#henry vii x reader

[thehomeofplatonicfics]

Hi I recently discovered your account and I’m obsessed your writing is amazing and I don’t know if you’re still doing Tudor!reader Fics but if you are I have a request. So reader is Anne Boleyn’s eldest daughter and had to watch her mothers execution (for the storyline reader was 12 or so years old) and never forgave her farther so when she’s like 15 (maybe the day after Catherine Howard’s execution) she overthrows him as revenge. I hope you understand what I’m trying to say total understand if you don’t want to right it. Have a good day/night❤️

A/N: I love how kooky the timeline would have to be warped for this to be possible but I absolutely love the idea of this! So sorry for taking so long to write this, real life does enjoy getting in my way :(

Revenge

Someone had to stop King Henry VII, your father, from his increasingly brutal reign. Lady Mary, your half-sister, seemed unable to do anything without the counsel of her precious Ambassador Chapuys. Elizabeth was of course just a child, too young to rule. Edward was a mere baby. It seemed to you that the responsibility of saving the realm fell solely on your shoulders. It was a burden you were glad to take.

You were grateful that you’d had enough time being raised by your mother Anne Boleyn, that you had learnt how to be as cunning and manipulative as she had once been. Of course, having Mary as an older sister helped solidify those ideals, as Mary was able to inspire a great deal of loyalty in others when she wanted to.

It had been a long, arduous task to slowly turn the King’s courtiers against him. An entire year had passed before the perfect opportunity had finally arisen. Only two days had passed since poor Queen Catherine Howard had been executed on your father’s orders. Though you hadn’t been the greatest fan of the silly child, she was just like you… an innocent girl. Too many young women’s lives had been destroyed on the whims of an undeserving King, and the unrest among the populace seemed at its highest. It was the perfect time to strike.

The foundations you had laid throughout the year, telling little white lies here and there, promising things that you’d never do in order to gain the loyalty of the courtiers, would serve you well. The King had noticed some changes but could never trace them back to you. Often you would have agents loyal to you do the work that needed to be done while you were at home with Elizabeth in the country, creating a wonderful alibi.

Knowing that the King seemed to be favouring Catherine, the Lady Latimer, as his potential sixth wife, you realised that she would be the perfect distraction for your coup. You knew she wanted to be with Thomas Seymour so she would be likely to help you, especially as you had always had a good relationship with her growing up. Elizabeth, of course, was easy to manipulate into playing the part that you needed her to.

You dressed in your most regal black dress, deliberately picking out jewels and a French hood that made you look like a true ruler. You took a deep breath in and out to try to calm your nerves and your trembling hands before you went into the court. You gave a subtle nod to Catherine Parr who, along with Elizabeth, went up to the King to talk to him and distract him.

As soon as the King had begun discussing something with them both, you gave the signal to your loyal people who captured his guards and those you knew were still loyal to him, discreetly dragging them away.

You gave a sly, satisfied smile as you secretly prepared your weapon behind your back. You knew that your father’s greatest fear was getting sick, so you poured a poison on your blade before walking up to him, curtsying, and then holding the blade tightly against his throat. “Y/N! What is this?!” King Henry asks incredulously, clearly not believing one of his daughters could pull this off, his face grew white as he saw all the people loyal to you with their weapons drawn.

“I am now your Queen. You will take orders from me, and no one else.” You call out to the people in the court, who begin to cheer. You smile smugly to yourself as you see your father’s world crashing down around him.

“Why, Y/N? Just… why?” You give an incredulous laugh, sneering at him. “Why, father? For my mother.” You lean forwards, your breath touching his face as you snarl your words.

You turn to your guards, and give a sweet smile. “Throw him in the tower.” You command, pushing your father towards them. You sit on the throne, looking around at your successful coup. Allowing yourself a few moments to gloat in your glory, you immediately turn to your advisors. The Queen had work to do.

[bellarkeselection]

Could you do a king Henry were he has a fight with his mother and y/n mother about her haveing a child

England’s Romeo and Juliet

“Henry, we can’t hide this anymore. I must run off because my family name has already been shattered when I laid with you.” I told the love of my life the King of England Henry Tudor. I was a highborn lady sent to find a husband but instead I fell for the already married king and lost my virginity to him ending up pregnant. Staring at myself in the mirror he came up behind my wrapping his arms around my waist, resting his chin on my shoulder since I was shorter than him unless I wore heels but right now I was just wearing some flats since they were more comfortable. I was wearing one of his loose tunics since my dresses we’re getting tighter. “You don’t have to worry Y/n. I am the king of the England now. And I want you. I don’t care if I am married to that York daughter. I want only you.” He declares turning me around in his arms so I was staring up into his bright brown eyes.

