#and kinda historically accurate so...

[earlgodwin]

ok so i'm re-reading blood and beauty once again, and i have to say that sarah dunant is the superior borgia fiction writer out there. i absolutely love her delicate and evocative writing as well as how she brilliantly humanizes the characters through compelling narratives. not to mention her attention to detail and meticulous research creates a rich historical backdrop, immersing us in the fascinating world of the borgia family. she also has an exceptional understanding of how hot and terrible cesare can be while still making him nuanced. it's a personal win for me as someone who's pretty much bored of his character being softened up and romanticized in other works. the more he does something awful, the more compelling he becomes to me (although he wasn't romanticized much in showtime's the borgias but his image of an over-ambitious, sadistic, gaslighting, and manipulative guy seems to appear innocent that watchers tend to overlook it, and some of his misdeeds were dumped onto juan, like making him the only one having an affair with sancia of aragon when cesare was involved as well, or having him kill lucrezia's lover, paolo, etc., which is why i wasn't as interested in cesare as i was in juan because juan does nasty acts, but you get an idea of why he did what he did and still find the human in the heinous.) the most phenomenal writing part for me was to not lean into the rumors by not having cesare kill juan because it's closer to historical reality. and as much as cesare's 'from envy to fratricide' pipeline can be groundbreaking like how it worked in showtime's the borgias, dunant proved that juan's murder can still be astounding without the fratricide. because even if cesare did have a tempting motive to kill him, as he wanted his position so badly, cesare's letters to him make me doubt that he ever had any involvement in his murder since the letters show so much fraternal love. i also want to add that rodrigo's deep love for his children, while being self-aware and devastated over the fact that he uses them and forces them into roles they're incompetent for and marriages for political gain, was a standout aspect in the book. in short, the book is emotionally engaging because it delves into the intriguing world of the borgia family's renaissance. imo, it's a must-read for borgia enthusiasts.

#historical fiction writers wanna be sarah dunant so bad but they could never i fear #blood and beauty is my roman empire actually #excellent characterization and amazing dynamics goddamn #and soooo beautifully written too like !?!? #and kinda historically accurate so... #it is perfect sorry #blood and beauty #sarah dunant #the borgias #house borgia #borgia #the borgia family #books and libraries #literature #historical fiction #historical figures #cesare borgia #juan borgia #historical drama #text post

[oneanothername]

#topher bus #clone high #ch #twas headcanon that he still takes flat earth theory as a personal insult even though he's trying to distance himself from his clone-father #but google said this whole story actually wasn't historically accurate #anyhoo he has a pear shaped globe in his room. so it kinda makes this work on a completely different level

[moon-mirage]

"Till this moment I never knew myself."

#pride and prejudice #pride & prejudice #elizabeth bennet #mr darcy #Jane Austen #I was tempted to draw them at some point #but they’re so iconic it was a bit daunting #and I’m not good at historical accurate depictions of clothing #I also know Elizabeth doesn’t have curly enough hair but I kinda like her like this #there’s a bit more structure to it than in the 2005 movie #and darcys sideburns aren’t long enough #but hey it’s fanart #I’m allowed to play around a little #I didn’t draw the background #I wasn’t able to find the source again #I know it was free to use #which is amazing because it just saved me so much time #anyway I’ll stop rambling now #but I’m kinda excited because it turned out just the way I wanted it to #which is so rare ☺️ #my fanart

[nonomives]

For the Vampire Wally AU, what time does it take place in?

Roughly sometime around the 1900s and 1930s and I mean this very loosely. I'm mainly gonna be using elements that are art-deco-ish, which was popular back then, but it'll still have some fantastical elements here and there

Ysee the thing is, I plan to have the mythical creatures be a bit more distinct from the monster hunters through how "modern" they look. Like for Wally he kind of gives off a more old man fashion classic dracula vibe, since he's immortal he can wear whatever style he wants, while Howdy for instance will usually wear something more fitting for the 1930s (kinda, I'm taking artistic liberty hajshsjjd)

#i just want to give the whole vampire genre a bit more of a spin #like experiment with it a lil #im not very specific with the styles anyways so things arent exactly historically accurate in this au #im still kinda busy so i wont be drawing stuff today even if i badly want to :'DD #welcome home vampire wally au #lore bits?

