#and probably all of henry viii's wives | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

cedrickjuans · 1 month

Note

favorite historical figures

haii anon i'm not sure if you mean local or foreign so i'm answering both lmaooo

LOCAL: nieves fernandez, teresa magbanua, trinidad tecson, and ramon magsaysay i guess

FOREIGN: rosa parks, joan of arc, and napoleon

#userligaya #*mga tugon ni injel sa mga liham #i'm saying all this based on what i can remember from ap/hekasi/polgov. and my memory is.#i know abt contemporary politics better than all this bc i forgor most of the info #pero if we're talking abt historical figures kahit in films #im adding padre burgos sa list <3 #and probably all of henry viii's wives

1 note · View note

crossedwithblue · 7 months

Text

random thought bc I've been listening to Six on repeat: the queens claim that the only reason they're remembered is because of Henry, but would Henry be one of the most iconic and well-known English monarchs if not for them?

#like his defining trait is sorta 'bloke who had six wives who he treated pretty badly all told' plus the whole church of england thing #which arguably would have happened anyway in some sense since protestantism was sweeping europe but is generally credited to him wanting #a divorce whether thats accurate or not #yes he was quite charismatic etc but there were plenty of others who were too or at least interesting #like nobody talks about the guy who was Probably murdered in a framed hunting accident #or the one who was executed by having a red hot poker rammed up his arse #or the one who dies after gorging himself on strawberries and eel pie iirc #ok fine maybe i only remember the memorable daeths but you get the point #the six wives are what made henry viii significant is what i'm saying #via shitposts #six #six the musical #tudors #tudor queens #catherine of aragon #anne boleyn #jane seymour #anne of cleves #katherine howard #catherine parr #henry viii

250 notes · View notes

orionsangel86 · 2 months

Text

Mary & George

So we finally have the show we have been asking for since 2016 (I went back and checked my old posts to make sure and it was indeed 2016 where the "British King Can't Stop Promoting His Boyfriend" post did the rounds).

How did it fair in reality? Well, its hardly Tumblr friendly fanfiction - though it was certainly raunchy - at least at the start. This show was scandalous, sexy, rather filthy at times (in a good way), and absolutely stunning in terms of its production and costume design for sure. It falls very much in line with the expectations of modern period dramas in a post Game of Thrones world where we have shows like The Great, and movies like The Favourite gracing our screens far more regularly than endless fucking retellings of Henry the Eighth which are so fucking common I have even been in one of them myself (sorry - my bitter hatred for stories about Henry VIII and his bloody wives is difficult to restrain).

So FINALLY getting a show set during the reign of James I and VI of England and Scotland and his love affair with the Duke of Buckingham is definitely a breath of fresh air.

But its definitely not the beautiful queer love story tumblr might have hoped for when we all first saw that post.

Nope. If you're looking for a happy tale of queer love overcoming adversity, stick with Red, White, and Royal Blue. Mary & George is not a love story. Its a story of scheming manipulative people who will do anything to get money and power. It's a story that uses sex as a weapon and a tool for personal gain. There is no fluffy romance to be found here, no sweet queer love story and no happy ever after.

I mean, this IS the British monarchy we're talking about, during an extremely dark and horrific period of our history only a short time before the country was plunged into Civil War and a King lost his head. But you've been warned anyway. All you'll find here is brutality, betrayal and eventual death.

Regardless of that, this show was fucking brilliant. The first three episodes in particular are quick witted and hilarious and refuse to shy away from treating queer sex scenes any differently to straight ones. The full frontal male nudity that crops up was also a pleasant surprise - I'm happy that cinema has generally accepted a more balanced approach to nudity nowadays - also a surprise was the lesbian romance which was probably the only genuine romance in the entire show. It leaves you wondering throughout but by the final few episodes its clear that if any love is "true" in this show, its the love between Mary and Sandie.

I absolutely adored Julianne Moore in this as Mary Villiers, who ruthlessly claws her way into power and money through schemes, seductions, betrayals, murders, and anything else you can think of. But even with all of this, I can't help but root for her. Who doesn't want to root for a scheming lesbian and her lover as they manipulate everyone around them and ensure they always get the better of the horrible men that make up King James' court? In this house we support Womens Wrongs.

As far as George goes, Nicholas Galitzine is brilliant as a beautiful but dim mummy's boy in the first few episodes, throwing tantrums and pouting with perfection. He shines in the later episodes as the arrogant and powerful Duke who believes he is practically untouchable due to his hold over the King, whilst still showing through the vulnerability underneath where that relationship remains precarious. The underlying joke of the show is that everyone wants George, and George wants everyone. He's a slutty slutty man.

You know how tumblr has a tendency to split queer stories into one of two camps - either pure sweet romantic love stories or very bad evil messy queer stories? (a gross simplification but you get what I mean) Well Mary and George falls firmly in the second camp. I enjoyed it for what it was, but I was a bit dissapointed that the general approach and belief of the storytellers here is that George used the King for personal gain, that the King was nothing more than a hedonistic fool who let his favourites manipulate him, and that any actual love between them was shallow and fleeting. Its all extremely cynical.

Especially since we know its not true. the surviving letters we have between King James and George paint a much more romantic picture, one where love was definitely a significant factor in their affair. Yes, historians love to play down queer history as best they can, but I don't believe that George Villiers was quite the manipulative little slut this show makes him out to be.

And yeah, sure, we can laugh and dismiss any true history involved. Its just a story after all? It was a bloody good story and one I enjoyed, but was it a fair portrayal of the actual men involved? Probably not - then again, the actual men involved weren't very nice anyway, and the show glossed over a lot of King James' more infamous sins. His obsession with witches and demons leading to the horrifying witch trials throughout the country were completely left out. There was also no mention of the famous King James Bible - the one that heavily emphasised any passages alluding to homosexuality being a sin which is used so frequently even today by religious zealots to persecute gay men. The Sodomy laws during King James' reign were enforced with such brutality that they brought us the slur "f*gg*t" (which I'm not explaining here). Yet the show displays acts of sodomy as such a normal part of court life that you'd almost think it wasn't totally punishable by death.

I shouldn't complain. Especially not about the lack of homophobia. Its a great show. You should watch it. But take it with a pinch of salt. The true story of James and George was probably one with a lot more secrecy involved, a lot more sneaking about in the night (after all, why build a secret passage between their bedrooms if they weren't trying to hide it?) and therefore a lot more hypocrisy on the part of the King.

