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Kroashent Character Spotlight: Arzhur II
For August/September, I'm taking on a little side project, cleaning up and finishing some of the placeholder characters on the Kroashent WorldAnvil. Oftentimes, inspiration strikes suddenly, leaving me with a lot of unfinished concepts that don't quite fit cleanly into the mix. I'll be returning to answering Q+As soon (questions are always open and welcome) and writing the next chapters of the book. In the meantime, working on a lot of commission work, so this is something of a side project when the tablet is charging.
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Val's Notes: Currently, I'm working through two major characters with a lot of stuff attached to them. Aoife, Kathalia's Aunt, has a good deal of source material in her inspiration, and balancing the Irish myths with her Kroashent side has taken a bit of finesse. (Canonically, the mythological Aoife is from Brittany, so the connection works well). More complex is Armel Guyon, a historical figure who features heavily in past events that heavily influence the story. Armel requires a lot of work since he's so important to the story and I'm not sure how much I should reveal.
Arzhur II is a pretty minor ruler of Letha, a guy with a peaceful reign and whose monumental administrative reforms are overshadowed by figures who wage war, poison each other, or fight dragons. Poor, hardworking bureaucrats like Arzhur get overlooked! I may revisit Arzhur II, as he is on the throne after Kathalia is born, but there's not a ton of interesting source material around his historical counterpart. There's some really interesting Franco-English relationship crisis points during the real Arthur II's reign, but not sure how those would translate into Kroashent.
There's also an Arthur I, historically, whose life is overshadowed by some juicy conspiracies, kidnappings and murders. Arzhur I never sat the throne in Kroashent, but his role is still in the air.
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bully tf outta him
3 more vers cus uh uh uh uhhhh
side not this is heavily inspired to kmfdm dude this band is FIRE????!!?!?!?
#napoleonic wars#napoleonic era#napoleon bonaparte#tsar alexander i#frederick william iii#francis ii#arthur wellesley#duke of wellington#fanart
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me and those 4 twinks that i hate
#uploading this as just a drawing bc my animations dont get that much traction on tumblr😓#napoleon bonaparte#napoleon#napoleonic wars#tsar alexander i#francis ii#arthur wellesley#duke of wellington#frederick william iii#rave art
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We should start drawing Top 7 of our favourite historical figures together, anways doodle

#art#napoleonic era#napoleonic wars#horatio nelson#admiral nelson#tsar alexander i#alexander i of russia#arthur wellesley#duke of wellington#frederick the great#maximillien robespierre#robespierre#mozart#wolfgang amadeus mozart#napoleon ii
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I think I've been practicing and the art style has undergone change💦
#napoleonic era#napoleon wars#talleyrand#metternich#fouche#duke of wellington#joseph fouché#arthur wellesley#francis ii
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Napoleonic leaders 🤞 (sorry Francis I was too lazy to draw your chopped ahh) 😓
#napoleonic era#napoleonic wars#napoleon bonaparte#digital art#napoleon#duke of wellington#arthur wellesley#frederick william iii#francis ii#tsar alexander i#alexander i of russia#alexander romanov
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Kaiser Wilhelm II, King George V and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught during King Edward VII's funeral procession, 1910
#kaiser wilhelm ii#king george v#prince arthur#duke of connaught#british royal family#brf#prussian royal family#british empire#1910
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General elections are hardly famous for diplomatic exchanges.
But Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are sure to learn some lessons in pragmatism when Emperor Naruhito officially begins his state visit on 25 June.
What will they talk about if they attend the formal banquet at Buckingham Palace, as they are both expected to do, and at which they will perhaps be just a few seats apart?
Naruhito’s unexpected love of the Thames Barrier – he studied the history of cargo-carrying on the river during his spell at Oxford University – will surely appeal.
But the manner in which the British and Japanese royal families have rebuilt bridges after the deep scars of the Second World War might be a more illuminating place to start.
Those scars – the result of Japan’s crimes across the Asia-Pacific and the cruel treatment of British prisoners of war – had left a legacy of resentment that lasted long after the hostilities officially ceased in 1945.

The pressure was on the young Queen Elizabeth II to restore good relations.
Though she rose to the occasion, making huge progress during her reign, the reconciliation was gradual to say the least.
