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Matthew Roydon wants to know what his dead (but alive and well) father-in-law from the 21st century whom he's just met in the streets of 1591 London is up to. 🤯
I need a lie down, not least coz that gaze...
I also had to laugh at Matthew sulking in a corner in this scene 🤣 The cranky pants are having an outing again.
📷 Sky/Bad Wolf A Discovery of Witches (2021) s2:10 my edits
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Matthew waited centuries for Diana. Now they’ve finally found their other half 💕
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A Discovery of Witches: Essential Episodes
Season 2 Episode 1 Speaking of Matthew's past.
Season 2 Episode 5 Matthew brings Diana to his ancestral home... to meet his father.
Season 1 Episode 5 Matthew investigates a break in as Diana learns about his past.
Edited 📸 AMCPlus
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A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES (2018-2022)
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My favourite genre of ships: Intelligent WOC who are badass in their own ways with their idiot rich bois with daddy issues.
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A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES
3.05 | dir. Debs Paterson
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For Want of A Nail, a summary. 😆
Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Past Abuse, Bullying, Trauma, Non-Sexual Slavery, Baldwin de Clermont/Original Male Character, biBaldwin, Sloooow burn, Angst with a Happy Ending, Pre-Canon AU
Baldwin Montclair had a string of ex girlfriends, a single child, and a lifetime longer than most people could dream of to make all kinds of mistakes.
His family knew one which kept coming out of the woodwork to irritate him every other century.
Artwork by @critical-misadventures
Meme format created by @kristorey
Chapters can be found on my masterlist as well.
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Multifandom Masterlist (Incomplete)
Across the Spider-Verse
Miguel O’ Hara ( AU Crossover)
Oneshot
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Miguel O’ Hara (Boss)
Oneshot
Extra
Criminal Minds
Aaron Hotchner
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Aaron Hotchner Mini Series (Grimm/Criminal Minds Crossover)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3- Final
Aaron Hotchner-(Genius)
Oneshot
Extra
Smallville
Lex Luthor- Oneshot (Invincible)
Lex Luthor- (Disassociation)
Oneshot
Extra 1
Extra 2
Lex Luthor (Speedster)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20- Final
Lex Luthor (Alternate Universe)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18 - Final
Extra
Lucifer
Micheal
Oneshot
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Grimm
Alexander
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23 - Final
A Discover of Witches
Baldwin De Clairmont
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Leonardo Oneshot- (Writer)
Leonardo Oneshot- (Psychic)
Raphael- Oneshot (Healing)
Raphael - Oneshot (Save/Heroes)
Leonardo Oneshot (Cop)
Oneshot
Extra
Rapheal (Powerful)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6- Final
Leonardo (Shy)
Oneshot
Leonardo - (Speedster)
Oneshot
Extra
Raphael- (Kiss)
Oneshot
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Leonardo (Reincarnation)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Rapheal (Telekinesis)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5 - Final
Rapheal- Oneshot (Confessions)
Leonardo & Rapheal (Oneshot)
Rapheal (SpiderVerse)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14 A
Chapter 14 B
Chapter 15 A
Chapter 15 B
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21- Final
Extra 1
Extra 2
Rapheal- Short Story (Shy)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5- Final
Donatello-(Shy)
Oneshot
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Rapheal Oneshot- (Birthday)
Leonardo Oneshot - (Hot Temper)
Oneshot
Extra
Donatello- Oneshot (Touch)
Rapheal (Blind)
Oneshot
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Leonardo (Vigilante)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5 - Final
Extra
Michealangelo Oneshot Series (Time Traveler)
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3- Final
Leonardo- Oneshot (Telekinesis)
Oneshot
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Leonardo -Oneshot (Super Strength)
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Leonardo- Oneshot (Night Talks)
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Raphael- Oneshot
9-1-1
Lou Ransome
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Person of Interest
John Reese- Oneshot
Transformers
Ratchet (Series)
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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17- Final
Bumblebee
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Bumblebee
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Big Hiro 6
Tadashi Hamada
Oneshot
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Tadashi Hamada (Spirit)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
The Flash
Harry Wells (Pain)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Harry Wells (Love)
Oneshot
Cisco Ramon - (Dreams)
Oneshot
Eobard Thawne - (Traveler)
Oneshot
Extra
Extra 2
Timeless Harrison Wells
Oneshot
Extra
Extra 2
Extra 3
