#Good King Henry

[thebotanicalarcade]

n312_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: A new British flora;. London,Gresham Pub. Co.,1919.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11330083

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GUT. PUNCH.

like rip my organs out i don’t wanna have a heart anymore.

[thoumpingground]

Okay, obviously I get why Emma gets to be the resident Disaster Matchmaker TM, but really John Thorpe gives her several runs for her money. He beats her in numbers of matches, execution, and production value accidentaly. Emma only managed to get Harriet's heart broken - twice. Thorpe's got it down to the details: he got Cathy the guy and a swoon worthy proposal. Cause if left to his own devices, Henry would have put together something sweet and heartfelt but simple, and Cathy would have been very happy of course, but she clearly doesn't mind a little bit of ✨romance✨. Thanks to Thorpe, she gets to brag forever that her husband loved her so much he bore being disowned and rode 70 miles on a horse to propose against his father's will.

Thorpe might be shooting in the dark, and aiming for the complete opposite goal, but d-mn it, he gets results, and I think he deserves to be the Austen Extended Universe Hipercompetent Matchmaking Menace TM. Not the least because, unlike Emma and every other Austen romantic rival, he has nothing else going for him.

[rosencrantzsguildenstern]

As the Kingdom of England is torn between the House of York and the House of Lancaster—each claiming their leader to be the rightful king—young Richard III, the intersex son of the Duke of York, is fighting a battle within himself. Despised by his mother, adored by his father, and alienated from most others, Richard grapples with frightful spirits haunting him, unsteady and unintentional alliances with his enemies, and his own passion for a throne. A manga series by Aya Kanno.

intersex richard who looks like he'd dress in hot topic if it was only a thing back then

in the author's words "everyone has feelings for someone and no one is expressing them." i need tragic gay harem richard iii. you need tragic gay harem richard iii. we all need this . it's good

the art is SO beautiful

In Teenage Dick, Richard, a high-school senior with cerebral palsy, is determined to become class president by any means necessary. A modern high-school retelling of Richard III.

really sharp and vicious exploration of disabled identity and the machiavellian love/power debate shakespeare is playing with; also just really funny

[entomolog-t]

GtWAC Day 1:

Reblog your go to comfort fic

If you have not read The Stranding (and by extension, The Rescue) by the darling @belethlegwen you are deeply missing out! The sheer amount of content is truly a blessing, and considering its still being updated?? ASDFJHSLK

Belle is an incredible story teller, and this shines through in her writing so well I feel like I'm getting flashbanged by talent.

You know that typical writing advice about not introducing too many characters, especially early on as it divides the reader's attention?? BELLE STOMPS ON THAT.

AND

IT

WORKS

I genuinely can't get over how much I am in love with her characters. I must admit- I am the typical reader with one too many bonks to the head that can't seem to focus on/ remember/ care about more than 3-5 characters- that is not the case here.

Every character she introduces has my interest piqued- each one feeling alive and at home in their setting. And its not just likeable in the sense of "oh I'd be friends with them" (and she absolutely has many characters I'd love to be friends with)- its these raw and real characterizations that make you like them as a character.

They have their own mystery to them too- even if its not direct. Her characters make you wonder more about their past and why they act the way they do. They can be frustrating, immature, stubborn, even cruel- but they feel so deeply real.

Both written works from Sizeable Ship Wrecks are among my favorite things I've read- both inside and outside of the G/t sphere to the point I feel as though I could shamelessly recommend this to someone outside of the G/t community and be confident they would enjoy it.

[starscaper-98]

Wow if I had a nickel everytime I ship two grown men that have a REALLY strong bond, that one of them had cybernetics adjustments and because of their positions one is bound to protect the other.

I will have two nickels which isn’t a lot but is weird that happened twice?

[miniemonie2001]

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[ineedhjalp]

love how my entire dash is just like. various david tennants kissing men

[rahabs]

The Tudors ran so Wulf Hall could shuffle awkwardly around reiterating the same tired old Tudor stereotypes while claiming to be something new.

[henrysglock]

Louis McCartney on playing young Henry Creel in The First Shadow

link

[wonder-worker]

Margaret of Anjou’s visit to Coventry [in 1456], which was part of her dower and that of her son, Edward of Lancaster, was much more elaborate. It essentially reasserted Lancastrian power. The presence of Henry and the infant Edward was recognised in the pageantry. The ceremonial route between the Bablake gate and the commercial centre was short, skirting the area controlled by the cathedral priory, but it made up for its brevity with no fewer than fourteen pageants. Since Coventry had an established cycle of mystery plays, there were presumably enough local resources and experience to mount an impressive display; but one John Wetherby was summoned from Leicester to compose verses and stage the scenes. As at Margaret’s coronation the iconography was elaborate, though it built upon earlier developments.

