#Simnels

[p4nishers]

kinda heartbreaking to me that moist REPEATEDLY says he likes the kind of people who are everything he isn't. like. the fact that he's been running away from himself, truly himself, for so long that when it catches up to him, he can't help but despite it. and admire and actively LIKE the people who are everything he isn't and it just points to a self hatred and derealization so strong that its self destructive too. he'll never be those people and he'll always either feel guilty in their presence or simply just full of emotion he doesn't know how to deal with. he even says in the beginning of going postal that he LOVES honest people, loves when they shake his hand and look into his eyes to find out who he is, bc he has a whole rack of selves he can offer them. and that's the thing, isn't it. he doesn't show his real self to anyone till going postal and even then the only one he offers it to WILLINGLY is adora. until going postal he doesn't think himself capable of having a 'real' self. how gut wrenching that is. like yeah yeah he was a conman that was the whole POINT but he spent his life hiding behind layers and layers of mask and the fact that he LIKES honest people instead of despising them. god.

[soup-or-dumpling]

[morethansalad]

Vegan Easter Simnel Cake

[dimity-lawn]

[a-disaster-piece]

Feast Day of Saint Milburga, 23 February

Milburga, Milburgh, or Mildburh, was the eldest daughter of Mercian sub-king Merewalh (or Merwal/Merewald). She and her two sisters have been likened to the three theological virtues, with Milburga assigned to faith, as her name means “gentle protection.”

Milburga entered the Benedictine monastery of Wenlock, Shropshire (now known as Wenlock Priory in Much Wenlock), becoming one of the virgin abesses. She was particularly noted for her humility, with a kind, attentive, friendly, and caring demeanour toward everyone.

Living a pastoral life, Saint Milburga is called upon for the protection and growth of crops, particularly of barley, corn, and other field plants, as well as gardens.

Many did also bear witness to her close communication with and a mysterious, special power over the natural world, particularly sources of water and that of birds. Thus, Saint Milburga is fittingly assigned as patroness of wild and domestic birds. With regard to birds, it is told that geese would avoid damaging the local crops when she asked, and is often depicted with a goose.

With water, Saint Milburga is said to have caused a river to swell, and the miraculous creation of a healing spring. There is a holy well dedicated to her that still stands now on the site in Wenlock Priory.

Saint Milburga was also endowed with the gifts of healing, discernment, and clairvoyance, and saw many events at a great distance. She often healed using herbs she grew at the abbey, restored sight to the blind, and even the resurrection of a child. Her namesake holy well is a destination for pilgrimages, with reports of miraculous cures of sore eyes from it’s water even in recent times.

On what is known as Holy Thursday at Much Wenlock, there is a celebration where ladies make wishes into the well, young men toast beer brewed from water collected from the church roof (due to her connection to barley), while women sip sugar water. Plum simnel cake was historically also eaten at her feast day. The merriment would continue with songs and games.

References: 1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mildburh

2) https://beedurban.substack.com/p/the-goose-saints-resurrection-reciprocity\

3) https://orthochristian.com/77751.html

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I decided to mark Saint Milburga’s feast day, as she is patron saintess of birds, by making “cheater” plum tarte tatin (riffed from this recipe), including a layer of homemade fig jam (with fruit from my prior tree) underneath the plum slices, and sweetened with honey from the neighbour's hives. They came out quite pretty, and were very delicious! 

[teh-nos]

omg today a Normal Friend said she'd seen Phillipa Langley's Richard III stanning in a documentary and i have Opinions but explaining almost anything Wars of the Roses related makes me feel like this guy

IT'S NOT MY FAULT THEY'RE ALL CALLED EDWARD IS IT

[richmond-rex]

A big ask I know. But what is some evidence that the documentary conveniently ignored to push their survival narrative?

Evidence of the death of the princes is much less conclusive, because the only contemporary evidence we have are several chroniclers abroad and in England & Wales stating that the princes were murdered or were believed to have been murdered. There is more evidence that Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck were impostors, though. From the top of my head: the Sétubal testimonies confessing Warbeck was not Richard of Shrewsbury, Maximilian I's own 1488 admission to Henry VII claiming he was duped by Margaret of York into backing an impostor (only to do the same again four years later), Perkin Warbeck's letter asking his mother in Tournai for money to pay his expenses in prison in England, and comments by foreign ambassadors who understood the situation was simply international politics.

For more precise scrutinising of the evidence on Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck I really recommend Nathen Amin's Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders. He never explicitly says his opinion but the evidence he presents clearly points to a logical conclusion.

Now, one truly has to ask why Langley & co decided to discard their earlier Da Vinci code theory that Edward V lived out his days as John Evans in a small Devon village and instead chose to go with the by now often beaten theory that Lambert Simnel was Edward V. It doesn't make sense because those symbols/glass panels were the only genuine new evidence they found (even if imo it's not conclusive to Edward V's survival). The rest was already known since the 1950s.

[home--farm]

[thefreelancehistorywriter]

Book Review: “Henry VII and the Tudor Pretenders: Simnel, Warbeck and Warwick” by Nathen Amin

My initial reaction of disbelief to the new ‘revelations’ regarding the Princes in the Tower has not changed, even after viewing the BBC program on US Public TV. In fact, that program was just embarrassing. There is no doubt the documents discovered and viewed are authentic and from the time period in question. Of course, Maximilian provided troops and supplies. Yes, Perkin Warbeck promised the…

[stonelord1]

A BOOK ON PLANTAGENET QUEENS-BUT WHERE IS ANNE?

A review of Plantagenet Queens and Consorts by Steven J. Corvi   I am always partial to a good book on medieval English Queens. History being what it is, these women often get overlooked and sidelined unless they did something that was, usually, regarded as greedy, grasping or immoral. Therefore when I saw Steven J. Corvi’s book ‘Plantagenet Queens and Consorts’ I thought that sounded right up…

[puddingvalkyrie]

Trains are invented, leading to a Mad Max-but-with-trains-esque chase involving the King of all dwarves. A man is in a throuple with a train. He's From The North.

Describing Terry Pratchett’s books is difficult. Someone asked me what the book I was reading was about, and I had to tell them it was about banking and the gold standard, but like in a cool way with golems and action. 

 I don’t think they believed me.

[fillejondrette]

i want to try to make a simnel cake this weekend even tho i guess im late for it

[keppok]

a customary Easter fruitcake with marzipan balls in the shape of the 11 Apostles Judas was excluded.

[recipix]

Traditional Easter Simnel Cake Recipe | Moist Fruit Cake with Marzipan

Celebrate Easter with this moist and flavorful Simnel Cake – a traditional fruit cake layered with marzipan, packed with dried fruits, spices, and a light almond touch. This classic British dessert is perfect for Easter Sunday or springtime gatherings. Follow our easy step-by-step recipe and bring a taste of tradition to your holiday table!

🎉 Tip: Use real marzipan and don’t skip the 11 symbolic marzipan balls – they make it special!

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