[blueskittlesart]

POST MORE SWORD OF FATE PLS IM BEGGING

i have very little in terms of actual art LMAO but i CAN explain the sword thing because i checked and i did in fact never make this plot point public. i struggled for a while with creating a villain for this story until i realized that. i put "sword" in the title of the game. of course it has to be about the fucking sword. DUH.

so i want SOF to deal very heavily with religion, specifically the way in which hyrule's religion forms post-sksw but pre-reincarnation. i've placed it on the timeline directly after sksw, making it the first actual reincarnation in hyrule. what this means is that there's no actual proof yet that the reincarnation thing is real and not just an insane bluff on demise's part, and so several key characters including link and zelda barely believe in hylia or demise at all when the story starts. my thought with this setting's version of ganon is that he's the polar opposite of the nonbelievers. The gerudo don't really exist as of now, but he DOES come from the desert region of hyrule--specifically, he was raised in a cultlike offshoot of the sheikah religion which interpreted the hylia/demise myth completely literally and believes that a doomsday is coming, heralded by the foretold return of demise. Because of this, he knows more about the cycle and how to set it in motion than basically any other character. Crucially, he and his people are some of the only ones at this point aware of the existence of the master sword.

ganon finds. a sword. a sword which he THINKS is the master sword. and this theory is only reinforced when the sword begins to speak to him about his destiny and the salvation of hyrule. unfortunately it is not the master sword and he ends up basically a pawn in the greater plans of what's left of demise & ghirahim within that sword, manipulated into attempting to revive demise and destroy the reincarnated hero and princess. he remains in denial until basically the very end of the final battle, completely convinced that he is the true savior of hyrule and LINK is the one being misled. ghirahim is a very good manipulator lol

#i know that the sword like dies with demise in sksw or whatever but this is my game and i can do whatever i want so ive decided it survives #because i need a plot device. ok. work with me here #asks #loz: sword of fate #anyway the religion thing is something that i really wanted to explore bc it fascinates me. bc obv in later cycles everyone believes #because they KNOW its true and have like. historical evidence of it. but what about the first few times it happened? post-sksw they had no #way of knowing if demise would make good on his promise or not. i can see belief vs nonbelief being a very strong dividing factor among #early hylians. its fascinating to me. lol #anyways zelda specifically fully believes that the hylia shit was made up by her great great grandparents or whatever as a power grab lmao #link is kinda like whatever. sure the goddess exists i guess ill pray to her sometimes but like did she actually found hyrule? probably not #and ganon and his people are HARDCORE believers. like to-the-letter. because of this they have one of the most historically accurate #accounts of hyrule's founding (which no one BELIEVES is accurate at this point. but it is) and have managed to hold onto records of both #the master sword and demise when society at large has basically either forgotten or decided to ignore them #wow. i forgot how fun sof is to write about. holy shit

[redshoes-blues]

Does anyone have any good ronance fic recs? I’m looking for: RONANCE-CENTRIC, preferably multi-chapter, good character studies or nuanced takes on Robin and Nancy as characters, and stuff that is somewhat conscious of the 80s setting. Can be a combo of any of those things and I’ll eat it right up!

#I love more historically inclined and historically accurate fics. but those are rare to come by #and I’m finding it nearly impossible to get a ronance fic that isn’t actually a steddie or byler fic with minor ronance #I’m kinda desperate to read more wlw stuff but it’s hard out here lol #so anything you love will help!! #if you’ve got a good oneshot that’s fine too #I’m just looking for more than just a smut oneshot (love those but in the mood for something different) #ronance #stranger things #fanfiction #I’ve yet to come across a st fic recommendation blog

[chai-en-kaadhale]

"As the windows smashed in, Robin shut his eyes and remembered his mother's face. She smiles. She says his name." babel's ending ended me so to speak so i drew it out

#OHH SHIT HE *CLOSES* HIS EYES #anyways repost from my ig #babel an arcane history #robin swift #babel or the necessity of violence #rf kuang #babel rf kuang #art #my art #comic #my comic #etc etc wtv who the fuck cares #overall it was a p solid book though #like even though you could see the twist coming from a mile away it just. oUGH #pretend that i drew robin consistently the whole time okay 😇 #the stick doesnt mean anything but the clothes (which are about as historically accurate as google image search so uh. sorry) were supposed #to look kinda ghosty. yk bc theyre dead #and the child robin used to be was also kinda killed #i think itd be p fucked up if robin couldnt perfectly remember his mom's face though so obviously thats how i drew her teehee

