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une-sanz-pluis · 11 months

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Mary de Bohun, Countess of Derby

Mary de Bohun was probably born around 22 December 1370 to Humphrey de Bohun and Joan Fitzalan, Earl and Countess of Hereford. As her father had no son, she and her elder sister, Eleanor, became the heiresses of his wealthy earldom. Eleanor married Thomas of Woodstock, the youngest son of Edward III, and according to Froissart, Woodstock intended Mary to enter a nunnery so he would inherit the entire earldom. This was not to be. In late 1380 or early 1381, Mary married John of Gaunt's son and heir, Henry Bolingbroke, the future Henry IV. The marriage appears to have happy as they shared similar interests and often spent time together. The story that Mary gave birth to a short-lived son in 1382, when she would have been only 11, is now believed to be a myth brought into being by a mistranslated text referring to her sister giving birth to a son. Mary's first child was the future Henry V, born 16 September 1386. Four more children soon followed: Thomas, Duke of Clarence (29 September 1387), John, Duke of Bedford (20 June 1389), Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 1390) and Blanche, Electress Palatine (25 February 1392). Mary died either giving birth to her sixth and final child, Philippa, Queen of Norway, Denmark and Sweden, or from complications afterwards, on 1 July 1394, when she was only 23 years old. Mary was buried on 6 July 1394 in the Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady of the Newarke in Leicester. The church and her tomb was destroyed in the Reformation.

A little of her personality can be reconstructed. She was interested in music, playing the harp or cithara, and she bought a ruler to line parchment for musical notation, suggesting she may have also composed music.Such an interest was shared by both her husband and eldest son, one or both of whom were the 'Roy Henry' who composed two mass movements. She maintained a close contacts with other noblewomen, not only her mother and sister, but Constanza of Castile, Katherine Swynford and Margaret Bagot, suggesting that she may well have been more politically aware and involved than what is generally believed. She may have also continued the de Bohun of patronising manuscript illuminators. A number of illuminated manuscripts believed to belong to her or her sister are some of the most celebrated late medieval English manuscripts.

Mary never became Duchess of Lancaster, let alone Queen of England, but it was her family's badge of the swan that became associated with the Lancastrian kings, most famously borne by her eldest son, Henry V. One of Henry V's first acts as king was to order a copper effigy for her tomb, while in the charter of his Syon foundation, he required that the soul of "Mary … our most dear mother", among others, be prayed for in a daily divine service. Her third son, John, recorded her anniversary into his personal breviary, while her daughters may have each carried manuscripts belonging to her with them when they left England to be married. Despite the brevity of her life, Mary was remembered long after her death.

Sources: Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Lat. 17294, Chris Given-Wilson, Henry IV (Yale University Press 2017), Ian Mortimer, The Fears of Henry IV (Vintage 2008), John Matusiak, Henry V (Routledge 2012), Calendar of the Patent Rolls: Henry IV. Vol. I. A. D. 1399-1401, Calendar of Close Rolls 1381-1385, Rebecca Holdorph, 'My Well-Beloved Companion': Men, Women, Marriage and Power in the Earldom and Duchy of Lancaster, 1265-1399, University of Southampton, PhD Thesis, Marina Vidas, The Cophenhagen Bohun Hours: Women, Representation and Reception in Fourteenth Century England (Museum Tusculanum Press 2019)

#mary de bohun #henry iv #henry v #edits #historyedit #on this day #noblewomen

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whitmoreroyals · 10 months

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The Royal Wedding of Crown Prince Ethan & Andrea Thurston (1964)

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Millions are gathering to witness the first televised royal wedding. It's sure to be a fairytale nuptial.

As the final guests make their way into the Cathedral, we notice some significant royal representatives. such as HRH Princess Elenor of Albion @thealbionroyals, TM King Alexandrina I and TRH Grand Princess Frederick Harrington of Esha @crownsofesha, HM Queen Beatriz and HM Mother Rowena of Uspana @nexility-sims, and TM King Johnathan and Queen Elizabeth of Corrilea @theroyalsofcorrilea.

