#queens of india

[forgotten-bharat]

Maharani Durgavati

Durgavati was the daughter of King of Bundelkhand, married to Raja dalpad of Gondwana, in Madhaya Pradesh.

Soon, tragically Raja died and Queen Durgavati with her 5 year old toddler stepped up to the throne. She managed the whole kingdom exceptionally well, as recorded by Akbar’s historian. The kingdom did not suffer any major setback even after their king died.

Gondwana was a rich kingdom, with a beautiful queen which became the target of the Mughals. They didn't wanted to simply take the kingdom under their control, the commander Asaf Khan also “wanted to touch the beauty of Gondwana”.

In 1564, Asaf Khan marched with 10,000 cavalries towards Gondwana, Rani Durgavati marched with 5,000 men to the battlefield.

She led the army well and killed about 500 enemies, she came out victorious by the end of the day, later she purposed to “surprise attack” the enemies or “Gorilla Attack” but none of the council members agreed to that.

By the next morning, Asaf Khan’s army was in a much better place and the fighting continued for 3 exhausting days. By that time only 200 of her men were left but the thought of giving up never once crossed her mind. Her bravery and courage never wavered.

During the battle, one arrow pierced her temple and another pierced her neck, causing her to lose consciousness. When she opened her eyes, the inevitable defeat was clear.

Instead of falling in the hands of men that had nothing but lust for her and would eventually throw her in Harem with other women, that previously were queens of conquered kingdoms that Mughals kept as sex slaves, she took our her dagger and killed herself to save her honor and prevent invaders from doing heinous things to her body, her martyrdom day (24 June 1564) is commemorated as “Balidan Diwas”.

The Mughal army then marched to the fort to loot it's treasure. They found staggering amount of gold pots full of gold, jewels, expensive stones etc.

When they opened a room, it was full of burnt bodies of women that commited Jauhar upon hearing the news of Rani’s defeat. These women committed Jauhar to save their honor and to prevent the Mughals from taking them as sex slaves, unfortunately 2 women were still alive, stuck behind a large wooden block that saved their lives. These two women were then taken to Akbar's court and predictably put into Harem.

[nicolacoughlan]

QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY (2023—) 01×06 : "Crown Jewels"

[dearabsolutelynoone]

I cried. I threw up. I shook. I climbed the walls. I cried some more. I tore my hair out. I saw the light. I was on the brink of death. And I cried even more. Charlotte and George were everything and then some. Like my brain chemistry has been permanently altered. I will never be the same. Every time I think about them I’m launched into a brand new mental breakdown. I don’t know how I will recover from this.

[spontaneousellipsis]

Love is not a thing one is able or not able to do based on some magic. Some chemistry. That is for plays. Love is determination. Love is a choice one makes. You take someone in marriage, and you choose to love them. You do not give yourself any other option. Because marriage is difficult. Full of pains. And the life of a royal... is lonely. So you grab someone, and you hang on. You love, and you love hard, because if you do not... you are lost.

YOUNG QUEEN CHARLOTTE and YOUNG KING GEORGE III Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (2023) cr. Shonda Rhimes, dir. Tom Verica

[layla-keating]

I am a madman. I am a danger. In my mind, there are different worlds creeping in. The heavens and the Earth collide. I do not know where I am. You do not wish a life with me for yourself. No one wishes that.

QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY Episode 6: Crown Jewels

[jodielandons]

QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY | 1.05 'Gardens in Bloom'

[bohemian-nights]

You and me.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

[dailybridgerton]

Golda Rosheuvel and India Amarteifio photographed by Luc Braquet for Harper's BAZAAR UK (May 2023)

[bookofbonbon]

we love to see the "look at you. you are a rare jewel." to "have you no sense? it is treasonous to interrupt my beauty sleep. you're lucky my face is a rare jewel." pipeline.

[nicolacoughlan]

QUEEN CHARLOTTE : A BRIDGERTON STORY (2023—)

[dearabsolutelynoone]

Charlotte and George’s “hate” sex montage >>> the air in my lungs

[danielaeditsthings]

Throwback to "Sword Sparring" an edit I did several months ago, in which I used the sound effects of Bridgerton as a musical instrument.

Watch the full thing below... 😊

[layla-keating]

QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY Episode 6: Crown Jewels

[homerjacksons]

India Amarteifio as Queen Charlotte QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY (2023-)

[kosemsultanim]

Costumes in Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story ~ 1.04 Holding the King

[foreverbaby25]