#madge shelton

[fideidefenswhore]

thinking more lately about how much outrage there was over AB 2021 and how that was also one of the more messily human AB portrayals in recent years...

#i mean. also racism. but #this was not a palatable or 'digestible' portrayal #she was very unsettling which fits bcus she herself is...unsettled. #like to think of the dichotomy of her reaction to madge shelton vs JS alone..... #the rules. the 'i am not like the others' and what that all. means #(facilitating versus fighting against #tl; dr what he has with madge is fine because there is nothing of reverence or romance there which . um #sort of horrible for madge ) #i don't think the script necessarily implies she facilitated it from the beginning as tudors does tho #just comes to accept and realize it might make things easier #compromise rather #as for the real AB idr know but it's kind of Accepted that she did just because of the timing ? #it might have been someone of the boleyn faction and not necessarily AB herself #i don't know how much it fits her character #(ie the imperial mistress --> madge is always taken as intentional manuevering ) #anyway all facets of this are very interesting to explore in fiction

[thetudors]

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[kathrynhoward]

#perioddramaedit #periodedit #anneboleyn2021edit #anneboleynch5edit #thalissateixeiraedit #tteixeiraedit #anne boleyn 2021 #anne boleyn channel 5 #madge shelton #madge sheldon #thalissa teixeira #*mine

[haticesultanas]

𝐅𝐄𝐌𝐀𝐋𝐄 𝐀𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐄: 8/20 female dynamics ~ Anne Boleyn and Madge Shelton (Anne Boleyn)

I have treated you badly. I used you, and you have shown me nothing but loyalty and kindness. I would be a better friend to you, given my time again.

#perioddramaedit #anne boleyn (2021) #anne boleyn #madge shelton #i loved madge she was the sweetest :(((( #*mio #femawesome

[tudorerasource]

ANNE BOLEYN (2021)

#perioddramaedit #periodedit #perioddramasource #anneboleynedit #anneboleyn2021edit #anne boleyn 2021 #show: anne boleyn #anne boleyn #madge shelton #reign: henry viii #*gifs #ours #sky

[anne-the-quene]

The Female Friends and Ladies-in-Waiting of Anne Boleyn

Elizabeth (Howard) Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire — Elizabeth was Anne’s mother. Elizabeth acted as chaperone during her daughter’s courtship with Henry VIII and supported the relationship wholeheartedly. It’s thought that Elizabeth was the owner of the embroidery depicting a falcon ripping apart a pomegranate—the falcon being her daughter’s badge and the pomegranate being the badge of Catherine of Aragon.

Mary Boleyn — Mary was Anne’s older sister. Mary also served as one of her sister’s ladies-in-waiting until her secret marriage to William Stanford in 1534. Mary and her sister were very close and in a letter written to Thomas Cromwell after her banishment from court, Mary lamented that she would miss her sister the most of all her family.

Jane (Parker) Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford — Jane was Anne’s sister-in-law through her marriage to George Boleyn. Jane served as one of Anne’s ladies-in-waiting during her Queenship and possibly even before. It’s believed that Jane testified against Anne and George in 1536 but there is no evidence to support this. Jane would eventually be executed alongside Katheryn Howard in 1542.

Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy — Margaret was regent of the Netherlands from 1507-1515 and again from 1519-1530. Anne lived at Margaret’s court from 1513-1514. Very little is known about their relationship except that Margaret seemed to be very fond of the young Anne and was very upset when Anne left Margaret’s court to go to France.

Claude, Queen of France — Claude was the first wife of King Francis I and served as Queen consort of France from 1515-1524. Very little is known about Claude and Anne’s relationship although it seems Claude was very fond of Anne. Anne was the only English lady chosen to stay on as a lady to Claude rather than return to England with Mary Tudor. And when Anne was summoned back to England in 1522, Claude was so upset by this that Francis I found out and believed this was a symbolic gesture of England withdrawing its friendship from France.

Reneé of France — Reneé was Claude’s younger sister and often spent time with her at court. Later in life, Reneé remembered Anne with affection and when she was considered as a bride for Henry VIII after the death of Jane Seymour, she rejected the offer, not wanting to marry the man who had executed her childhood friend.

