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[nicks-lunchbox-service]

6.14.23 Lunchtime drawing: Sketched from under scaffolding during today's rain storm, non other than Grace Church on Broadway a block or two down from The Strand designed by James Renwick Jr. in a very fancy Gothic Revival fashion.

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[bricehammack]

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[laustsenladefoged64]

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[thelewislounge]

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[pianojoesworld]

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[sheraj-photography]

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[anghraine]

I’ve never written it in the way I’m thinking of, but I think my favorite period setting Darcy/Elizabeth AU concept is just “the strange and largely unexplained speculation about a Darcy/Elizabeth match never happens, or at least never gets to Lady Catherine, and thus she doesn’t inadvertently give Darcy hope, so the period of emotional turmoil and intense pining goes on considerably longer than in canon, but everything up to that point is the same and they do end up happily together. Eventually.”

My dream scenario is low on plot drama and high on emotional intensity—years and years ago, I wrote a version that took this as the basic premise but was extremely high on plot drama, but that’s not what I really want. I want them thrown together socially through Jane and Bingley and (especially) the Gardiners and just having very ordinary social interactions that are underpinned by raw yearning that both find frustrating and “I am being ridiculous, I know, but—” and, like, searing UST when they have perfectly appropriate physical contact.

(bonus if hands)

(extra bonus if gloved hands)

In my ideal scenario, this doesn’t give them quite enough hope to make themselves immediately obvious but it’s enough not to give up hope altogether, so there’s just this exquisitely agonizing several months before everything gets inevitably resolved.

#extra ideal scenario: darcy has become a frequent guest at the gardiners even before elizabeth comes for her usual visit with them #some time after the jane/bingley wedding #i think darcy leaves the newlyweds at netherfield to be newlyweds and he and elizabeth have a charged yet excruciatingly polite farewell #until she goes for her usual visit to the gardiners a little while afterwards and they keep encountering each other in gracechurch street #sometimes in bigger social gatherings! sometimes just him and georgiana and maybe fitzwilliam #sometimes he even comes alone and it's just the four of them chatting about politics #they do have complicated nuanced discussions! just with the occasional pause when elizabeth or darcy have to recover brain cells #gazes meeting a little too long... you know. the good stuff. #it couldn't realistically go on for THAT long but a few more months? sure. and that is the fic of my dreams lol #anghraine babbles #deep blogging #fic talk #otp of otps #austen blogging #fitzwilliam darcy #elizabeth bennet

[whats-in-a-sentence]

"Read it aloud," said their father, "for I hardly know myself what it is about."

Gracechurch Street, Monday, August 2.

My dear Brother,

At last I am able to send you some tidings of my niece, and such as, upon the whole, I hope it will give you satisfaction. Soon after you left me on Saturday, I was fortunate enough to find out in what part of London they were. The particulars I will reserve till we meet; it is enough to know they are discovered. I have seen them both—

"Then it is as I always hoped," cried Jane; "they are married!"

Elizabeth read on:

I have seen them both. They are not married, nor can I find there was any intention of being so; but if you are willing to perform the engagements which I have ventured to make on your side, I hope it will not be long before they are. All that is required of you is, to assure to your daughter, by settlement, her equal share of the five thousand pounds secured among your children after the decease of yourself and my sister; and, moreover, to enter into an engagement of allowing her, during your life, one hundred pounds per annum. These are conditions which, considering everything, I had no hesitation in complying with, as far as I thought myself privileged, for you. I shall send this by express, that no time may be lost in bringing me your answer. You will easily comprehend, from these particulars, that Mr. Wickham's circumstances are not so hopeless as they are generally believed to be. The world has been deceived in that respect; and I am happy to say there will be some little money, even when all his debts are discharged, to settle on my niece, in addition to her own fortune. If, as I conclude will be the case, you send me full powers to act in your name throughout the whole of this business, I will immediately give directions to Haggerston for preparing a proper settlement. There will not be the smallest occasion for your coming to town again; therefore stay quiet at Longbourn, and depend on my diligence and care. Send back your answer as fast as you can, and be careful to write explicitly. We have judged it gets that my niece should be married from this house, of which I hope you will approve. She comes to us to-day. I shall write again as soon as anything more is determined on. Yours, &c.

