#RIP Queen Anne

[annabolinas]

May 19, 1536 - Anne Boleyn is Beheaded

"Good Christian people, I have come here to die. For according to the law, and by the law, I am judged to die and therefore, I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak of that whereof I am accused and condemned to die. But I pray God save the King and send him long to reign over you, for a gentler nor a more merciful prince was there never. And to me he was ever a good, a gentle, and sovereign lord. And if any person will meddle of my cause, I require them to judge the best. And thus I take my leave of the world and of you all, and I heartily desire you all to pray for me. O Lord, have mercy on me. To God, I commend my soul.' And then she knelt down, saying, 'To Christ I commend my soul, Jesu receive my soul', divers times, till that her head was stricken off with the sword.” - Anne's execution, as reported in Hall's Chronicle (1548)

""On a scaffold made there for the said execution, the said Queen Anne said thus: 'Masters, I here humbly submit me to the law, as the law hath judged me. And as for mine offenses, I here accuse no man; God knoweth them. I remit them to God, beseeching him to have mercy on my soul. And I beseech Jesu, save my sovereign and master, the King - the most godly, noble, and gentle prince that is, and long to reign over you.' Which words were spoken with a goodly smiling countenance. And this done, she knelt down on her knees and said: "To Jesu Christ, I commend my soul'. And suddenly, the hangman smote off her head at a stroke with a sword." - Anne's execution, as reported in Wriothesley's Chronicle (1559)

"And so she went to the place of her ordeal

To obey the will of justice,

Still showing a serene countenance,

As if she did not grieve for this world in any way;

For her coloring and face were such

That never before did she seem so beautiful ...

There was no one who does not have firm hope

That her spirit will not be in agony,

Given her great faith and wise patience,

Which rose above womanly courage.

Everyone, on the basis of her mightily steady end,

Judges her life to have been prudent

And believes they have committed a great offense

In having thought so ill of her." - Lancelot de Carle's The Story of the Fall of Anne Boleyn (1536, trans. Joann Dellaneva)

"Anne, the late Queen, suffered with sword this day within the Tower upon a new scaffold and died boldly. Jesu take them [i.e. Anne and the five men] to His mercy if it be His will." - John Husee to Lord Lisle, May 19, 1536

[behindthescreamz]

continuity / hair and makeup photos of aaliyah as queen akasha on the set of “queen of the damned” (2002)

[lady-corrine]

The way grrm combined so many themes of queenship, motherhood, tragedy, reputation, controversy and ambition from so many historical queens in creating Rhaenyra is honestly iconic 💅

[livesunique]

Queen Elizabeth II has died

Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’ s longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years.

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death on 8 September 2022. 

Her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the second longest recorded of any monarch of a sovereign country.

Elizabeth was born in Mayfair, London, as the first child of the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George VI and Queen Elizabeth). Her father acceded to the throne in 1936 upon the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, making Elizabeth the heir presumptive.

She was educated privately at home and began to undertake public duties during the Second World War, serving in the Auxiliary Territorial Service. In November 1947, she married Philip Mountbatten, a former prince of Greece and Denmark, and their marriage lasted 73 years until his death in April 2021. They had four children together: Charles III; Anne, Princess Royal; Prince Andrew, Duke of York; and Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.

When her father died in February 1952, Elizabeth—then 25 years old—became queen regnant of seven independent Commonwealth countries: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, and Ceylon (known today as Sri Lanka), as well as Head of the Commonwealth. Elizabeth reigned as a constitutional monarch through major political changes such as the Troubles in Northern Ireland, devolution in the United Kingdom, the decolonization of Africa, and the United Kingdom's accession to the European Communities and withdrawal from the European Union.

The number of her realms varied over time as territories have gained independence and some realms have become republics. Her many historic visits and meetings include state visits to China in 1986, Russia in 1994, the Republic of Ireland in 2011, and visits to or from five popes.

Significant events include Elizabeth's coronation in 1953 and the celebrations of her Silver, Golden, Diamond, and Platinum Jubilees in 1977, 2002, 2012, and 2022, respectively. 

Elizabeth was the longest-lived and longest-reigning British monarch, the oldest and longest-serving incumbent head of state, and the second-longest verifiable reigning sovereign monarch in world history, only behind Louis XIV of France.

She faced occasional republican sentiment and media criticism of her family, particularly after the breakdowns of her children's marriages, her annus horribilis in 1992, and the death of her former daughter-in-law Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997.

However, support for the monarchy in the United Kingdom remained consistently high, as did her personal popularity. Elizabeth died on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire.

“The Queen is dead, Long live King Charles III”

The Duchess of York with Princess Elizabeth, 30 June 1927 by Marcus Adams (The Royal Collection Trust),

Princess Elizabeth in uniform (1942) by Cecil Beaton (The Royal Collection Trust),

Princess Elizabeth and The Duke of Edinburgh on their wedding day, 20th November 1947 by Sterling Henry Nahum ‘Baron’ (The Royal Collection Trust),

Queen Elizabeth II poses on her Coronation Day on June 2, 1953, in London (Photography by Cecil Beaton),

Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and family - 16 Mar 1960 by Cecil Beaton (From the Collection of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother),

Queen Elizabeth II and her son, the Prince of Wales, out riding at Windsor Castle I May 18, 1961 (PA),

The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom used outside of Scotland,

Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee 2022 - Platinum Party At The Palace. The Queen Elizabeth II and Paddington Bear having cream tea at Buckingham Palace (BBC Platinum Party at the Palace),

Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II released by The Royal Windsor Horse Show on April 20, 2022 to mark the occasion of her 96th birthday.