The door to his chambers suddenly opened the moment I leaned up on my toes kissing him. He tugged me closer deepening the kiss until his mother’s voice rang through the quiet room and she yanked him back by the collar of his shirt. “Henry Tudor, how dare you have a romantic affair with a random highborn girl that isn’t your wife!” He stumbles backwards before she stomped up over to me grabbing me by shoulders eyeing my grown belly. I wasn’t full term but enough for someone who was once with children could clearly notice. “And you’ve put a now bastard babe in her belly…You are a disgrace to your name and family. I should place you in the dungeon for this-“ Henry stomps over to us braking his way in between us glaring at his mother. He glanced over at me seeing that I was on the verge of bawling tears at her words.

"I choose her, mother. I wish to marry Y/n and take her as my wife, queen and mother of my children." He spoke towards her seeing her face turn into a look of disgust at the thought. His marriage to Elizabeth was arranged before he took her father’s throne. And I didn't feel worthy of being his queen sometimes. Margaret glared at me throwing her hands up. "You had a destiny to be from the moment you were born. Don't you dare throw it away on some half witted noble whore!" Wrapping my arms around myself I headed towards the door grabbing the door handle until I felt Henry grab my wrist halting me in my tracks. He spins me around with my hair falling in front of my eyes where he cupped my face in his hands crashing his lips onto mine. I gasped gripping the fabric of his tunic shirt in my fingers deepening the kiss until we were both breathing heavily and he turned to his mother. “If you want me to remain on the throne then you will undo my marriage to Elizabeth of York. Then allow me to wed Y/n and declare her your queen.”

She gasps nodding her head yes heading around us and towards the door with only few words. “Yes, your grace.” She bowed her head and once the door was hit behind her I spun around to Henry flinging my arms around him. He wrapped his arms around me burring his face into the crook of my head kissing my cheek a few times. "See I told you there was nothing to worry about my darling future queen." He nuzzled his nose with mine making me giggle and lightly blush feeling nervous about ruling. "You were right but...what if I'm not a good queen?" Henry shook his head suddenly picking me up bridal style sitting me down on the bed ditching the shirt I was wearing alongside his own pressing his lips deeply onto mine. "You will be the greatest queen ever and I intend to please you until you see yourself the way I do. I love you." He pushed me down onto the bed with over top of me while my fingers knotted into his curls bringing him in for a hungry kiss. "I love you too, Henry."

Comments really appreciated ❤️

[countrymusiclover]

Anyone who has watched The White Queen/Princess series I am considering to write a book x reader for it. If anyone is interested let me know and I will post it once I possibly start writing it ❤️

[angelscherryblossoms]

A weird crossover

So.... basically I had a weird dream last night to where it was a crossover of Six the Musical and Demon Slayer.... Now I'm writing a female reader as one of Henry VII wives and they get teleported to the Hashira meeting in season one... Yeah anyway this is not edited and please no hate I was just bored... Enjoy!

Warnings: none?? slight violence *cough* Sanemi *cough*

normal = reader talking

bold= Japanese

italic= thoughts

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I was falling. I couldn't remember where I was or how I got here. I'm happy I can be away from Henry, but this isn't much better. I was in my simple gown with my gold crown with ruby gem stones. I looked up at the sky feeling at peace. I closed my eyes.

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My body hurts. I was tied up on some sort of pebbled floor. I was scared. Was I being beheaded? Had I done something to upset the king? I was nervous. I heard a squeal so I looked up in the direction it came from. I saw a girl with odd hair that was green and pink. Her clothes were odd as well, definitely not from England. "Your so cute!!" She yelled in some foreign language. Now all pairs of eyes were on me. (I'm to lazy to explain each of their appearances so like pretend you looked at each of them and saw they weren't from England) "You are on trial at the demon slayer head quarters for seemingly falling from the sky. You have been checked for major injuries and none were found, therefore you are to be put on trial. Explain your circumstances." The guy who seemed to be praying said. "What? I have no clue what your saying..." I said in my crisp accent. (if ya'll get this you a real one) They all looked at each other then me. "Do you know what she's saying?" The snake guy asked his peers. "No! But she sounds flamboyant!" A guy said that had jewels all over his body. One guy with a ton of scars held up my crown. "I wonder where she got something so expensive." They all started at the crown then me. "As the queen of England I demand you untie me right now, and give back my crown." I yelled causing all attention to be on me once again. "The master is coming." Two creepy children said. I was slammed into the ground by the scar dude. I opened my mouth to yell but was interrupted by another voice. "Good morning children. I hope today is a beautiful day."

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So... I got lazy!! If like one person actually reads this then I might make a part two. But like probably not. Have a good day/night and stay hydrated!!

*edit: im like probably never gonna make part two*

[gulnarsultan]

Yandere king Henry VII (king henry viii father) and Favorite Mistress who the one who give birth to king henry viii and not Elizabeth of York.