There are some very touching scenes between King James and George, and I feel the show attempted to portray the relationship between them as complex and multilayered, but I'm not sure it succeeds as well as I would have hoped. But perhaps I am just a silly tumblr romantic who likes her queer love stories to actually include genuine love within them, and I always hoped that any story about King James and George would focus on how that love grew over time. Because whilst George obviously went along with things initially for personal gain, I think the evidence we have at least gives an indication that he did love the King, and the King clearly loved George, and I am interested in a story about how they navigated that love at a period of time where it did need to be kept secret, even if it was a fairly open secret, where things such as the King James Bible and the Witch Trials would have affected them, and where George's rise to power would have caused so much conflict and anger within the court.

But regardless of all that, I still loved the show. Its still worth the watch. The gays deserve more messy sexy dramas where they get to be ruthless and powerful and slutty and murderous. Its excellent viewing for all.

Ultimately though, I may have came for the gay duke and his love affair with the King, but I stayed for the lesbians. The lesbians were awesome.

#JusticeForSandie

#mary and george #mary and george review #my reviews #queer media #king james and george villiers

74 notes · View notes

aphroditelovesu · 1 year

Note

I was re-reading yan!mom Rhaenyra's hcs and read that if bby!reader was a male he would be engaged to Helaena, Baela or Rhaena (much to Rhaenyra's chagrin). So I was thinking of bby!reader as a kid hearing that Helaena may eventually marry Aegon and running to his mom to ask if the rumor is true, and his mom just says yes because she doesn't want her baby to get married with Alicent's daughter. BUT SHE WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE ARGUMENT WITH HER LITTLE BOY.

Bby!reader with his small stature and head held high: Can we agree that Helaena deserves better than foolish Aegon?

Rhaenyra: Yeah…

Bby!reader: Do we agree that there is no one better than me in this world and therefore I am the best option for Helaena?

Rhaenyra about to have a heart attack: Baby, much to my regret if one day you have to marry it will be one of Daemon's daughters.

Baby Reader, with a smile and taking his mother's hands in his: I'm not denying marrying Baela or Rhaena, I'm simply saying that I can ALSO marry Helaena.

Yan mom Rhaenyra: . ..

Bby reader: Aegon the conqueror had two wives and Maegor had more than three, why couldn't I marry Baela, Rhaena and Helaena?

Daemon who was just passing by and heard the conversation, now glued to the door listening to how Rhaenyra is having an aneurysm: …

Rhaenyra: . .. .

Baby reader speaking with all the innocence in the world: Besides, no one is going to oppose mom, I am a Targaryen prince and rider of a three-headed dragon, as well as the second in succession to the iron throne.

Yan mom Rhaenyra, having a tic in her eye: You're not getting married, I'll make sure it doesn't happen--.

Baby reader about to cry: If I ask Grandpa Viserys, he will grant it to me.

Rhaenyra: .. .

Daemon: Damn, this kid is a true Targaryen.

Polygamy is not strange to Targaryens, especially Maegor. But over the years this practice fell into disuse and Viserys is not in favor of this, but it is funny to imagine this scene happening because it is very possible.

Rhaenyra does not want to see her precious bby marrying anyone. She does not want you to have a wife, let alone three. She does not want to be replaced or that you love another woman other than her.

One wife might be accepted, much to Rhaenyra's dismay, but three wives? Oh, sweet, maybe you're going to have to deal with some issues.

In the meantime, I imagine Helaena and bby!reader would already be very close, Alicent encourages that her favorite grandson spend time with her children, especially with her daughter and she could not be happier to see you getting so well with Helaena. Rhaenyra would be irritated and as a form of retaliation, she would encourage you to spend more time with Rhaena and Baela, with the blessing of Daemon and Rhaenys.

However, I think this marriage could work out. Like, I really think this polygamic relationship would work, Rhaena and Baela are sisters and get along very well, Helaena would probably get along with her cousins and bby!reader gets along with all. It could work.

You know, we had Aegon and his sisters. Maegor and his six wives (Henry VIII vibes right there). And now we have Y/N and his cousins and his aunt.

Viserys isn't really in favor of polygamy but I can see him granting it to bby!reader as a way to please his grandson, much to the chagrin of Rhaenyra and probably Alicent. Because you know, Alicent doesn't mind marrying her only daughter to bby!reader, but she isn't a big fan of the fact that he married Rhaena and Baela either. And Rhaenyra we all know why, she is so freaking possessive of her bby.

Daemon is literally laughing at the situation, like his stepson is actually a real Targaryen. He doesn't care about the wedding, as long as bby!reader and Rhaena and Baela are happy, he's fine with that.

While Rhaenyra is freaking out about all of this-

(Rhaenyra at this moment)

~ Lady L

#house of the dragon #yandere house of the dragon #yandere hotd #a song of ice and fire #hotd #asoiaf #yandere concept #concept #send by you

227 notes · View notes

annabolinas · 7 months

Note

Who is your fav portrayal of Jane Seymour and Kathryn Howard?

Good question! My favorite portrayals of Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard are Anne Stallybrass in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), the BBC miniseries, and Lynne Frederick in its movie adaptation, Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), respectively. In case you want to watch either portrayal, both the 1970 show and the 1972 film are available on OK (dot) ru. Just search for "the six wives of Henry VIII Jane Seymour" for the first one and the title of the movie for the second, making sure to choose the video which is 1:59:19. Best of all, there's no ads or popups!

Anyways, here's the long answer itself. It's quite a long post below, so be warned.

It's very easy to make Jane into either a cipher (e.g. Wolf Hall, Anne Boleyn [2021]) or a bland non-entity (e.g. Anne of the Thousand Days, Season 3 of The Tudors), but Stallybrass portrays her sympathetically, yet as a rounded human. That's the key, really. This is a living, breathing Jane, not the bland Goody Two-Shoes of Annabelle Wallis in Season 3 of The Tudors. As an Anne fan, I do feel this portrayal exonerates her rather too much of culpability in the former's unjust execution - this portrayal of Jane isn't involved at all with the plot to get rid of Anne but feels guilty anyways. However, it's a very moving depiction of a gentle, introverted believer in traditional Catholicism who would much rather be in the countryside, at Wolf Hall, than dealing with court intrigue.