In fact, when official diplomatic relations were restored in 1952, proceedings nearly fell at the first hurdle – over the Emperor’s Garter star.
When the new British Ambassador, Sir Esler Dening, presented his credentials to Emperor Hirohito, the Emperor’s household asked the British Foreign Office if he should wear what they called his “Garter rosette” when he received the ambassador.
The BFO said they preferred that this question had not been asked in the first place, given that Hirohito had of course picked the wrong side to align with during the war.
The exchange also highlighted what a delicate issue Garter honours had become.

To rewind: It’s a tradition for Japanese Emperors to be made British Knights of the Garter.
By 1952, three had had the honour:
Emperor Mutsuhito, who was appointed in 1906 in recognition of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902; Emperor Yoshihito in 1912, and his son, Emperor Hirohito in 1928.
Emperor Mutsuhito, who was lucky to be appointed in the first place, had never actually left Japan, and Edward VII did not want him to have it because Mutsuhito was a non-Christian monarch.
But Edward changed his mind after Japan’s 1905 victory over Russia and sent Prince Arthur of Connaught to Tokyo on a Garter mission to present the Emperor with the insignia.
Back then this journey was no trifle:
It took Arthur a month to sail from Marseilles to Yokohama to ask Mutsuhito to accept “the highest mark of friendship and esteem which it is in His Majesty’s power to bestow."
The Emperor was so delighted by the honour that he broke tradition and personally received him at the Imperial Palace.
Yoshihito made it out as far as Korea, but his disabilities and sickly disposition prevented him from much else.
His son Hirohito, meanwhile, was much more used to overseas visits.
He’d already visited Britain as part of a European tour in 1921, when he was a rather shy Crown Prince (the Duke of Windsor, as the Prince of Wales, visited Japan the following year).
After Hirohito succeeded as Emperor in 1926 he was appointed to the Garter, which was the cue for another long trip from England to Japan (this time by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester) to invest him.
But during the Second World War, Hirohito was regarded as an enemy alien, and his Garter banner was removed from St George’s Chapel and “placed in the vaults.”
Did he know of his demotion? Surely Dening would have maintained a dignified silence when he was pitching his ambassadorial services in 1952.
But the missing banner did cause minor concern ahead of Crown Prince Akihito’s visit to represent his father at the 1953 Coronation.
Luckily, when he laid a wreath in St George’s Chapel in honour of Queen Mary, who had lately died, he did not notice the absence of the Imperial banner.
Instead, his mind was on more youthful pursuits: during his visit, he was keen to go racing and attend Wimbledon.
Ever the astute hostess, the Queen duly invited him to the Derby.

In those early post-war days, the bridge of cordiality that was slowly being built between Japan and Britain was as fragile as kintsugi porcelain.
A more important step towards reconciliation was needed and that came in 1961 when Elizabeth II’s cousin, Princess Alexandra, visited Japan.
She was accompanied by her mother’s private secretary, Sir Philip Hay, who had been a prisoner of war in the Far East, as a result of which he suffered recurring malaria.
Princess Alexandra found the Japanese very friendly but received letters asking why she had gone, since their families had suffered so gravely.
She told me that she gave him a “bottom scraper,” an unfortunately named device used for trawling the sea bed.
He was a marine biologist, having written several books on the subject and collected these objects.
Perhaps this inspired his grandson’s interest.
Whatever the Emperor made of his aquatic gift, he was undoubtedly more pleased by the fact that, during her visit, he was allowed to wear his Garter star.
During these and subsequent years, Princess Chichibu, the Emperor’s sister-in-law, worked tirelessly to improve Anglo-Japanese relations.
Her father had been Japanese Ambassador to Britain and she had been born in Walton on Thames.
With her husband, Prince Chichibu, she had attended the 1937 Coronation.
She became Patron of the Japan-British Society in Tokyo and had a prominent role during Princess Margaret’s visit for British Week in 1969.
At the time, Prince William of Gloucester even served at the British Embassy.
In 1970, King Charles III (as Prince of Wales) visited Japan, and the following year marked the first ever state visit by a Japanese Emperor to Britain when Hirohito landed on our shores once more.
When he accepted Queen Elizabeth II’s invitation, he addressed her as “Madam My Sister” and signed it “Your Majesty’s Good Brother.”