Timeless Wells (Speedster)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Eobard Thawne (Time Master)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10 A
Chapter 10 B
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17- Final
Extra
Harry Wells (Healing)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4- Final
Eobard Thawne - (Cupid)
Oneshot
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Extra 2
Extra 3
Harry Wells (Smile)
Oneshot
Flash Imagine
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Harry Wells (Vampire)
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Harry Wells (Angel)
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Eobard Thawne (AU)
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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Harry Wells (Witch)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 B- Final
Eobard Thawne (Choices)
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Harry Wells (Boss)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Extra
Timeless Wells (Solider)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
E2 Harrison Wells (Metal)
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Reverse Flash- Oneshot (Barrier)
Eobard Thawne- Oneshot (Empath)
Eobard Thwane Oneshot -(Change)
Harrison Wells (College Years)
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E2 Harrison Wells (Meta Reader)
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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14- Final
Savitar (Change)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4 A
Chapter 4 B
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Savitar
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6- Final
Extra
Eobard Thawne (Speedster)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23 - Final
HR Wells
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19- Final
Bright
Nick Jakoby (Rivals)
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Law & Order SVU
Rafeal Barba- (Rookie)
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Extra 2
Extra 3
Nick Amaro
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Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16- Final
Peter Stone
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5- Final
Extra
Nick Jakoby (Ally)
Oneshot
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Avengers
Loki Laufeyson
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28- Final
Daredevil
Frank Castle
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8- Final
Foggy Nelson (Childhood Friends)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4- Final
Green Latern
Abin Sur- Oneshot (Latern)
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Teresa Palmer in A Discovery of Witches (2018) S1E1
Things get creepy for historian and closet witch, Diana Bishop, when she calls up a magical manuscript. Her discovery is about to throw her back into the world of magic and into the path of Matthew Clairmont, a centuries old vampire.
*The scenes in the library are all taken from the Duke Humphrey's Libary in the Bodleian Library, the oldest reading room of the renowned library. It used to be closed off from the public and only used for special collections and manuscript consultations, but is now open to all readers of the Bodleian.
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List eight shows for your followers to get to know you better:
I was tagged by @mandzuking17
Most of you know me through 911 so I'll list 8 of my other faves:
Charmed
Teen Wolf
Sense8
The Almighty Johnsons
Orphan Black
The West Wing
A Discovery of Witches
Drop Dead Diva
I watched lots of TV. Feel free to ask me for recs! I'm weirdly very good at it.
I'm going to tag @homerforsure @mistmarauder @mellaithwen @like-the-rest-of-la @queerbuckleys @rogerzsteven @djdangerlove
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On this Father's Day, Matthew de Clermont holding one of the babeeeez (Rebecca) at the christening. Aw, heart-melty.
📷 A Discovery of Witches (2022) s3:05 my edits/gifs
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Matthew Goode and Teresa Palmer in A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES (2018-2022)
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G.O.A.T Romances
1. Stolas x Blitz = Stolitz)
2. Fran x Maxwell (Franxwell)
3. Lucifer x Chloe (Deckerstar)
Recent:
4. Mattthew x Diana (Mariana)
5. Lyra x Will (Lyrill)
6. Nora x Nathan (Upload)
7. Geralt x Yennerfer (Yeralt)
8. Branch x Poppy (Broppy)
9. Anthony (Angel Dust) x Husk = Huskerdust / Anthusker)
<> Semi-canon but not canonically confirmed yet
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Marcus Whitemore de Clermont & Phoebe Taylor
A Discovery of Witches/All Souls Series
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FOR WANT OF A NAIL
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Part Fourty-Seven
Summary: Baldwin Montclair had a string of ex girlfriends, a single child, and a lifetime longer than most people could dream of to make all kinds of mistakes. His family knew one which kept coming out of the woodwork to irritate him every other century
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Martin could not be certain exactly how old his daughter had been when he found her; she was small, which made things more difficult, but his best guess set her age at around six months.