Henry falls for her during his 1535 visit to Wolf Hall, and while Jane wants to protect her chastity, they bond over their shared fear of the plague and faith. Despite her arrival back at court after the royal visit, she longs for the comforts of her country home. She tells her sister-in-law Anne Stanhope that she'd much rather be arranging flowers at Wolf Hall than be at court after Anne rips Henry's locket off her neck. This Jane also stands up for what she believes in. She shows a love for monasticism at her first meeting with Henry, passionately telling him that the locals visiting Hailes Abbey are "afraid for the abbeys, sir, for their souls!". Later, she pleads with Henry to restore the abbeys during the Pilgrimage of Grace, which she argues must be God's punishment. The fact Henry proceeds to scream at her and damage her faith by revealing the Blood of Christ from Hailes is in fact, a vial of duck's blood, doesn't diminish her bravery.

Indeed, Jane takes no part in the plot to get rid of Anne here, although she nevertheless feels guilty over it. She intercedes for Mary to return to court after her submission, to which Henry replies, "If you had your way, my little nun," he says, "every villain in the country would go free." Jane's shy reply that "I should make a very poor ruler" is met with more condescending "affection" from Henry. Indeed, this version of Jane actually flees from the Christmas 1536 celebrations at one point, as it gets too overwhelming for her. This makes Henry's condescension and later, outright mental and emotional abuse, even more heartbreaking; even worse, Henry's treatment of her is probably just how it really was in history. After he shows her the duck's blood, Henry quickly apologizes and sinks into self-pity so bad Jane has to comfort him while pitifully weeping, "I am bound to obey and serve you, sir." Even as Henry celebrates Edward's birth and baptism, he fails to notice Jane lapsing in and out of consciousness. His tears by her body, lying in state, are too little, too late.

Lynne Frederick was actually only 17 when this movie was filmed - looking back, perhaps they could've waited a year or two. Nevertheless, this is somehow the best portrayal of Catherine Howard on screen despite her only appearing on screen for fifteen minutes in a two-hour movie. Let me just briefly summarize her storyline and give some analysis, because there's so much good stuff in here.

Frederick's Catherine is a vivacious, warm-hearted teenager who finds herself the object of Henry's unwanted affections. This Henry is, as in history, prematurely aged and far taller/stouter than Catherine, which makes his asking her uncle Norfolk whether she is "a good girl" even more disturbing. As Henry leaves Lambeth, Norfolk and Bishop Gardiner walk with Catherine, who protests that "I had not looked for it, sir. I had wished -" Gardiner then cuts her off saying that she "may no longer consider your own wishes. You now have a duty to return England to the true faith." It's a very telling exchange, as Catherine's own emotions or feelings are brutally trampled on by the men around her; all she can do is look mournfully at both of them.

When next we see her, she's already married to Henry, enjoying the jewels and rich clothes that being his queen brings. It's a grotesque sight, as the teenage Catherine kisses, and is in turn fondled by an old man nearly three times her age. However, being queen isn't all positive, as she reveals to Henry that she had a nightmare of a bird caught in a room crying out to her for help, perhaps a manifestation of her own feelings of helplessness. Her kind-heartedness is shown when she sends a puppy to Anne of Cleves, who in this film has solely been depicted as comic relief. In a later scene, as Henry limps to the window on his cane, he blows a kiss to Catherine, who is walking in the garden with Culpeper. Although she returns his kiss, it's a sign of things to come.

While Henry and Catherine enjoy themselves on the Northern Progress, in private, he is disappointed to discover she's not yet pregnant. Nevertheless, he gives her a rich jewel, although he does have to read the text for her, as Catherine admits she can't read very well, another heartbreaking detail. The audience's (and my) horror skyrockets when Henry proceeds to uncover Catherine's thigh from beneath her dressing robe and rain kisses on it, as the camera pans up to an incredibly disturbed Catherine who winces and tries to pull herself together. Her marriage to Henry is a gilded cage, and it is difficult to escape the conclusion this Catherine thinks of Henry more as a father figure than a husband.

After Henry is told of her premarital relationships, though, he abandons her, much to her dismay. She is then questioned by Archbishop Cranmer, maintaining that she was raped by Dereham "without my will or consent" and staunchly denying a precontract, despite Cranmer's argument it would save her life. When he accuses her of adultery with Culpeper, though, she tearfully pleads for his help, weeping, "I would have wed him. And been his wife. But they worked on me, sir. My Lord of Norfolk - Bishop Gardiner - my grandmother. Talking, whispering together. Telling him I was bound. That I was bound to the king. And now my fame is gone and I'm nothing young and I -" When Cranmer tells her she must calm down, Catherine swings around and screams, "Don't touch me! You all handle me!" It's a poignant allusion to her premarital abuse, as it's specified in the movie that Catherine was only 13 when Manox preyed on her. She then recalls her cousin Anne's bravery in death before dissolving into another flood of tears.

In the end, she makes her way to the block, silently but with composure. She pays the executioner, is blindfolded, kneels, and then, holding a rosary, stretches out her hands like the wings of a bird in flight. The tragedy of this depiction of Catherine (and arguably the real Catherine) is that from the moment we see her, she's a pawn of men, who use her to further their own desires and agendas. Only in death is she freed.

#tudor era #jane seymour #anne stallybrass #the six wives of henry viii #catherine howard #lynne frederick #henry viii and his six wives #I AM SO SORRY FOR HOW LONG THIS IS #I just have so much to say!!#😭😭😭#but I hope this is a good answer!#katherine howard #katheryn howard #kathryn howard #henry viii

50 notes · View notes

blithesharem · 7 months

Note

Barbatos 🌂

Okay so forgive me because all I could think of when I saw this was how much Barbatos probably enjoys the musical Singin' in the Rain. I feel like he secretly (not so secretly?) is a huge broadway/live theater fan. He certainly has memorized the main dance number.

So I'm using this as an excuse to do an entirely indulgent Bros + Extras HC post:

What is their favorite musical?

Lucifer: Les Misérables. Happy endings where? He appreciates the nuanced plot and relates to all the bullshit the leads have to deal with. He gets teary at the end but will never let a soul see. Except perhaps you. Perhaps.

