#these new caroleans

[aworldofpattern]

Wedgwood jasperware at Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, 'These New Caroleans', SS24

#charles jeffrey #charles jeffrey loverboy #ss24 #wedgwood #milan fashion week #mfw #jasperware #ceramics #embellishment #pattern #surface pattern #surface pattern design #surface decoration #fashion #british designer #scottish designer #pottery #china #pin tray #these new caroleans

[banji-effect]

The silver is white, red is the gold The robes, they lay in fold

Coronation garments: the supertunica, imperial mantle, and gauntlet 

#textiles #outfit ideas #I love a priestly vestment first of all #secondly I know I've said this but picture if u will beyoncé clad in a robe of cloth of gold with goldwork embroidery... thanks #anyway chaz rocked it #the new carolean age

[the-empress-7]

As for the second point, let's just agree to disagree. If you are going to set a precedent, why not set a more meaningful one. Like appointing her to the Privy Council.

Yeah, there were about a million better ways to honour Catherine. More straightforward ways as well, all this searching for the noblest of ulterior motives when it comes to Charles doing anything... it's a reach, frankly.

I do miss commenting on Catherine's outfits, but to be honest I hope she extends her leave for the entirety of the New Carolean Age. Deo volente, it'll be a long time. They don't deserve her. It's classism down to the bone, they can't stand a middle class married in doing better than the blood royal. Why must we search for ulterior motives when the snobbery is apparent?

Apologies for the rant, Empress! I think you get how I'm feeling.

I hereby co-sign this rant ✍️

[theroyalsandi]

8th September 2022 - The End of 'Second Elizabethan Era' and the Beginning of the 'New Carolean Age'

#royaltyedit #theroyalsandi #elizabeth ii #charles iii #queen elizabeth ii #king charles iii #british royal family #my gif #qeii gif #kciii gif #british 2023 #sep 2023

[thewales]

Hannah Jones, CEO of the Earthshot Prize, has described William as a “visionary” who is “wonderfully ambitious”. Others have told, with wry smiles, how he pushed his team on a daily basis ahead of the launch of Homewards earlier this year.

Increasingly viewed as the modern face of the monarchy, he has proved himself a steady and dependable heir, respectful of royal tradition yet crucially, willing to instigate change.

When the Prince found himself elevated to the position of heir apparent on this day last year, it was made clear that his focus was on serving and supporting the King.

But it was equally obvious that he would take a different approach to the role to that of his father. Whereas Charles was given the title as a three-year-old boy and had oodles of time to consider how best to use it, William took on the mantle as an experienced, senior royal with his own clearly defined ideas and interests.

So the dawn of the Carolean Age was a moment for which both the Prince and Princess of Wales were well prepared. As a result, the couple embarked on the new era with a quiet confidence and an insistence that they would do things their way.

Sources close to them say that “laser focused” William and Catherine “know what they want” when it comes to their working lives, editing their own speeches and peppering aides with questions about every brief.

Reflecting on his first year as the Prince of Wales, one well-placed source said: “It’s a huge remit to take over, especially from someone who had been in the job for more than 50 years. That can’t be overestimated.

“There’s a lot for him to get his head around, and although he and his father worked closely together, there will have been a lot of ‘listening and discussing’ his future path.” The secret to his mastery of balancing the royal portfolio in practice means applying bespoke approaches to different areas of his life.

Later this month, he will cement that reputation as he spends several days in New York on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly, convening world leaders to talk about climate change.

Closer to home, the new Prince and Princess of Wales are taking a considered approach to the land attached to that title.

Whereas the King spent nine weeks at Aberystwyth University learning the Welsh language and history before his 1969 investiture as Prince of Wales, William has opted for a different tack.

For him, there will be no investiture ceremony. Instead, he will make frequent visits designed around thoughtful community initiatives.

As trialled during a visit to the South Wales Valleys in April, the Prince and Princess plan to stay in independent B&Bs, supporting the local tourism industry, rather than leasing their own Welsh property as Charles did.

