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1 de dic. de 2014 · The first English record of the term ‘blue blooded’ to mean noble descent dates to the early 19th century. Find out why the phrase was first used… Purple is traditionally thought of as the colour most associated with royalty and monarchy; so where does blue come into it?
13 de may. de 2022 · 'Blue blooded' families - meaning upper class - have been seen as particularly British for hundreds of years. But where does the phrase come from? In very simple terms, anyone with common...
People have been referring to aristocrats as “blue bloods” for centuries. But what’s the origin of this weird term? What did the noble’s blood had that made our ancestors view it as blue? Let’s find out. Surprisingly, the nickname “blue bloods” did not originate in England but rather in Spain.
- The Spanish Legend of Sangre Azul
- Pale Skin & Blue Veins
- Copper Or Silver in The Blood
There is a theory that the modern phrase ‘blue blood’ originated with the Spanish phrase sangre azul (which translates literally as blue blood). This idea relates to the ancient families of the Castile region of Spain, who liked to clarify the pureness of their bloodline, i.e. that it was solely the product of the esteemed Castille families and ped...
This idea of pale skin and visible veins is a popular explanation for the use of the term blue blood. For many, it extends beyond the select Spanish families of ancient Castile, and applies to any kind of noble or aristocrat. The suggestion is that a life of leisure, in warm, decadent surroundings, is conducive to thin, pale white skin, i.e. the ki...
In medical terms, it’s believed that excess copper in the blood can cause the blood to turn blue. Given that regional diets may have included varying degrees of certain minerals, it’s possible that some remote lineages could have been characterised by blood that was bluer than the norm. If these family lines were related to a degree of nobility or ...
16 de abr. de 2024 · Despite most of the contributors to modern royal bloodlines being European, some studies show that many in the New World are considered blue-blooded, even those with African or Native American ancestry. 7. This is principally because of the mixing of the populations and the complex history of slavery in the US, among other reasons.
Tue 14 Apr 2009 at 16:00. THE desire of great royal houses to secure their blue-blooded inheritance through family marriages can be their downfall, according to research that shows how...
10 de nov. de 2010 · Blue-blooded Britain: Who owns what? By Tamara Cohen for the Daily Mail. Updated: 04:46 EDT, 10 November 2010. View. comments. The biggest ownership survey undertaken in nearly 140 years...
