#king frederick i

[romancemedia]

Cartoon Family + Father and Sons/Daughters-in-Law

[empirearchives]

Remember that time when Germany, France and Russia ended their wars for 5 seconds in the 1800s and their leaders released a bunch of propaganda posters of them holding hands

The Treaty of Tilsit, 1807

[moonbreezes]

Things they would have made Mary and George infinitely better (or funnier) in my humble opinion

- historically accurate pet names (oh come on you’ve had access to those letters and speeches shame on you), literally why there is no my wife my child my steenie my husband my dad my gossip your dog your wife your child ETCETERA

- SWEAR BOX SWEAR BOX SWEAR BOX

- “my little beagle” *wink wonk*

- james moping around on a horseback

- any of James’s bestsellers being mentioned

-sickly Georgie (literally trauma bonding through sickness and period accurate “medicine”) he was ill every other month why not use it

- CARRIAGE INCIDENT

- gunpowder plot mention?????

- selling land and titles in Ireland (literally you have sandy why not make her slap George for selling pieces of her homeland ffs)

- letters??????????

- one singular mention of 30 years war / princess Elizabeth (rip liz)

- at least one impeachment oh come onnnnn it would be so much fun to see George sweat

- Robbie telling George to fuck off when he asked for *guidance*

- Robbie and Frances pardoned by yours truly james

(and less Mary - this too would make this show infinitely better)

- looking for the pot of gold (mention) and the subsequent assassination attempt

- witch trials (I really don’t count the Somerset trial in the show)

[unanchored-ship]

The Hohenzollerns, my fav family before the Stuarts ruined my life

in case it wasnt implied enough, the one taking the selfie is fritz (the great) and hes also the one who wrote those lil notes :>

[simplegenius042]

Music Monday

Tagging @socially-awkward-skeleton @shallow-gravy @direwombat @strangefable @inafieldofdaisies @cassietrn @chazz-anova @josephslittledeputy @g0dspeeed @wrathfulrook @adelaidedrubman @voidika @onehornedbeast @thewanderer-000 @corvosattano @derelictheretic @ec-10 @carlosoliveiraa @minilev @nightbloodbix @purplehairsecretlair @vampireninjabunnies-blog @strafethesesinners @josephseedisdaddy @neverthesameneveranother @a-rose-in-a-garden-of-weeds @snake-in-the-garden @henbased and @ladyoriza

As usual three songs for three stories/characters/themes below.

First song up is for Abigail Emmet, the mother of Mario, and just as much as a terrifying alien soul-and-meat-eating shapeshifter as he is. She's been around for a while, even hitching with the Van der Linde Gang as the third founding (adult) member, sticking with it until she and Molly got the hell out of there after witnessing the effect Hosea's death had on Dutch and Micah being a rat. Saddening that Abigail outlived Molly (given her alien origins), but she never once stopped thinking fondly about the O'Shea poet, even when raising Mario. This song absolutely details her longing for Molly, while also letting go for the sake of Mario.

"Lately, I've been waking up In a dreamy state, calling your name Stayed up too late just thinking of you Now I'm knocking on every door 'Cause I heard you moved from twenty-two Has it been that long? I guess time just flew

I've got voices in my head and there's a deafening silence I've got voices in my head and I can't lie

I've been holding on to pieces Swimming in the deep end Tryna find my way back to you 'cause I'm needing A little bit of love A little bit of love, I need a little love Just like the air I'm breathing These open wounds ain't healing Tryna find my way back to you 'cause I'm needing A little bit of love A little bit of love, a little bit of love A little bit of love

I tried to fly but I used my wings too soon Now everything got me thinking of you I tried a million times to cut you loose."

Next up, a song for Silva's Hope and maybe a bit of Old Dusk, the two main stories for Silva in Far Cry The Silver Chronicles. I think it just fits the religious themes found in the fics' and the game, but also twisting it to reveal the darker and lighter aspects that not only come off as seductive but reveal what's exactly underneath the surface of the Voice's Prophecy and the Collapse, and whether it's better to choose the safer path and obey the prophecy while risking loss of identity and restricted by extremely controlling expectations that are unrealistic or take the risk and step out of the status quo for the sake of having the freedom to choose and to defy a fate other's push onto themselves and their neighbors, all the while having to contend with the possibility of being lost in the unknown.