However, while he recognises the importance of the language there are no current plans to learn it himself.

Instead, social-media messages about engagements in Wales will be published in both languages and Kensington Palace will include Welsh language broadcaster S4C on engagements

“The question they have asked themselves is how they can be the Prince and Princess for Wales, in addition to, of Wales,” one source said. “They are very focused on deepening the trust and respect of the people of Wales and will do that by spending more time there.”

William is acutely aware of the huge interest in his young children, who will one day carry the responsibility of monarchy on their own shoulders.

For now, it is a careful balancing act, but the Prince and Princess are determined to give them the most normal life possible.

The year of transition now over, the children will be less visible in the coming months as they focus on school. If there have been any missteps for the Waleses in the past 12 months, they have been mercifully few.

Quietly revolutionary, carefully paced, the new Prince of Wales has already turned much royal tradition on its head. But in keeping with his style, there has been no big reset. Instead, he has calmly turned up the dial, continuing to focus on his key themes while gradually shifting the landscape.

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#brf #the prince of wales #the princess of wales

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Vivat Rex! Vivat Rex Carolus! Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!

Let the new Carolean Age begin....

#king charles III #coronation #latin #monarchy #royalty #history #carolean age #british #united kingdom #british history #the crown

[charlotte-of-wales]

theroyalfamily: 👑 The new Coronation emblem has been unveiled!

The emblem will feature throughout the historic events in May, including street parties, community gatherings and on official merchandise.

The design features the rose of England, the thistle of Scotland, the daffodil of Wales and the shamrock of Northern Ireland, paying tribute to The King's love of the natural world.

Together, the flowers create the shape of St Edward's Crown, with which HM will be crowned in May.

Created by British designer Sir Jony Ive and his LoveFrom collective, Sir Jony has said of the emblem that it, "speaks to the happy optimism of spring and celebrates the beginning of this new Carolean era for the United Kingdom."

#the emblem they posted on ig was the worst quality 🫠 #kciii coronation

[emmashouldbewriting]

I am so proud of the King and Queen. I wept like a baby when they were both crowned. If you think about how involved KC has been in every detail of today, personally selecting the music, all the practice involved on top of red boxes, his engagements and diplomatic duties and his involvement with his charities. I hope Camilla is making him a strong drink today just to relax!!

Robert Hardman said something so interesting which I didn’t know during the coverage. That the Queen didn’t address the nation for months after her accession - the first time being her first Christmas speech. He spoke a few hours after his mother’s death and hasn’t stopped since.

I’m absolutely in awe of him and will be raising a toast to him and saying a prayer for him and the Queen tonight. What history we are living through as we welcome a new Carolean age!!

Indeed anon, I have nothing to add to this as this message is simply perfect. The sun is out on Anglesey and I'm taking a wine outside to enjoy it!

So indeed. A toast to our wonderful King and Queen. Long may they reign!

[horses-in-art-history]

I've gotten into a 1600s matchlock mood recently and I watched a Swedish documentary that tried to dispel nationalist myths about the 2632 battle of listen (their actual words Idk I don't remember convos very well but they said nationalism and glory days myths)

Any way stupid intro to question: did sweden have any specific kind of cavalry horse or did they just grab whatever?

(A US civil war/native extermination said the US bought what horse was brown and had the right temperment)

And is there any kind of *shift* in how cavalry has been portrayed in art? Like are there certain poses lighting whatever that's been slowly removed or put in?

I think this is probably from my notice of how Cromwell (1970) and alatriste (2006). Cromwell shows the battle of edgehill and naseby as big romps in a field with pretty flags and uniforms vs alatristes siege of Breda and battle of rocroi that are more like loosely organised gang fights. Cromwell: very clean, pretty festive even. wide shots for the spectacle. Alatriste: everyone is in a shade of brown. The blood flows freely. You are up in the men's faces as they are stabbed repeatedly.

Maybe what I'm saying is if a dramatic change like that in thirty years what about 300+ years?

Or am I just seeing shapes in smoke?

