#katheryn parr

[queencatherineparr]

Jude Law as KING HENRY VIII with Alicia Vikander as QUEEN CATHERINE PARR

(Firebrand Promotional Material)

[earlymodernbarbie]

Me and My Dog by boygenius x Katherine Parr attributed to Master John and Katherine Parr also attributed to Master John

[earlgodwin]

As they are the period drama King and Queen, if you could cast David and Natalie as any historical couple who would you cast them as?.

interesting question!! i would DEFINITELY love to see them play elizabeth i and robert dudley. both actors are immensely talented and have such electrifying chemistry. they would absolutely nail it and they'd portray bess and robbie's intriguing bond that frustrated both the historians and the people in her court in the slayest way possible lol. so yeah <3

[kingedwardvi]

One more… Whoa! Is that Jude Law as Henry VIII?! Looking great! Better than I had hoped tbh.

[mary-tudor]

Well, we have a new Katheryn Parr. Here’s a register of Alicia Vikander as Queen Katheryn of England in the upcoming psychological thriller based on “Firebrand” which has Jude Law as King Henry VIII of England. The upcoming movie is based on Elizabeth Fremantle’s best seller.

[anne-the-quene]

🔥

I just think some people are way too fucking sensitive about these historical people. Don’t get me wrong, I love to write my little AUs, but at the end of the day, at least I know the difference between fact and fiction and I don’t treat these real people like fictional characters.

Yes, Henry VIII murdered two of his wives and that’s a totally psychotic thing to do, literally no one is denying that…now can you just shut the fuck up about it please? There are some people that just like to keep rehashing the same old bullshit over and over as if these real people who lived hundreds of years ago are suddenly gonna change. You can’t cancel someone whose been dead for 500 fucking years.

Maybe it’s just the writer in me, but I think the idea of Henry as the monstrous tyrant/psychopath is just boring.

I’m just fucking tired of people treating this historical time period as a ‘fandom’ and these real people as fictional characters. Some of y’all have never taken a proper, academic history class and it shows.

[emmaofnormandy]

~The salvation of the sinner: a queen and her knight [a world where there’s no Thomas Seymour]~ [part III]

It was difficult not to think about him, not when finally the prospective of happiness was set on the horizon. Even so, Katheryn preferred to be careful.

As mindful of her duties as she’d been, at the first signs of harboring sentiments that she was far from accostumed in feeling, she buried herself in her duties such as promoting the Protestant cause in Sudeley by readings of the Bible with her ladies and discussing the gospels in the light of Luther’s teachings with the local nobility, sometimes visiting the common folk and ensuring the local church would be provided with the best means to evangelize the people.

And there were her pupils, of course. She had under her wig her stepdaughter, lady Elizabeth, and just recently lady Jane Grey, the oldest daughter of her friend lady Frances Grey. In a manner, Katheryn was a tutor to them, assigning them lessons and teaching the word of God as it was, not as dictated by the Catholic Church.

However, Katheryn was also concerned with their education as both ladies were part of the same dynasty—the Tudor dynasty—-whose founder was lady Elizabeth’s grandfather and lady Jane’s great-grandfather, Henry VII. So she made sure they were educated under the same tutor, Roger Asham, and placed them under the guidance of her sister, Anne Parr, who was designed to instruct the princesses in domestic matters.

Anakin, on the other hand, could tell all of this occupation was a distraction to the rising of feelings that they both, however attracted to each other, sought to avoid. Out of respect for her, he kept himself distant, although when looking back at how easily they bonded in the last now two months, the Jedi was frustrated at this.

Lady Elizabeth and Lady Jane had been away with Lady Parr by the time Anakin had returned from one of his usual roundings. He’d been friending other guards so he was pretty popular by now. This was also a good way to keep him occupied and sometimes Anakin ventured in helping settle local discontents when he had no tasks to be performed.

Lady Katherine, in her rare moments away from her protegées and not occupied with her duties, was busy reading when Anakin finally entered her privy chambers without even asking for permission.

“Yes?” She heard the door opened and thinking would either be her sister, a lady-in-waiting or her stepdaughter, she did not raise the eyes from a book she was reading.

“May I have your attention, please?”, an impatient and husky male voice startled her and when she saw Anakin standing before her, Katheryn blushed violently.

She put the book aside, straightened the skirts of her gown, and then rose her eyes to meet the stormy piercing blue ones of his.

“What is wrong, Master Skywalker?” She was hoping he was not asking to leave the service. The mere idea made her fingertips tight the grip around the skirts of her gown. 

Aware of her thoughts, Anakin was put at ease. So she does care. But even so, his shoulders remained tense, his muscles rigid.

“I cannot deal with how easily your mood swings, my lady. At first, you were warm. Then you were cold. When I reapproached, you warmed again, but ever since that day you decided to keep your distance.” He scoffed. 