I think the reader meets King Henry Vll shortly after the birth of Princess Margaret. Henry falls in love the moment he sees her. He had never felt such feelings against Elizabeth. The reader remains indifferent to the King's courtship. She says she doesn't want to be a nest destroyer. But Henry does not give up on his love. At first he tries to get your readership through the settlement. But when that doesn't work, he doesn't hesitate to threaten and get his hands dirty. The reader is forced to accept the King. Henry makes your reader his legitimate mistress. From their union, they have healthy children named Henry 8, Isabella, Mary and Katherine. Henry makes famous all the children born of the reader.He is protective of them. All children born of the reader will be legitimate heirs. No one can harm or disrespect their family. After the death of Prince Arthur, Henry becomes the Crown Prince.

[sunnyy3d]

Secure The Throne|

King Henry VII x Reader

A/N: I’m disappointed that this is my first post on Tumblr. I wrote this after I had the most random dream about King Henry VII, specifically played by Mat. I thought that it was funny so hopefully someone can appreciate it.

“Join our family seat to make my rules secure,” Henry says. We are talking about how he has not yet found a wife to give an heir to the throne. “Henry, are you asking me to marry you?” I ask, shocked. I did not expect this from the conversation. I was just trying to give him advice. Do not get me wrong, I am not opposed to marrying Henry, though the prospect of being queen makes me nervous. On top of that, Henry and I are not courting. Is he asking me as a last resort to secure the throne and give him an heir, or is this something deeper? “Yes. You may not have realized, but I have loved you for a long time. I do hope you feel the same. So, will you marry me?” Henry seems so genuine. I know I want to say yes, but I am frightened. “Do you think that is a good idea?” I ask. “I do not care if it is a good idea, as long as you are my queen.” “Then yes, of course, I will marry you,” I say with a broad smile. Henry has his lips on mine as soon as I finish my sentence. I gasp, as I was not expecting it, but kiss back. Henry puts his hands on my face to deep in the kiss, pushing my back against the door. I put my hands in his long hair, slightly pulling at it before pulling away from the kiss. “Would people not be mad at the fact that you-the King-is kissing me, when we are only newly betrothed?” He grins smugly, “I’m the king; I can do whatever I please. Plus, I would not describe this as just kissing.”

[ofstarsandvibranium]

Tour de Richmond

Fandom: Ted Lasso

Pairing: Jamie Tartt x F!Reader

Summary: Jamie gives you a tour of Richmond as well as gets to know you better. When you tell your cousin of his teammate's generosity, he suddenly becomes a bit hostile towards Jamie.

Meet Cousin McAdoo | Caffeine Crash

A/N: i looked up the bare minimum of the Richmond area. if anything is wrong, please let me know!

"So you've been around here, yeah?" Jamie asks, gesturing to the small shops that neighbors the cafe you were just at.

"A bit. Haven't really gone in any of these shops. But they're cute!"

"We can pop in a few if you'd like?" he suggests, pointing to a bookshop to your left.

"Another time."

Jamie shrugs, "Suit yourself."

He guides you away from the shops and towards, "The Richmond Green. The general gathering spot for people here. Kids like to play football here. There's sometimes cricket tournies here too."

You smile at the gathering of people scattered around the green acres. You see a small group of people doing yoga, three teens kicking a football around, people walking their dogs around. It's a very comforting atmosphere.

Jamie does his best not to be obvious about looking at you. He finds himself smiling to himself because you seem to find joy in the sights before you. He then turns to the view and realizes that he's never really enjoyed watching everything and everyone. He's always ran past them all during trainings and whatnot.

"Sorry, is it okay if we sit down and people watch for a little?"

"Uh, yeah, sure," he follows you to a bench where you both sit down.

You sit your drink and stare, "It's nice to just sit here and watch everything. I find it very calming. I don't get to do it much back home, though, always too busy with work and life."

"I don't think I've ever done this. I felt like I need to be on the go, ya know? Spend my time trying to get better, improvin' and all that."

You turn your attention to him, "You've never given yourself a break? What do you do during the off season? Don't you go on vacation?"

He shrugs, "I'm busy practicin'. I'll visit me mum and Simon sometimes, but they're doing their own travelin' a lot of the time," he nudges you with his shoulder, "What about you? Have you done any travelin'?"

"When my aunt married Isaac's uncle, that was the first time I travelled. They had a destination wedding in France. Wanted to be in the city of love and romance. That's where I met Isaac. We became really close through that trip. He's like my big brother. Always looking out for me." you take another sip of your drink and stand to your feet, "Okay. I'm ready to continue."

Jamie follows as you two continue to walk around the green. He points over in one direction, "Right there is the Richmond Palace. The Tudors lived there and some shit. Over there is the Richmond Theater. They do plays and stuff there."

You snort at Jamie's explanations, "Some tour guide you are! You're not going to give me a brief history on the town or these historic landmarks?" you give him a playful smirk.

He chuckles, "I'm sorry I didn't do me homework before offerin' you a tour. Here," he pulls out his phone, quickly typing something and clearing his throat, "Richmond was founded following King Henry VII's building in the 16th century of Richmond Palace.  The town and palace became particularly associated with Queen Elizabeth I , who spent her last days there," he lowers his phone down, smirking at you, "Better?"

