We always talk about fics that make you wonder if the author had seen the show but we never talk about fics that make you wonder if YOU had seen the show

"[Elizabeth Woodville's] piety as queen seems to have been broadly conventional for a fifteenth-century royal, encompassing pilgrimages, membership of various fraternities, a particular devotion to her name saint, notable generosity to the Carthusians, and the foundation of a chantry at Westminster after her son was born there. ['On other occasions she supported planned religious foundations in London, […] made generous gifts to Eton College, and petitioned the pope to extend the circumstances in which indulgences could be acquired by observing the feast of the Visitation']. One possible indicator of a more personal, and more sophisticated, thread in her piety is a book of Hours of the Guardian Angel which Sutton and Visser-Fuchs have argued was commissioned for her, very possibly at her request."

-J.L. Laynesmith, "Elizabeth Woodville: The Knight's Widow", "Later Plantagenet and Wars of the Roses Consorts: Power, Influence, Dynasty"

new OC for my friend's pathfinder 2e campaign. he has amnesia (classic) and has been stabbed in the gut at least once per session

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Erestor doing a silly little dance because he can, actually.

Don't interrupt him, he's doing the wave

Jeremy Dower

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It is said that Elizabeth's pension, land, and expenses in York were very low, resulting in her often having to borrow money from others for a few pounds. Her personal wallet often only had a few pounds. Henry VII embezzled the land of the York family, and Elizabeth's sisters had no dowry and could only rely on the help of the queen. Henry VII gave Elizabeth very few gifts compared to other English kings, and how was Elizabeth's situation compared to other English queens and other countries? Is this true?

Wow, my first question ever! Thank you :)

Well, I need to tag @richmond-rex who's far more a Henry VII-Elizabeth of York expert than me, but I'll give my answer.

Elizabeth of York's finances were more than most of her predecessors a sensitive subject. Her marriage wasn't conventional as she was badly needed to legitimize her husband. Hence her treatment was to be even more sensitive than the treatment of a classic queen, usually of foreign origin. Perkin Warbeck and his entourage knew this, as he wrote in his manifesto alongside many grievances alleged mistreatment of his sisters, including Elizabeth.

Henry VII had a vested interest in having a queen capable of maintaining her rank because she was the bridge between him and the followers of Edward IV, who won't tolerate any perceived or actual mistreatment of their late ruler's daughter. Henry had a bumpy road in ensuring Elizabeth's funding as he inherited empty coffers from Richard III. Elizabeth Wydeville's early (or forced?) retirement in 1487 might have been a way to ensure her daughter's finances.

We don't have the greatest sources for late medieval times regarding finance, but we know that Elizabeth's holdings were significant. She did enjoy the traditional estates of English queens (around 10 000 marks), followed by numerous help and loans from her husband that weren't repaid. He also bought her numerous gifts (horses, jewellery, etc...). Elizabeth of York wasn't poor but she wasn't massively endowed either. We aren't sure whether there were moments of financial shortage for Elizabeth considering finance medieval bookkeeping mostly records spending way more than income. There could have been moments when her finances were strained and it's true that Elizabeth died in 1502, right when Tudor finances started to skyrocket. I do not know where you saw that EoY had less gifts from her husband compared to her predecessor. If you have a source, I'm interested! Otherwise, it's normal in medieval times to make small loans as people often didn't have cash immediately on hand and there could be short time of deficit. What we have about her finances and her patronage shows that she wasn't badly treated. As this issue is political, another proof is the reaction of the political community. Former Yorkists didn't complain about her treatment and didn't see her as mistreated, which is proof of good financial treatment. Her probable good relationship with her husband is another proof considering they wouldn't be so devoted toward each other if there were money issues. Recall that dysfunctional royal marriages impact their financial matters and vice-versa, from Isabel of France to Catherine of Aragon. I do not know how Elizabeth would compare to other queens, but she wasn't underfunded for her English predecessors and successors. She had more wealth than her mother, and slightly less advantages than Margaret of Anjou (who had tax franchises but was in a completely different situation) but more cash.

So my conclusion is that she wasn't financially mistreated and could maintain her rank. The idea that she was stems from Henry VII's rapacious reputation and accusations made by failed pretenders to separate Yorkist loyalists from Tudor rule.

Again, thanks for the question!

@baggygoose drew the scene from chapter four in which Lach accidentally catcalls his captain instead of Dew.

Look at his face lol

still thinking about that post like… ive worked and volunteered with children a lot, and yeah there are some kids that are rude and misbehave, but that’s not their fault… like it’s their parents job to take care of and nurture them, and teach them healthy socialization skills and if you’re experiencing kids that are little menaces, it’s definitely the parents fault!!! they don’t come out the womb eager to be horrible! i cut off the post bc the op went on to describe all little boys as having an obsession with violence and inflicting pain which is just so weird. like kids that are “violent” often have underlying issues that are causing them to act like this, one of them being abuse. and to act like this a boy-only thing??? ive been slapped by little girls, ive seen little girls rip limbs off their toys and smash them to the ground. and where i don’t see a huge issue with being rough with their own toys, it is again not indicative of their person and, idk, morality? but rather how they are being treated. anyways, i desperately hope that person isn’t actively working in any childcare spaces bc there are enough assholes working with kids and we don’t need any more.

Another note I didn’t add on the “realism” post but while the Duffers are trying to capture real emotions and experiences the show still follows the typical three-act-structure-hero’s-journey to the letter and the Duffers are total cornballs, so yes I do advocate for plenty of dark elements in the lead up but the idea of a happy ending is still pretty believable

Lands were also important to the queen in nonfinancial terms. Whilst landed income provided the wherewithal to demonstrate benevolence and dispense patronage and gifts, among other things, the lands themselves enabled the queen to build and maintain a power base. As previously stated, patronage could help the queen to build relationships and connections, thereby enabling the construction of networks. However, (Margaret of Anjou)'s landownership had an additional element. People and places lay at the heart of any power base and certain of Margaret’s dower lands gave her a foothold in regions that were not traditionally part of the queen’s dower. For example, Margaret’s many holdings in the Midlands gave her the opportunity to build and establish networks in lands that had not before experienced the queen’s reach. Her standing as a landholder in this region may well have proved to be a supporting factor in her attempt to move the court there following a number of crises in the 1450s, including the king’s bout of insanity and the first Battle of St. Albans. Such action on the queen’s part suggests that she felt supported in the region and secure in the knowledge that the royal power base there was firm.

Michele Seah and Katia Wright,“The Medieval English Queen as a Landowner”, “Women and Economic Power in Premodern European Courts”

If sports didn't exist... 2 - Detroit Red Wings - July 2023

Awesome I love waking up to my dad verbally abusing my mom

20 & 30?

20: A song that has many meanings to you

Ooo the first one that sprung to mind is a bit of a bummer, I'm afraid.

My Immortal - Evanescence

While I know this song is meant to be mourning a lover, my first association is a friend's funeral, so it always reads to me as a mother mourning a child instead. It's also just a loss song for me in general. It's a pretty potent one!

30: A song that reminds you of yourself

Dammit - blink-182

If there is one thing consistent in my life, it's that I'm damn unlucky! It's a song I found during a low point that was just yeah... Yeah me too buddy.

While things are better than they were at that point, I still feel that from time to time! But as the song says, these moments that absolutely suck are a part of growing up!