Katheryn was taken aback by the urgence in his voice, the frustration ever so revealing--ever matching mine own-- and how he stepped forward as she stepped backwards.

“I thought we bonded.”

“We...”, she swallowed, but could not avert her gaze far from his. “We did.”

“Then tell me you do not want this to happen and I’ll go back to my Master”, said Anakin, now so close to her that he could hear her breathing,

Katheryn rose a hand to gently stroke his cheek as she used the other to put a curl behind his ear, her fingertips lingering in the touch of his hair as he leant against her palm. She realized she had been holding her breath.

“I want you”, her words left in a whisper and by saying so, she felt so light, as if she let go of a burden that weighted upon her shoulders. “But I fear for your safety.”

“I would embrace death with pleasure if this meant to live every day by your side”, said Anakin, firmly. “I cannot bear the mere idea of carrying you without you.”

Katheryn, who never before was acquainted with the concept of love without being attributed to a possible development of an arranged union, could not believe in what she was told. Her former husbands would never speak to her in such a manner. I could almost believe I’m difficult to love. 

As Anakin captured what was unsaid, he softened before her. His hands cup her cheeks, drowning in her eyes.

“The ghosts of your past will do no harm to us. You deserve to be loved. Let me show you how.”

She leaned towards him without saying a word. It was enough for Anakin to brush his lips against hers before dwelling into it, pressing it in a passionate, fervent even possessive kiss. Katheryn beamed, not feeling the need to shield herself against him anymore. She gladly welcomed Anakin in her arms, leaning her body into his as their kiss deepen, their tongues dancing in a particular dispute as they refuse to let the other go.

But suddenly the kiss was not enough. Anakin knew it too. Hesitantly, though, he parted his lips from hers in search... of anything, actually. 

“I love you”, she told him, completely and irreversely in love with him. 

“I love you, my queen”, he whispered before joining his lips into hers again.

There was little time to think about it. Katheryn pulled him against her, her hands moving from his gentle face to his shoulders and then pausing over his chest. She could feel, even beneath the black leather he wears, his muscles well built and gave her a sentiment that in her lifetime she never conceived. It resulted in a heat that shook her legs and right in what’s between.

She feared at first. Anakin looked at her, aware of her insecurities, aware of what was her feelings, even though he could never tell her of the powers of Jedi. 

“We do not have to do this if you do not wish for.”

“I’ve waited for you all my life, Master Skywalker”, she heard herself saying. “I pray God you are not departing my life.”

He took her hands to his lips and, as their eyes held a long glance, the Jedi kissed his queen’s hands:

“Never. I long to be with you for eternity if you wish.”

Katheryn’s lips opened in a warm smile.

“Always, my love. I’m yours for eternity as long as you have me.”

“I will.”

A possessive kiss was all she felt the need to. Katheryn melted in his arms, helping him tossing away his clothes as he did the same to her gown, even though he was more clumsy in helping her remove the pieces of her clothing. In between chuckles, however, all difficulties were passed by.

Katheryn’s heartbeat was fast, fast enough to reach Anakin’s sensitive ears and he smiled as he laid her down in bed. This was a moment just between them, the two of them, eager to love and be loved. Nothing could tear them apart.

As they moved together in bed as one, her bedchamber was the only witness of their love making..which might as well bring some result later. But neither cared. They wanted that moment for themselves.

“I love you, my queen”, he whispered against her ears, locking hands as their bodies intertwined.

“And I, you, my knight”, said she. “My Ani”, she sang out his name.

As that afternoon turned into twilight, they knew they could not leave aside that intimate moment they shared together, even though neither thought about forgetting by any means. That is why Anakin, ever the impulsive one, leaning on his elbows said:

“We should make this official. You and me.”

Perhaps Katheryn would feel frightened if this was with another man. But that was not the case. It felt as if God was permitting her to find the path for happiness.

“We should. We might just wait a little... When it comes after New Year, for I am expected to attend the court before retiring it for good.”

Anakin was impatient, but upon the look of adoration she gave him, how could he deny her anything? When she turned to her elbows, his eyes scanned with a mix of lust and love the way her long curls fell behind her back, covering every inch of her exposed skin.

“You are my temptation”, he leaned forward to plant soft kisses around her neck, earning him small sighs from her which made him smirk. “Damned be my vows.”

Katheryn chuckled softly, enjoying the warmth their bodies united produced. She tilted her head slight to the right and turned her eyes to spot his.

“You are an angel of the Lord, Ani.”

Seeing her this happy and knowing he was part of the reason of her happiness was the reason why he swooned over her.

My queen of hearts. Mine.

And he leant to kiss her with fury as if small doubts assaulted his mind uninvitedly in order to wonder whether she was really his… even if mere seconds ago he could tell by her thoughts that yes, she was.

