#pre-contract

[stonelord1]

A RED ROSE FOR CHELSEA

After he became King, Richard III leased the Manor of Chelsea to the Dowager Duchess of Norfolk for a red rose given each Midsummer. The Dowager Duchess was Elizabeth Talbot, the sister of Eleanor Talbot, Edward IV‘s secret wife. Elizabeth (and Eleanor) were also full 1st cousins to Richard’s wife, Anne Neville. Elizabeth, who had not been treated particularly well by Edward with his ‘land grab’…

[asparklethatisblue]

historical drama: has a very medically accurate depiction of syphilis as a plot point

Also said drama: is set in an Eurasian country before the 14th century

for shame

[larkinna]

OTP Vibes Game

got tagged two hundred years ago by @thesecollidinghearts, and @rooks-dagger, ty both!!!<33

It's been so long, so if you've done this, hi, and if you want to do it again with another ship, also hi, and if you haven't done this at all but want to, hi as well, show me please:) tagging: @flowersforthemachines (some bellasara perhaps, if you want?:>), @rookinthecrownest, @inquisimer, @rsenak, @teyrnacousland, @skullypettibone, @hedwigoprah, @okthisway, @cheaploafs, @haedia, @corvus-frugilegus, @bygonesigh, @jenn2d2, @hightowerqueen

Rules: Post some pictures of your OTP and their vibes, some info, and a song that fits their vibe. That's it.

OTP: rookanis/lucarvane (Lucanis Dellamorte x Arvane de Riva)

Dynamic: ex-friends to lovers, they weren't in a relationship but they are definitely exes now, so devoted the lines blur

Fate: endgame and star-crossed lovers (at the same time. which makes sense to no one but me.)

Songs:

dope sick by love spells

Don't wanna let you go You left me with the ghosts You left me right in cold again You know that you're my only friend

fear of the water by syml

Unaware of what I thought I needed I drop like a stone If I'm not mistaken, then I was the last to know And if you return for me, I'd never want for more

if I lead by kiltro

Let me at the corners where the light don't touch Colors, figures sway Love, they might lift you away From the streets to what's under If I lead, would you follow?

dancing after death by matt maeson

As the sun waits to eclipse And the taste teases my lips I'm too tired to wrestle with it Will we burn, or will we repent?

Vibes:

[genderoutlaws]

how are you planning to engage in community care and activism in the coming days/weeks? (mask blocs, food distribution, etc etc)

[warrior-of-storms]

Comics drive me nuts bc what do you mean that in New Teen Titans, Dick Grayson willingly gave up being Robin to try and figure out what he wanted to do next, then three real years later in Batman it's shown that he got shot and Bruce fired him?? I'm losing it fr...

[trashcanwithsprinkles]

Im curious - how long have you known Qiqi was gonna be the one to drop the g-word to the gang? was that planned since the beginning or did that happen whilst writing the chapter? it was such an amazing speech i loved it, imo it was the perfect was to reveal it, because lets be real Zhongli is too modest to list off all his titles like that.

ALSO her being like “dont call him Morax its rude >:(“ was just so ahhhh!!!

that was planned from the start yeah, i usually have a couple of scenes written ahead of time and either work up to them or find somewhere to slot them in, depending on what's going on. the qiqi rex lapis rant was of the bunch that had its space reserved so to speak

[okyeeaaahhhh]

my brain is so rotted from joel miller fics that i read this and immediately was like … wait is this about joel? is this a new fic?

anywayyyy feels like it could be a good prompt for one of the talented writers on here, i’m just a mere mortal (reader) 🙃

[indelicateink]

this man is a hero.

Florida’s department of environmental protection has fired a whistleblower who exposed and sank governor Ron DeSantis’s secretive plan to pave over environmentally sensitive state parks and build lucrative hotels, golf courses and pickleball courts.

James Gaddis, who worked for the agency for two years as a cartographer, was terminated for “conduct unbecoming a public employee”, according to a letter he received on Saturday.

His leaking of the proposals sparked a furious backlash that united Republicans with Democrats and environmental advocates, and forced DeSantis into a humiliating climbdown last week in which he admitted the plans were “half-baked” and were “going back to the drawing board”.

Speaking with the Tampa Bay Times on Monday, Gaddis said preservation of the state parks was more important to him than his position.

[…] “I’ve taken sole responsibility for this,” said Gaddis, a single father with an 11-year-old daughter.

[stonelord1]

An Abbey in Dublin Unearthed

Excavations in Dublin city centre have uncovered the remains of what was once one of Ireland’s most important medieval monasteries. St Mary’s was a House of Benedictines, followed by Savignac monks and then Cistercians, and it was exceedingly wealthy, with the added bonus of being permitted to claim goods from shipwrecks. At times, it was quite a troubled place–the mayor of Dublin, Robert de…

[wonder-worker]

Here’s the thing I need people to understand:

Even if we believe that the (entirely unproven and far too politically convenient) pre-contract story between Edward IV and Eleanor Talbot was true, it doesn’t actually matter. Even if it was hypothetically true, there was still no reason why Edward V – who was already King at that point and was referred to as such – couldn’t have been able to succeed his father regardless.

