#the gloucester

[davbertieloml]

OTD in 1901, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester was born in Montagu House, London ✨️

Alice Christabel Montagu Douglas Scott was born on Christmas Day 1901 as the third daughter and fifth child of John Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith and his wife, the former Lady Margaret Alice "Molly" Bridgeman, daughter of the 4th Earl of Bradford.

Lady Alice married Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, on 6 February 1935 in the Private Chapel at Buckingham Palace. A much more elaborate wedding was originally planned at Westminster Abbey but after the bride-to-be's father died of cancer on 19 October 1935, and due to the King's failing health, it was decided that the wedding should be reduced to a more private one. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester later had two children, Prince William and Prince Richard of Gloucester.

The new Duchess of Gloucester had many activities, one of which was the launch of HMS Gloucester on 19 October 1937. From 1945 to 1947, the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester lived in Canberra, where the Duke served as Governor General of Australia.

In 1972, she lost her eldest son, Prince William, who died at the age of 30 in a plane crash while participating in an amateur air show competition. Her husband, the Duke of Gloucester, died on 10 June 1974 at the age of 74.

On 21 August 2003, Princess Alice surpassed the Queen Mother's record as the oldest person in the history of the British royal family by reaching the age of 101 years 238 days. On 20 September 2003, at the age of 101 years and 269 days, she was certified by Guinness World Records as the longest-lived royal of all time, surpassing Leonilla, Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn.

Princess Alice died on 29 October 2004 in her sleep at Kensington Palace, aged 102 years and 309 days. She was buried next to her husband, Prince Henry, and eldest son, Prince William, at the Royal Burial Ground at Frogmore.

[archaeologicalnews]

Wreck of historic royal ship discovered off the English coast

The wreck of one of the most famous ships of the 17th century—which sank 340 years ago while carrying the future King of England James Stuart—has been discovered off the coast of Norfolk in the UK, it can be revealed today.

Since running aground on a sandbank on May 6, 1682, the wreck of the warship the Gloucester has lain half-buried on the seabed, its exact whereabouts unknown until brothers Julian and Lincoln Barnwell, with their friend James Little, found it after a four-year search.

Due to the age and prestige of the ship, the condition of the wreck, the finds already rescued, and the accident's political context, the discovery is described by maritime history expert Prof, Claire Jowitt, of the University of East Anglia (UEA), as the most important maritime discovery since the Mary Rose. Read more.

[burninglights]

THEY FOUND THE SHIPWRECK OF THE GLOUCESTER??? oh I'm about to become unbearable my latent fixation on tudor & stuart warships is coming in clutch

[etherea1ity]

Gloucester, England by Iain Harris

[krazieka2]

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[calamari-inari]

Some FE3H pairing requests from Twitter!

Happy kiss day! Or rather, hugs I guess lol

Edit: I have an interest form for these to become stickers! If you like them, please consider helping me fill it out! Thanks 🥰

[kuhuhukun]

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[catsofyore]

"Simpkin housekeeping" 1902. Source.

[jschrepp-illustrations]

Rival Felix, Rival Ferdinand, and Rival Lorenz would like to battle!

[dvrtrblhr]

so many ships!

here are those valentines drawing and how they have evolved so far (not a lot as you can see). i ended up sketching a new yurileth, the second places for the non-character-specific polls too (ferdibert, marihilda, netteflix) + claurenz cause that's a scene i've written in one of those fics i wrote for my own enjoyment (not a claurenz fic, more of a claude diary in fódlan or something)

[paunchsalazar]

Golden Deer

[drenacocrom]

No bitches?

[pansylair]

some ceramic charms to sell at my local gallery for the 32nd annual pride art show! (we have an extra non corporate pride month here haha)

much of my recently posted sculptures will be for sale here too ( the Jonathon Bancroft-Snell gallery) as well as some trans werewolf pins so swing on by at 7pm if you’re in London, Ontario!

my work is listed for sale under Julian Miholics on the artist section and some is also on the pride show section; available for pickup/global shipping, and payment plans are offered ^^ 💛

[coucou-art]

some VERY old fe3h sketches. it‘s nice to see the improvement looking back

[kundool]

a short rest 🍃🍞

my full piece for The Noble Standard zine! leftover sales are now open till Jan 15 🛒

[krazieka2]

Collection of my favorite 3 fe3h characters, the dumbass noble trio. They are all great characters and although I will entertain other opinions, know that you will never change my mind.