You giggle, "You're funny. Are all of Isaac's teammates like you?"

"Nah. I'm the best outta all of them. I'm the funniest, best lookin'-"

"Most humble," you add with jest.

Jamie's smiling at you. He enjoys your company. He feels at ease around you and he's only spent maybe an hour in your presence. He likes this little back and forth you and he seem to be doing. It's nice. It's fun. Maybe-

A ringing comes from your bag and you swiftly pull your phone out, answering, "Good morning, sleepy head...I woke up early and thought I'd grab a coffee," you roll your eyes, "Don't be dramatic, Isaac, I'm an adult. I can handle myself...I'm not alone. Jamie." you sigh, "Yes, Jamie Tartt. Hold on," you pull the phone away from you and hold it out to Jamie, "He wants confirmation I'm really with you?"

Jamie takes the phone and presses it to his ear, "Yeah, what's good, man?"

"You better keep her safe, bruv. If anything happens to her-"

"Oi! Chill man! We're just walking around the fuckin' park."

"I'm serious, Jamie."

"We'll be fine. She's a grown adult, man. Let her be," he hands the phone back to you.

"If you're going to be like this my entire visit, I'm getting a hotel, Isaac...yes, I'm serious! ...again, I can handle myself. I'll see you soon. Bye!" you immediately end the call and take a long sip from your coffee.

"I get he loves you and all, but Jesus. I can practically see that vein in his head ready to pop out."

You burst out laughing, "I know exactly what you're talking about! Also the way he frowns when he's all serious. Like," you do your best impression of Isaac frowning and Jamie laughs, "That's pretty good."

"Thanks," you reply with a smile, "I'm sorry about Isaac, by the way. Like I said, he's like my big brother and he sometimes takes the role too seriously. But he means well."

"I know. He's a good guy."

Another hour goes by of you and Jamie chatting, him occasionally pointing out some other Richmond landmarks. It was a very pleasant morning spent. He walked you all the way back to Isaac's.

"Thank you, Jamie. This morning was fun."

"I'm glad. Sorry again for crashin' into ya like that."

You shrug, "It's okay. It led to a fun little adventure with you."

Jamie slowly backs away from you, "See ya around."

"See ya!" you wave as he's lightly jogging down the street. You continue to watch him as he fades from view. There's a little fluttering in your chest and you feel a bit giddy.

You open the door to Isaac's and you yelp in surprise as he's standing there, arms over his chest, looking very stern.

"Uh, hi?"

"Did Jamie try anything?"

"What? No! He just gave me a tour of the town!"

"So he didn't try to kiss you or nothin'?"

You roll your eyes, "Nothing happened, Isaac. And if something did, it's none of your business! Besides, I thought you said Jamie is a better person now."

"Doesn't mean he can date you."

"Whatever," you pass him and head to the kitchen to make yourself a snack.

[talaok]

Spencer Reid

♡ = smut        ☆= fluff         ➹ = angst

I’ve dreamed of this  →   You are a part of the BAU, and for the longest time you and Dr. Spencer Reid had been best of friends, even when it was clear to everyone else, and at times to you, that you should be more than that, and when something almost happens on a night out with the team, everything is destined to change.

[ pt. I - II - III - IV - V - VI - VII - VIII -IX - X ]

2)Thank you mommy → You help Spencer take his mind off a tough case (♡)

3) Only yours →   Spencer's jealous but you reassure him   (☆)  

4)Torture → You surprise Spencer with a new lingerie set (♡)

5)Late night → Derek asks spencer about a late night he had. (☆)

6)I want one → You come to a realization as you see Spencer with Henry  (☆)  

7)Flowers → Spencer gifts all the BAU women  flowers because nobody knows about your relationship (☆)

8)Geniuses → you were the only one who tried to protect Spence from his bullies in high school (☆)

9)In another life → Spencer x unsub!reader (♡)

10)Time to play → Playing a couple’s game on Valentine’s day with Spencer (☆)

11)Lucky → Drunk Spence confesses his love for you, but you are already tougether(☆)

12)Untitled → The team finds out you(Spencer’s wife) are pregnant (☆)

13)Made for me → you try to break up with Spencer, but he’s determined to change your mind  (♡+ ➹)

14)The tiktok trend (☆)

15) Spencer Reid x Mexican!reader → You find out that Spencer is turned on by you speaking spanish

[ultimate-fucked-up-ship-tourney]

Tentative list of characters!

1. Siyun Baek, Dreaming Freedom:

2. Juhyeon, Dreaming Freedom:

3. Khalid, From a Knight to a Lady:

4. “hikaru" from the summer hikaru died.

5. komaeda, danganronpa:

6. Dagmar from Disenchantment -

7. Zylith, Freaking Romance:

8. Morae Baek, I Don’t Want This Kind of Hero:

9. Fiona Frost, Spy X Family:

10. Der Tod, Elisabeth:

11. Ijin Yu. Teenage Mercenary.

12. Fu Shenxing, Who is the Prey:

13. Cutthroat from Akudama Drive:

14. Damon Gant from Ace Attorney:

15. godot from ace attorney.