The following royal representatives arrive TRH Earl Thomas and Countess Lillian of Hereford @stthomaspalace, TRH Crown Prince William lll and Duchess Katherine of Simdonia @bridgeportbritt, and TRH Prince Ezra and Princess Gabriela, The Prince and Princess of Westburg @trentonsimblr.

And the final royal representatives have arrived TM King Frederick and Queen Elenore of Elthonia @miyuzarry, HIM King Everette III, HRH Princess Lorraine of Iona @funkyllama, and TRH Crown Prince Otto and Crown Princess Roa of San Sequoia @hrh-the-royals.

Escorted by her father Zander Thurston, the bride travels from Renard Palace to Queen María's Cathedral for her marriage to Crown Prince Ethan.

As the bride makes her way into the Cathedral we see Crown Prince Ethan and his best man Diego Olson waiting patiently at the altar.

The beautiful bride wearing a satin dress with lace sleeves is making her way up to the altar with her bridesmaids, flower girl and pageboy's following behind.

The bridal party features Eliana Thurston, Maliyah and Malakai Thurston, Lady Bridgette Houser Jones, HRH Prince Colin of Irenda, Adrianna Thurston, and HRH Prince William III of Simdonia.

The wedding ceremony was performed by Lionel, Eye of Jacob as he gives his sermon and blesses the couple with the watchers' blessing.

{Eye of Jacob} As you embark on your journey together, there are three important blessings from the Watcher that you must receive. Firstly, you shall be granted The Watcher's Absolution, which will absolve you of any past sins and allow you to move forward together without any hindrance.

{ Eye of Jacob} Secondly, you shall be granted the Watcher's touch, which will protect the holy union that you are creating here today. Lastly, you shall be granted the Watcher's Blessing, which will assure you that the Watcher loves and cherishes you both individually and as a couple, and will always be with you.

{Eye of Jacob} It is now time for you to declare your intention in front of the Watcher and all who have gathered here today, as you have received Jacob's Trilogy of Praise. Ethan, will you take Andrea Everly Thurston as your lawfully wedded wife?

{Ethan} I do.

{Eye of Jacob} Andrea, do you take Ethan Alexander David George to be your lawfully wedded husband?

{Andrea} I do.

{Eye of Jacob} By the watchers blessing I pronounce you husband and wife.

The newlywed couple are seeing breaking away from tradition as they share a kiss during the ceremony.

Congratulations to the newlywed couple as they embark on this new journey together.

The newlywed couple can be seen giving an expression of respect to TM King Andrew and Queen Anne.

The crowds cheer as the newlyweds walk out of the Cathedral to the carriage where they make their journey back to Renard Palace for the reception.

The royals begin a new tradition by appearing on the balcony of the Palace to wave to the millions of Whitmorians as their way of making their people feel included on their big day.

On this day, the newlyweds started a new tradition by sharing a public kiss on the balcony, something the royals had never done before.

Creator Notes: Thank you to everyone who sent your lovely sims to be a part of this wedding and for being so patient with me. After months of waiting due to having some unexpected things happen in my life. If you want to see the photos in color you can see them HERE :)

#ts4 #ts4 royal legacy #ts4 royalty #ts4 royal family #ts4 royal simblr #whitmore royal family #whitmore royals #whitmore a royal romance #sim: Andrea Renard #sim: Zander Thurston #sim: Ethan Renard #sim: Andrew Renard #sim: Anne Renard

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stthomaspalace · 2 months

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Procession from St. Anne's Cathedral to St. Peter's Abbey

The Procession behind the funeral carriage left from St. Anne's on it's way to St. Peter's Abbey where the Late Dowager Empress will be interred next to her husband, Father in law and Mother in Law in the James IV Chapel in St. Peter's Abbey ( also buried there is James IV only sister Princess Carolina). Joining the procession was Her Royal Highness Princess Abigail who attended on behalf of her father who has been in Ill health.

A car carrying Her Imperial Highness The Duchess of Snowport and The Earl and Countess of Hereford left for the Abbey ahead of the procession, The Duchess has been in Ill health for years and is unable to stand for long periods of time. A source confirmed that Her Imperial Highness wanted to be able to stand as The Dowager Empress' coffin went into the abbey so they left to arrive ahead of the procession. Stay tuned for Her Imperial Majesty final entrance into the Abbey where she married into the family over 60 years ago.