Edw. Gardiner

"Pride and Prejudice" - Jane Austen

#book quotes #pride and prejudice #jane austen #gracechurch street #monday #august 2 #mr bennet #letter #mr gardiner #good tidings #satisfaction #saturday #london #mr wickham #lydia bennet #jane bennet #elizabeth bennet #dowry #engagement #shotgun wedding #marriage #debts #finances #settlement

[guardianseries]

Top 10 Writing Tips with Catherine Kullmann @CKullmannAuthor #Top10WritingTips #TuesdayBookBlog #WritingTips

Learning from mentors helps us to improve and evolve in our chosen field, and I still recall the advice given to me at the start of my writing journey. To help other writers, I started a feature whereby established authors shared their words of wisdom and top ten writing tips. It was a huge success and I was delighted to bring the feature back for a second season! You’ll find all the Top 10…

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#Catherine Kullmann #Lady Lorings Dilemma #The Duchess of Gracechurch Trilogy #Top 10 Writing Tips

[calirph]

𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐆𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐘 𝐐𝐔𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒.

All quotes are taken from different books people recommended to me that have similar energy to the bridgerton series and book franchise. Some of these are suggestive, per usual for historical romance diction. Change names, locations and pronouns however you see fit.

Romancing the Duke by Tessa Dare

For God’s sake. Don’t do that.

This is property. Don’t you understand how rare that is for a woman? Property always belongs to our fathers, brothers, husbands, sons. We never get to own anything.

Don’t tell me you’re one of those women with radical ideas.

Of course one kiss changes things. If it's done right, a kiss changes everything.

Listen to me. When a man wakes, he wakes wanting. He wakes hard and rude and aching with need.

Yes. In you. Hard, deep, fast, and completely. Now don’t wake me at this hour again unless you’ve found the perfect retort to that.

But now it’s gone all wrong. Because you’re here in this bed. But I’m here, too. And God help me, Izzy. I don’t know how to leave.

You're not going to ruin my first kiss. I won't let you.

You're pushing me away because you're afraid.

I'm not pushing you away. I believe I just offered to marry you.

There’s no castle big enough to keep a man like me from being aware, every moment, of a woman like you.

Do you understand what I’m saying to you?

When a Scot Ties the Knot by Tessa Dare

Madaline Eloise Gracechurch... I've come here to marry you.

What I'm saying isna romantic. It's raw, primal, and entirely crude.

There's more than one way to share pleasure.

I dinna care about the color of your frock, lass. I'm only going to take off you again.

Quickly, say something unfeeling. Mock my letters. Just do something, anything reprehensible.

Your men, my servants … they could be watching us.

I’m certain they’re watching us. That’s why we’re going to kiss.

..."What burden do you have?

The burden of duty. I led those men into battle.

There was a time when I enjoyed a great deal of female companionship.

Are you saying you were faithful to me?

I mean to make you mine, mo chridhe. Touch all of you. Taste all of you. Learn you from the inside out. Once I've held you like that, I'm not going to let go

Do you feel it? It's only the beginning, mo chridhe.

They’re merely a guard against anything accidental happening.

To Have and to Hoax by Martha Waters

...if you are going to insist on losing faith in someone the moment you see the slightest possibility that they have wronged you, you are going to have a very frustrating life.

I think I’m far too interested in too many things to excel at one single pursuit.

It seems that everything I have heard about you is true.

I am in need of some assistance and I think you are just the man to provide it.

If you’re determined to risk your wife’s reputation rather than have any sort of honest conversation with her…

I’ve never forgotten anything about you, Violet. About us.

But need I remind you that you are a marquess? At some point, you’ll have to produce an heir.

ou’re a reasonably handsome man, if one likes that sort of thing.

I want to be the man who deserves you, because you deserve everything.

I’d rather spend my days arguing with you than in calm conversation with anyone else in the world.

I only hope she can ever forgive me for taking such a damned long time to fully appreciate her.

If I should ever hear you refer to our son as your heir, I will ensure that you never see him.

I've nowhere to be this afternoon. I didn't see any reason to rush the proceedings.

The Raven Prince by Elizabeth Hoyt

I’ve heard some people say my temper is rather . . .

I wouldn’t want to intimidate you, Mrs. Wren.

A garden always has a point.

I am not a nice woman. But despite these facts, my word is gold.

I won’t marry you.

Why not? You were eager enough to fuck me.

I knew we had an attraction. Then you left and I realized you were taking what you felt for me and giving it to another woman. A woman you didn’t even know.

Why did men think that saying something louder made it true?

When a man betrays a woman in such a way, it breaks something in her that I’m not sure can ever be repaired.

I must have an heir. Do you understand? I must marry a woman who can bear children.

I'm not a whore, I'm a courtesan. There's a difference. Whores do it for the money, courtesans do it for the art.

It's never too late to start over and find yourself.

In order to love someone fully, you must first learn to love yourself.