16. Atsushi Nakajima from Bungo Stray Dogs.

17. Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul.

18. Hidan from naruto!

19. Nagisa Kaworu from Neon Genesis Evangelion.

20. Joshua Kiryu from The World Ends With You,

21. Tomura Shigaraki, BNHA,

22. Qifrey from Witch Hat Atelier

23. Gojo Satoru from Jujutsu Kaisen

24. Killua Zoldyck from Hunter X Hunter

25. Nikolai Gogol from Bungou Stray Dogs

26. Akio Ohtori from Revolutionary Girl Utena:

27. Some Rabbid from Rayman Raving Rabbids.

28. Tooru Mutsuki from Tokyo Ghoul.

29. Hoshiumi Kourai, Haikyuu

30. Allegro from Vampire in the Garden.

31. Pina, Beastars.

32. Henry from Fire Emblem.

33. Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII series.

34. Edelgard von Hresvelg from Fire Emblem.

35. Divus Crewel from Twisted Wonderland.

36. Sky Kids from Sky: Children of the Light.

37. Charlotte Wiltshire from Hello Charlotte (video game series)

38. Kim Namwoon from omniscient reader's viewpoint,

39. Mammon Obey Me!

40. Quercus Alba from Ace Attorney Investigations.

41. Kyubey from Madoka Magica:

42. Shinya Banba from Akuma no Riddle:

43. Yukako Yamagishi from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable.

44. Enrico Pucci from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.

45. Sukone Tei, VIPPERloid.

46. Cecil Palmer from Welcome to Night Vale,

47. Lysithea von Ordelia from fire emblem three houses.

48. Ursula - The Little Mermaid -

49. Shogo Makishima from PSYCHOPASS.

50. Enoch Drebber from The Great Ace Attorney 2.

51. Ayame Sohma, Fruits Basket:

52. Yashiro nene

53. Muraki Kazukata (Yami no Matsuei/Descendants of Darkness)

54. Brook (I’m the Grim Reaper)

55. Dr Frost

56. Reinhart (I Failed To Oust the Villain)

57. The Sandman from The Sandman (Uri/RPGMaker).

58. Sal (Wadanohara)

59. Kanna kamui from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid.

60. Ice King from Adventure Time.

61. Jiraiya from Naruto.

62. Dash X from Eerie Indiana:

63. griffith of berserk.

64. Noi, Dorohedoro

[thehomeofplatonicfics]

Masterlist

Encanto:

Time to Rest (reader x Luisa + Julietta)

Out of Control (reader x Pepa + Dolores)

Never Good Enough (reader x Mirabel)

Destruction (reader x Bruno)

Destruction - Part 2 (reader x Bruno)

Legend of the Seeker:

Rescue Me, Confessor (reader x entire gang)

Gaining Control (reader x Kahlan + the gang)

Little Women:

It Was Worth It (reader x March family)

Did I Win? (reader x Jo + Laurie)

A Festive Dance (reader x Meg March)

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children:

Please, Stay Away (reader x Miss Peregrine)

You're Safe, Little Bird (reader x Miss Peregrine)

Your Battle Is Over (reader x Miss Peregrine)

As it Used to Be (reader x Miss Peregrine)

Wish That You Were Here (reader x Emma Bloom)

Sanditon:

Please Recover Quickly (reader x Esther Babington)

The Heart Drowns (reader x Charlotte Heywood/Parkers)

Star Trek TNG:

It Wasn't Your Fault (reader x Deanna Troi)

Who is in control? (reader x Deanna Troi)

Star Trek Voyager:

Lucky to Have You (reader x EMH)

Found You (reader x Kathryn Janeway)

The Tudors:

Riding Accident (reader x Catherine of Aragon)

I'm Here Now (reader x Mary Tudor)

Talented Scholar (reader x Elizabeth Tudor)

Revenge (reader x Henry VII/Catherine Parr/Elizabeth Tudor)

Hogwarts Legacy:

The Curse Transfer (reader x Anne Sallow)

The Curse Transfer Part 2 (reader x Sallow twins and Ominis)

I Can't Lose You Too (reader x Sebastian Sallow)

Enough's enough (reader x Professor Weasley)

Butterbeer Woes (reader x Ominis Gaunt)

I Miss You (reader x Professor Fig)

Curiosity Killed the cat (reader x Sebastian Sallow)

[bellarkeselection]

Why aren't there more fics for Henry vii??? Because I feel like there should be more ❤️

[lifestyleturkey]

Ferdinand of Arragon

It may surprise some readers to treat the thirteenth century as the virtual close of the Middle Ages, an epoch which is usually placed in the latter half of the fifteenth century, in the age of Louis xi., Henry VII., and Ferdinand of Arragon. But the true spirit of Feudalism, the living soul of Catholicism, which together make up the compound type of society we call mediaeval, were, in point of fact, waning all through the thirteenth century. The hurly-burly of the fourteenth and the first half of the fifteenth centuries was merely one long and cruel death agony. Nay, the inner soul of Catholic Feudalism quite ended in the first generation of the thirteenth century — with St. Dominic, St. Francis, Innocent in., Philip Augustus, and Otto iv., Stephen Langton, and William, Earl Mareschal.