Mammon: Newsies. A bunch of scrappy up start business boys coming together to demand some extra coin for their hard work? What’s not to like? I mean, if you asked him he’d deny enjoying musicals at all, but we’ve all heard him singing the lyrics under his breath.

Leviathan: Six. History but turned into an idol concert? His dream. For a period he got way into learning everything there was to know about Henry VIII’s six wives and he and Satan were insufferable, spouting facts to anyone who would listen.

Satan: Phantom of the Opera. A classic, and for a reason. He admires the impact it had on contemporary theater and he claims to relate to the Phantom…but you know better. Once he admitted to you that his real favorite was Wicked, and you suspect he sees himself in Elphaba more than he may be ready to admit.

Asmodeus: Chicago, of course. Razzle Dazzle? When You’re Good to Mama? CELL BLOCK TANGO? This is the most Asmo-coded musical to ever grace the stage. You know he’s just WAITING for the excuse to force his brothers to dress up and perform with him. He'd be satisfied if you'd settle for a private performance as well.

Beelzebub: Beel has a hard time with live theater, because it’s a long time to sit without any concessions to get him through. Watching a performance on TV or as a movie though he’s happy with. His personal favorite is Peter Pan. He likes the Lost Boys the best, a group of brothers all happy together (and Wendy too of course). Also, he knows it doesn't count...but that food scene in Hook? Nice.

Belphegor: Heathers. What can he say, he likes the bitchiness. Also he always thought J.D kinda had a point. He likes to imagine that he and Veronica blow up the school and run away together to live happily ever after in a sort of a twisted Bonnie and Clyde way. Anyway, how about those uniforms? Any chance of you wearing one of those sometime ha ha…?

Diavolo: The Lion King. Oh man oh man Diavolo loves The Lion King. Does he frequently tease Barbatos (and sometimes Lucifer) about being his Zazu? Absolutely. Was Nala his first not-so-secret crush? Oh yes. Does he wish he had a dad like Mufasa? …Well, let’s not worry about that. Diavolo loves every minute of the play, but he openly weeps at the end when Simba takes his place as king.

Barbatos: Singin’ in the Rain. The classic aesthetic, themes of struggling with adjustment in a changing world, a triumphant ending...it's a bit of an escapism pleasure for Barbatos. Not to mention, he's happy for any excuse to dress up and go out on the town with you on his arm.

Solomon: Moulin Rouge. Solomon is a romantic at heart, but he’s a romantic who knows that all too often, romances are tragedies wearing a mask. He enjoys indulging in the sweetness of the love story, the hopeful crescendo, before the fall into the reality of loss. He finds it depressing in a comforting way, like an old friend waving hello from across the street. As time with you goes on however, he finds it’s becoming harder to watch through to the end…Perhaps Beauty and the Beast is more to his new tastes?

Simeon: Waitress. Simeon, like Lucifer and Solomon, enjoys the bittersweetness. He likes that it doesn’t shy away from the messiness of human connection. As an angel, it’s fascinating, like a fruit he can never know the flavor of. However, unlike the other men, Simeon likes a happy ending, and the ending of Waitress makes him choke up for different reasons. If Luke asks, however, his favorite is Matilda.

Luke: Annie. Little kids being rascals and naughty with the sweetness of a tender adoption story? It makes him feel warm and fuzzy (and mischievous) every time. Knows all the words to every song though he won’t admit it in front of Mammon.

#I SPENT WAY TOO LONG ON THIS #obey me #obey me hcs #blithe hcs #obey me solomon #obey me leviathan #obey me satan #obey me beelzebub #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me asmodeus #obey me barbatos #obey me simeon #obey me diavolo

30 notes · View notes

foul-z-fowl · 1 year

Text

Soooo I know probably no one cares, but I was bored this afternoon and decided to make a list of historical period dramas following the history of the English monarchs

(Note: these are all DRAMAS. None of them are perfectly historically accurate, several of them are downright offensive. Also, several British monarchs are multiple depictions and some had none. I did my best, but this is by no means an exhaustive list. Do your own research on each of the films for any triggers or content warnings.)

William the Conqueror- The Early Life of William the Conqueror, up to the Battle of Hasting and the Invasion of 1066

1066- William the Conqueror, the invasion of England and the Battle of Hastings

[William II does not have any film dedicated to his life or his reign (that was usable, anyway]

[Henry I does not have any film dedicated to his life or his reign]

Pillars of Earth- This series does not focus on it, but it is set to the backdrop of the Anarchy, which is absolutely fascinating, and it is a crime we do not have any good films about Empress Matilda

The Lion in Winter- Henry II and Elanor of Aquitaine (another woman who needs her own miniseries)

Richard the Lionheart (2021)- Richard I

King John (1899!)- John I [ALL of the other movies with these two were fucking Robin Hood movies]

[Henry III has never been depicted in film]

Outlaw King- Edward I

Edward II- Edward II (this is Piers Gaveston erasure that I could only find this one film)

The Dark Avenger- Edward III (and Edward the Black Prince as a bonus!)

Richard II- Richard II (any adaptation works, there are multiple)

The Hollow Crown- Richard II, Henry IV, and Henry V

The King- Henry IV and Henry V

[Henry VI has no film depictions of his life or reign. WHICH IS A CRIME GIVE ME MARGARET OF ANJOU YOU FUCKING COWARDS!)]

The White Queen- Edward IV, Edward V, Richard III, and Henry VII (plus a fuckton of other historical figures)

Richard III: The Princes in the Tower- Richard III, Edward V

Richard III- Richard III (any adaptation will work, there are multiple. Be forewarned that although modern portrayals tend to be sympathetic, Shakespeare thought he was dick and it shows.)

