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rosieandthemoon · 5 months

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haunt me, always

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megpricephotography · 1 month

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Flynn inspects the spring flowers, planted just outside the main entrance to our town's old church.

Pic below is from a few years ago but look at that doorway, it's so pretty:

#flynn #flowers #spring #england #church #old building #doors #border collie #dog

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vox-anglosphere · 2 months

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Completed in 1209, London Bridge was the longest inhabited bridge in the world. It was a bustling city on the Thames for over 600 years.

#London Bridge #Old London #River Thames #Old England #UK #mediaeval #churches #Tudor architecture #artist's depiction #1209 #river traffic #inhabited bridge #London history

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ginger-by-the-sea · 1 month

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#Peak District #England #English countryside #ye old church

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icewindandboringhorror · 1 year

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Obligatory fancier outfit that must be present anytime I post outfits

#self #fantasy costume #If I had the money for a custom tailored fantasy-ish victorian-ish suit instead of piecing together random thrift store items with like walm #rt halloween costume type jackets and stuff..#unstoppable.....#I would actually lean more straight up historical with my wardrobe it's just that everything I own basically is thrifted aside from a very #small portion of things (like usually socks for example I get from ebay. wigs from ebay. things that it's hard to find in thrift stores. etc #) and I rarely ever find stuff like that at the bins. Your closest bet is like. hopeing that the week you come in just so happens to also be #a week that a church costume department recently donated a bunch of old stuff. but I just haven't really had much luck finding like fancy ve #sts and suit coats and cloaks or like tunics and etc. etc.#Styles like mori kei or cult party kei are pretty accessible and easy for places like the bins (where youre usually digging through piles of #curtains and fabric scraps and doilies anyway). but finding like.. a straight up tudor england costume or something is . VERY rare #Sometimes you do find halloween costumes. Or like. stuff that's clearly like cheap 'Goth' stuff from shein or aliexpress that someone has do #nated and they can be a LITTLE okay in terms of usable for costumes. But you rarely find actual good quality stuff. obviously because like #real very good quality historical costumes are expensive and most people aren't just like 'yeah dump it off to goodwill' lol #In an ideal world though I would have fancy top hats and neck ruffles and stuff .. know this ghhjbhj #Lack of that will not stop me from taking picturesin basically the same outfit 6000 times though. My one single silky black vest and #one of the two solitary ruffly neck shirts I have every been able to find.#Pointy-ish little boots that I put with everything even thogugh they look terrible up close because they're literally like over 10 yrs old #I bought them so long ago and the black fake leather lining is like peeling off of the outside #ANYWAY #he's back again... the same little generic like elf vampire ruffle shirt with vest look.. might as well be the same guy #I support him and his dumbass disintegrating shoes anyway

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stairnaheireann · 9 months

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#OTD in Irish History | 9 August:

1690 – Siege of Limerick commences when William of Orange encamps just outside the walls of the old city, with an army of about 26,000; the Irish defenders were similar in number though not nearly as well armed. 1850 – Irish Tenant League is founded. 1878 – Birth of architect and furniture designer, Eileen Gray, in Enniscorthy, Co Wexford. She was a pioneer of the Modern Movement in architecture.…

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#irelandinspires #irishhistory #OTD #9 August #Ballymurphy #Co. Donegal #England #Fiachra Mangan Photography #History #History of Ireland #Internment #Ireland #Irish Civil War #Irish History #Irish War of Independence #Old Church Dunlewey #Siege of Limerick #Today in Irish History

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wonder-worker · 14 days

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I've been thinking about the tragedy of Elizabeth Woodville living to see the death of her family name.

I don't mean her family with her husband, which lived on through her daughter and grandson. I mean her own.

Her sisters died, one by one, many of them after 1485. When Elizabeth died, only Katherine was left, and she would die before the turn of the century as well.

All her brothers died, too. Lewis died in childhood. John was executed. Anthony was murdered. Lionel died suddenly in the peak of Richard's reign, unable to see his niece become queen. Edward perished at war. Richard died in grieving peace. For all the violence and judgement the family endured, it was "an accident of biology" that ended their line: none of the brothers left heirs, and the Woodville name was extinguished. We know the family was aware of this. We know they mourned it, too:

“Buy a bell to be a tenor at Grafton to the bells now there, for a remembrance of the last of my blood.”

Elizabeth lived through the deposition and death of her young sons, and lived to see the end of her own family name. It must have been such a haunting loss, on both sides.