"Call me wild, drinkin' up the sunshine Be my man and show me what it feels like Denim sky, unbuttoned down the middle Spillin' out little by little

Tiger on the prowl East of Eden Comin' for you now

Keep me from the cages under the control Runnin' in the dark to find east of Eden Keep me from the cages under the control Runnin' in the dark to find east of Eden

To find east of Eden (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) To find east of Eden (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) To find east of Eden (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) To find east of Eden (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

If I wanted to stay You don't mind, you're a true believer (True believer) Take it up with the badlands Creep on in like a concrete fever

If I wanted to stay You don't mind, you're a true believer (True believer) Take it up with the badlands Creep on in like a concrete fever."

And finally something for the antagonists. Ranging from the charming yet arrogant Edward Carmine to the callous and controlling Zachariah from The UnTitledverse. From the hypocritical monster that is Father Adam Omar to the fatalistic pessimism that fuels Paul Yellowjack's miserable self-loathing in Far Cry The Silver Chronicles. From the Court King who wants to conquer his worlds back, to the Director of the Midnight Rise, Sir Enigma Malvolio, who brings despair wherever his expeditions take him throughout Life, Despair & Monsters. From the well-meaning extremist Xiang Ba'al to the Mad God of Carnage himself, Discord in the originals works that will diverge from Wings And Horns. There are many more of interest, but the list is as tall as the rest of my original characters. But one commonality can be found with these characters... a question that evades an answer... will they ever be satisfied after reaching their goals? Or... will they go further until they've crashed and burned?

ALSO! TW: There is brief mention of suicidal idealization in one verse with probably more mature themes hidden in the lyrics. Just putting it out there to be weary listening and reading.

"I was pulling out my hair The day I got the deal Chemically calm Was I meant to feel happy That my life was just about to change?

One life pretending to be The cat who got the cream Oh, everybody said, "Marina is a dreamer" People like to tell you what you're gonna be It's not my problem if you don't see what I see And I do not give a damn if you don't believe

My problem, it's my problem that I never am happy It's my problem, it's my problem on how fast I will succeed

Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life?

High achiever, don't you see? Baby, nothing comes for free They say I'm a control freak Driven by a greed to succeed Nobody can stop me

'Cause it's my problem if I wanna pack up and run away It's my business if I feel the need to smoke and drink and sway It's my problem, it's my problem if I feel the need to hide And it's my problem if I have no friends and feel I want to die

Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life? Are you satisfied with an easy ride? Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied?

Sad inside, in this life Unsatisfied, praying Sad inside, in this life Unsatisfied, waiting

Are you satisfied with an average life? Do I need to lie to make my way in life? Are you satisfied with an easy ride? Once you cross the line, will you be satisfied?

Black, white (Are you satisfied, are you satisfied? Are you satisfied?) Are you satisfied? Black, white (Are you satisfied, are you satisfied?) Black, white (Are you satisfied, are you satisfied?) Are you satisfied? Black, white."

[amundsenxcook]

portrait practice with my two little guys

[18th-century-mental-health]

Well I have this that I haven't posted yet so let's say that Fritz eats this strawberry cake to celebrate

[docpiplup]

The Bastard Kings and their families

This is series of posts are complementary to this historical parallels post from the JON SNOW FORTNIGHT EVENT, and it's purpouse to discover the lives of medieval bastard kings, and the following posts are meant to collect portraits of those kings and their close relatives.

In many cases it's difficult to find contemporary art of their period, so some of the portrayals are subsequent.