The White Princess- Henry VII (plus his family)

The Spanish Princess- The last years of Henry VII's reign, the beginning of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII's marriage, and Prince Arthur! (Still salty we haven't had a KING Arthur yet)

The Tudors- Henry VII (+plus his six wives and Mary I) (Henry VII has an absolute fuckton of movies about each of his wives, I recommend picking a few more from the list) (also, be warned that this show is as historically inaccurate as shit, but good for drama)

The Prince & The Pauper- Edward VI (I don't think this one is very historically accurate either, but the most interesting thing about this Edward was his birth and death sooooo)

Lady Jane- Jane Grey

[Mary I has no film depictions of her life or reign (GIVE US A MOVIE YOU COWARDS!) (She does appear in the Tudor's and in some of Elizabeth I's shows though)]

Becoming Elizabeth- Elizabeth I (plus her siblings, I think)

Reign- Mary, Queen of Scots (VERY historically inaccurate, but one of my favorite period dramas. Mary's story is also very important to Elizabeth I and James I's)

Mary, Queen of Scots- Mary, Queen of Scots & Elizabeth I (2018) (this show covers the time in between Mary arriving in England and being executed)

Elizabeth: The Golden Age- Elizabeth I

Elizabeth I- Elizabeth I (2005)

Mary & George- James I & VI (This one isn't out yet, but none of James' other movies are that great- like AT ALL, and this one looks like its shaping up to be interesting)

[Charles I has no film depictions of his life or reign (which is very disappointing- this guy was so awful he got his head cut off and caused a civil war! Where's the vilification?)]

To Kill a King- Oliver Cromwell (+ a little Charles I)

Cromwell- Oliver Cromwell

Charles II: The Power and the Passion- Charles II

[James II has no film dedicated to his life or reign (another one that's a shame, this guy was so unpopular he was ALSO chased off the throne. Down with the Tudors, I want to see some Stuart movies)]

[William III and Mary II have no film dedicated to their joint reign.]

The Favourite- Anne I

[George I has no film dedicated to his life or reign]

[George II has no film dedicated to his life or reign]

Queen Charlotte- George III (and Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz)(this one also isn't out yet, but it will be in 2023)

The Madness of King George- George III (and George IV)

A Royal Scandal- George IV

[William IV has no film dedicated to his life or reign]

The Young Victoria- Victoria I

Mrs. Brown- Victoria I

Victoria & Abdul- Victoria I

Edward the Seventh- Edward VII

[George V has no film dedicated to his life or reign]

The Woman He Loved- Edward VIII (and Wallis Nazi Simpson)

Bertie and Elizabeth- George VI (and Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon)

The King's Speech- George VI (and Elizabeth Bowes Lyon

The Crown- Queen Elizabeth II

Spencer- Charles III (and Princess Diana)

90 notes · View notes

canirove · 11 months

Text

Nayef Aguerd Imagine | two

Author’s note: Another request from Wattpad. It was supposed to be something cute where he helps you during your exams while you are studying, but I think I got a bit distracted 😅 Hope you still like it and thank you for reading! 💜

Masterlist

*Female reader/pov

"Your tea, my lady" Nayef says, putting the big West Ham mug in front of me.

"Aww, thank you" I smile.

"I've also made you a snack. It's just some fruit we had that I cut nicely and arranged like those spreads people do on Instagram, but" he shrugs.

"It's perfect. You are perfect."

"So are you" he says, kissing the top of my nose and sitting on the bed next to my desk. "How is the studying going?"

"I could do with a little break, to be honest. Maybe stretch my legs."

"Then come here" he says, patting the spot next to him.

"I like it here better" I smirk while sitting on his lap and wrapping my arms around his neck.

"Cheeky" he laughs. "What were you studying?"

"The reign of Henry VII."

"Is he related to the one who had many wives?"

"The one who had many wives" I laugh. "But yes, he's the father of Henry VIII."

"Did he also marry... How many wives did he have?" Nayef asks while massaging my low back. I had stopped feeling it after being sat down for so long.

"Six. Divorced, beheaded and died. Divorced, beheaded, survived" I sing. "And no, his father wasn't like that."

"Who is your favourite?"

"Uh?"

"From the six wives" he says, his hand now under my shirt, moving up and down my back.

"Anne Boleyn."

"What happened to her?"

"Beheaded. Which is how I will probably end today. My neck is killing me" I sigh.

"Are you asking me for a massage?" Nayef smirks.

"You already are at it, so why not keep it going?" I reply with a matching smile.

"You are gonna have to move from my lap, tho."

"Oh, well" I say, moving to sit on the bed. "Better like this?"

"Perfect" he says as he rests his hands on my shoulders and moves his thumbs over my neck, making me gasp. "Does that feel good?"

"Very" I nod.

"Tell me more about Anne Boleyn. Why is she your favourite?"

"She was such a clever woman... And she basically changed the country's history."

"Interesting... Any other favourites?" Nayef asks, now using all his fingers to massage different spots on my neck, the feeling making me feel goosebumps all over my arms.

"Catherine of Aragon, his first wife. She was such a strong woman."

"So are you."

"If I was strong, I wouldn't be feeling like I'm melting under your touch" I chuckle.

"Oh, are you?" he says before kissing my neck, making me feel his smile on my skin.

"You know I am" I whisper, biting my lip to try and control myself as he keeps kissing me.

"Should we do something about it?"

"About what?" I ask while he slowly moves his hands from my shoulders all the way down my arms, caressing my skin.

"About your melting. You can't go back to studying feeling like that, can you?"

"I cannot" I say, his hands now around my waist and under my shirt, one of them dangerously going up.

"You will end up mixing the kings, the wives, the years... And I can't let that happen. You have to nail that exam."

"I do" I say, feeling my body tensing more and more while he keeps teasing me.

"Though your tea is probably getting cold. And I put so much love on making it. Your snack too."

"And I'm very thankful. But Nayef..."

"Yes, my love?" he says, kissing my neck once again, spreading more heat over my body.

"I'm not in the mood for tea or a snack. Or reading about Henry VII and how he made it to the throne."

"What are you in the mood for, then?"

"You" I say, turning around and throwing myself at him, somehow managing to hit the table and knocking the cup of tea as I lay us down on the bed. "Fuck, shit!"

"Are your notes ok? Your laptop? Your phone?" Nayef asks with a concerned look.

"They are, yes" I sigh after checking the table. "But now my snack is all wet."

"Like you?" he smirks.

"Nayef!" I say, punching him in the arm.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry" he laughs. "That hurt, you know?"

"You deserve it" I say, sticking out my tongue. "And look at the mess we've made."

"The mess you have made."

"Whatever. I can't go back to studying, so I think you should finish your massage."

"And give it a happy ending?" Nayef asks, arching an eyebrow.

"And give it a happy ending, yes" I say, rolling my eyes but not being able to hide a smile.

