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A Trip Through English History
Facts, pictures, and musing from the history of England.
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Salamander Brooch
late 16th century-early 17th century
Museum of London
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Silk brocade sack back gown, 1776 – 1778. © The Olive Matthews Collection, Chertsey Museum. Photo by John Chase Photography.
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Hey ! Tell me the no of generations of the Plantaganets participated in wars of the roses
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Depends whether you count it kicking off with the deposition of Richard II or Henry VI. If the latter, about three: the claimants, their parents, and their children.
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#second instance I know of an english king naming his kid after his blorbo#the other being henry iii naming his son for edward the confessor#if there are any others pls lmk#I'd love there to be enough for like a masterpost#plantagenets#arthurian legend
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... the Lord is testing me.
(Specifically, the Getty Museum shop is testing me)
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#charles tripped over his own foot and is out cold while frank and hank slappyslapp it out#tudors#nonsense#hot takes#charles died of incest poisoning
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“The wheel has come full circle. I am here.”
– King Lear, Act V, Scene iii
William Shakespeare is believed to have both been born and died on this day (April 23) in 1564 and 1616, respectively. His astonishing body of work has become one of the most enduring legacies of England and its language.
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[Un]conscionably, Tolkien's works have been severely underrepresented in the world of Tumblr sexymen. Now is[n't] the time to change that.
On a related note, did you know there is a Sexypedia Wiki? The research I do for these polls continues to surprise.
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I don't know what paddington is doing on that list, but it made me think of the time someone drew a picture of the queen with paddington after she died, and we had scores of people losing their minds at the idea that paddington bear wasn't the same kind of communist as them
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Happy Passover, here's the oldest illustrated Haggadah, which in keeping with the Middle Ages, makes the obvious choice of giving everyone bird's heads.
One theory is that it was a way to obey the commandment against graven images, specifically of humans. The pointed hats were used as a device by Jewish and Christian illustrators alike to denote Jewish characters; some parts of Europe mandated that Jews wear these hats to distinguish themselves from their gentile neighbors.
Girls don’t want boys, girls want a facsimile edition of the “Birds’ Head Haggadah” (Southern Germany, c. 1300)
Image from the Israel Museum: https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections/199815-0
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Its armor and weapons or massive bling - there's no in between with this kid. She finally approves of the dress.
Tunic is linen from armstreet. Dress is made from bargain bin knit fabic with a fulled appearance to conceal the weave. Panel is cotton with brocaded trim, and beads are plastic so I won't regret if they break. Is it a bit overboard? Yeah, but if it gets her to play then cool beans. Now I need to make something for the wife to complete a full family outfit in norse theme. I look forward to being finished so we can maybe pay a visit to to the land of liripipes next
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Queen Victoria's sketches of Anne Boleyn after seeing Giulia Grisi in Donizetti's Anna Bolena, 1830s.
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Dress, 1848-50.
@VandA
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Tumblr's May Day Parade 2024!
Calling all Arthurian creators!
This May 2024 let's celebrate Arthurian Legend in all its bloody spring time glory with our unique creations and contributions to this ongoing tradition. Artforms of every variety welcome and encouraged. The May-themed prompts are...
May 1-5: Morbid Month of May {May King Mordred}
“Know that he will be born the first day of May in the kingdom of Logres.” —Post Vulgate
May 6-10: Queenly Month of May {May Queen Guinevere}
“Seeing it now, this crown of swords...Guinevere is the only one who knew where it was.” —Alliterative Morte
May 11-16: Lusty Month of May {Free Space/Flower Festival}
“Tra la! It's May! The lusty month of May! That lovely month when ev'ryone goes Blissfully astray.” —Camelot Musical
May 17-21: Grumpy Month of Kay {Seneschal Celebration}
“Sir Kay, the Seneschal. Is that your name?...Now wit ye well that ye are named the shamefullest knight of your tongue that now is living.” —Le Morte d'Arthur
May 22-26: May le Fay {The Anti-Queen Morgan}
“Now come forward and see a king's daughter wield a sword.” —Post Vulgate
May 27-31: May Day Melee {Violence is Romance Enacted in Blood}
“A melee quickly ensued in which a large number of knights took part; spearheads and broken shafts soon covered the ground.” —The Crown
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Rules: Each prompt allows 5 days except for free/flowers which is 6 days. All mediums accepted: Illustrations, paintings, writing, music, videos, gifsets, webweaves etc. No AI generated content.
Remember to tag #May Day Parade and @queer-ragnelle so I can reblog your creations! If you have any questions feel free to ask. :^) Good luck!
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