He added in his letter:
“I once visited your country when I was the Crown Prince and have always cherished the pleasant memories of it.”

It was enough to restore his full diplomatic standing: he was quietly reinstated into the Order of the Garter, and a new banner raised over his stall.
The British newspapers were less forgiving:
Private Eye produced a particularly disparaging front cover, and David Walker, at the Foreign Office, wrote that his impression was “that the press became more hostile as the visit wore on.”
The public made their feelings known too: though the Emperor’s arrival at Victoria passed off smoothly, a man was arrested in the Mall for a mild incident, and a protester dug up the tree the Emperor planted at Kew.
Many more favourable column inches were devoted to the visit in the Japanese press, but the British Ambassador conceded: “the misdeeds of the past still remain alive.”
The return state visit by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in 1975 was a game-changer, however.
As part of it, the Queen wanted to drive through Tokyo in an open convertible Cadillac.
But Sir Fred Warner, the British Ambassador, was aware that there was “a tradition in Japan of political assassination” and that the Japanese police had a “proper fear” for the Queen’s safety.
President Gerald Ford had visited shortly before and had been guarded by an astonishing 160,000 Japanese police.
As Warner put it, “might as well have been wearing a cloak of invisibility.”
The original plan for the Queen was that everywhere she went, she should be driven at 50mph in a car with dark bullet-proof glass.
Unsurprisingly, this held no appeal for her: the Queen got her way and what became known as “the Open Car Drive” passed into Japanese history.
Since it passed off well, the Japanese police emerged as heroes of the plan.

The effect was that the Emperor, who led a somewhat cloistered existence, was impressed by the openness of the British Royal family.
The members of the Imperial family “felt that a window had been thrown open and a gust of fresh air let into their lives.”
On both sides, the overwhelming view was that the Queen’s visit, with its innovative approach to visibility, had “marked a significant step towards reconciliation and renewal of old friendships.”
Prince Philip played his part too, making a virtue of lying by omission.
During the state visit he was frequently asked: “Your first visit to Japan?”
“Yes”, he said.
In truth, he had been in Japan in 1945 at the time of the Japanese surrender.
When Emperor Hirohito died in 1989, Prince Philip volunteered to represent the Queen, feeling he was the right person to do so, since he had served in the war and did not mind any criticism that might come.
A decade later, in 1998, it was Hirohito’s son Akihito’s turn to pay a state visit to Britain.
But this time, the press were more pro-actively hostile: one TV station sent a car down to the house of a former POW to film him looking at his photos from the war.
They also took him by car to the Mall to film him setting fire to a Japanese flag – directing the cameras so that the state procession could be seen passing behind him.
This was despite the fact that Emperor Akihito, unlike his father, had played no part in the Second World War.
Akihito was given the Garter on his visit. Naruhito will also receive it on his.
He’s an Anglophile, having attended Oxford’s Merton College between 1983 and 1985.
During that time, while studying the waterways of Britain, he wrote:
“The name of the Thames conjures up in me feelings of affection and nostalgia transcending distance and time.”

In 2006, King Charles wrote of “the close friendship between the United Kingdom and Japan, which is reflected in the solid bond between the Imperial and Royal Families.”
This visit will further cement that bond – something that the Emperor will reflect on when he privately visits St George’s Chapel at Windsor on June 27 to lay a wreath on the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II.
There, the Garter banner of his father will be above his stall, and the stallplates of his predecessors in their stalls – a permanent record of years of growing friendship.
#Emperor Naruhito#Empress Masako#Queen Elizabeth II#Prince Philip#King Charles III#Imperial House of Japan#Japanese Royal Family#British Royal Family#Japan State Visit 2024#Emperor Hirohito#Sir Esler Dening#British Foreign Office#Garter rosette#British Knights of the Garter#Emperor Mutsuhito#Emperor Yoshihito#Edward VII#Prince Arthur of Connaught#Prince Henry#Duke of Gloucester#Queen Mary#Princess Alexandra#Princess Chichibu#Princess Margaret#Prince William of Gloucester#Sir Fred Warner#US President Gerald Ford#Open Car Drive
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18 May 2012 | Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh greet Princess Charlene of Monaco and Prince Albert II of Monaco as they arrive at a lunch for Sovereign Monarch's held in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, England. (c) Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images
#Princess Charlene#Prince Albert II#Queen Elizabeth#Prince Philip#Duke of Edinburgh#Britain#2012#Arthur Edwards#WPA Pool#Getty Images
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in a land of myth and a time of magic,

the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of a young girl.