The truly characteristic period of mediaeval- ism is in the twelfth, rather than the thirteenth, century, the period covered by the first three Crusades from 1094, the date of the Council of Clermont, to 1192, when Coeur- de-Lion withdrew from the Holy Land. Or, if we put it a little wider in limits, we may date true mediaevalism from the rise of Hildebrand, about 1070, to the death of Innocent HI. in 1216, or just about a century and a half. St. Louis himself, as we read Joinville’s Memoirs, seems to us a man belated, born too late, and almost an anachronism in the second half of the thirteenth century sofia city tour.

We know that in the slow evolution of society the social brilliancy of a movement is seldom visible, and is almost never ripe for poetic and artistic idealisation until the energy of the movement itself is waning, or even it may be, is demonstrably spent. Shakespeare prolonged the Renascence of the fifteenth century, the Renascence of Leonardo and Raphael, into the seventeenth century, when Puritanism was in full career; and Shakespeare — it is deeply significant — died on the day when Oliver Cromwell entered college at Cambridge. And so, when Dante, in his Vision of 1300, saw the heights and the depths of Catholic Feudalism, he was looking back over great movements which were mighty forces a hundred years earlier. Just so, though the thirteenth century contained within its bosom the plainest proofs that the mediaeval world was ending, the flower, the brilliancy, the variety, the poetry, the soul of the mediaeval world, were never seen in so rich a glow as in the thirteenth century, its last great effort.

Thirteenth century as a whole

In a brief review of each of the dominant movements which give so profound a character to the thirteenth century as a whole, one begins naturally with the central movement of all — the Church. The thirteenth century was the era of the culmination, the over-straining, and then the shameful defeat of the claim made by the Church of Rome to a moral and spiritual autocracy in Christendom. There are at least five Popes in that one hundred years — Innocent HI., Gregory ix., Innocent iv., Gregory x., and Boniface vm.—whose characters impress us with a sense of power or of astounding desire of power, whose lives are romances and dreams, and whose careers are amongst the most instructive in history. He who would understand the Middle Ages must study from beginning to end the long and crowded Pontificate of Innocent HI. In genius, in commanding nature, in intensity of character, in universal energy, in aspiring designs, Innocent HI. has few rivals in the fourteenth centuries of the Roman Pontiffs, and few superiors in any age on any throne in the world.

His eighteen years of rule, from 1198 to 1216, were one long effort, for the moment successful, and in part deserving success, to enforce on the kings and peoples of Europe a higher morality, respect for the spiritual mission of the Church, and a sense of their common civilisation. We feel that he is truly a great man with a noble cause, when the Pope forces Philip Augustus to take back the wife he had so insolently cast off, when the Pope forces John to respect the rights of all his subjects, laymen or churchmen, when the Pope gives to England the best of her Primates, Stephen Langton, the principal author of our Great Charter, when the Pope accepts the potent enthusiasm of the New Friars and sends them forth on their mission of revivalism.

[jamandtoast86]

How Old is Fan Fiction?

Prompted by a fan, somewhere on the web, who felt that fanfic was invented in her twenty-five-year lifetime. I can't even..

No warnings. Exposition of the safest kind.

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According to a Wikipedia article[i], it is possible to argue that, initially, fan fiction grew out of readers who met to talk and write about the fiction of H.P. Lovecraft in the late 1800s.   In reality, humans have been making up songs, plays, and stories based on the work of others for millennia.  The common culture of myths and legends that humans share is fertile ground for making up stories with existing characters or circumstances, and sharing them, verbally, or in writing. The phrase fan fiction dates from 1936[ii] and fanfic from 1968[iii], both according to Merriam-Webster Online.

Fans of Lovecraft, and onward, were sharing those commentaries, questions and fanfic via APAs, Amateur Press Associations.  Distribution to like-minded fans, was gradually facilitated by typewriters and carbon copies, spirit duplicators, or Gestetner, and, eventually,  photo-copiers.  These were the tools available to ordinary fans.  Oh, and letter mail to get them to readers. These became fanzines[iv]. 

Even professional writers paddled in the waters of other universes.  the Wikipedia article cites The New Adventures of Alice by John Rae in 1917.  In Textual Poachers,[v] Jenkins mentions T.H. White[vi], Mary Stewart[vii] and Marion Zimmer Bradley[viii] all of whom wrote several reinterpretations of the legends surrounding King Arthur. Slightly more recently Leslie Fish[ix] published a fully novel length, The Weight, taking on the Star Trek (original) universe.  There are literally many thousands more examples of short and long pieces of fiction, art and music, inspired by someone else’s creations.