Marguerite d'Angoulême — Marguerite was the sister of Francis I and a very influential figure at his court. Although Marguerite never officially converted to Protestantism, she was sympathetic with the movement and it was possibly through her influence that a young Anne was introduced to the Reformist movement. Even though Anne was technically a lady to Claude, she and Marguerite still managed to become close friends. When Anne and Henry VIII traveled to France in 1532, Marguerite did not attend, however it’s been speculated that she was kept away deliberately by her brother. Francis who possibly knew of Marguerite’s friendship with Anne and didn’t want to appear to be too supportive of Henry and Anne’s marriage as he was also trying to arrange a marriage between his son Henry (future Henry II) and Catherine de Medici—the Pope’s niece. Later, in 1534, Anne wrote to Marguerite that her “greatest wish, next to having a son, is to see you again.”

Margaret (Wyatt) Lee — Margaret was possibly one of Anne’s oldest and closest friends. The Wyatts and Boleyns were neighbors, only living a few miles apart from each other. Margaret began serving Anne as a lady-in-waiting even before she became Queen. She accompanied Anne to France in 1532 and served as Anne’s Mistress of the Wardrobe, making her the chief lady and a part of Anne’s inner circle. Margaret continued to serve Anne throughout her entire Queenship and it’s speculated Margaret might have been on the scaffold with Anne. Margaret also served as chief mourner at Anne’s small funeral.

Bridget (Wiltshire) Wingfield — Just like Margaret Wyatt, Bridget was possibly one of Anne’s oldest friends. She also lived not far from Anne’s home at Hever Castle. Bridget was married to Richard Wingfield, widower of Katherine Woodville (sister of Elizabeth Woodville). She served Anne as a lady-in-waiting before and during her Queenship, although the two had a falling out in 1533 when Bridget married a man that Anne didn’t approve of. Unfortunately, Bridget died in childbirth in 1534 and it’s unknown if she and Anne reconciled before her death.

Margaret “Madge” and Mary Shelton — Margaret and Mary were Anne’s first cousins, the daughters of Anne (Boleyn) Shelton, the older sister of Thomas Boleyn. Both girls served as ladies-in-waiting to Anne while she was Queen. One of them also had a brief affair with Henry VIII in 1535, although it’s not known for sure which sister it was. Madge was also courted by Henry Norris and it was because of his frequent visits to Anne’s chambers under the pretense of courting Madge that he was suspected of being one of Anne’s lovers and ultimately executed.

Anne “Nan” Gainsford, Lady Zouche — Nan was one of Anne’s ladies-in-waiting, possibly entering her service almost immediately after Anne’s engagement to Henry VIII in 1527. Anne and Nan quickly became friends and, in 1528, Anne lent Nan her copy of William Tyndale’s “The Obedience of a Christian Man”. The book was taken by her betrothed, George Zouche, and was thereafter confiscated by Cardinal Wolsey. After the book was returned to Anne, she gave it to Henry to read which is what possibly inspired him to break with the Catholic Church. After Anne’s death, Nan went on to serve Jane Seymour before she retired from court after Jane’s death. At some point, Nan encountered George Wyatt, grandson of Thomas Wyatt, and told him stories of her time serving Anne Boleyn which George then compiled into a biography of Anne.

Elizabeth (Browne) Somerset, Countess of Worcester — Elizabeth was a lady-in-waiting who probably entered Anne’s service sometime before 1530. When Elizabeth was about to give birth in 1530, Anne paid for her midwife. Elizabeth also once borrowed £100 from Anne; and in the summer of 1536, shortly after Anne’s execution, Elizabeth gave birth to a daughter named Anne after the late Queen.

Anne Savage, Baroness Berkeley —Anne served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne and was one of only four or five witnesses to Anne Boleyn’s secret marriage to Henry VIII on 25 January 1533.

Margaret Douglas — Margaret was the daughter of Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland and niece-in-law to Anne Boleyn. She was taken into Anne’s household in 1533 where she served as a lady-in-waiting until Anne’s death.