"As the lady commands" he grins, grabbing me by the waist and throwing me back on the bed, kissing me while I can't stop giggling like an idiot.

#nayef aguerd #nayef aguerd imagine #nayef aguerd fanfic #football fanfic #football imagine

27 notes · View notes

just-miru · 1 year

Note

i know u like music, but like, what are your favourite musicals, if you have any?(if you dont mind me asking)

And if you do, what are they about? And what are your favourite songs from them? :)

ohohoho-

haven't listened to any musicals in a while, but some of my favourites are

jekyll and hyde: the gothic musical thriller (and i am talking about the concept album, that has anthony warlow interpreting jekyll and hyde. the official on-broadway album is kinda meh imo)

so like. the producer of the musical was disappointed in the original gothic novella written by robert louis stevenson (the strange case of doctor henry jekyll and mister edward hyde), so they decided to make a musical about it, adding thier own vision, some new characters and subplots etc etc, while still following the main plot

main plot that is about Henry Jekyll, a silly doctor that wants to separate the good and evil from one another, hoping to eliminate all evil in the world in the process. while his intentions are good, the results of his actions aren't as good <\3 there's more to it, of course, but silly spoilers i guess- tho i can tell u more if you wanna, just let me know!

as for favourite songs we have i need to know, lisa carew, board of governors, bring on the men (tw suggestive), alive and the girls of the night

also good and evil (this is like. the only song i like from the OBC recordings)

beetlejuice

i guess u already know this one, most probably- so idk if there's any need to summarise this one (tho let me know if you don't know it and stuff)

favourite songs are dead mom, fright of their lives, say my name and that beautiful sound

six: the musical

and the silly musical about the six wives of Henry the VIII, basically each queen telling her own story

favourite songs are don't lose your head and all you wanna do (tw suggestive)

bonnie and clyde: the musical

this one's about the infamous american criminal couple, bonnie elizabeth parker and clyde chestnut barrow! kinda takes you through the story of their life before and after breaking the law which is super neat and the songs absolutely slap!!!

favourite silly songs are picture show, this world will remember me, how 'bout a dance?, this world will remember us, too late to turn back now and dying ain't so bad (my girl laura can hit such high notes i am going insane-)

#and there's some more like. dear even hansen. and be more chill #some of the classics from 2017 adafgahah #kinda miss listening to em #might give em a listen again later #anyway anyway #there's also some i wanna check out for quite some time like-#moulin rouge #chicago #the count of monte cristo #etc etc (there's too many and i don't remember them all adafag)#irummna answers

19 notes · View notes

earlymodernbarbie · 2 years

Text

It’s Halloween! Or in Tudor times: All Hallows’ Eve! To honor my most dreaded holiday (I HATE answering the door…) I wanted write about some lesser known Tudor ghosts:

Yes friends! Today we are talking about the ghosts of Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour and Margaret Pole! We often hear about the various places that the ghost of Anne Boleyn is said to haunt (some of which there is no evidence of her visiting during life) and Katherine Howard in the haunted gallery of Hampton Court Palace, but we hardly ever hear about these ladies. Let’s start with Catherine:

It is said that the ghost of Queen Catherine haunts the place where she died. In January of 1536, Catherine of Aragon died in her rooms at Kimbolton Castle.

She had been there since Henry VIII sent her there in 1534. Catherine was Henry’s first wife and in 1533 he had their marriage declared invalid so that way he could marry his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Catherine refused to accept the annulment (and her daughter’s subsequent illegitimacy) so Henry sent her multiple different castles in various states of decay in order to try and break her. It did not work and Catherine went to her death still referring to herself as the true queen of England. According to the stories, Catherine’s ghost is said to haunt the chambers in which she died.

It has been many years since 1536 (486 to be exact) and over time the castle has seen some changes. One of the changes had to do with the castle’s leveling. The way the floors were set in 1536 is not the way they are set now, but the queen’s ghost doesn’t seem to notice as her head and shoulders are said to appear coming from the floor in one room and her legs are seen coming from the ceiling below! Catherine of Aragon’s ghost is still walking the same path she walked during life. This could be a sign of residual haunt, meaning that Catherine’s energy imprinted on the land and the building kind of like a recording. As time goes on this “recording” plays over and over completely unaware of the passage of time.

Next up is Queen Jane!

Jane was wife number three of six and the only one of Henry’s wives to give birth to a son that survived infancy. On October 12th, 1537, Queen Jane gave birth to a son, the future Edward VI at Hampton Court Palace. Sadly Jane died only twelve days after her son was born due to complications from the birth (probably puerperal fever). According to legend Jane appears on the anniversary of her son’s birth, wearing white and carrying a lit candle. She is seen walking down the Silverstick stairs, which once led to the room Edward was born in.

Many people believe that the late queen’s ghost is out searching for her son who never got the chance to know.

Now on to Margaret!

Margaret Pole was the daughter of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence and younger brother of Edward IV. George was executed when Margaret was a child, Margaret also lost her brother to a similar fate years later leaving Margaret as one of the only true Plantagenet left. She was made the Countess of Salisbury in her own right and was very close with Henry VIII’s oldest daughter, Mary. Margaret was Mary’s governess, but they were separated due to Mary’s refusal to comply with the annulment and the break with Rome. Margaret’s son, Reginald Pole, wrote some scathing pieces condemning Henry VIII’s break from Rome. Reginald was in Rome so Henry could not get to him, so he went after Margaret instead. He accused her of treason and had her sent to the Tower of London. Margaret was in her sixties. Margaret denied being a traitor and it is said that she carved this on the wall of her prison, “For traitors on the block should die; I am no traitor, no, not I! My faithfulness stands fast and so, Towards the block I shall not go! Nor make one step, as you shall see; Christ in Thy Mercy, save Thou me!”

On May 27th, 1541, Margaret Pole was executed. Reports of her execution vary, but most agree on two things Margaret professed her innocence and that it was particularly gruesome. It is said that the executioner was not very skilled and kept missing the Countess’s neck. Eustace Chapuys writes that “a wretched and blundering youth who literally hacked her head and shoulders to pieces in the most pitiful manner” Margaret is currently buried in the Chapel of St. Peter’s Ad Vincula in the Tower of London. She was beatified by the Catholic Church in the 19th century.