***

Katheryn was most pleased to have Anakin well received by Lady Elizabeth and Lady Jane once they were told of her new marriage. Although lady Elizabeth wondered why a queen would ever remarry after countless sufferings in the hands of men, this princess was more than content to see the woman who’s been the mother she was deprived to, was finally happy. As for lady Jane, although younger than her royal cousin—enough to have missed the troubles of the reign of Henry VIII—-she shared similar thoughts.

But eventually the news would release a great deal of scandal. And when it did, lady Elizabeth did tell her stepmother that:

“Our dynasty was founded on similar background that you and Master Skywalker are now tangled. There was a French queen who, voilá, was also named Catherine. She fell for her knight too.”

Katheryn and Anakin exchanged glances, amusement dancing in their eyes. He held her hand and took it to his lips, where he pressed a gentle kiss.

“We will make this worth it.”

The council eventually knew of the former queen of England’s elopment with the Jedi Knight Master Skywalker, but the king was happy for seeing the one he cherished as a mother happy too. So good willing was he in pardoning them that they had little to fear in losing the royal favour, much to the dismay of Edward Seymour and his wife.

***

There were a few moments of fear as Katheryn’s pregnancy began to reach final stages and Anakin’s peaceful sleep was assaulted by constant nightmares of her death. In one of these nights, he woke up terrified, fearful of losing her. As he watched her sleep peacefully, dwelling in dreams where--as he gave a peak--he was a part of them, Anakin grew concern. 

What should I do to prevent these nightmares to become real?

The obvious answer seemed to be right in his face: get himself more powerful so he could protect her. But as the idea began to form, Katheryn woke up almost as if she sensed something was wrong.

“Ani? What’s wrong?”

Brought back to reality, Anakin turned again to her, eyes filled with concern when noticing he was the reason why she was awake. He took a seat by her side in bed and said:

“Nothing’s wrong, my love. Sleep, it is late”, said he, stroking her cheek.

Though tired she may had been, Katheryn’s heart said otherwise, pleding for her attention.

“I cannot sleep when I know you are unwell.” She gently took his hand into hers as she struggled to seat. 

“I do not want stress you, my darling”.

Katheryn took her lover’s face between her hands and, as if she could read his eyes, what emotions were behind them, she softened and said:

“What is worrying you, my love? I pray God it is not me.”

She knew it was her. The fact she passed the age of 30 and was surprisingly pregnant after years and different marriages trying to give her former husbands children, could well be reason to be concerned to.

As if he read her mind, he furrowed his brows.

“I... I want you to be safe. I fear for you, I...”

Somehow fear went away when she looked into his eyes, those piercing blue eyes, so invitive, so loving...

“You have nothing to be afraid, my love. You gave me courage and love, and...” She smiled so blissfully that Anakin felt his darkness disappear. “...this. Our family. I thought I’d never be able to bear children, Ani. You changed my life. You are the angel the Lord sent me.”

Anakin wished he could tell her he was not, but seeing her beaming involved him in a new atmosphere, a new perspective. 

As if inspired by Force, he leant his forehead against her and said:

“...and let there be light.”

***

Epilogue.

Despite Anakin’s deeply concerns for the safety of his wife in the childbirth proccess, these fears proved to be unfounded as Katheryn was safe and healthy and so were the twins she gave him.

“Twins!” he laughed merrily when taking a seat by her side in bed, not minding the midwives’s complaints. “Twins!”

He held them close to his chest, observed by a very emotional Katheryn. All she wanted was to be a mother and God heard her prayers by sending not only one, but two children.

“How should we name them?”, inquired Anakin.

“I was thinking Mary, after my stepdaughter, and as for a boy...”

“...Obi-Wan”, said he, thinking about his master.

Who was not very happy when being told of his pupil’s secretive marriage, but ended up being supportive and would soon come to make a visit to the new family.

All seemed to settle well for the Skywalkers of the Sudeley Castle, but as years went by and they were playing outside with lady Elizabeth and lady Jane under the watchful eye of Katheryn, lady Skywalker, Anakin felt a disturbance in the force. Obi-Wan, by then the family guest, felt it too.

“They have it from you”, said Obi-Wan with a smirk in his face. “Both of them.”

Anakin sighed.

“I haven’t told their mother just it yet... But...”

Obi-Wan put a hand around his pupil’s shoulder, still very thrilled for having his godson named after himself.

“I’d train him if you let me to. That’d be a great honor.”

So many plans to think about, but as Anakin soon joined the children to play and Obi-Wan smiled at what he gleefully saw, he could not help but wonder what their future would be. Considering the fate of England, should it be reason to concern that they might play an important role in it?