#(the quote is by Richard Woodville in his deathbed will; he was the last of the Woodville brothers to die)#elizabeth woodville #woodvilles #my post #to be clear I am not arguing that the death of an English gentry family name is some kind of giant tragedy (it absolutely the fuck is not)#I'm trying to put it into perspective with regards to what Elizabeth may have felt because we know her family DID feel this way #writing this kinda reminded me of how I am just not fond at all about the way Elizabeth's experiences in 1483-85 are written about #and the way lots so many of the unprecedentedly horrifying aspects are overlooked or treated so casually:#the seizure and murder of two MINOR sons and the illegal execution of another;#her sheer vulnerability in every way compared to all her queenly predecessors; how she was harassed by 'dire threats' for months;#how she had 5 very young daughters with her to look after at the time (Bridget and Katherine were literally 3 and 4 years old);#how unprecedented Richard's treatment of her was: EW was the first queen of england to be officially declared an adulteress;#and the first and ONLY queen to be officially accused of witchcraft #(Joan of Navarre was accused of her treason; she was never explicitly accused of witchcraft on an official level like EW was)#the first crowned queen of england to have her marriage annulled; and the first queen to have her children officially bastardized #what former queens endured through rumors* were turned into horrifying realities for her.#(I'm not trying to downplay the nightmare of that but this was fundamentally on a different level altogether)#nor did Elizabeth get a trial or appeal to the church. like I cannot emphasize this enough: this was not normal for queens #and not normal for depositions. ultimately what Richard did *was* unprecedented #and of course let's not forget that Elizabeth had literally just been unexpectedly widowed like 20 days before everything happened #I really don't feel like any of this is emphasized as much as it should be?#apart from the horrifying death of her sons - but most modern books never call it murder they just write that they 'disappeared'#and emphasize that ACTUALLY we don't know what happened to them (this includes Arlene Okerlund)#rather than allowing her to have that grief (at the very least)#more time is spent dealing with accusations that she was a heartless bitch or inconsistent intriguer for making a deal with Richard instead #it also feels like a waste because there's a lot that can be analyzed about queenship and R3's usurpation if this is ever explored properly #anyway - it's kinda sad that even after Henry won and her daughter became queen EW didn't really get a break #her family kept dying one by one and the Woodville name was extinguished. and she lived to see it #it's kinda heartbreaking - it was such a dramatic rise and such a slow haunting fall #makes for a great story tho

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passionatepictures-2021 · 4 months

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Part of an old church in England

#church #old #broken #building #building structure #photography #mobilephotography #amature photographer #photographerlife #photographers on tumblr #original photography on tumblr #original photography #original photographers #women photographers #female photographers #england #coventry #uk

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thebeautifulbook · 1 year

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BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER (Cambridge: 1672)

#beautiful books #book blog #books books books #book cover #books #old books #book binding #book design #book of common prayer #england #church of england

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vedraford · 2 months

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York Minster 2024

#york minster #york #england #aesthetic #yorkshire #my photos #personal #old church #floor tiles #historical #cathedral #dark academia

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cakesandfail · 8 months

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Friends, did I ever tell you that I know a vicar who's into heavy metal? Like, 'sounds like a lawnmower mangling a parrot' levels of extreme metal?

I feel like it probably won't surprise any of you that I know a guy who's like "I know God personally and They said it's time to fuckin SHRED"

#'heavy metal vicar' is probably not that unusual for the church of england tbf #i remember the one who was at my old uni's chapel looked like a wizard and was into dnd so like #it can't be that weird if i've met two can it #though i suppose given the sort of people i know more generally... i probably have met the only two heavy metal vicars

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vanishingsydney · 2 years

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St. Andrew's Anglican Church (1881). Designed by Alexander Leckie Elphinstone Jnr. Contains a rare working organ by Hunter & Sons, organ builders, Clapham, London (1898). In unusual pale brick, on Sydney Sandstone foundations, with slate roofing. Summer Hill.

#vintage #19th century #old church #1880's #unusual #streetscape #facade #spire #sydney sandstone #pale brick #anglican #queen is dead #church of england #slate #inner west sydney

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megpricephotography · 8 months

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After the rain... & it was all quiet as we headed home, down the cobbled street.

#normally on a summer Saturday evening this street would be busy with tourists #there's an old pub halfway down... as well as cafes... a church at the far end... a couple of small museums #anyway this time of year we are continuously dodging visitors taking photos of the lane!#but today we had a sudden & rather heavy rain shower which made everyone dash back inside!#apart from Flynn & me - we hid under a tree in the woods until it mostly dropped off #then scurried home before it started again!#flynn #border collie #dog #lane #england #cobbled street

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vox-anglosphere · 2 months

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The bomb penetrated both domes but miraculously did not explode.

#St Paul's Cathedral #The Blitz #WWII #air raids #Luftwaffe #baroque architecture #English cathedrals #Church of England #sacred space #Old London #The City #bomb damage #UK

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blueiskewl · 1 year

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Crews Open Historic Tombs in Crypt of Boston's Old North Church

Boston’s Old North Church’s underground crypt is undergoing a years long restoration and renovation project.

“There are 37 tombs down here that were in use from 1732 through 1860,” Nikki Stewart, executive director of Old North Illuminated, said.

Of those 37 tombs, 16 have their original doors. Those are being removed, then temporarily replaced, while the originals are sent out to be restored. Next, the archeologists will get a look inside the tombs for the first time in hundreds of years.

“We don't want to disrupt any burials. We want to be as respectful as possible,” funerary archeologist Jane Rousseau said.

That means just getting a site survey to keep a record of what and who is behind each door.

“These are early residents of the North End, early parishioners of Christ Church,” Rousseau said. “We've seen some evidence of clothing, possible burial garments.”

Meanwhile, contractors coordinating with the National Park Service are making critical upgrades while maintaining the historical integrity of the crypt.

Soon, the crypt will be restored, renovated and made handicap accessible, so the public can return to understand the rich history within the walls.

“There are a lot of interesting stories associated with the crypt, so for visitors who come down and take a tour, it's a really great experience,” Stewart said.

Once the doors are restored and returned to the crypt, they hope to open it back up to the public for tours in July.

#Crews Open Historic Tombs in Crypt of Boston's Old North Church #tomb #grave #crypt #archeology #archeolgst #ancient artifacts #history #history news #ancient history #new england

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anglosaxonworldorder · 3 months

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Last year in riëvaux abbey

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