The glaring difference between then and now has everything to do with computers, the internet and the web.

The personal home computer dates from the late seventies, but was largely unaffordable until roughly a decade after (depending on your family’s affluence).  Wikipedia quotes the magazine Byte which “…’in January 1980 announced in an editorial that the era of off-the-shelf personal computers has arrived”. The magazine also stated that "a desirable contemporary personal computer has 64 K of memory’’”[x] That seems laughable today when our phones have more capacity and functionality than those desktops did.  The adoption of TCP/IP by the US Department of Defense, allowed the beginning of small networks among government departments.  Later it was adopted by major universities and businesses, and we had the Internet.  Almost instantly we had groups of fans getting together by e-mail, and multi-person discussion groups. The next advance was development of hypertext transfer protocol (http) at CERN, followed by the web server and browser.  The search engine came soon after, and the World Wide Web was born.

Today we can have instant communication with anyone else who has a computer and internet service. We can research our topics, share ideas, ask and answer questions and, most of all create and share art, fiction, poems, and songs about the characters and themes we love.

[i] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_fiction downloaded 29 May 2022

[ii] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fan%20fiction  downloaded 30 May 2022

[iii] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfic downloaded 30 may 2022

[iv] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanzine download 29 May,2022

[v] Jenkins, Henry. Textual Poachers, Television Fans and Participatory Cultures. New York, NY, Routledge, 1992

[vi] White, T. H.  The Sword in the Stone.  London, UK, Collins, 1938

[vii] Stewart, Mary.  the Crystal Cave. New York, NY, William Morrow, 1970

[viii] Bradley, M. Z. The Mists of Avalon. New York, NY, Ballantine, 1982

[viii] Fish, Leslie.  The Weight Collected.  Chicago, T’Kuhtian Press, 1988

[ix] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_personal_computers#Home_computers downloaded 29 May 2022.

[gulnarsultan]

Yandere king Henry VII headcannon?

(King Henry Viii father)

~ Henry falls head over heels in love the moment he sees you.

~ Nobody can prevent him from making you his wife or mistress.

~ He will get you through peace or war.

~ It will make you love it. He's cheerful, friendly, and intelligent, which makes you fall in love with him.

~ It will allow you to live in the same Palace with him or in a mansion close to his Palace.

~ It never spares any expense for you. All you have to do is ask.

~ Will not allow Elizabeth or anyone else to harm or disrespect you.

~ He will make every child born of you a legitimate heir. No one can stop him from doing that.

~ It will spoil you financially. Clothes, jewellery, whatever you need for your hobbies are all yours.

~ He takes it with him to participate in tournaments and big celebrations.

~ He doesn't even spend as much time with Elizabeth as you do. He devotes most of his time to you and your children.

~ It will allow you to engage in politics if you wish. On the other hand, he asks your opinion on many issues.

~ Even his mother tries to get along with you. Because she knows very well what her son will do if he harms your single hair.

~ Your and the children's health is very important to Henry. It allows the best doctors to serve you.

~ He is very loyal to you. If you are his first wife, he will not be with any woman other than you. However, if Elizabeth is his first wife, he stops being with you after he starts living with you.

[theblackgooseberry]

Frank Dicksee (British painter and illustrator) 1853 - 1928

La Belle Dame Sans Merci, ca. 1902

oil on canvas

13 x 18 cm. (5.12 x 7.09 in.)

Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery, Bristol, United Kingdom

© photo Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery,

La Belle Dame sans Merci is a ballad written by the English poet John Keats. It exists in two versions, with minor differences between them. The original was written by Keats in 1819. He used the title of a 15th century poem by Alain Chartier, though the plots of the two poems are different. The poem is considered an English classic, stereotypical to other poems of John Keats, a Romantic poet. It avoids simplicity of interpretation despite simplicity of structure. At only a short twelve stanzas, of only four lines each, with a simple ABCB rhyme scheme, the poem is nonetheless full of enigmas, and has been the subject of numerous interpretations.

Keats' poem describes the condition of an unnamed knight who has encountered a mysterious woman who is said to be "a faery's child." It opens with a description of the knight in a barren landscape, "haggard" and "palely loitering". He tells the reader how he met a mysterious but very fair lady whose "eyes were wild." The damsel told the knight that she "loved him true" and took him to her "elfin grot," but upon arriving there, she "wept, and sigh'd full sore." Having realized something that the knight does not yet understand, the mysterious maiden sets the knight to sleep. The knight has a vision of "pale kings and princes," who cry, "La Belle Dame sans Merci [the beautiful, pitiless damsel] hath thee in thrall!" He awakes to find himself on the same "cold hill's side" on which he continues to wait while "palely loitering."

"La Belle Dame sans Merci" was a popular subject for the Pre-Raphaelite painters. It was depicted by Sir Frank Dicksee, Frank Cadogan Cowper, John William Waterhouse, Arthur Hughes, Walter Crane, and Henry Maynell Rheam. It was also satirized in the December 1, 1920 edition of Punch magazine.