1) Manfred I of Sicily (1232 – 26 February 1266), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Bianca Lancia

2) His parents, Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II (1194 – 1250), son of Constance I of Sicily and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I; with Bianca Lancia (c. 1210 – c. 1246/1248), daughter of Bonifazio d'Agliano

3) His brother, Conrad IV of Germany ( 1228 – 1254), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and his wife Isabella II of Jerusalem

4) His nephew, Conradin (25 March 1252 – 29 October 1268), son of Conrad IV and his wife Elisabeth of Bavaria

5) His brother, Henry VII of Germany (1211 – 1242), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and his wife Constance of Aragon

6) His brother, Enzo of Sardinia ( c. 1218 – 1272), son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II and Adelaide

7) His wife, Beatrice of Savoy (1223 – 1259), daughter of Amadeus IV of Savoy and his wife Marguerite of Burgundy

8) His daughter with his wife Helena Angelina Doukaina, Beatrix of Sicily (1260 –1307)

9) His daughter with his wife Beatrice of Savoy, Constance II of Sicily (c. 1249 – 1302); with her husband Peter III of Aragon (c. 1239 –1285), son of James I of Aragon and his wife Violant of Hungary

[ro-botany]

Amassing an ARMY.

The only question is who to give all these edgy swords to before I merge them all into the strongest RKC you've ever seen

[cpcposting]

Half the posts on this blog are just evangelion references at this point lol

Anyway they’re sharing wholesome parenting tips 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[royal-confessions]

“King Christian IX is the Kris Jenner of royals for me. That man's children are literally the King of Denmark, Queen Consort of the United Kingdom, Empress of Russia, King of the Hellenes (Greece), Crown Princess of Hanover?! There was really a time in history where his children are either the ruling monarch or consorts to the ruling monarch in those Royal houses. He's underrated though, sadly.” - Submitted by Anonymous

[illustratus]

Barbarossa's awakening by Hermann Wislicenus

“Legend says he is not dead, but asleep with his knights in a cave in the Kyffhäuser mountain in Thuringia, and that when the ravens cease to fly around the mountain he will awake and restore Germany to its ancient greatness. According to the story, his red beard has grown through the table at which he sits. His eyes are half closed in sleep, but now and then he raises his hand and sends a boy out to see if the ravens have stopped flying.”

[pierswife]

Okay finally got the last thing checked off of "Broke 19-year-old college student Amanda's" bucket list <3

[princessvictoriamelita]

Baby Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden (King Gustaf Adolf VI) with his mother, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and maternal grandparents, Grand Duke Frederick I and Grand Duchess Louise of Baden, 1883.

[tabellae-rex-in-sui]

...I think I need to see the letters you mentioned in last post

The "enema" letter:

Une fille pucelle ou non pucelle! Vraiment c'est bien là ce qu'il me faut! J'ai besoin de fourrure en été, et non de fille. Il me faut un bon lit, mais pour moi tout seul, une seringue, et le roi de Prusse.

— 17 March 1749, V to Fritz [x]

I ramble about it some more in the tags of this post lol

The "hot bath" letter:

Souffrez donc, mon adorable monarque, que l'âme qui est si mal à son aise dans ce chétif corps ne se mette point en chemin, dans l'incertitude de trouver V. M. Si elle est pour quelques semaines à Berlin, j'y vole; si elle court toujours, et si, du fond de la Silésie, elle va à Aix-la-Chapelle, j'irai l'y attendre dans un bain chaud, qui le sera moins que votre imagination.

—13 July 1743, V to Fritz [x]

The "Greek affairs" letter:

Where V tells Fritz he's disinterested in Greek Affairs and just came to Prussia for him.

Mais quand, chez le gros Valori,

Je vois le tendre Algarotti

Presser d’une vive embrassade

Le beau Lugeac, son jeune ami,

Je crois voir Socrate affermi

Sur la croupe d’Alcibiade ;

Non pas ce Socrate entêté.

De sophismes faisant parade,

À l’œil sombre, au nez épaté,

À front large, à mine enfumée ;

Mais Socrate Vénitien,

Aux grands yeux, au nez aquilin

Du bon saint Charles Borromée.

Pour moi, très-désintéressé

Dans ces affaires de la Grèce,

Pour Frédéric seul empressé,

Je quittais étude et maîtresse ;

Je m’en étais débarrassé ;

Si je volai dans son empire,

Ce fut au doux son de sa lyre ;

Mais la trompette m’a chassé.

— 15 December 1740, V to Fritz [x]

[amundsenxcook]

the official record of the beauty contest held on the belgica