i. second daughter of the frankish duke oliver of massalia, lady melisende spent her youth in their gardens with flowers on her hair, in the kingdom of burgundy. hiding from her brothers who always poked her for the most idiotic reasoning, such as her love for literature and the night sky, and with her servants who reminded her every morning that her father wanted her to not give thoughts of important matters such as politics, melisende of house aureliane spent her days dreaming: of a greater destiny, of true freedom.
she seemed to never hear a word. it didn’t matter how many times her mother would say to be polite or to cease her theatrics; as the daughter of a duke she knew that, one day or the next, she was going to be married off to a powerful man so her father could have something back. melisende came to the conclusion that even if the old man who used to read her fairytales loved her, he loved power more. the duke already tried to get viscounts and foreigners to marry his only daughter, and she was courted so often that she almost thought that her father wanted to get rid of her.
when she was fifteen years of age, the greek viscount who promised her that he would let her read all the books she wanted once they were married, asked for her hand. she answered by running away. and then she was forced to spend an entire month reclusive in her bedroom.
when, the year after, she told a foreign duke to crave her pardon after he couldn't hold his tongue about a dream he had about the lady, she got hated by her family for the next three months. melisende realized that escaping massalia without an husband was her only option. her servants wanted to help her, and the knight who treated her like a daughter more than her own father decided to dishonour his vow and help melisende escape the kingdom of burgundy. but god decided to answer her father's prayers instead of hers.
king guntram, who always thought at the duke as one of his greatest allies, sent a special guest to their house.
ii. king uther pendragon of camelot had been searching a political bride for his only son, the future king, for ages. not that he knew, too busy hunting and training his knights. from daughters of nobles to foreigners princesses, none of the maiden seemed to hale the role of arthur's future wife: one day she was going to be the queen of camelot, he couldn't just choose someone who's only trait was being beautiful. and when, while drinking numerous cups of wine, king guntram (who's daughter was already betrothed but not publicly announced) of the burgundy kingdom told him to visit the castle of the duke of massalia, king uther did.
the words of guntram were: lady melisende, known by the kingdom as the pearl of massalia because of the waves of her hair who resembled the sea, is a young girl of many words. she was raised among books, court politics and the mediterranean sun, but also trained in etiquette, languages, dance, and diplomacy. speaking another language wouldn't be a bother for her. the lady is educated, elegant, but not naive: a silver-tongued observer who knows her marriage is not for love, but legacy. and with this king uther's interest was caught; everything about the girl seemed a good match not only for camelot, but for his son too. he was arrogant, and maybe lady melisende could help him to grow in the man who's going to rule camelot. the idea of arranging a match to unite massallia's southern trade routes with camelot's growing power and cement a military alliance in case of saxon aggression reached uther's mind, and suddenly he hoped that those words were true.
melisende cried. to her mother, to her servant, to god. the king saw in her the perfect wife for his son, and she had no say in it. her father offered a delicious wine to him and, a year after, he was celebrating the departure of his eighteen years of age daughter. there she was: a political bride betrothed to a prince she never met, alone in a carriage and leaving everything and everyone she knew behind. it felt like a cruel joke; when she was ready to not give thoughts about politics anymore by escaping from it, she was made future queen by the law of king uther pendragon.
iii. 579 AD. five months of roads and woods and of the knights of camelot who constantly made sure that the lady was safe. at first, melisende had trouble sticking up with the language of the knights, but it became easier once she befriended sir leon. the honourable man told her about the prince and uther's pupil, morgana, and camelot. and this is how the lady found out about the king's hatred for magic.
lady melisende and the knights arrived to camelot the day before the celebration for the 20 years of peace since the great war, against sorcerers and dragons. she almost passed out when she heard this. the house of aureliane claimed for centuries to descent from roman patricians on one side and sea priestesses on the other. they were wealthy, influential, and whispered to possess old magic tied to the sea and stars. of course, melisende never saw a member of the family practicing magic; the frankish territories were christians and if the old rumours of her family were to be proved true, then they would be killed. she just hoped that uther would've never hear about it.