[cryptidm0ths]

eu crazy b had to do an ad for historical clothing rental place yea idk thats a reason

#rinne amagi #niki shiina #himeru #kohaku oukawa #enstars #ensemble stars #mika kagehira #shu itsuki #ah the first suggested tag was shu itsuki large naturals and kinda accurate #hhehehehehe #add valkyrie bc i mean historical clothing and such shu felt left out and just made himself a full rococo gown #which i abandonned halfway though drawing the ruffles #eu #moth draws #id in alt text #ah please tellme if i drew things wrong #like i know that the himerucorset is entirely for moths benefits and not historical but hey that why i said costume rental so i can fuck #around with um at least 30 years of clothing for crazyb #if you recognize genshin bgs no you dont #oh dont tag ships with kohaku #oh the valkyrie isnt femstars just wellplaced stuffing

[raspberriesandstrawberries]

#The Golden Rose #Alain #Ysabella #my art #Fanart #It took my a while to decide what era I wanted to pull from fashion wise #Like I know that the golden rose isn't historically accurate at all but it is still meant to be vaguely medieval #and I'm a nerd so #I eventually decided to take inspiration from the quattrocento (with many liberties taken) #because technologically the story seems kind of 15th century #what with the plate armour and galleons #and yes the 15th century is late medieval/early renaissance but given the story is about recovering lost ancient knowledge #it being the dawn of the renaissance kinda works #plus quattrocento fashion is pretty so there's that #There are other reasons too but I'm going to stop rambling in the tags now

[ethereal-bumble-bee]

what the heck happened to the newsies fandom y’all

#newsies #newsies musical #Like people are hating on Katherine because she’s what- a woman? #They hate the idea of a strong #HISTORICALLY ACCURATE female role???? #Bro #i am legit so confused #I hate to say it but newsies fandom #We’re kinda falling apart #as it’s been said multiple times #Feminism isn’t historically inaccurate #And having a female in a role isn’t necessarily just for the point of feminism #There were so many women and girls involved in the strike!!! #Don’t be sexist y’all I’m begging you

[ivyithink]

back to my roots (drawing alfred and aethelflaed interactions, cause they melt my heart)

also the 1st season squad is very important to me, i love them a lot

+ moments from books that were stuck in my mind while i was drawing))

#my art #my doodles #yeah i am ignoring the golden hair description cause even though it might’ve been even more visually striking i reference the show #for characters’ looks #my brain won’t let me break this self-imposed rule sorry #but aren’t they so sweet? #i’m definitely not thinking about how it would feel to remember a moment like this after they both are gone #absolutely not thinking about that uh-uh #and yeah i’m #trying to depict more historically accurate clothes while using 21st century language #mad lad behaviour #i love the interactions between uhtred and little aethelflaed in the books #there aren’t many of them but they are kinda hilarious #love the one where he basically wants to tell alfred to fuck off but can’t do it cause aethelflaed is laying in her dad’s lap and watching #uhtred like a hawk #and the scene where she tells uhtred she wanted danes to come closer to their hiding place so she could watch him chop their heads off #what a kid right? #i don’t actually mind their relationship in the show and 5th season absolutely broke my heart #but fond uncle uhtred and bright little menace aethelflaed is one of my most beloved headcanons for sure #wholesome #the last kingdom #tlk #tlk alfred #tlk aethelflaed #tlk uhtred #tlk leofric #tlk iseult #tlk hild

[pinkie-satan]

Mehmed vs Vlad? They should've name it Mehmed x Vlad lol

#the tension between them! #sorry but some scenes were so funny like mehmed seeing vlad everywhere and having dreams about him #or saying their fates are bound together #and what's with those childhood friends flashbacks #so yeah #i finally finished season 2 and while it was kinda pro-ottoman and had some not very historically accurate moments i still enjoined it #i wish they showed vlad's life after mehmed's campain tho #his second marriage and his stay in transilvania #but i still liked it #cem and daniel were great i love them #rise of empires: ottoman #mehmed vs vlad #rise of empires ottoman

[fandom-fae]

older!wendy darling bc why not uwu

the idea is her seeing peter pan again for some reason a few years after her adventure in neverland uwu