Leaving speculations aside, the Master Jedi was more than happy to see the happiness right where it should be: with a loving family that Anakin and Katheryn so long deserved it.

[margueritedanjou]

Favorite royals who were devoted mothers.(4/5)

Katheryn Parr, Queen of England.

[adderstones]

All Henry VIII Wives together

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[lwkshrav]

Anne Boleyn saying "maybe he just really liked my head" is so iconic I don't think u understand

[queencatherineparr]

First look at Alicia Vikander as Catherine Parr, Queen of England

Firebrand (2023)

[earlymodernbarbie]

Memes

[earlgodwin]

I am dropping by to release a hot take.

So we all agree Francois as Cesare just exudes sexiness and we were obsessed and could not get enough. Logically you would assume we would all be attracted to Francois the actor and find him with that much charisma and hold in other roles, the thing is when he appears in other shows it is hardly a blip on what he excluded in The Borgias (don't get me wrong he's still good looking in an Indie way). Like that hold was real.

Whereas, David takes characters that might not be everyone's cup of tea and Juan definitely was not the first few watches so you were less attracted to him. But irl he's a sweetie and endearing and the more you watch him the more you love him and see his attractiveness.

Might not have gotten my whole point across but it is an interesting observation.

you're actually cooking something! i see your point, but let me give you what i think about them:

as someone who has watched most of françois and david's filmography and interviews, david is the one who did it for me the most! i fear you'll never find a dorkier guy. i must admit, at first, i didn't find him attractive, but as you mentioned, he has such an endearing personality and it made me love him and recognize his attractiveness; an adorable animal-loving ecologist with a great sense of humor and wit. even when he plays characters that are not meant to be "likable" and don't have the writing on their side (like juan, for example), he plays them tremendously and delves deeper than what his character was supposed to be on the show (also one thing about me is that i'm gonna prefer the black sheep and always sympathize with a child who feels inferior comparing to his siblings lol). moreover, he is articulate and intelligent in providing insights and interpretations about characters, which is very important to me. such a fantastic actor with so much love for art and passion for his characters. (not to mention his soothing voice lol). a delightful individual through and through.

while with françois, he's absolutely perfect as cesare! it's such a timeless role for the actor in his career because i don't think i'll ever be that invested and obsessed with a male lead—an amoralist with all that charm, sassiness, leather, charisma, angel face, and divine curls... his character is so iconic and will always be special to me. but the thing is, he always had the writing on his side, and everything for him was handed on a silver plate. and this is where i was more compelled into david's juan. sure, françois obviously and undeniably did such a fantastic job as cesare, but david had to do the extra work for juan. in the end, he did impress neil jordan, despite expressing that he disliked juan and even wanted to write him off in season 1. françois is conventionally attractive; he's so beautiful and has such an awkward yet lovable personality. he's bilingual, which makes him extra hot. he seems down-to-earth, but unfortunately, he has such a weak filmography, which is sad because he is immensely talented, but the industry just didn't know what to do with all that handsomeness and talent, and there was nothing in his career that he did that gave me the buzz like cesare did.

overall, both of them are great, charming actors, but i had no choice but to lean toward david. he always portrays complex, nuanced characters with questionable morals, yet there is an understanding of why they behave the way they do, a theme that i do find very enjoyable. also, he has a captivating demeanor, so sentimental, and deeply loves his co-stars. it's impossible to watch his interviews without smiling. he comes across as highly educated and very straightforward. everything about him is so intriguing, lol.

[kingedwardvi]

Will we see Edward and Jane, I wonder?

[mary-tudor]

Letter written by Lady Elizabeth Tudor to Dowager Queen of England, Katheryn Parr.

“Although I coulde not be plentiful in giving thankes for the manifold kindenis received at your hithnis hande at my departure, yet I am some thinge to be borne with al, for truly I was replete with sorowe to departe frome your highnnis, especially leaving you undoubtful of helthe, and albeit I answered litel I wayed [weighed] it more dipper [deeper] when you sayd you wolde warne me of al evelles that you shulde hire of me, for if your grace had not a good opinion of me you wolde not have offered friendship to me that way, that al men iuge [judge] the contrarye, but what may I more say than thanke God for providinge suche frendes to me, desiringe God to enriche me with ther [their] longe life, and me grace to be in hart no les thankeful to receyve it, than I nowe am glad in writinge to shewe it. And although I have plentye of matter, hire I wil staye [stop] for I knowe you ar not quiet to rede. Frome Cheston this present saterday.”

Link: national archives.gov.uk for

[katharinepar]

Anyway 👀 I did some AI reconstructions of the Six Wives. I’m new to this software, so some specific details were left untoggled (ie eye color, proportions) because of… general ineptitude. If you are curious to see more, I post this and more Tudor nonsense to my Instagram! 💖