king uther pendragon publicly presented her at the people of camelot: for a year they were rambling about the future queen since the announcement of prince arthur being betrothed (and he kept complaining for the entire year). and there she was. smiling and waving, with a frankish grace, gems in her hair, flowy silks and a foreign accent. the people applauded and king uther smiled in approval. five minutes later he executed a sorcerer and made his son the possible next victim of his witch-mother. and the day after everyone was calling the future queen the silver lady because of her hair.
during the five months on the road, lady melisende thought about meeting her future husband. was it going to be romantic? awful? at the feast for the celebration, she had her answer when all he did was look at her and then talk with his knights. ignoring her presence.
she quickly understood that things weren't going to be easy in camelot when her future husband almost got killed by the witch during the feast, and a boy (who melisende saw using magic. which was illegal) saved him, becoming his servant.
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HAPPY 42ND BIRTHDAY TO HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES, WILLIAM ARTHUR PHILIP LOUIS ♡
On 21 June 1982, Prince William was born to Diana and Charles, then known as Prince and Princess of Wales in St Mary's Hospital, London, at at 21:03 BST. He was born during the reign of his paternal grandmother Elizabeth II and was the first child born to a Prince and Princess of Wales since Prince John's birth in July 1905.
The little prince's name was announced on 28 June as William Arthur Philip Louis. Wills was christened in the Music Room of Buckingham Palace by the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Robert Runcie, on 4 August.
William studied at Jane Mynors' nursery school and Wetherby School in London before joining Ludgrove. He was subsequently admitted to Eton College, studying geography, biology, and history at the A-level.
The Prince undertook a gap year taking part in British Army training exercises in Belize, working on English dairy farms, and as part of the Raleigh International programme in southern Chile, William worked for ten weeks on local construction projects and taught English.
In 2001, William enrolled at the University of St Andrews, initially to study Art History but then changed his field of study to Geography with the support of the love of his life Catherine Elizabeth Middleton who he met while at school.
Will and Cat fell in love during their time at uni, and married at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011. The couple have three adorable cupcakes Prince George (b.2013), Princess Charlotte (b.2015) and Prince Louis (b.2018). The family of five divide time between their official residence, Kensington Palace and their two private residences - Amner Hall & Adelaide Cottage.
After university, William trained at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. In 2008, he graduated from the Royal Air Force College Cranwell and joined the RAF Search and Rescue Force in early 2009. He transferred to RAF Valley, Anglesey, to receive training on the Sea King search and rescue helicopter, which made him the first member of the British royal family since Henry VII to live in Wales.
During his active career as a Search and Rescue Pilot, William conducted 156 search and rescue operations, which resulted in 149 people being rescued. He then served as a full-time pilot with the East Anglian Air Ambulance starting in July 2015, donating his full salary to the EAAA charity.
Working with all branches of the military, he holds the ranks of Lieutenant Colonel in the Army, Commander in the Navy and Wing Commander in the Air-Force
Upon their wedding, WillCat became HRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, The Earl and Countess of Strathearn and Baron and Lady Carrickfergus. He became the heir apparent on 8 September 2022, receiving the titles of the Duke of Cornwall & The Duke of Rothesay. William & Catherine were made The Prince and Princess of Wales by Kimg Charles on 9 September 2022. Additionally, William also became the Prince & High Steward of Scotland, Earl of Chester, Earl of Carrick, Lord of the Isles, and Baron Renfrew.
As well as undertaking royal duties in support of The King, both in the UK and overseas, The Prince devotes his time supporting a number of charitable causes and organisations with some of his key areas of interest being Mental health, Conservation, Homelessness, Sports and Emergency Workers.
He has undertaken several overseas trips representing the monarch, covering a wide array of countries like Australia, Canada, Namibia, Malaysia, South Africa, Tanzania, Pakistan Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, France, India, The Bahamas, Belize, Afghanistan etc ; He is also is also a founder of various initiatives like United For Wildlife, Heads Together, Earthshot and Homewards.