@thealexandrianroyals @miyuzarry

#sims 4 royal family #sims 4 royal legacy #the sims 4 monarchy #sims 4 simblr #sims 4 #the sims 4 #chapter2 #ts4 royal simblr #the sims 4 royal #stthomaspalace

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brf-rumortrackinganon · 3 months

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“A 30-minute travel program about Cornwall by the Duchy of Cornwall?"

Lol

The Duchy of Cornwall isn’t just in Cornwall. The best description of it’s geographic location is that it’s West Country. Ie it covers parts of Cornwall, Devon, Gloucestershire and Hereford. It also covers parts of London - though not as much as Dukes of Westminster or Earls of Cadogan cover in London.

Just like The Duchy of Lancaster isn’t necessarily just Lancashire, but covers various counties in the midlands as well as having prime parts of London.

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Thanks for making my point for me, anon!

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scotianostra · 3 months

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On February 27th 1545 the Battle of Ancrum Moor took place.

This was a battle during the "Rough Wooing" as King Henry VIII of England tried to persuade the Scots that the 3 year old Mary Queen of Scots to marry his son. The decisive Scottish victory would put a temporary end to English incursions into the Scottish border and lowlands.

After failed negotiation with the Scottish king, in October 1542 Henry VIII sent an English army some 20,000 into Scotland, where they burnt Kelso and Roxburgh. In reply, James V of Scotland raised an army of some 18,000 troops in the west and headed for Carlisle, but was defeated in November at Solway Moss by a much smaller English force. After the death of James V, Henry aimed to unify the two kingdoms by seeking the marriage of the then, one year old Scottish Queen Mary to his own son, Prince Edward. When his proposals failed he pursued the matter through force of arms - the so called 'rough wooing'.

As part of this campaign, in February 1545 two of Henry's northern commanders, Euer and Laiton, again crossed the border, this time with some 5000 troops. The army plundered Melrose town and burn down the abbey, then returned towards Jedburgh. In response the Earl of Angus raised local forces. At first outnumbered, he manoeuvred but would not engage the invaders. Once joined by other forces, including the Earl of Arran, he had more than 1200 troops. The Scots now considered their army strong enough to act and at Ancrum Moor they totally defeated the far larger English army.

The photos show Lilliards Stone, or Lady Lilliards Stone, as it is sometimes called it marks where the battle took place and also commemorates a Teviotdale girl name Lilliard who to avenge the death of her lover slain by the Earl of Hereford's English troops at an earlier point took part in the Battle of Ancrum Moor until she fell with many wounds.

#scotland #scottish #history #HENRY VIII #mary queen of scots #Rough wooing

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natequarter · 6 days

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I'll ask about 'can see ghosts' from the wip tag!

“Suffering brings us closer to God, but that doesn’t mean locking yourself away. Perhaps this is not a punishment, but a gift from the Lord: He wishes for you to see the world in greater depth.”

“Greater depth?” He laughed bitterly. “When I visited Canterbury Cathedral, I saw an old archbishop skulking around, shouting at churchgoers. The back of his head was bloodied and battered. If even saints are stuck in this”—he gestured at Matilda—“purgatory, what hope is there for me? And if Master Thomson isn’t damned—”

“God’s love and forgiveness are far greater than we could hope to understand. If He believes there is still a chance for Thomas, then so do I. Now, Humphrey, you must get up.”

“My father was a murderer. My daughters are dead. It must be a curse … punishment for the sins of my family…”

in which humphrey... can see ghosts, and it ruins his life. because i thought a much bleaker take on alison's abilities, in a world where it's much more likely to be interpreted as him being completely detached from reality, would be fun

It was common knowledge that the earl of Hereford was mad, to say nothing of his wife. The latest development was apparently that his son was a bastard and his wife a whore for Jesuits, or perhaps some Protestant lord. The story changed from day to day.

it's a lot bleaker in tone than ghosts, but i think it's quite good

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#asks #bbc ghosts

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mary-tudor · 1 year

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The Mortimer inheritance running in a Tudor prince: here’s how historian Sean Cunningham brings to public debate an often overlooked aspect of Prince Arthur’s Yorkist connection to his Mortimer’s ancestors and how he, an unofficial Earl of March, was expected to incorporate this to his kingship.