To Catch an Heiress by Julia Quinn

Caroline, do you value your neck?

To call that writing, madam, is an insult to quills and ink across the world.

Not that I knew who you were until last month. But now that I've got you, I'm not letting you go.

Touch me and die.

It's just that I don't think friends tie friends to the bedpost.

You became my business when you took up residence in my house.

I need you. To-night. Right now. I need you.

I just don't care that he isn't offering a reward. In fact, I'm glad I'm much happier here than I was with any of my guardians.

We are here to discuss your foolhardy behavior.

You don’t want me to be your friend.

For the last time, I cannot be  your friend. I could never be your friend. Because I want you.

That’s not the point. You are my wife. I swore to protect you.

You can’t save the entire world.

Minx by Julia Quinn

You don't always have to kiss a lot of frogs to recognize a prince when you find one.

I don't know why people persist in believing women are inferior, when it is quite clear that men are the more feeble-minded of the two.

If I wanted Belle,I would have asked her to marry me.

Believe me, Henry, when I get angry, you'll know.

If this morning wasn't enjoyable, at least it was...shall we say...interesting.

You're a terrible rake, Dunford. Belle told me.

I was mistaken to think I could ever be enough of a woman to please you, to ever think that I could learn what it means to be anyone else but me.

I chose not to follow your advice. Ned is a very nice person. Handsome, personable—a perfect escort.

I very specifically told you to stay away from Ned Blydon.

Hush up, minx. You’re a funny one, but you’re certainly more likable than unlikable.

It takes a minx to tempt a rogue.

#meme #roleplay memes #sentence meme #( cali meme. ) #rp memes #rp prompt #rp musings #roleplay prompt #◟ ⋆ memes › roleplay sources.

[thetudorslovers]

"The pageants that greeted Anne as she processed through the City to her coronation included three with neoclassical themes. The first of these, at “gracious churche corner” – the turn from Fenchurch Street into Gracechurch Street – showed “mounte pernasus with the founteyne of helicon.” Figures of Apollo and the Muses were accompanied by epigrams and posies written in gold at their feet, praising Anne. The pageant was provided by the merchants of the Hanse, the resident community of North German merchants, and was almost certainly designed by Hans Holbein. The second neoclassical pageant, at the Conduit in Cornhill, showed the Three Graces; while the third, at the Little Conduit in Cheapside, depicted the Judgement of Paris. Other pageants continued the medieval tradition of identifying a queen consort with the Virgin Mary and other biblical heroines and saints; part of their function, in the wake of the King’s divorce, the schism from Rome, and extensive political upheaval, was to assert continuities with the past. However at the same time the introduction of neoclassicism was a significant innovation, identifying Anne’s elevation with the creation of a new, independent England requiring a new language of symbolism." - Anne Boleyn’s legacy to Elizabeth I: Neoclassicism and the iconography of Protestant Queenship, Helen Hackett

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[bethanydelleman]

I do feel like when it comes right down to it, Darcy can be as rude as he wants, without any real consequences, because he’s a “great man” and it really doesn’t matter what most people below him think of him.

Elinor Dashwood is just as introverted as Darcy, if not more, but she forces herself to be polite and make small talk because she cannot afford not to do so. (Marianne acts kind of like Darcy, and is rude, without seeming to understand what it might cost her). Even Emma doesn’t dare be as rude as Darcy, and the one time she gets close she’s told off. But who has enough power to tell off a person like Darcy? Probably only his uncle the earl. And knowing Lady Catherine, the earl might be just as snobby as Darcy!

Mr. Gardiner says it all at Pemberley, “But perhaps he may be a little whimsical in his civilities,” replied her uncle. “Your great men often are; and therefore I shall not take him at his word, as he might change his mind another day, and warn me off his grounds.” Which is to say, Darcy can give and withdraw favour like some kind of petty tyrant and all the unfortunate people below him just have to take it, because there really isn’t anything they can do. Absolutely no one would care that Darcy of Pemberley was rude to Mr. Gardiner of Cheapside (*ahem* Gracechurch Street).

Which would make Jane Austen’s point in Pride & Prejudice, and her other novels I think: just because you can do whatever you want, doesn’t mean you should.

#anti-darcy Shyboi campaign #fitzwilliam darcy #pride and prejudice #jane austen #elinor dashwood #emma woodhouse #sense and sensibility #emma #unchecked power can breed contemptible behaviour #great men #truth squad #rich person privilage

[ctyguidelondon]

This is one of those shortcuts you don’t mind taking even if it makes the journey twice as long. If you were walking round here 2,000 years ago then you’d be in the middle of Roman Londinium because this is where they built the basilica (court) and forum (market). Unfortunately the only trace of them now is an old pillar in the cellar of the hairdressers by one of the entrances (90 Gracechurch Street) and they don’t let wanderers in off the street to see it... not even if you ask for a short back and sides first.