#happy birthday william ❤️#william's 42nd birthday#prince of wales#the prince of wales#prince william#william wales.#william prince of wales#british royal family#british royals#royals#royalty#brf#royal#british royalty#catherine middleton#kate middleton#duchess of cambridge#2024 wales birthdays#prince george#princess charlotte#prince louis#royaltyedit#royalty gifs#royalty edit#royaltygifs#my gifs#21062024
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rejection simulator
bonus uhhhhhghhhhhghhg burrrppp bueekk im sooo ful blurrppp
#napoleonic era#napoleonic wars#napoleon bonaparte#tsar alexander i#arthur wellesley#duke of wellington#frederick william iii#francis ii#doki doki literature club#fanart#say gex#im so done dawg
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i think its so funny how we as a fandom have just collectively decided to ignore george iii
#napoleon#napoleon bonaparte#napoleonic era#napoleonic wars#tsar alexander i#alexander i of russia#francis ii#arthur wellesley#duke of wellington#frederick william iii#rave art#animation
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Top 7 of My favourite historical figures currently..(PLEASE IGNORE MY POOR ATTEMPT TO DRAW MOZART)
#napoleonic era#napoleonic wars#horatio nelson#admiral nelson#tsar alexander i#alexander i of russia#arthur wellesley#duke of wellington#napoleon ii#maximillien robespierre#mozart#WHAT IS THIS
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Four generations of The House of Windsor and The Kennedy Family.
1938 - Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy presents her daughters Rosemary and Kathleen to the Court of St James. Kathleen married the future Duke of Devonshire in 1944 and became the Marchioness of Hartington, her husband tragically died months later in World War II. In 1948 she died in a plane crash while travelling with her intended future husband the 8th Earl of FitzWilliam.
1939 - King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with US Ambassador Joseph Kennedy Sr. and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.
1961 - Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip host US President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacquline Bouvier Kennedy.
1963 - Prince Philip attends the funeral of John F. Kennedy. Prince Philip is remembered as comforting the young John F. Kennedy Jr. by playing toys with him on the floor of the White House playroom.
1965 - Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip Jacqueline Kennedy and her children Caroline and John Jr. inaugurate the memorial to the late US President John F. Kennedy in Runnymede, England. Runnymede was the location of the legendary tales of King Arthur and Camelot. The legendary tales were often used to describe the JFK presidency.
2005 - Prince Charles and Maria Kennedy Shriver, niece of John F. Kennedy in the gardens of the California Governors Mansion, her now former husband Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
2022 - Prince William meets Caroline Kennedy, US Ambassador to Australia and her children Jack and Tatiana Schlossberg in Boston for Williams Earthshot Prize Award, which is inspired by JFKs Moonshot.
#ktd#british royal family#brf#prince william#throwback#Jfk#john f kennedy#jack schlossberg#jacqueline kennedy#kennedy#kennedy family#arnold schwarzenegger#black and white#history#culture#prince charles#royal#president#us presidents#president kennedy#caroline kennedy#prince philip#King Arthur#camelot
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DC Costume Timeline Links
As the internet gets harder and harder to search, I'm losing to access to one of its best features - sites by probably autistic people highlighting every costume a character has ever worn, down to issues where the boots got miscoloured.
I'm going to attempt to archive these sites. And also more normal sites that just provide good information. But I already can't find a lot of my former mainstays, so I'm asking for help if any of you know anything!
They need to actually mention dates for the costumes. Preferably issue number as well, but I'm much more flexible when we get to supporting characters. And, sadly, most of the images need to still load.
This is what I've got so far (***** means the I was praising the authour in my first paragraph, no stars means its normal):
WONDER FAMILY
Diana/Wonder Woman
https://carolastrickland.wordpress.com/the-wondie-suit/ *****
https://ew.com/books/wonder-woman-costumes-evolution/
Donna Troy/Troia
https://carolastrickland.wordpress.com/donna-troy-costumes/ *****
Cassie Sandsmark/Wonder Girl
https://carolastrickland.wordpress.com/cassie-sandsmark-costumes/ *****
https://bookriot.com/wonder-girl-outfits/ (much less complete, but still good)
(And also, since it’s available:
Hippolyta
https://carolastrickland.wordpress.com/hippolyta-costumes/ *****
SUPERFAMILY
Clark Kent/Superman
https://www.metropolisplus.com/Superman/ *****
https://www.ranker.com/list/superman-costume-evolution/pierce-nahigyan
https://www.supermansupersite.com/evolution.html (just a picture, but it IS a thorough one!)