Elizabeth “Bess” Holland — Elizabeth served as a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn and was also the mistress of Anne’s uncle, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk

Honor Grenville, Viscountess Lisle — Honor only served Anne briefly during her and Henry’s visit to France in 1532 before moving permanently to Calais with her second husband, Viscount Lisle. However, she stayed in contact with Anne and would send her gifts—in fact, it was through Honor that Anne acquired her beloved dog Purkoy.

Anne Parr — Anne began serving Queen Anne in 1533. It was through Queen Anne’s influence that the young Anne would become an evangelical and avid reformer. Interestingly, Anne would eventually hold a similar title to her former mistress when she married William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke, making her the Countess of Pembroke. Anne’s older sister, Kathryn, would later go on to become Henry VIII’s sixth wife.

Mary (Scrope) Kingston — Mary was the wife of Sir William Kingston who was the Constable of the Tower. Mary served as a lady to Anne during the Queen’s imprisonment and it was her job to report all of the Queen’s words and actions to her husband. It’s also said that the other ladies weren’t allowed to speak to the Queen unless Mary was present.

Jane (Guildford) Dudley, Duchess of Northumberland — Jane was one of Queen Anne’s ladies-in-waiting. She was also the mother of Robert Dudley, the future favorite of Anne’s daughter Elizabeth I.

Jane Seymour — Jane Seymour served as a lady to Queen Anne Boleyn from 1533-1536. After Anne’s death, she would become Henry VIII’s third wife and mother of his son, Edward VI. Jane’s sister, Elizabeth, also served as a lady alongside her.

#anne boleyn #elizabeth howard #elizabeth boleyn #mary boleyn #jane parker #jane boleyn #jane rochford #margaret of austria #claude of france #renee of france #marguerite of navarre #margaret wyatt #margaret lee #bridget wiltshire #bridget wingfield #margaret shelton #madge shelton #mary shelton #anne gainsford #nan gainsford #elizabeth browne #elizabeth somerset #anne savage #margaret douglas #elizabeth holland #bess holland #honor grenville #anne parr #mary kingston #jane dudley

[throwbackmovie]

Thalissa Teixeira as Madge Shelton in the TV series ANNE BOLEYN – 2021

#Thalissa Teixeira #Anne Boleyn #Madge Shelton #Queen #Henry VIII #Second Wife

[rbperiodcostumes]

Rumoured and Confirmed Mistresses of Henry VIII

Anne Hastings:

1510/1513: Anne Stafford, Lady Hastings, sister to Edward Stafford, third 3rd Duke of Buckingham. Her affair with the King was only rumoured, it was also rumoured that she had an affair with Henry’s stool, Sir William Compton instead.

Elizabeth Blount:

1516-1520: Elizabeth “Bessie” Blount was a confirmed mistress to Henry VIII. He recognized her son, Henry Fitzroy as his own.

Mary Boleyn:

1523/1525: Sister to future Queen, Anne Boleyn, Mary was a confirmed mistress to Henry VIII. It was also rumoured that she was a mistress to French King, Francis I.

Elizabeth Harvey:

1534: When Anne was pregnant, both the Imperial and French ambassadors reported that the King had taken a mistress who was popular with the “conservative” faction of court. Her affair with the King was rumoured but Anne did try to dismiss her from court but her sister in law, Jane Parker, who was aiding her was dismissed instead.

Margaret Shelton:

1535: Margaret “Madge” Shelton was Lady-in-waiting and cousin to Anne Boleyn. While in service to her, it was rumoured that she was mistress to Henry VIII for 6 months, starting in February 1535. Some argue that it was her sister, Mary Shelton who was his mistress, not Madge. In fact, Mary Shelton was rumoured to be a “contender” when Henry was looking for a 4th wife.

Anne Basset:

1537/1538: Anne entered Jane Seymour’s service in September 1537. She spent most of her time with Jane during her confinement. When Jane died of childbirth complications, Henry kept her ladies employed at court. It was rumoured that during this time he took Anne as a mistress. Anne was also a allegedy a contender for both his 4th and 6th wife.