#london #leadenhall market

[hdslibrary]

From A to Finis

This week we came across a rather elegant finis, and it turns out it is probably the least interesting part of the book! (We promise to post more on this gem soon!) It is found in a 1799 book containing specimens and analysis of writing systems from around the world. This final page contains information about Rejang, an Indonesian language.

Fry, Edmund. Pantographia : containing accurate copies of all the known alphabets in the world; together with an English explanation of the peculiar force or power of each letter: to which are added, specimens of all well-authenticated oral languages; forming a comprehensive digest of phonology. London : Printed by Cooper and Wilson, for John and Arthur Arch, Gracechurch-Street; John White, Fleet-Street, John Edwards, Pall-Mall; and John Debrett, Piccadilly, MDCCXCIX [1799].

#finis friday #typography #bookhistory #rare books #18th century #writing systems #rejang

[wonder-worker]

Elizabeth Woodville and Elizabeth of York: Queenship

"As an English queen consort, Elizabeth of York, like her mother, had a web of family connections that became the focus of her major patronage activities" - Michelle L. Beer

"After the safe delivery of their eldest sons, both queens Elizabeth gave thanks by founding chapels. Elizabeth Woodville's was in fact eight years after the event and probably as much a thanksgiving to Westminster Abbey for sanctuary as to God for her son. The chapel was attached to the old Lady Chapel of the abbey and dedicated to St Erasmus, a saint invoked against birth pains as well as patron of sailors which made him an unusually apt dedicatee given the king's absence abroad at the time of Prince Edward's birth. Elizabeth of York's foundation was more immediately linked to the birth of Arthur at Winchester, a site chosen for her lying-in by Henry to associate his first-born with the legendary king after whom he was to be named. Here Elizabeth founded a chapel dedicated to Our Lady." - J.L. Laynesmith

"In 1499 Elizabeth of York wrote to the prior of Christ Church, Canterbury, asking for a literal carte blanche of presentation to the highly desirable, centrally located living of All Hallows, Gracechurch Street, London, for which Elizabeth Woodville and her husband had also wanted preferment" - Derek Neal

"Both queens were granted rights of presentation to canonries and prebends in the royal chapel of St. Stephen, Westminster." - Derek Neal.

"Most of the border patterns (of The Fifteen Os, printed by William Caxton and co-sponsored by Elizabeth of York and Margaret Beaufort) are of stylized flowers, mythical beasts, and semi human creatures, quite possibly reused from other books, but one is of a vase of gillyflowers, the emblem of Elizabeth Woodville, whose family had been such important patrons of Caxton, and just over half-way up the margin these flowers lead into a rose branch, crowned with the emblem of her daughter's marriage, the Tudor rose, as if in reference to Elizabeth of York's adoption of her mother's patronage." - J.L. Laynesmith

"In 1480 she (Elizabeth Woodville) petitioned Pope Sixtus IV to allow her subjects to enjoy the indulgences attached to the newly re-established feast of the Visitation, even if the office was recited in private. She also expressed to the Pope her desire for the 'devotion of the faithful of the realm for the [Ave Maria] to be increased more and more'. The Pope obliged by attaching indulgences to the use of the Psalter of the Blessed Virgin Mary and to the recitation of the Ave Maria at each Angelus bell. He also dictated that copies of the letter granting these indulgences be exhibited across the country, thereby ensuring that everyone knew not only of the opportunities to gain indulgences but also of the queen's intercessory role in their spiritual welfare. … Elizabeth's daughter, who of course shared her name saint, was apparently inspired by her mother to develop the devotions still further. Following her petition in 1492, the Pope granted 300 days of pardon to anyone reciting the salutation three times at each tolling of the Angelus bell.” - J.L. Laynesmith

"Elizabeth Darcy, the lady mistress of the nursery for Elizabeth Woodville's children, was appointed to the same post for Elizabeth of York's children, probably as a result of the younger queen's childhood affection for Darcy." - J.L Laynesmith

A couple of reasons why this interests me:

- Elizabeth Woodville was the first English queen since Philippa of Hainault to raise royal daughters, with almost a century and five other queens in between them. I don't think there's ever been such a huge gap in that regard before, which means that Elizabeth would not really had any direct precedent or source of inspiration to follow beyond what was ideally, conventionally expected. Clearly, judging by the fact that her daughter was widely considered a successful queen and emulated several of her mother's own activities, Elizabeth did her job well.