“Arthur's transition into the leader of Marcher society did involve a clever reinterpretation of regional history that put the new prince at the center of an old story.

The area that became the most important to Prince Arthur was the region in the Welsh Marches linking Worcester, Bewdley, Ludlow, Weobley and Leominster. Along with Shrewsbury to the north, Wigmore to the west and Hereford to the south, this was the centre of power for the Prince of Wales, and the area that his Council in the Marches dominated as representative of the more distant Westminster government.

In setting up Arthur's seat of power here, Henry VII was consciously merging several strands of political influence.

Those people that surrounded and served Arthur in the late 1490 knew that this region had been the heart of the lordship of the earldom of March. The last living earl had been the young Edward V before his father died and he disappeared.

Once Edward was believed to be dead, Arthur's mother, Queen Elizabeth, became the last heir of the Yorkist kings and therefore the most prominent living descendant of the Mortimers as earls of March.

Arthur was being linked to that earldom and the Mortimer family as a direct expression of his mother's lineage and what it represented. The earldom had for many years been a critical part of the House of York's power.

Mortimer blood was also a factor in building a Yorkist claim to the throne. Elizabeth's grandfather Richard, 3rd Duke of York had been a product of the marriage of Anne Mortimer and Richard, Earl of Cambridge, one of Edward III's grandsons. Anne was the sister of the last Mortimer Earl of March - Edmund Mortimer, who had died in 1425.

Richard, Duke of York had inherited the Mortimer estates and the dormant Mortimer claim to the crown through dual descent from Edward III. It was Edward IV that brought this fusion of rights and entitlements together when he became king in March 1461.

For Prince Arthur to be seriously considered the fulfillment of the prophecy of King Arthur's deed to lead Britons in a new and glorious age, the kings subject were expected to know the significance of the story. They were probably helped out in their recollections by the representation of parts of King Arthur's story in the pageantry that accomparied many ceremonial events in which the royal family was involved.

When Prince Arthur visited Coventry in 1497 he was greeted by a pageant that featured King Arthur and the other eight of the Nine Worthies, in which the legendary King of Britain made a speech of welcome. This entertainment carried an important and repeated message about the legitimacy of the place of Henry VIl's family in the long line of England's rulers.

It is possible, however, that there was a more specific justification for Henry VI's use of the legends of early Britain, namely Prince Arthur's inheritance of Mortimer power and his presence in the borderlands of England and Wales.

The Mortimer family had shown considerable interest in the Arthurian stories as part of their genealogy. The legendary figures Cadwaladr, Brutus and Arthur were viewed as ancestors and not mythological predecessors. When the Mortimers married into the family line of Llewelyn ap Iorwerth in 1228 they absorbed the descent of the princes of Wales growing from Cadwaladr.

A genealogical roll of the Mortimer family provides some valuable evidence of how Arthurian tradition was heavily promoted by family members as they developed their relationship with King Edward I in the 1270 and during the English war with Prince Llewelyn ap Gruffydd before 1282.

Later Plantagenet kings allowed the Mortimers to build up vice-regal power along the border from their castles and estates at Wigmore, Ludlow, Cleobury and Chirk. Even after the treason and execution of Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March in 1330, the family were able to recover their influence in the Marcher lands.

(…) Even after Edward I’s conquest of Wales and Henry IV's defeat of Owar Glyadir a century later, the annexation of Wales by England was never seriously contemplated. The English Crown's authority was exercised by deputies from within the regional communities that knew the people, landscape and history of the March. They were the king's intermediaries and were agents whose relationship with the Westminster government and court was essential to the achievement of aspirations of national security and stable rule.

Henry VII's interest in ancient British stories was a prop to the extension of his royal authority generally, and that of the Marcher lords in particular. It fitted with his grand scheme to revive an older form of lordship for his son in order to create a foundation of loyalty for Arthur's future kingship. King Henry's prominent use of the red dragon standard associated with Cadwaladr - still one of the most identifiable of Tudor images -(…).