#this is purely for me cause im writing a fic and i need to have it organized who he might have slept with #yes i could just write this on my computer but #there were so many more in between anne hastings and bess #but i dont really care about those one #ones* #anyways #the tudors #tudor era #tsp #the spanish princess #henry tudor #henry viii #bessie blount #elizabeth blount #madge shelton #mary boleyn #anne hastings #anne boleyn #catherine of aragon #jane seymour

[fideidefenswhore]

There’s a scene in the Tudors where Anne and Henry get into a fight about his mistress and Henry reminds Anne that he can “strike you down as quickly i as raised you” did he actually say that to her? I remember reading that he would say that a lot to anyone who displeased him.

This one, right?

The report is from Chapuys (September 1533), since someone's asked I thought it might be interesting to break down in its entirety rather than the excerpt:

The King holding it certain by the report of his physicians and astrologers that the Lady would bear a son, has determined to hold rejoicings and solemn jousts to make up for (pour regor de) the shortcomings of the last, which were shameful and beggarly, and already some of the Lady's favorites have sent to Flanders to buy horses. 

What does he mean by the shortcomings of the 'shameful and beggarly' last? I suppose it could be in reference to the jousts cancelled in 1516, but if he's referring to the celebrations for the last son in 1511, they were "the third most expensive spectacle of Henry's reign"; so it's an odd remark...

The King has taken from his treasures one of the richest and most triumphant beds (lictz) which was given for the ransom of a duke of Alençon. It was well for the Lady that it was delivered to her two months ago, for she would not have had it now ; because, being full of jealousy, and not without cause, she used some words to the King at which he was displeased, and told her that she must shut her eyes, and endure as well as more worthy persons (aussy bien que vailloient mieulx quelle), and that she ought to know that it was in his power to humble her again in a moment more than he had exalted her. By reason of which words there has been some grudge, and façon de faire, so that the King has been two or three days without speaking to her. No doubt these things are lovers' quarrels, to which we must not attach too great importance, yet many who know the King's disposition consider them a very favorable commencement for the recall of the Queen.

The remark about "she would not have the bed now" is Chapuys' commentary (added to the script for the scene linked above), the report about what Henry said begins after 'told her'.

There's other reports from + about this time (one from the same source as above, just slightly earlier) that are incompatible with this report, fwiw, so...make of that what you will.

#anon #and chapuys' earlier report is what corroborates a later one about august/september 1533 ; not this one... #tudors placed the conversation in 1535 bcus it doesn't really add up in 1533...? at least i assume so #even tho the report IS from 1533 #or maybe it was 1534... #*on the show that is. where they placed it #there's no report of another mistress (which has to be what he's alluding to here? full of jealousy not without cause?) #until well into the next year so it's odd also that that sort of just...disappears from the scene #until september 1534. #the suggestion is (altho it's not explicit) that it was the same woman #'renevewed and increased the love he had for a very beautiful woman of the court' #but it doesn't speak to the pattern that seemed to exist for henry and his mistresses? #ie he didn't engage with one and then drop them for a year and then pick up again #when he was done he seemed to be done. that was what seemed to happen in the case of both bessie blount and madge shelton

[katybirdy95]

New casting announcements for the new Anne Boleyn series staring Jodie Turner-Smith.

Lola Pettigrew as Jane Seymour:

Okay I can definitely see it with long blonde hair, I think she’d be perfect.

Aoife Hinds as Mary I:

They better give her red hair, come on we need at least one redheaded Mary.

Paapa Essiedu as George Boleyn:

I knew he would be George, good casting he looks like Jodie. The article said he was Thomas Boleyn, but I guess it was a typo since it said brother too.

Jamael Westman as Edward Seymour:

I haven’t seen him in anything to comment. I think I like Max Brown more, but that might be because I found him attractive haha.

Anna Brewster as Jane Parker:

I think we might have Jane in the villain role again so Anne would be good at that.

Thalissa Texixeira as Madge Shelton:

Again I haven’t seen her in anything, but she’s pretty.

Isabella Laughland as Elizabeth Browne:

I haven’t seen her anything, so can’t say how she’ll be.

Mark Stanley as Henry VIII:

I put these two pictures together because I could really see a resemblance to Mark in this picture beside Henry. I really this choice.

I’m kind of hoping that with the casting of Mary I that we will get a little redheaded Elizabeth, she’s usually the one that casting make accurate. I just love little tiny redheads.

Anyway, so far so good.

