#plantagenets

[eve-to-adam]

Elizabeth of York, fashion character design. Mourning outfit, c. 1482.

[vox-anglosphere]

King Richard I met with his knights here to launch the Third Crusade

[angevinyaoiz]

Matilda, Eleanor, and Joanna - retrospring request for the Angevin daughters

[english-history-trip]

Pages from a 13th century manuscript with depictions of the kings of England from Edward the Confessor to Edward I, accompanied by brief summaries of their reigns, along with some highlighted stories.

Edward the Confessor receiving a divine apocalyptic vision from God during an Easter banquet.

Harold II being slain by William I at the Battle of Hastings.

William II, Henry I, Stephen, and Henry II are shown in simple poses with the dates of their lives and reigns.

Richard I first in his imprisonment in Austria, then his assassination at the hands of a boy with a crossbow.

John being poisoned by a monk at Swineshead Abbey (other accounts state that he dies of dysentery).

Henry III at his coronation, symbolically holding a miniature Westminster Abbey, which was lavishly rebuilt under his reign.

Edward I, then the current king, presiding over his court; the accompanying description was either lost or never completed.

[illustratus]

The Sanctuary of Richard III by Paul Hardy

[rainbow-femme]

Relationships between historical people that we will never fully know the extent of fascinate me

When Geoffrey Plantagenet died, the king of France Philip II had to be restrained from throwing himself into the coffin after it was put in its tomb

Geoffrey was the son of one English king and brother to another, England and France had years of enmity between them by this point, and he still struck up such a powerful relationship with the king of France by 27 that he was mad with grief over Geoffrey’s death

I’m not even suggesting it was necessarily a secretly romantic relationship, it absolutely could be a strong friendship between them and honestly that’s just as interesting

Geoffrey’s father frequently rebelled against, took land from, and all around embarrassed Philip’s father. Geoffrey regularly wanted to rebel against his father and Philip often helped. That their political alliance lead to a relationship, whatever the nature, that was so powerful it affected Philip that intensely is wild and we’ll just never know what went on to bring them that close

[earlymodernbarbie]

Tudor Week Day 7: Fave Mentor/Mentee Relationship: Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury and her charge Mary I

“On 28 May Mary suffered another blow to her emotions. Lady Salisbury was taken from her cell and executed, protesting that she did not know what her crime had been- there had been no trial and no opportunity for her to protest against the Act of Attainder…. Her [Margaret’s] last speech was a prayer for the king, queen, prince and Mary. There is no direct evidence of Mary’s reaction, but unless she were completely heartless, which is not the impression to be gained from her letters or general demeanor, she grieved deeply for the woman who had been her “second mother” and who had loved and cherished her since childhood…” - Melita Thomas, “The King’s Pearl”

[thetudorslovers]

"Anne was noble in birth and described as gentle in character. She was intelligent and pious. Anne brought to England copies of the New Testament in Latin, Czech and German and translations were made for her of the Gospels in English, presumably to help her learn the language. Richard was devoted to Anne and rarely allowed her to leave his side. Many times she traveled with him. He appeared to love her very much." - Susan Abernethy

[tudorism]

isabella of france with edward ii:

[menelaiad]

the tomb of king john // worcester cathedral

[henryfitzempress]

Moodboard: Henry II, King of England (1154-1189).

[eve-to-adam]

Elizabeth of York, fashion character design, c. 1472-1473.

The fleur-de-lys on the dress make me think of the moment when Elizabeth was engaged to Charles, the Dauphin of France.

[phatburd]

[angevinyaoiz]

Richard the Lionheart and Berengaria of Navarre

[english-history-trip]

I'm gonna do it. I'm literally gonna pit bad bitches against each other.

Most Girlboss™ moments:

Matilda: Fought her cousin Stephen for the throne for fifteen years; escaped imprisonment by dressing in white to blend in with the snow, later imprisoning Stephen himself

Eleanor: Left her husband, the king of France, for being too weak [citation needed] to marry the future King of England, a man eleven years her junior, later rebels against him for being too weak [citation needed]

Isabella: Forcing her husband, Edward II, to abdicate for putting his boyfriends in positions of power, so that she could put HER boyfriend in a position of power

Margaret: Defended her husband's throne personally when he was too mentally ill to do it himself, commanding armies in the Wars of the Roses

Katherine: Acted as Regent for Henry VIII, overseeing a war with Scotland that ended with the death of their king; refused to relinquish her title of queen until her death

Anne: Refused to become the mistress of Henry VIII, holding out to be his queen instead, precipitating and influencing the Protestant Reformation

Mary: Won a rebellion after being excluded from the line of succession, becoming the first English queen regnant to successfully hold the throne

Elizabeth: Survived bastardry and imprisonment to ascend the throne; refused to marry, maintaining absolute agency amd control over a bountiful forty+ year reign

[illustratus]

The Last Charge of Richard III

by Graham Turner