In November 1493, Arthur was formally granted the lands and rights of the earldom of March during the king's pleasure. He was not expressly given the title, which had already been in Crown hands for thirty-two years, but this was an absorption of Marcher power into the new regional force that Arthur was to embody.

Once he held the power and estates of the earldom of March, Arthur acquired the real and the mythical associations of the earldom into his personal lordship. His arrival as a new border figurehead offered Arthur the potential to build a very strong and stable structure of lordship in the communities of the Marcher region.

Since it distilled his personal power into a more potent form, immediate acceptance of Arthur's inheritance of the March was as important as a boost to Arthur's royal presence as was his national status as Prince of Wales after 1489 or earlier title of Duke of Cornwall.

As he grew into his role, Arthur would develop this network and nurture the service of families connected with the earldom of March and the Yorkist Prince of Wales without the need to labour his relationship to the legendary power of King Arthur.

At the end of 1485, the threat posed by opponents biding their time in Richard IIl's northern power base was the most immediately pressing problem for Henry VII. Unfortunately, he could not simultaneously relax his efforts to promote his kingship and make the presence of the regime felt elsewhere.

In the areas where encouragement was offered by the loyalties of those who had already declared their allegiance to the new regime, the king moved swiftly to establish his allies. Henry VII could not afford to be seen to be undermining, manipulating or threatening the old Yorkist and Mortimer networks.”

Cunningham, S. “Prince Arthur: The Tudor King Who Never Was.”

#Arthur Tudor #Prince of Wales #Arthur prince of Wales #Arthur Tudor Prince of Wales #Tudor dynasty #Tudor England #cousin’s wars #wars of the roses #house of York #house of Mortimer #house of Lancaster #Henry VII #Richard of York #Richard 3rd Duke of York #Richard of Conisbury #Anne de Mortimer #Roger de Mortimer #Roger Mortimer #Earl of March

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austxnland · 12 days

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Nota: Los títulos nobiliarios son rsrvabls tant pr prsonaj como por familia; esto es, Lady X, una jovencita londinense de noble abolengo, podrá reservar el Ducado de Norfolk para su familia, sea para un NPC o un familiar que luego pondrá en búsqueda. Así mismo, para evitar confusiones, cada título tiene un apellido familiar adjudicado.

Títulos no libres a reserva (históricamente conferidos a los príncipes):

Duque y Duquesa de York (Duke and Duchess of York). Este título a menudo se otorga al segundo hijo del monarca.

Duque y Duquesa de Cornwall (Duke and Duchess of Cornwall). Reservado por tradición al Príncipe de Gales, el primer hijo del monarca.

Duque y Duquesa de Edinburgh (Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh). Históricamente otorgado a hijos menores del monarca, en nuestro caso al tercero.

Títulos libres a reserva:

Duque y Duquesa de Sussex (Duke and Duchess of Sussex). Familia: Mountbatten.

Duque y Duquesa de Norfolk (Duke and Duchess of Norfolk). Familia: Howard

Duque y Duquesa de Bedford (Duke and Duchess of Bedford). Familia: Russell

Duque y Duquesa de Devonshire (Duke and Duchess of Devonshire). Familia: Cavendish.

Duque y Duquesa de Northumberland (Duke and Duchess of Northumberland). Familia: Percy.

Duque y Duquesa de Dorset (Duke and Duchess of Dorset). Familia: Sackville.

Duque y Duquesa de Wellington (Duke and Duchess of Wellington). Familia: Wellesley.

Duque y Duquesa de Marlborough (Duke and Duchess of Marlborough). Familia: Churchill.

Duque de Rothesay (Escocia*)

Duque de Hamilton (Escocia*)

Duque de Buccleuch y Queensberry (Escocia*)

Duque de Argyll (Escocia*)

Duque de Atholl (Escocia*)

Duque de Montrose (Escocia*)

Duque de Roxburghe (Escocia*)

Marqués y Marquesa de Bath (Marquess and Marchioness of Bath). Familia: Thynn.

Marqués y Marquesa de Winchester (Marquess and Marchioness of Winchester). Familia: Paulet.

