our lordship, then please let me know, by either posting the picture in the comments section, or a link to the picture, or by e-mailing it to me via andy fanton at googlemail dot com The winner shall win....something. Something good, from my collection of historical artifacts, no doubt.

Get hunting!

- Prof. Julian Syngen-Smythe.

For further family tree-based fun, visit Tribal Pages, or read Harry McFry Investigates, the adventures of a genealogical private investigator.

A Likely Descendant?

Good day, history lovers.

History can be a very surprising beast, much like a lion jumping out of a hedge, dressed like a clown. So very unexpected.

My studies concerning Lord Likely have not only turned up Lightnin' Lance Likely, a wild-west outlaw who may or may not be one of Likely's relatives, but now I believe I have stumbled upon another, quite by chance.

While discussing the marketing campaign for the forthcoming Harry Potter movie, my friend over at Philospeak managed to gain an audience with some of the designers working on the aforementioned campaign - including a certain Sir Simon Likely, Duke of F'ington, and his assistant, Kotter.

An extraordinary find, I am sure you will agree. How Sir Simon fits into the ever-expanding Likely family tree is unknown, but if you read the article in question you will see this man certainly displays some of the characteristics of a bona fide Likely.

My studies continue apace, and I will keep you informed of any further developments. Should any of my loyal readers discover any further Likelys springing up anywhere, do let me know. They seem to have been breeding like aristocratic rabbits of late!

- Julian Syngen-Smythe.