It is said that her ghost is seen on the anniversary of her execution, often times re-“living” her horrific end. Another story told is that (also on the anniversary of her death…) a shadow of an axe is seen on the inner wall that faces where she was executed. The shadow stays the whole time, only disappearing the next day.

So that’s the stories of some lesser known Tudor ghosts! Happy Halloween everyone!

66 notes · View notes

lightleckrereins · 8 months

Note

if SIX gets a Mexican production, what do you think they will replace GCSE’s/PBS/all of the Australian variants with?

Do I have a lot of opinions on this?! Yes. Way too many.

Basically mexican translations of musicals are all over the place. Some are incredible, some are good, some are functional and solid, some are the spanish (as in spain) translation with some words changed, some are trying too hard to be cool and local, and some are bad. If there is ever a mexican production of six I honestly hope the translation is good. Making it too literal wouldnt work but I'm convinced there are ways to make a version that balances the libretto with local jokes and inuendo that work well with mexican humor.

As for the standarized tests thing. Thats complicated. Without going into the mess that is mexican education. Henry VIII had six wives and created the church of england is probably reduced to a tiny paragraph in the middle of the protestant reformation page. So not something you see in depth in class. We do have a standarized test in elementary school but its to see the level students are at and results arent actually relevant (also a lot of people dont even remember those exist). So I dont think that would be used.

In general I think it would be a safe remember us from history class/books? (¿se acuerdan de nosotras? ¿de clase de historia?). The other option is to go with tv/movies which is the place most people who know about the queens would have seen them. But the very dark humor one that could work and I sort of want to happen is. There is a massive mess at the moment surrounding the standarized textbooks kids get in elementaty school. Those have always had their issues but the new ones basically dont work and are full of errors. So in theory six could do a remember us from when the textbooks were good which could be very funny if done right. But honestly history class is probably the answer.

#ask #six the musical

18 notes · View notes

juanatrastamara · 1 year

Text

I'm neutral about TikTok, but the way the Tudor stans hate and erase Catherine Parr from not truly being a survivor irks me. Blaming her for Elizabeth and saying that Anne of Cleves is the "true" survivor of Henry VIII, pitting her against KOA & AOC is truly what irks me.

1. The elephant in the room: Thomas Seymour is the one here to blame the most. Catherine was clueless and her love for Thomas is what made her so blind. That's the thing with abusers. You never expect them to be the person you love the most and risked your reputation and position for. She did not see the signs until too late, because of his manipulation skills on both Catherine and Elizabeth. She was pregnant at the time and in the end, did her best to protect Elizabeth by sending her away from danger, aka her own husband, and was in talks with reconciling with her but then she died. She did not have enough time to make up for her cluelessness. Had she had more time, I KNOW that no one would blame her for it. And blaming Catherine for what HER HUSBAND did (!!!) instead of, you know, THE GROOMER in question, is blatant misogyny and victim blaming. If tomorrow some people blamed the wife of a rapist for not doing anything instead of the rapist itself, they would defend the wife.

2. Catherine is THE survivor of Henry VIII. She was smart, kind, respected and loved as a queen and did a great labour. And she survived the marriage, while AOC didn't last long. Surviving a matrimony with an abusive, volatile, old tyrant is a merit that only she can attribute herself. After his death, SHE was probably the highest ranking woman of the Tudor court hierarchy alongside Elizabeth and Mary. And I am not minimizing AOC, I am just saying that their situations aren't the same. They're both survivors on their own way, but Catherine's survival was celebrated by historians. She triumphed in being married to Henry, while Anne failed to keep her marriage.

3. KOA. They have similarities and differences. Two sides of the same coin who lived different ways. Yeah, they were both widowed, but Catherine's virginity was never put into question, having two marriages behind, while Catherine's former marriage was used against her for the Great Matter. Yes, they were both regents who did an splendid job and have their own merits. But here's the painful truth: Catherine lost that trust and love, while Catherine maintained it till the end. That proves her intelligence and how well she played the game, which had changed since KOA: survive your marriage and keeping your head. She felt much pressure on her more on the second part. And sure, Henry and his everlasting obsession with a male heir did reach them, but with KOA, he was a young, virile man in his prime, and with KP, he was probably an impotent sickly old man who was closer to death than anything else.

And no, I am not minimizing any of the other wives, I am just debunking the myths some ignorant stans make. They were all stellar women in their own way, but the erasure of the work of KP to make the other wives 'better' than KParr is just. Enraging. Maybe she didn't suffer as much as KOA, Anne Boleyn or Anne of Cleves (though she was more like 'humiliated' in the Tudor pov). It's ok if KParr is not your coup of tea, that's fine. But blaming her for something that HER HUSBAND did and minimising her work as queen and wife is just not ok. She was just as valid, interesting and powerful as the other queens.

She was an smart, cautious, passionate and wonderful woman who did a stellar job as a wife, queen and stepmother who impacted on FOUR monarchs no less and promoted mercy, religion, politics and education as much as the other wives. She deserves as much recognition for it as the other wives.

#rant #catherine parr #katherine parr #noe rants #anyway. stop slandering kparr and minimizing her work #she was amazing and her haters stay LOSING

13 notes · View notes

annabolinas · 4 days

Text

May 16, 1536 - Archbishop Cranmer Visits Anne in the Tower

"This day at dinner, the Queen said that she should go to a nunnery and is in hope of life." - William Kingston to Thomas Cromwell, May 16, 1536

"Only Anne herself, therefore, could set Henry free. What she said to Cranmer we will never know. But it was enough for the Archbishop of Canterbury to pronounce her marriage dissolved the next day. And later on the 16th, it may be by coincidence, it may not, it was determined that Anne should die, not by the agony of the fire, ut at the hands of the executioner of Calais." - David Starkey, Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII (2001)

"Did the archbishop hint at life in return for compliance? Did Anne confess to a consummated relationship with Percy or a third party, a quid pro quo, perhaps, for Henry not rejecting Elizabeth? There is no way of knowing what passed between the client, now archbishop, and his patron, now a condemned traitor. In all probability the meeting was what it purported to be, pastoral." - Eric Ives, The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn (2004)