Starting at Bablake gate, next to the Trinity Guild church of St. Michael, Bablake, the party was welcomed with a Tree of Jesse, set up on the gate itself, with the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah explaining the symbolism. Outside St. Michael’s church the party was greeted by Edward the Confessor and St. John the Evangelist; and proceeding to Smithford Street, they found on the conduit the four Cardinal Virtues—Righteousness (Justice?), Prudence, Temperance, and Fortitude. In Cross Cheaping wine flowed freely, as in London, and angels stood on the cross, censing Margaret as she passed. Beyond the cross was pitched a series of pageants, each displaying one of the Nine Worthies, who offered to serve Margaret. Finally, the queen was shown a pageant of her patron saint, Margaret, slaying the dragon [which 'turned out to be strictly an intercessor on the queen's behalf', as Helen Maurer points out].

The meanings here are complex and have been variously interpreted. An initial reading of the programme found a message of messianic kingship: the Jesse tree equating royal genealogy with that of Christ had been used at the welcome for Henry VI on his return from Paris in 1432. A more recent, feminist view is that the symbolism is essentially Marian, and to be associated with Margaret both as queen and mother of the heir rather than Henry himself. The theme is shared sovereignty, with Margaret equal to her husband and son. Ideal kingship was symbolised by the presence of Edward the Confessor, but Margaret was the person to whom the speeches were specifically addressed and she, not Henry, was seen as the saviour of the house of Lancaster. This reading tips the balance too far the other way: the tableau of Edward the Confessor and St. John was a direct reference to the legend of the Ring and the Pilgrim, one of Henry III’s favourite stories, which was illustrated in Westminster Abbey, several of his houses, and in manuscript. It symbolised royal largesse, and its message at Coventry would certainly have encompassed the reigning king. Again, the presence of allegorical figures, first used for Henry, seems to acknowledge his presence. Yet, while the message of the Coventry pageants was directed at contemporary events it emphasised Margaret’s motherhood and duties as queen; and it was expressed as a traditional spiritual journey from the Old Testament, via the incarnation represented by the cross, to the final triumph over evil, with the help of the Virgin, allegory, and the Worthies. The only true thematic innovation was the commentary by the prophets.

[...] The messages of the pageants firmly reminded the royal women of their place as mothers and mediators, honoured but subordinate. Yet, if passive, these young women were not without significance. It is clear from the pageantry of 1392 and 1426 in London and 1456 in Coventry that when a crisis needed to be resolved, the queen (or regent’s wife) was accorded extra recognition. Her duty as mediator—or the good aspect of a misdirected man—suddenly became more than a pious wish. At Coventry, Margaret of Anjou was even presented as the rock upon which the monarchy rested. [However,] a crisis had to be sensed in order to provoke such emphasis [...]."

-Nicola Coldstream, "Roles of Women in Late Medieval Civic Pageantry," "Reassessing the Roles of Women as 'Makers' of Medieval Art and Culture"

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the first toga party chapter never had a bad track. starting with gansey basically describing the plot of every rival gang movie-musical, with him basically implying that he and henry will fall in love despite all odds. to gansey essentially listing all the lovely perfect things about henry — how well he knots a tie, how shiny his watch is, how perfect his hair is — ending with “and gansey had seen a lot of things striving frantically upwards” ????? which is an innuendo if i’ve ever heard one. to henry then telling blue that no, sadly, he could not bike to school because their simply isn’t a helmet to protect his aforementioned luscious locks. to gansey saying Alas. to henry saying that he knew that the president (gansey) didn’t have to act in concert with congress (ronan) and the supreme court (adam) but he never thought he’d see it. to henry saying that he gets philanthropic when he gets drunk. and ending with blue about to beat the shit out of cheng2 who called her a girl. 7 pages of Elite material. point to maggie.

[athenepromachos]

Perfection.

Master is unadulterated perfection. 💋

[groenendaelfic]

it's my firm belief that just like Lucius Malfoy, Henry's father, too, told his son to befriend the Boy Who Lived Prince of Sweden.

The only difference being that while Henry might be spoilt, sheltered and over-privileged, he also isn't a complete ass and has a better sense of how to go about things.

(also he isn't a nazi, "merely" a classist, but details ...)

That, and he kind of likes Wille and actually wants to be friends with him, and not simply because it will be useful in the future. (although that is a big plus and definitely something he keeps in mind)

Not that Wille ever gives him the time of the day though, or the chance to become more than a random housemate he sometimes sits next to in class.

maybe if he'd been very smart and tried befriending Simon first ...

or maybe not

[holocene-sims]

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august 6, 2021 10:00 p.m. goat soap palace

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[zetsubobu]

👑 OC dressed as royalty!

For Marvolo, please, if you are still accepting requests!

Here you go!

It's inspired by the queen of hearts but I decided take my own twist to it:)