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This painting is based on La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats.

La Belle Dame Sans Merci

I

Ah, what can ail thee, wretched wight,

Alone and palely loitering;

The sedge is wither'd from the lake,

And no birds sing.

II

Ah, what can ail thee, wretched wight,

So haggard and so woe-begone?

The squirrel's granary is full,

And the harvest's done.

III

I see a lily on thy brow,

With anguish moist and fever dew;

And on thy cheek a fading rose

Fast withereth too.

IV

I met a lady in the meads

Full beautiful, a faery's child;

Her hair was long, her foot was light,

And her eyes were wild.

V

I set her on my pacing steed,

And nothing else saw all day long;

For sideways would she lean, and sing

A faery's song.

VI

I made a garland for her head,

And bracelets too, and fragrant zone;

She look'd at me as she did love,

And made sweet moan.

VII

She found me roots of relish sweet,

And honey wild, and manna dew;

And sure in language strange she said,

I love thee true.

VIII

She took me to her elfin grot,

And there she gaz'd and sighed deep,

And there I shut her wild sad eyes -

So kiss'd to sleep.

IX

And there we slumber'd on the moss,

And there I dream'd, ah woe betide,

The latest dream I ever dream'd

On the cold hill side.

X

I saw pale kings, and princes too,

Pale warriors, death-pale were they all;

Who cry'd - 'La Belle Dame sans merci

Hath thee in thrall!'

XI

I saw their starv'd lips in the gloam

With horrid warning gaped wide,

And I awoke, and found me here

On the cold hill side.

XII

And this is why I sojourn here

Alone and palely loitering,

Though the sedge is wither'd from the lake,

And no birds sing.

For the poem of Keats, click here:

http://englishhistory.net/keats/poetry/labelledamesansmerci.html

To hear the song composed by Charles Villiers Stanford (1852 -- 1924) on the text of Keats poem (poem there also included) listen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phRGiN5kQaw

[cursedcountess]

Hello there :3

>> First, here are some things I have to clear out:

I. This is my first time posting on Tumblr so please be gentle if I'm a bad writer

II. I'll post as much as I can during the day

III. A few of my fanfics/stories will be songfics or fanfics inspired by certain songs

IV. I'm not good in writing songfics but I'll try

V. All of my stories are from different fandoms

VI. I don't own/claim the characters nor the fandoms, they belong to their owners.

VII. The plots however are mine and a few of them are inspired by something like nature, video games, etc. (7 lists of ideas).

VIII. I always write in reader's position because it's easier for me but I'm somewhere in the fanfic (in the background)

IX. I can do requests for anybody, wheather it's a fictional character or a real person.

X. People say a fanfic is supposed to have atleast 1000 or 1000+ words (which is a bit long) but I seriously don't care

XI. I make my fanfics short and clear

XII. Papillon (Henri Charrière) said you can write a book/story however you want it

XIII. I was planning to post fanfics on other social media but for now, DeviantArt

XIV. I'll also post my original, home made memes and some of my drawings.

XV. I also do crossover fanfics (2+ fandom fanfics, just tell me the characters, which fandoms they originate from and I'll write it)

XVI. I'll also write poems (along with their meaning, which is in the end), a couple of stories from my experience and wholesome showers.

XVII. Aside from poems, stories and fanfics; I'll also write emo band lyrics, along with punk and metal.

XVIII. I'm sorry if I'm terrible in writing

XIX. I'll try to do my best for my fanfics and poems

XX. In case that I don't know who are they, I have a special sheet full of questions for you to answer (comment section below).

XXI. If I don't reply to one of your comments, then I'm busy with school

XXII. I'll always write what was my inspiration and maybe the moral of the fanfic

XXIII. My username will always be at the end of my fanfic because it's not nice to steal credits

XXIV. I never write smut/lemon fanfic

>> I also wrote the terminology just in case if you don't know:

[e/c] - Eye color; [F/n] - First name; [M/n] - Middle name; [L/n] - last name; [Y/n] - your name; [h/c] - hair color; [h/l] - hair length; [f/c] - favorite color; [f/b1] - 1st favorite band; [f/b2] - 2nd favorite band; [f/b3] - 3rd favorite band; [f/m] - favorite movie/film; [Fr1/n] - 1st best friend name; [Fr2/n] - 2nd best friend name; [Fr3/n] - 3rd best friend name; [y/h] - your height; [f/a] - favorite animal; [f/p] - favorite plushie; [f/vg] - favorite video game; [f/TV] - favorite TV show; [f/f] - favorite food/meal/dish; [f/s] - favorite sweet/candy; [f/d] - favorite drink/beverage; [s/t] - skin tone; [d/m/y] - day, month, year (date); [b/d] - birthday; [d/d] - death day; [Y/c] - your country/homeland; [Y/t] - your town/city; [f/m/c] - favorite mythical creature; ...