"It's been suggested that [Cranmer] visited to try to convince her to 'confess to an impediment to her marriage'. This seems very probable given that that day at dinner, Anne told Kingston that she would go to a nunnery and that she was 'in hope of life'. Perhaps Cranmer offered Anne a deal: agree to an annulment and your life will be spared." - Natalie Grueninger, The Final Year of Anne Boleyn (2022)

9 notes · View notes

lesbiancassius · 1 year

Text

shakespeare's entire canon max% speedrun

im giving myself 50 days, starting may 3rd, to read the whole fucking canon. because i want to get tattoos for every play but i haven't read all of them so i need to trawl for imagery. also i should probably read all these plays. in addition i'm adding Gallathea by John Lyly to this list for Optional Bonus Points (because I want to read it).

i'm putting more details under the cut but if you don't wanna see me post about this then block the tag #shakespeare's canon speedrun

current progress: 13/38

next up: the Henry IV’s

the rules:

i will read every shakespeare play by june 21st

i am not obliged to read them in any order, but i will try and read the histories in story order for my own sanity and the rest in roughly chronological order

i have to have read at least 50% of the histories before june otherwise i will want to die

if i read gallathea also i get mental bonus points :)

i'm putting my list below, colour-coded - green if i've previously read it, blue if i've seen it, pink if both.

when i finish reading them for this speedrun, i'll make the name purple.

King John

Richard II

Henry IV, part 1

Henry IV, part 2

Henry V

Henry VI, part I

Henry VI, part II

Henry VI, part III

Richard III

Henry VIII

Comedy of Errors

Titus Andronicus

Taming of the Shrew (i think i've read this but i don't fully remember)

Two Gentlemen of Verona

Love’s Labour’s Lost

Romeo and Juliet

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Merchant of Venice

Much Ado About Nothing

Julius Caesar

As You Like It

Twelfth Night

Hamlet

Merry Wives of Windsor

Troilus and Cressida

All’s Well That Ends Well

Measure for Measure

Othello

King Lear

Macbeth

Antony and Cleopatra

Coriolanus

Timon of Athens

Pericles

Cymbeline

Winter’s Tale

Tempest

Two Noble Kinsmen

BONUS: Gallathea

#shakespeare's canon speedrun #june.txt #i am going to do this and i will HAVE FUN!

17 notes · View notes

natequarter · 3 months

Text

Catherine Parr (she signed her letters as Kateryn; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen of England and Ireland as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until Henry's death on 28 January 1547. Catherine was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor, and outlived Henry by a year and eight months. With four husbands, she is the most-married English queen. She was the first woman to publish an original work under her own name, in English, in England.

what an absolutely bizarre deal kateryn parr had. she was the last tudor queen consort. she outlived henry viii by less than two years. she married four times. she was an important evangelical influence in her own right. she was the first woman to publish a book under her own name in england. basically the first thing she did after henry died was hook up with thomas seymour (???). she had no children until age 37 where she had one kid and then died, despite, as previously mentioned, being married four times. she was close with all of henry's surviving children. she never got to see edward and elizabeth grow up. she died right before elizabeth's birthday, like robert dudley would do decades later. she was nearly the same age as mary and in fact she was probably named after mary's mother. she was nearly executed by henry viii. what a life she had. what a weird life she had.

#🗡️

4 notes · View notes

meandmypagancrew · 9 months

Text

Aimie and Adam as Rem and Ryuk

Okay, so, I don’t know how many Death Note musical fans are musical fans and how many are just Death Note fans who wandered over and are here now. If you are in the latter post and don’t know much about musicals, this post is for you because I am going to explain Aimie and Adam’s most famous roles and how interesting that is in comparison to the shinigami.

Now, first I do need to acknowledge that Aimie and Adam are both white and shinigami are figures from Japanese folklore and should be played by Japanese actors. There’s no way around that. I’m not really from a culture that has a lot of folklore figures but I would want them to be portrayed by members of that culture. But that acknowledged, let’s move on.

Aimie has been in a lot of shows but I think most people would agree she’s most famous for originating the role of Katherine Howard in Six, a musical that reimagined the six wives of Henry VIII as a girl band group. To illustrate what I mean by that, five of these pictures of actresses playing Misa. One is Aimie as Katherine Howard.

Now, a little history lesson about Katherine Howard. Her exact year of birth isn’t known but it’s generally agreed that she was probably about 17 when she married the king, and was suspected of adultery. Now, before Katherine had married the king, from the age of 13, men much older than her had groomed her and taken advantage of her and the king passed a law that to not inform him of previous relationships was treason just so he could behead her, probably before she even turned 20. History has not been much kinder to Katherine than her life was as she’s been traditionally treated like a harlot and a whore who got what she deserved as opposed to a child victim of SA.

Anyway, for Aimie to go from playing a pop princess portrayal of a tragic story of a girl who died far too young to playing a protector of a pop princess in a tragic story and to even give her own life to try and save her but to only buy her a few more years of misery? Very fascinating indeed.

Now let’s talk about Adam and Ryuk.

Adam’s most famous role is Roger in RENT

He originated the role on both Broadway and the West End and in the movie adaptation. Now, you may not think you know any songs from RENT, but you probably do. Seasons of Love, the one that counts how many minutes are in a year and all that? That’s from RENT.

RENT was written at the height of the AIDS crisis and our friend Roger here has AIDS. He was/is a struggling musician but what he’s really struggling with is his legacy. He wants to write a song. Just one song. One masterpiece, one glorious composition that will outline him. He even has a song (that’s actually better than the song he does end up writing but that’s a tragedy in and of itself because the composer knew the song needed to be rewritten but had a random heart event that killed him the day the show was supposed to start previews so he wasn’t able to get around to it) about this desire called One Song Glory.

So to contrast a character who hears the ticking of his own personal doomsday clock, who knows the end is near and feels that fear acutely and is just trying so hard to create a legacy… to have him now be playing a character who can choose the hour and the day for anyone and who believes that all human life is without meaning or consequence, regardless of any legacy they leave behind?

Absolutely fascinating choices to me on both parts and while again, I wish the roles had gone to Japanese actors, it’s hard to deny they didn’t do absolutely fantastic work.

#death note musical #death note london #Aimie atkinson #Adam pascal #six the musical #rent the musical #of course both have played other roles #but I think it’s fair to say #this is the most famous one for either of them #and putting their death note roles in the context of that is fascinating #Spotify

7 notes · View notes