- There's a strange, persistently recurring trend in historical fiction and general histories that tends to make the relationship between the two Elizabeths contentious and/or distant, or tends to emphasize their polarity in whatever capacity, or tends to prioritize Elizabeth of York's relationship with her uncle Richard III and his wife Anne Neville than her own mother (and her own father, tbh). This speaks volumes of the vilification and negative depictions of Elizabeth Woodville in contemporary media, but also the tendency to use Elizabeth of York as a cipher for historians' own thoughts about historical figures rather than a historical figure in her own right. This is particularly prevalent in Ricardian and Ricardian-leaning media, the latest shining example being Alison Weir's "The Last White Rose". On the other hand, a few sympathetic Tudor analyses tend to (understandably) focus on re-evaluating Elizabeth's relationship with Margaret Beaufort and debunking the irritating misconception that they didn't get along. But in the process, Elizabeth of York's relationship and inspiration from her own mother gets lost and forgotten in the mix, when it should in fact be highlighted the most. It's frustrating, because Elizabeth Woodville was evidently her daughter's most important role model: Elizabeth of York was regularly at her mother's side during her childhood, observed her successful queenship for 17 years, and, as we can see, directly mirrored several of her mother's activities during her own tenure as queen. Interestingly, as the 5th quote shows, even when she co-sponsored a book by William Caxton with Margaret, Caxton himself clearly associated Elizabeth of York's patronage to her mother's influence. It's a shame that only a few specific historians tend to focus on the connection between mother and daughter, as I think there's a wealth of analyses to be made on it.

- While both Elizabeths were English queens, with a web of family connections that they used to their and the crown's benefit, their situations were definitely not the same and should not be treated as such. Their different status prior to their marriage meant that their respective families and actions were always going to be viewed and treated differently, for one. More importantly, though, Elizabeth Woodville was the first Englishwoman to be crowned queen. Her English family's advancement and involvement in national and local politics was to be expected, but it's important to keep in mind that it was not precedented. It simply hadn't happened before, and it wasn't expected to happen again. Elizabeth Woodville was very much a novel queen in that regard; certain aspects of her queenship were very unique and unprecedented for that time, and she was the one who established the precedent of using her homeborn family as a network of politics and patronage that all later English consorts followed. In contrast, by the time Elizabeth of York became queen, this was a comparatively more established and familiar practice, followed by two former consorts, her mother and Anne Neville. So, even apart from their differing status and the propaganda against them, it makes sense that their activities were regarded differently, both by contemporary detractors and subsequent historians. There's also the fact that Elizabeth Woodville and her relatives had far more direct power and involvement with the Crown Prince's council, household and administration than Elizabeth of York and her relatives did, which we know massively contributed to the commentary and/or criticism the former received.

Sources:

Michelle L. Beer, "Queenship at the Renaissance Courts of Britain: Catherine of Aragon and Margaret Tudor, 1503-1533"

J.L. Laynesmith, "The Medieval Queens: English Queenship 1445-1503"

Derek Neal, "The Queen's Grace: English Queenship 1464-1503"

#historicwomendaily #elizabeth woodville #elizabeth of york #queenship tag #english history #15th century #tudors #queue #oh well #my post

[gaysontodd]

anyway my man logan mackenzie was at war doing Something in the 1810's. he was a private and recieved a letter addressed to a CAPTAIN logan mackenzie, where an english girl went on and on about how shed made him up and he wasnt REALLY real, and how shed sent it to a nonexistent regiment so that no real logan mackenzie would recieve it. and youre mocked by your fellow soldiers for pretending to be a captain. and then the next letter arrives. and the next. and the next. and youre publically whipped for putting on airs. and you think fuck it. i'll be a fucking captain if thats what it takes. and you work hard and the letters keep coming. and you become a captain and one day you get a letter saying shes going to kill you off, because the war is ending and she cant make an excuse for you never coming home if youre alive. and you dont get any more letters.

so you take your men to her home in scotland. she has a castle gifted by a great uncle- as a gift to you- and you know what? if actual scots cant live on their own land, then english noblewomen certainly cant.

so you arrive and make it entirely clear that you will destroy her reputation and the reputation of her family if she doesnt marry you. because youve suffered because of her, and if you marry, you can be sure your men will have a place to live.

and you find out that instead of a spoiled heiress, miss maddie gracechurch is an agoraphobic weirdo with a preoccupation for the mating habits of lobsters

#leo.txt #read when a scot ties the knot #please. please