[lagerthahubby]

“O death, rock me asleep,

Bring me to quiet rest,

Let pass my weary guiltless ghost

Out of my careful breast.

Toll on, thou passing bell;

Ring out my doleful knell;

Let thy sound my death tell.

Death doth draw nigh;

There is no remedy.

My pains who can express?

Alas, they are so strong;

My dolour will not suffer strength

My life for to prolong.

Toll on, thou passing bell;

Ring out my doleful knell;

Let thy sound my death tell.

Death doth draw nigh;

There is no remedy.

Alone in prison strong

I wait my destiny.

Woe worth this cruel hap that I

Should taste this misery!

Toll on, thou passing bell;

Ring out my doleful knell;

Let thy sound my death tell.

Death doth draw nigh;

There is no remedy.

Farewell, my pleasures past,

Welcome, my present pain!

I feel my torments so increase

That life cannot remain.

Cease now, thou passing bell;

Rung is my doleful knell;

For the sound my death doth tell

Death doth draw nigh;

There is no remedy.”

— Anne Boleyn, 488 years ago.

On this day, May Nineteenth, four hundred and eighty-eight years ago, Anne Boleyn was executed in scaffold in the Tower of London.

Painting: Anne Boleyn's Execution by Jan Luyken

[soitamulle]

watch out there are vampires in these jungles 🦜

🩸this is mekare🩸after a midnight snack

close-up here 🔻

actually i wanted to try drawing some plants, like, trees (!) but got impatient once more. next time!

edit. OH YEAH i also wanted to include my favorite flower but yupp no patience for that, besides i forgot 💀 anyway it was there in this sketch can you guess what flower it is (spoiler: there is absolutely no way to know based on this image)

🙃🙃🙃

[firespawn]

I found this when I was going through Anne Rice's old Facebook page, that's still available to look at even tho she died last year, they still didn't delete her Facebook page so fans can still look at it in loving memory of her.

But this comment Anne Rice wrote really stood out to me so I screenshot it and I'm posting this.

Because I've seen racist fans complaining about Louis and Claudia being played by black actors.

This is proof that Anne Rice wasn't racist.

She literally said she hated the Queen of the Damned movie because it was not accurate to her book at all and the fans hated it.

But Anne Rice wrote that she thought the ONE GOOD THING about the Queen of the Damned movie was Akasha was played by a LOVELY BLACK WOMAN in the film.

Anne Rice expressed that fans of color who read her books often felt "left out" in her fantasy world because most of her characters were white so she was happy that the fans of color were able to identify with Akasha's character in the film.

Anne Rice actually LIKED that the film showed diversity and people of color representation by changing Akasha's character to black, she thought it was a good thing.

So this means Anne Rice would NOT have cared about Louis and Claudia being played by black actors.

In fact if you watch the end credits of each episode Anne Rice's name is listed as one of the producers of the show:

Anne Rice had been trying to get a TV show made of her books for years and she finally was able to do it, she was helping to work on the show before she died, so unfortunately she didn't get to see it. 😭

But I'm 100% sure Anne Rice knew Louis and Claudia would be played by black actors and she was fine with it.

So the racist fans complaining about it needs to shut up.

[part-time-deranged]

Drank one glass of Guinnes and then explained the entire political landscape of the Tudor dynasty to my mother

[aaliyahunleashed]

Guess what's free on the Tubi streaming services?

- Losing Aaliyah - Romeo Must Die - Queen of the Damned - Gone Before Her Time

Reblogged this from @thebestaaliyah via IG.

BTW, please make sure you sign the "induct Aaliyah into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" petition! https://www.change.org/p/aaliyah-s-induction-to-the-rock-roll-hall-of-fame

[classicrareroyalpics]

Princess Anne with her mum

[effyrosemary]

When Anne Rice said “I do have fantasies about going around in a black limousine and killing every visible pimp I can find. You know, inviting them into the limo, spreading the whole thing with plastic so they don’t bleed and shooting them. Anybody who’s been brutal to women and made them prostitutes and hurt them and killed them. I have many fantasies of doing that, but I will never do it..I don’t think” I felt that

[mongo-the-liensis]

Carl: *Screams*

Prepotente: *Screams louder to establish dominance*

Donut: Should we do something?

Miriam: No, I want to see who wins.

[artemis-pendragon]

The entire PNW is one big slip n slide rn 💀

[pepaldi]

They way Princess Anne saluted her brother, The King and they way he saluted back with a small crooked smile.

And then when the state hearse with the Queen's coffin was slowly driven out of view the way King Charles seemed to take a deep breath and relax.

One could feel that one.

End of an era indeed.

[music-art-sport-and-more]

Princess Anne in that uniform 👌