David Horspool (Richard's own historian) summarizes it better than I could, so I’m just quoting him here:

"[Richard also made] no allowance for any potential solution to the problem that might have re-legitimized Edward V and his siblings. These included securing a retrospective canonical or papal judgement of the invalidity of the pre-contract; an Act of Parliament legitimizing the children of Edward and Elizabeth Woodville’s marriage, as happened to Henry VIII’s variously tainted offspring; or even ignoring the issue and proceeding to the coronation of Edward V, which would legitimize him by making him the Lord’s anointed, and render allegations of his bastardy as newer versions of the old tittle-tattle about his father."

In short, even if Edward IV truly had a pre-contract with Eleanor Talbot, and even if all of his children with Elizabeth Woodville were supposedly illegitimate, it should by no means prevent Edward V from succeeding his father to the throne. If Richard truly wanted to support his nephew, he had a variety of useful and entirely workeable options to choose from. Instead, he officially declared his nieces and nephews (including a literal 3-year-old) illegitimate, kept Edward V and his even younger brother confined in the Tower of London, and declared himself King.

Why didn't Richard take these actions, all of which he would have been well aware of? As Horspool says simply: "that Richard took none of these courses was because he had no interest in doing so."

The ONLY conclusion we can come to based on Richard's actions is summarized most succinctly by A.J Pollard:

"The truth of the matter is that Richard III did not want Edward V to be legitimate because he did not want him to be king."

[valyrfia]

they were...tracking charles's time. his time. sure, they know he's a quali beast but realistically he's not a threat. worst case scenario if the rain didn't stop the session is he gets pole which doesn't guarantee a ferrari win as we all know? conspiracy time: they're gathering data for when they sign him

also why am I seeing him more and more around rbr lately? not just max but the team itself? does horner have custody? what is this ahhh

I honestly think Charles is in at least SERIOUS talks with them, but I've moved my delusion on to he may have signed a pre-contract. Again, I don't think he'll be going in 2024, for reasons I explained in this essay, but I'm starting to think that Charles at RBR in 2025 might be a done deal.

[ruushes]

7 for your de riva?

codex prompts: someone describing a time your OC hurt them

Excerpt from the interrogation of Luisa Salviati, suspect in the murder of glass magnate Giovanni Salviati, her husband

Never get too close to the help. That's the conventional wisdom, especially when the help is good-looking, and recently hired, and - well, you know - elven. But no one really thinks it could happen to them, not normal people. We’re just not that important. We’re not political. Gianni certainly wasn’t any merchant prince. Of course I feel silly for not seeing it sooner, but it’s the sort of thing you’d make a joke about, isn’t it? You’d see a handsome new face serving tea at your cousin’s villa and tease her, "Watch out for that one. He’s probably a Crow." 

They weren’t like a Crow, though. Not like you’d think. They weren’t even a very good servant. They’d forget things, mix up orders, laugh at conversations they should’ve been pretending not to hear. Maybe that’s what made them so disarming. Everything feels so like a performance these days, and here was this funny little extra wandering onstage and flubbing their lines. They felt so - real. Being with them made me feel more real. That’s the real joke, I suppose. 

Because they had to be a professional. No notary ever signed off on those changes to the will, so they must have cracked the safe to switch in the forgery. Only a hardened killer could’ve stabbed the letter opener Gianni gave me so deeply into his poor heart that it snapped and left a bit of the blade behind. And I don’t know how they could've escaped with the doors and windows locked from the inside, but I was the one to send for the guard, for Maker's sake. Were I trying to pin the crime on some phantom assassin, do you really think I'd be so foolish as to not even open a damned window? 

Investigator’s note: Other staff at the villa confirmed the recent employment of an elf matching the description given by Signora Salviati. Those close to this person reported that they'd left two days prior to the murder for a better-paying job near Antiva City. Several added that they had begun seeking new employment almost immediately after their hiring, as they found the inappropriate affections shown them by the lady of the house uncomfortable to refuse. When asked if this servant could’ve been capable of killing Signore Salviati, all, to a man, laughed aloud.

[snapbackslide]

I CHECK THE CLOCK WONDERING WHAT HE'LL PULL THIS TIME I HAVE A FEELING THAT NECROMANCER'S OUTSIDE AND I'M JUST TRYING TO STAY QUIET

[wr0ngwarp]

i really really like this post.

[furbtasticworksofart]

"I think the most compelling thing Mike Schmidt can do in FNaF 2 is die." - Me, five hours deep into the mutual FNaF 2 speculation/fanfic discussion with the bestie

[duelblades]

emilia is so soft i say. she's got a total marshmallow heart and will be so loyal and devoted and soft with those she cares about and loves.

also emilia :