Roger Hamilton's Crystal Quest is a 10 day trip to France, England and Scotland, tracking the history of our modern nations from the 1215 signing of the Magna Carta through to modern times. From the Knights Templar to the French Revolution, from William Wallace and Joan of Arc, to Oliver Cromwell and Napoleon Bonaparte, we take a journey through the places and faces that transformed our medieval monarchies to our modern times.

1. Crystal Quest 2014
Fight & Flight to Freedom
In 2014 we will retrace the birth of our modern nations,
in France, England and Scotland.

2. Beginning in France...
With the flight of the Knights Templar 700 years ago and
execution of the last Grand Master, Jacques de Molay, in
1314 ~ Today the site of Notre Dame in Paris...

3. ...to Palais du Luxembourg, built by Marie de Medici
in 1612 as Palais Medici, home to Napoleon Bonaparte
and today the French Senate.

4. From the seat of the Renaissance, Palace de Fountainbleau,
where Leonardo da Vinci spent his last years from 1516 and
Napoloeon signed his exile in 1814...

5. ...to Mont Saint Michel, on the Normandy Coast. Named
after Saint Michael, the “Protector of People”, it has lasted
1,300 years, ruled by both France and England.

6. We will travel the “Axe Historique”, one line
spanning 500 years of history from the Renaissance Art in
Le Louvre, through the heart of the French Revolution,
the Place de la Concorde, along the Champs Elysee,
through the Arc de Triomphe, to La Defense.

7. Our French leg ends at Reims Cathedral, where Joan of Arc
saw King Charles VII coronated. Reims is also the centre of
Champagne, where we’ll visit a number of Champagne Houses.

8. Continuing in England...
We begin by visiting the Temple, the Head Quarters of the
Knights Templar and the site where King John agreed to the
signing of the Magna Carta, the first charter of civil liberties.

9. From the paradoxical Tower of London, started by William
the Conqueror in 1066, which was used as both a prison
and vault for the Royal Jewels...

10. ...to Westminster Abbey, a site of church, state and science.
English monarch’s coronation has taken place there and it is
also the resting place of Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

11. We will trace symbolism and roots of modern scientific &
philosophical thinking, from Christopher Wren’s design of
St Pauls Cathedral to his founding of the Royal Society...

12. ... we will see how these symbols have appeared through
our interpretation of nature, humanity and enlightenment,
with a visit to the 5,000 year old Stonehenge at sunset...

13. ... and with a visit to two of the four 3,500 year old
‘Cleopatra’s Needles’, in London (on the Thames) and Paris,
(where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were executed).
The other two are in New York and Luxor Temple, Egypt

14. ... and completing in Scotland
A city dating back ten thousand years to 8,500 BC,
Edinburgh is double the age of Paris and London.

15. We will walk the Royal Mile, linking Edinburgh Castle with
Holyrood Palace, home of Mary Queen of Scots, Lord Hamilton
and today, Queen Elizabeth each Summer...

16. ... and we end our quest in a small chapel in the heart of
Scotland, Rosslyn Chapel, made famous by Dan Brown in
the Da Vinci Code, linking Knights Templars, Freemasonry
the myths and symbols on the fights & flights to freedom.

17. Crystal Quest 2014
Fight & Flight to Freedom
Did you know?
The 800th anniversary of the first step to our
modern democracies is in 2015.
In 1215, English Barons marched on London
with the support of Scottish and French
troops, forcing King John to sign the Magna
Carta ~ The first charter of civil liberties.

18. Did you know?
In the 14th &15th Centuries,
Nationalism grew through in
Scotland and France with
battles led by commoners
against the ruling English
Monarchy.
William Wallace in Scotland
and Joan of Arc in France both
became folk heroes and early
symbols of nationalism and
liberty.

19. Did you know?
In the 16th & 17th Century, the
House of Medici (who began as
doctors) pioneered modern
finance, ignited the European
Renaissance and the Age of
Enlightenment.
They became French Royalty in
1600 when Marie De’ Medici
married King Henry IV. The
future King of England, Prince
William, is from the House of
Medici via his mother, Princess
Diana, a direct descendent of
Marie De’ Medici.

20. Did you know?
The 18th & 19th Centuries saw
the birth of our modern
democracies, first with the
English Civil War, French
Revolution and execution of
their Kings. Then the “Spring of
Nations” in 1848 with revolutions
all over Europe.
Republics were created, under
Oliver Cromwell in England and
Scotland, and Napoleon
Bonaparte in France. This led to
our modern democracies, less
than 200 years ago.

21. Did you know?
The French symbol of liberty,
the Statue of Liberty, was
designed after the Collosus of
Rhodes, which was a huge
statue of the Greek Sun God,
Helios, holding a torch and
serving as a lighthouse.
The Statue of Liberty was built
by Gustave Eiffel (who also
built the Eiffel Tower). It was the
world’s first crowdfunding
project. 120,000 Americans
raised $100,000 to build it.

22. Crystal Quest 2014
Join us, and retrace the history of
“Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité”
The Crystal Quest is a 10 day trip, from Sun 9th June to Wed 9th July.
Open to all Roger Hamilton’s Crystal Circle Members.
Contact shah@wealthdynamics.org to confirm your place