To make this a little simpler I've boiled down your questions a bit so I can group my answers to them more clearly. I hope you don't mind that I focused a bit more on the first question since I felt I could give it the best answer.

What kinds of horses were used by the Swedish cavalry?

Sweden didn't have a regular cavalry until king Gustav Vasa (r. 1523-1560). In the cavalry there was a preference for stallions initially, since mares and geldings were thought to lack the strength and bravery needed in battle, but with the outbreak of war in 1700 they shifted to using geldings. Mares and stallions were instead kept at home to insure the breeding of new horses even as war was ongoing. In 1658 Sweden gained new territory further south (Skåne) that was well suited for breeding horses which greatly aided its efforts in supplying horses to the army. The average mount served for 15 years in the Carolean cavalry wich meant each year 350 newly ridden in horses were needed. These horses weren't that big by continental standards, being on average about 139 cm tall at the withers. Compare that to the requirements of the late 1900s when they had to be at least 152 cm and you get sense of the significant change that took place. By the mid 1700's each cavalry company had three stallions and twenty-odd mares to produce replacement mounts. There were some small changes in the early 1800's to this system. (Source)

King Karl XI (r. 1660-1697) instituted studs in Strömsholm, Kungsör, and Läckö to improve the quality of horse breeding. He also imported stallions from Norway, Swedish Livonia (parts of modern day Estonia and Latvia), Swedish Pomerania, and France with the same goal in mind. (Source)

Nowadays the Beriden Högvakt (mounted guards) in Stockholm use only Chestnut Swedish Warmbloods, Grey Kladrubers and a couple of draught horses as drum horses. (link to a Swedish article with more info)

How has the depiction of cavalry changed through time?

Your other question about depictions of cavalry is an interesting one, and I would just from what I have seen say that there is a movement form more composed images to dynamic and later more grounded/gritty depictions of horses in war. The pinnacle of this latter form being in WW1 in my opinion (this was probably helped by the work of war artists like Alfred James Munnnings, John Edwin Noble, etc). You can in all likelihood map this evolution on to more general societal/cultural feelings about war and as to whether it was seen as being glorious or a tragedy. Also the fact that the horse was becoming more obsolete during WW1 probably helped remove some of the glory from the art of the time. If you think about paintings from a bit earlier (the late 1800's) where there are still plenty of paintings of glorious cavalry charges it makes quite a contrast to the art of WW1.

I think you can look at this question through the lens of what is happening culturally but also in art history, especially with regard to your question about poses and lighting. For example a painting of cavalry from the Romanticism movement is going to look quite different from something done in a more realist style.

I don't feel like I've got the time to give this question the attention it deserves here so I'll leave it as it is for now, but I'll do my best to return to this question and give it a more complete answer. Also I've only written about European art in my answer which doesn't tell the whole story.

#horses in art history #the sources linked in my first answer go to pages in swedish but i thought i might have some Swedish followers who were interested #also it feels like the correct thing to do

[sildesalaten]

the carolean dragon captain idea is honestly just so incredibly cool, why do you think it is that that general time period gets so little use in fantasy media compared to medieval times?

Thank you!

I think this is an interesting question. I suppose it is partly a matter of convention - "medieval" fantasy settings have become something of a default/standard in the genre.

I think the medieval fantasy setting might have its roots in the romantic movement and its view of the middle ages a sort of idealised rural past, as well as the stereotype of the middle ages as the "dark age" which somehow stands slightly outside of the movement of time. The centuries after the middle ages each have their own quite distinctive "feel" in the public consciousness, and ancient civilisations before it all have their own share of stereotypes. The middle ages, however, tend to get muddled into this 1000-year long standstill.

So if one has encountered the generic medieval fantasy setting a couple of times, it is fairly easy to utilize without needing to think about any historical accuracy (fair enough, since it is fantasy and there isn't really any reason it needs to have accuracy - but as a i history nerd I love to spot historical details in any work.)