Yvette was lying on her stomach in front of a mirror hanging low against the wall of the office. Martin had made it himself in Venice thirteen years before, when he'd been mucking about with a new technique. Instead of using the usual method of blowing bubbles, he'd figured out that blowing glass cylinders and unrolling them was much less time-consuming, and resulted in fewer imperfections. Glass mirrors could be warped quite badly if poorly-made; there was a reason why most people prefered to use polished metal.
Yvette was big and growing bigger, her now-brown eyes matching her hair. She was even talking now, babbling nonsense to herself at all hours and giggling.
She had propped herself up on her arms and was talking at her reflection, chubby fingers gently probing the mirror's surface. She looked over at Martin and gabbled a question, her hand curling up so that she was pointing at herself in the glass.
'Yes, that is you bādikridjo' Martin smiled and sat down on the floor next to Yvette. He tapped her reflection and she followed the movement. 'That is Yvette.'
Her head jerked up to look at him, recognition in her eyes.
Martin's heart stopped.
'Yvette.'
She shrieked, a beaming smile on her face.
She knows her name..
Martin leant down and kissed the top of her head. 'Yvette.'
She wiggled, bumping his chin with her forehead.
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You will never read this letter because it will be thrown into the coals when it is finished but I am lonely and I miss you and I have too many thoughts stoppered up in my heart.
Yvette has begun crawling. I placed the doll you gave her at her christening before her and she pulled herself up to it. I do not know how I will be when she begins to walk-
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Martin had turned away for a split second when he heard Loyse gasp; turning back he was shocked to find Yvette sitting upright on the floor.
'A prank, surely? ..Loyse?'
'Not at all m'lord, watch!'
Loyse picked Yvette up under her arms and gently lay her down on the floor on her back. Yvette squawked in protest, rocking herself over onto her side and, using both hands, shakily managed to push herself up to a sitting position again.
Loyse and Martin clapped and cheered, and Yvette copied them, giggling and shrieking as she smacked her chubby hands together.
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I burn
I am bored, and drunk, and Yvette is asleep in her cradle. Why have never I never asked you whether you like men? I miss you. I am foolish.
Yvette remains permanently attached to her doll, though she has several more toys to play with. She knows you now, and other people, and can remember who she likes and dislikes-
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'There is my little flower!' Blanda cooed.
Blanda, Merula, and the rest of the family had arrived months ahead of Yvette's birthday to make up for missing her baptism. Obviously Martin didn't know precisely when Yvette's birthday was, so he had arbitrarily picked January 11th.
Frederick tickled Yvette's chin so that she looked up at him, and blew a raspberry. When Yvette laughed and took a deep breath to copy him, Frederick quickly turned her face back towards his mother so that Yvette blew a raspberry at her aunt.
'Oh!' Blanda said, with exaggerated outrage, 'Oh! How rude!'
Yvette giggled and slapped her cousin's knee, and blew another raspberry at Blanda as she sat down with everyone else at the dining hall table.
'Would you like to see Cousin Lottie?' Frederick asked. Yvette nodded and Frederick picked her up under her arms.
'Here you go!'
Frederick's wife Lottie was built like an egg. She had been the daughter of a bookbinder in her first life, and had an encyclopedic knowledge of swans. They had met while strolling through a park, and became mated within a week.
'Good morning pet!' Lottie placed a kiss on Yvette's cheek and gave her a cuddle. Yvette leant into the hug, resting her head on her shoulder. 'And how are you this morning?'