Kara Zor-El/Supergirl
https://www.metropolisplus.com/supergirl/ *****
https://nerdist.com/article/supergirl-complete-costume-history-from-the-1950s-comics-to-the-flash-movie/
https://maidofmight.wordpress.com/minor-detour-a-dedicated-follower-of-fashion/
Karen Starr/Power Girl
https://carolastrickland.wordpress.com/power-girl/ *****
https://bookriot.com/fashion-disasters-power-girl/
http://www.dccontinuityproject.com/power-girl.html
Matrix/Linda Danvers/Supergirl
https://maidofmight.net/history/linda-danvers/costumes/
Kon-El/Superboy
Jon Kent/Superboy
BATFAMILY
Bruce Wayne/Batman
https://ultimatebatmancomicswebsite.weebly.com/the-bat-suit.html
https://batman-news.com/2024/05/29/batsuit-evolution/
https://www.criminalelement.com/the-evolution-of-the-batsuit/
Dick Grayson/Nightwing
https://nightwingology.blogspot.com/2020/09/tools-of-trade-nightwings-costume-gear.html
Barbara Gordon/Oracle
Jason Todd/Red Hood
https://ultimatebatmancomicswebsite.weebly.com/robin-i-ii-graysontodd.html
Tim Drake/Red Robin
https://www.tumblr.com/batboyblog/617193218576154624/tim-drakes-costume-through-the-years
https://ultimatebatmancomicswebsite.weebly.com/robin-iii-drake.html
https://ultimatebatmancomicswebsite.weebly.com/robin-iii---tim-drake.html
Stephanie Brown/Spoiler
https://stephaniebrown.fandom.com/wiki/Costume_History *****
https://ultimatebatmancomicswebsite.weebly.com/robin-iv-brown.html
Cass Cain/Black Bat
https://www.tumblr.com/cassbatgirlblog/650557028479221760/all-of-cassandra-cains-costumes
Damian Wayne/Robin
https://ultimatebatmancomicswebsite.weebly.com/robin-v-wayne.html
https://www.tumblr.com/damianwayneoutfits (live archive of clothes Damian has worn!)
Duke Thomas/Signal
Helena Wayne and Helena Bertinelli/Huntress
https://www.tumblr.com/helenawaynehuntress/36967260723/while-there-is-no-easier-way-to-completely-tell
Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael
FLASH FAMILY
ARROW FAMILY
Ollie Queen/Green Arrow
Roy Harper/Arsenal
https://everydayislikewednesday.blogspot.com/2007/08/roy-harper-fashion-history.html
https://bookriot.com/fashion-disasters-roy-harper/
Connor Hawke/Green Arrow
Mia Dearden/Speedy
BLACK CANARY
https://screenrant.com/black-canary-every-costume-otto-schmidt-art/ (just a picture, but it IS a thorough one!)
AQUA FAMILY
Arthur Curry/Aquaman
https://aiptcomics.com/2018/10/06/every-aquaman-costume-from-the-comics-and-movies-from-1941-to-date/
LANTERNS
Hal Jordan
Guy Gardner
https://bookriot.com/fashion-disasters-guy-gardner/
John Stewart
Kyle Rayner
https://bookriot.com/kyle-rayner-fashion-heroes/
MARTIANS
ZATANNA
https://bookriot.com/fashion-disasters-zatanna/
WILSON FAMILY
Slade Wilson/Deathstroke
Grant Wilson/Ravager
Joey Wilson/Jericho
https://bookriot.com/fashion-disasters-jericho/
Rose Wilson-Worth/Ravager
TEENS
Gar Logan/Beast Boy
https://bookriot.com/beast-boy-fashion/
Koriand’r/Starfire
https://bookriot.com/fashion-disasters-starfire/
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I might make another post when I've got more links and have cleaned things up a bit. (I KNOW there's a Raven page, but haven't looked for it yet, for example.) Or maybe I'll just make this one nicer. We'll see. But my new, possibly spyware, firefox add-on can only do so much work! There are INFINITE "cosplay idea" sites clogging up my search results, and keeping me from finding the correct 30 year old sites designed before frames existed, with tiny images a Windows 95 computer could PROBABLY load!
#gecko's lists#the really good ones don't even have anything post 2003#because that's when the authour made them#I LOVE old fansites#there's a lot of good new stuff too#but it's so much more ephemeral
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