#england's glory

[alain1953]

England's Glory

[travelling-my-little-pony]

A whole swarm of Flutter Ponies are on the beach at Paignton.

In Devon, England.

[sneakydraws]

Since that gothic anthy piece I've been thinking about a whole gothic rgu au... I'd really have to dig in deeper into indian-british history in order to develop this further (and to dress everyone more accurately) but I'm tentatively placing this in the 1830s... Akio could be an indian nobleman who worked with/for the east india company... Maybe did some shady stuff for it and was rewarded with a lavish mansion in the uk... Utena is some plucky orphaned girl who becomes his protégé... Anthy is the woman hidden away in the attic... But utena glimpses her at night... Mrs rochester core...

[clove-pinks]

England's Pride and Glory, by Thomas Davidson, 1894. A British naval cadet of about 1890 is shown looking at Lemuel Abbott's portrait of Horatio Nelson.

An analysis of the background and careers of the Trafalgar captains shows that they were as much like their contemporaries in the Navy List as Nelson implied. All had first gone to sea as boys in their early teens (some indeed, as young as eight or ten). On average they had become midshipmen by the age of fourteen, though Rotheram, who began in the Merchant service, and Prowse, who was promoted from the lower deck, did not reach this rank until their mid-twenties. In theory, no one could become a midshipman without two years of reckonable sea service over the age of thirteen (or eleven in the case of sons of sea officers) but, in practice, this rule was commonly disregarded. Promotion from midshipman to lieutenant was notionally dependant upon completing at least six years’ efficient seagoing service (including at least two as a midshipman or master’s mate), reaching a minimum age of twenty, passing a viva voce examination by a board of captains and, above all, selection to a vacant post in this rank.

— T.A. Heathcote, Nelson's Trafalgar Captains and Their Battles

[piumiauw]

💐🧺 GerFrUk picnic date 🧺💐

This is a gift for my dear friend @kojiro-of-spades. I apologise; I’m once again months late, so count it as a general gift for our friendship over the past years instead. 💕

[paulpingminho]

[sixfoottwo0119]

Viv is still asleep after she got back. Probably didn’t even notice Beth leaving 😂

Apparently she’s doing BeReal at the book signing. 🫠 supportive girlfriend. ❤️

[latedawnsandearlysunsets]

can you look at this flower..... her name is Coreopsis rosea..... Fuck.............. she is so beautiful................ ahhhhhh...... 🫦🫦..

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

𝔐𝔞𝔫𝔬𝔴𝔞𝔯 - 𝔅𝔯𝔦𝔡𝔤𝔢 𝔒𝔣 𝔇𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔥

[theoscarsproject]

Hope and Glory (1987). Bill, a young boy living on the outskirts of London experiences the exhilaration of World War II. During this period, Bill learns about sex, death, love, hypocrisy, and the faults of adults as he prowls the ruins of bombed houses.

A really compelling exercise in memory and manages to marry the playfulness of childhood with the brutality of war and the London Blitz pretty seamlessly. I don't know if I loved it exactly, but it pulled me in and I think the sense of family survival both as a unit and as individuals with their own pre-and-post war identities was richly drawn. 8/10.

[faye-marsay]

Faye Marsay reads the highly anticipated memoir of England Women's football star and BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2022, Beth Mead. Beth was the Player of the Tournament and Golden Boot winner at the 2022 Women's Euros and her memoir recounts the challenges that shaped her, the professional and personal difficulties she faced on the journey to the top of Women’s football, and the life events that made her stronger. From battling the restrictions to playing football in her childhood to the pinnacle of winning England's first major trophy in almost 60 years this memoir is equally honest, inspiring, heart-breaking, and empowering.

[travelling-my-little-pony]

Flutter ponies are on the beach at Paignton.

In Devon, England.

[grimm-the-tiger]

This is fucking GOLD. 

[l-e-e-woso]

Hey!! Sorry for not posting as often, I’ve been very busy but I’m currently working on a new fic!

I also had this idea that I wanted to run past everyone.

I was thinking about reading Beth Mead’s book in VC on Discord and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in hearing that?

Please let me know in the comments!

[dansnaturepictures]

16/08/2022-Double-striped Pug moth and 17/08/2022-Morning-glory Plume moth and view out the back with nice bits of light tonight and this evening another part of this great run of seeing moths around the house lately. I enjoyed hearing Starlings at home tonight too.

[sixfoottwo0119]

‘When you go out for a warm-up, 'and you see people in the stands, I want you to wave at them and clap for them. You're just showing appreciation for them as much as they're showing appreciation for you. Appreciate the fans first, then focus on your warm-up. After the game, you go around the pitch and you appreciate every single one of them.’ - Sarina Wiegman