'Amm-mm-mm-mm-'
'I am very glad to hear it' Lottie held hands with Yvette as the ten-month-old shakily stood on her lap.
'She is getting very good at that' observed Martin, as he came into the room. He gave Yvette a quick kiss on her forehead and smiled.
'ɸatīr is very proud of you.'
'Ada!' Yvette beamed back at him.
Everyone froze.
'Did she just..' Big York looked stunned.
Lottie pivoted around to face Martin, holding Yvette around her waist.
'Who is that?' Lottie asked, pointing. 'Is that ɸatīr?'
'Ada' Yvette repeated quietly.
Martin picked her up and hugged her, trying desperately not to burst into tears.
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Dear Lucius,
I would like to formerly invite you to Yvette's first birthday. Christmas is before the official date I have chosen for her, so for this year alone I have decided to combine the celebrations-
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The castle was alive with candlelight and laughter, mummers prancing through the crowd wearing animal masks and playing instruments. Peasants and nobles mingled respectfully, while their children chased each other round the tables.
A raised platform had been erected at the top of the hall for the high table. Martin stood in the middle of it, at the front, and clapped his hands. The crowd fell silent, turning to look up at him expectantly.
'Thank you all for coming! It warms my heart to see you all holding to the spirit of this sacred tradition,' Martin raised a glass, and rest of the room followed. 'Merry Christmas!'
He drank deeply, then waited a beat until the room focussed on him once again.
'As many of you are aware, I have recently become a father. And as it will shortly be her first birthday in the coming year, I would like to take this opportunity to present her to you all tonight.'
Yvette toddled her way slowly up the ramp to the front of the stage, her tiny hands gripping a wooden frame on wheels. Loyse walked behind her, keeping her hands at her back in case Yvette stumbled.
Polite applause broke, several women and young girls cooing as they clapped. Several men cheered. A serving boy at the back of the hall set down his tray, and slipped away unseen. Blanda and Merula joined their brother and niece, their own children and spouses respectively lining up alongside them.
Yvette reached out and grabbed her father's hand, smiling down at the crowd of children that had pushed to the front of the stage to see her better. Martin raised his glass.
'Once again, Merry Christmas!'
Author's Notes
Glass mirrors were EXPENSIVE because they were time-consuming and difficult to make.
"The evolution of glass mirrors in the Middle Ages followed improvements in glassmaking technology. Glassmakers in France made flat glass plates by blowing glass bubbles, spinning them rapidly to flatten them, and cutting rectangles out of them. A better method, developed in Germany and perfected in Venice by the 16th century, was to blow a cylinder of glass, cut off the ends, slice it along its length, and unroll it onto a flat hot plate." Wikipedia
"In 1318, the Venetians—who boast a history as able glassmakers— attempted to introduce the craft of glass mirror-making to Venice with limited success. According to popular tradition, a German man, who has remained anonymous throughout the ages, recruited two Venetians and one Muranese (Murzio Da Murano, Niccolò Cauco and a man named Francesco) in hopes of sharing his techniques." AAV Barbini Specchi Veneziani
I know it says "a German man" but history gets things wrong all the time so I figured who cares!
bādi (sweet) kridjo (heart) - sweetheart
Allegedly "The earliest known use of the noun sweetheart is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for sweetheart is from around 1290, in St. Kenelm." Oxford English Dictionary
There is no difference between a baptism and a christening. The words can be used interchangeably.
ɸatīr = father (it is pronounced atir but obviously Yvette has trouble pronouncing her T's)
Mummers were wandering actors and musicians who were often paid to take part in medieval religious plays, holiday celebrations, and other important events. They would often wear animal masks, or even actual animal heads, while performing.
"Walking aids for young children have existed in Europe since the Middle Ages. The earliest type was a railed panel or an enclosed frame on wheels, designed to be leant on by the child. By the 17th century this design had developed into a structure that enclosed the child firmly, more like a modern baby walker." Victoria and Albert Museum
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