#anne boleyn #henry viii #jane seymour #george boleyn #jane parker #edward seymour #mary i of scotland #elizabeth browne #madge shelton

[marriageandthecrown]

Thalissa Teixeira is Madge Shelton in C5’s Anne Boleyn 💜 I really wanted her to be Mary Boleyn, but least she’s in it

#anne boleyn channel 5 #madge shelton #thalissa teixeira #this cutie

[elizabethan-memes]

Can we please stop calling literally any of the Boleyn siblings sluts (or their cousins) and acknowledge the true slut of the Tudor Court: Sir Francis Bryan

#'soft bed and a hard harlot' #jfc #sir francis bryan #tudor history #tudor memes #history memes #renaissance memes #reformation memes #Catherine Howard #katherine howard #anne boleyn #mary boleyn #George boleyn #madge shelton #henry viii

[kathrynhoward]

THALISSA TEIXEIRA and JODIE TURNER SMITH as MADGE SHELTON and ANNE BOLEYN ANNE BOLEYN (2021)

#perioddramaedit #anneboleynedit #anneboleynch5edit #anneboleyn2021edit #anne boleyn #anne boleyn channel 5 #anne boleyn 2021 #thalissateixeiraedit #jodieturnersmithedit #madge shelton #thalissa teixeira #jodie turner smith #*mine #them >>>

[woozapooza]

THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS SCENE IN A VERY SERIOUS EPISODE BUT I’M ABSOLUTELY LOSING IT AT CROMWELL’S REACTION

#x #The Tudors #he's like the confused math lady meme #his reaction was every bit as drawn out as these screenshots imply #also why is everyone acting like it's weird to hug and kiss a family member...? #Madge Shelton #Thomas Cromwell #James Frain #Anna watches tv #Anna watches The Tudors

[peremadeleine]

Queen Anne’s Women • The Female Family of Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn was, in the words of her biographer Eric Ives, “a woman taken on her own terms in a man’s world,” and popular culture often defines her by her relationships to men. There we see her as the daughter, sister, and niece of ambitious and cunning courtiers–the seductress/mistress/eventual wife of the king–the mother of a stillborn son.

Yet Anne was quite close to many of her female relatives as well. These women, and their significance to Anne, are frequently twisted, minimized, or even erased in popular depictions of her life–but they were as much a part of her inner circle as their male counterparts, serving as friends, confidantes, and supporters of her cause. Many of them lost not only a dear loved one but also an advocate at court when Anne was killed in 1536.

While it’s true that Anne spent her life among powerful men, she was also surrounded by women she loved and trusted, women who loved and admired her in return. One of them, the little daughter in whom she took such great pride, would go on to become one of the greatest monarchs in English history.

#anne boleyn #anneboleynedit #historyedit #tudorsedit #perioddramaedit #it's well past time to start including Anne's female family members in her story - in a positive way please!!! #she had a lot of them #enough fake rivalry between her and Mary Boleyn #enough erasing Elizabeth Boleyn from history altogether #enough backstabbing hostile Jane Boleyn #e n o u g h #give me Anne on progress meeting all the little Howard cousins (esp. cute lil Kathryn) please - even if it didn't actually happen #(the little girls are supposed to be lil Howard cousins) #and give me especially more Anne and baby Elizabeth *sobs* #more wholesome friendship with Madge Shelton and Mary Howard too #there's all the potential for these healthy female familial bonds and yet!!!! #somehow other than sometimes sweet scenes with Mary Anne is portrayed as being like...alone in this sea of men!!!!!! #people talk endlessly abt KOA being Isabella's daughter #well Anne was Elizabeth Howard's daughter and Elizabeth Howard was constantly with her #so when do I get to see THAT? #and the fact that Anne Stafford is thought to have been born in 1536 - very possibly after Anne's death - and that Mary named her after #the sister she had just lost...oh my heart #gif cw #long post for ts

[redladydeath]

Concept: the queens wedding rings. they threw them out a long time ago. henry still wears one on each finger like a rapper though.

#six the musical #redlady speaks #i am. developing my sixified monarchs idea #mentally spitballing designs and stuff #and i was thinking about rings #henry's got six wedding rings from each of the queens #three rings from bessie mary boleyn and madge shelton #and the sovereign's ring #peyton's six posts