In reality, of course, quite a lot happened between 500 and 1500 - and one could probably create some rather interesting and unusual fantasy settings by drawing inspiration from a specific era, a specific place, or perhaps using some "lesser known" aspects of medieval life.

Personally, I love unusual fantasy settings - historical and otherwise. It is always really refreshing to dive into a well-crafted new world that isn't just a blueprint copy of "fantasy standard tm ".

I would love to hear what ideas and thoughts other people have on this topic, so feel free to reblog or comment!

Also, feel free to leave reccomendations of fantasy works with unusual or historical settings!

#fantasy #fantasy genre #medieval fantasy #historical fantasy #ask #i should probably have mentioned tolkien in here somewhere #any tolken nerds in the audience please fill out that section

[celticcrossanon]

I miss her as well, Celta. I was unhappy that many news sites were stating ‘he has waited 70 years for this’ - which seemed to lack empathy & sensitivity, given that this coronation meant we lost his mother, THE Queen. We are so very lucky to have had her reign align within our lifetime; that’s what I keep saying.

May 11 Ask

Hi Nonny,

I missed the Late Queen then as well, and I miss her again now, coming up to the first anniversary of her death. The comments about waiting 70 years seem to lack sensitivity to me as well.

We were very lucky to live during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. I read a tumblr blog the other day where the owner described themselves as an Elizabethan living in a Carolean age, and that is exactly how I feel.

[zee-man-chatter]

I’ve always been interested in words and what their roots are, a long time ago, the Globe and Mail newspaper here in Canada had a really fascinating columnist who explained the etymology of various words. I still miss his columns! So here is a good explanation of how different monarchical era’s got their names, I found it rather interesting, and explains how the Carolinas in the states got their names.

The Carolinas were known as the Province of Carolina during America's early colonial period, from 1663 to 1712. Prior to that, the land was considered part of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia, from 1609 to 1663. The province, was named Carolina to honor King Charles I of England. Carolina is taken from the Latin word for "Charles", Carolus.

#latin #etymology #british royal eras

[banji-effect]

That post reminded me, Skin was just awarded an OBE earlier this year and her outfit for the ceremony was a delight and half

#they both look thrilled :) #Skin #the new carolean age

[the-empress-7]

So the cool ones either stay home or go skiing. But let's review the others:

- Charles: povero Carlo! Befuddled, helpless, and yet somehow totally on top of things. Doesn't need his son. Only desperately needs his other son.

- Camilla: she's saving the country by being Queen. Head of the Family. Don Corleone.

- Anne: she's saving the country by personally sneering at commoners at every opportunity. Someone has to remind the plebs of their place. The Pillar of the New Carolean Age.

- Andrew: he's saving Andrew by putting Andrew front and center. Brand Andrew and Brand Constantine work so well together, you know.

- Fergie: she's saving Andrew by putting Andrew front and center. Also wearing too tight clothes for some undoubtedly aristocratic reason. It's Alaia, you don't understand.

It really is a reality show. Shakespeare himself could not make these people cool.

Not even the writers from Season 1 of The Crown can save them.

You know the show The Windsors? Turns out it was a prescient documentary afterall.

[royalpain16]

What is a Carolean age?

The Queen's death marks a monumental moment in the history of the nation. With the end of the second Elizabethan era comes the beginning of the reign of King Charles, to be known as the Carolean age.

#king Charles III #carolean age #the queen is dead #god save the king

[world-of-wales]

What makes things even sillier is that every article is assumed by stans as PR paid for by the royals. So when an article like that comes out, people immediately put the blame on Camilla ahahaha. And then from the Carolean side, they’re accusing William & Catherine lately of putting out too much PR about how “normal” their kids are just because of what’s been on the papers these days lol 😬

Honestly, it's just papers starting shit coz they are having a slow news day but people just run wild with it all. And both sides are equally guilty of it, especially when they've made up this whole imaginary feud between C&C and W&C nowadays. They just use these stupid articles to justify it, and the media uses their so called feud to get clicks. That's all it is to it imo.

#ash's asks #anons