#i’m reading ‘straight on till morning’ again and it’s causing me to be in a very wendy mood #but tbh i don’t think this is historically accurate fashion for her time period (or any time period) so i might remake this differently #eventually #ghgkhjgka #darling pan #kinda. like its supoosed to be implied #fandoms #moi #my art #wendy darling #peter pan #neverland #disney peter pan #disney wendy darling #straight on till morning #procreate artists on tumblr

[trixibebe]

oc x canon "Tell me every terrible thing you ever did and let me love you anyway"

#yakuza oc #rgg oc #yakuza oc x canon #i didnt know what to do with the background so i messed around and it became kinda dream-like #so yeah i think i like it #tho i couldve made the whole thing a bit darker #ah the pose ref was so cute #and im a sucker for the terrible characters finding peace trope #okay terrible is subjective but he technically offed a guy with zero hesitation so.. #ishin posting #obligatory zhao tag #one day ill do a more historically accurate night gown #todo/cori #ishin oc cori tag

[princelythirsts]

working up the nerve to talk to an Etsy seller and sending them ref pics of my f/o to do a cosplay / adjacent thing of him - successful

#thirsty ramblings #I’m so like Nervous abt it #it’s not that I don’t have pics it’s that I’m kinda embarrassed I have so many!! #like aaa what if they think I’m a dork #I don’t think they do lmaoo like in their position I’d be happy someone wants a commission #like I get embarrassed thinking abt selfship commissions but if someone commissioned me to draw THEIR selfship I’d be over the moon. I love #I love making people’s nerdy dreams come true #I am contacting a costumer / historical reenactment person so we’re on a similar wavelength #also lmao bc I’m American I mostly look at American colonial costuming on Etsy bc it’s close enough #and I don’t wanna pay for UK shipping #it’s cosplay adjacent bc I’m not going 100% screen accurate and I might wait and save up for a wig

[graveyardrabbit]

🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻 please tell us as many weird shipwreck and cannibalism things as u feel inclined to

oh anon, you do know the way to my heart though going through the intercostal cartilage will also get you there

In archaeology, there are multiple signs that can be used to determine if found bones had been processed by humans for food. These signs include cute marks (from using bladed tools to cut flesh away from bone), percussion fractures of long bones (indicating extraction of bone marrow), and pot polish (wearing down of bones against the interior of a cooking vessel during the cooking process). Human bones showing any of these signs may indicate scenarios where cannibalism took place.

During the Age of Sail, the very high risk of being caught in the sort of disaster out at sea the necessitated resorting to cannibalism to survive, was an acknowledged risk to the extent that survival cannibalism at sea became refereed to (at least in the Western seafaring world) by the euphemism of "the custom of the sea".

The subject of survival cannibalism after a shipwreck also shows up in several folk songs, including "The Ship In Distress", "The Silk Merchant's Daughter", and a version of "Banks of Newfoundland". The folk songs usually conclude with a rescue before any actual cannibalism takes place.

According to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, there are over 6,000 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, with an estimated 550 wrecks in Lake Superior. The incredibly cold temperatures (usually under 36 degrees Fahrenheit) of Lake Superior's waters inhibit the growth of bacteria that causes bodies to decay, which means that any bodies still down in those particular wrecks are very well preserved.

The SS Dumaru was a wooden steamship that was used to carry a cargo of munitions during World War 1. The Dumaru was sunk on her maiden voyage in 1918 when she was struck by lightning while at sea off the coast of Guam, the lighting strike causing the munition cargo to ignite. The crew was able to evacuate the ship on a raft and two life boats, though several of the crew later died at sea while trying to reach land, and others resorted to survival cannibalism after supplies ran out.

While not technically shipwrecks, the remnants of at least 40 ships, mostly from the Gold Rush era, are buried under the Embarcadero and Financial District areas of San Francisco. Many of these ships had been abandoned along what used to be a natural shoreline, and then were left in place as the city and the seawall were gradually built over and around them.

#anonymous #infodump ask game #ending on a lighter note I guess #thank you so much for the topics anon #I hope my answers were weird enough #I would love to ramble more about both of these but my brain isn't letting the words anymore #I tried to keep the topics separated but they kinda mixed themselves all together #yes the custom of the sea thing does mean that one of the most historically accurate things in OFMD #(if a bit exaggerated for comedy of course) #is the casual attitude towards survival cannibalism #long post #cannibalism #death at sea #cannibalismposting #any errors are my own not remembering well #special interest tag