Marqués y Marquesa de Lansdowne (Marquess and Marchioness of Lansdowne). Familia: Petty-FitzMaurice.

Marqués y Marquesa de Salisbury (Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury). Familia: Cecil.

Marqués y Marquesa de Northampton (Marquess and Marchioness of Northampton). Familia: Compton.

Conde y Condesa de Derby (Earl and Countess of Derby). Familia: Stanley.

Conde y Condesa de Essex (Earl and Countess of Essex). Familia: Devereux.

Conde y Condesa de Warwick (Earl and Countess of Warwick). Familia: Greville.

Conde y Condesa de Shrewsbury (Earl and Countess of Shrewsbury). Familia: Talbot.

Conde y Condesa de Carlisle (Earl and Countess of Carlisle). Familia: Howard.

Vizconde y Vizcondesa de Falkland (Viscount and Viscountess of Falkland). Familia: Cary.

Vizconde y Vizcondesa de Hereford (Viscount and Viscountess of Hereford). Familia: Devereux.

Vizconde y Vizcondesa de Gage (Viscount and Viscountess of Gage). Familia: Gage.

Vizconde y Vizcondesa de Melville (Viscount and Viscountess of Melville). Familia: Dundas.

Vizconde y Vizcondesa de Bridport (Viscount and Viscountess of Bridport). Familia: Hood.

Barón y Baronesa de Berkeley (Baron and Baroness of Berkeley). Familia: Berkeley.

Barón y Baronesa de Montagu (Baron and Baroness of Montagu). Familia: Montagu.

Barón y Baronesa de Byron (Baron and Baroness of Byron). Familia: Byron.

Barón y Baronesa de Leighton (Baron and Baroness of Leighton). Familia: Leighton.

Barón y Baronesa de Lovelace (Baron and Baroness of Lovelace). Familia: King.

#grupo: aristocracia #títulos nobiliarios #let the games begin #sobre: reservas

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ladnkilt · 1 year

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IN CLASSICAL AND MODERN ART... ABDOMINUS (Latin: Stomach) THE CUTE, POKE-ABLE, KISSABLE PART OF THE MASCULINE SOUL!

Hatton, Brian (British, 1887-1916), “Standing Male Nude,” c.1907, Oil On Canvas, Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, UK

The Male Form... In Photography, Art, Architecture, Decor, Style, And Culture Which Moves Beyond Mere Appearance To Reveal The... SOUL.

By LadNKilt: Earl Of Darlow, Ben Official Residence: County Antrim Northern Ireland; Main Residence: London U.K.; Second Residence: Kansas City Missouri U.S.A. LadNKilt Archive | Message Me | Submit | LadNKiltLife (Biography)

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apinchofm · 1 year

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Sophie's Family

Lord Richard Gunningworth, Earl of Penwood - her father

Lady Viola Luckhurst (née Gunningworth), Countess of Hereford

Mademoiselle Adelle Faucher (.deceased)

Her trusty Lady's maid, Claire Smith

Sophie!

#fic: giving a glowing review #sophie beckett fancast #sophie beckett #casting #benophie fic #i'm a visual writer lol i always need fcs

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aaronxiang · 8 months

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Karen Cantrell (Ratu Muda Princess Cantrell)凯伦·坎特雷尔公主

is the chairman of the Royal Society St George California Branch. Her Excellency is an entrepreneur, political activist, business visionary, philanthropist, humanitarian, and descends from a noble and royal background.

She has a vast knowledge in Communications and Public Affairs, including a background in Community Relations, Business Ownership, Governance, and International Affairs. An advocate for over 40 years, she works tirelessly to help other families experience a better life nationally and internationally.

Her Excellency is a direct descendant of H.G. Duke John of Gaunt - 4th son of Edward III, King of England and Henry de Bohun, Earl of Hereford one of the signers of the Magna Charta. She is a member of over 35 Nobility Societies throughout the globe and is actively engaged for 14 years in promoting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Campaigns at the United Nations and also with the local United Nations Association of the Inland Empire and United Nations Association of Coachella Valley.

英国皇家学会加州分会主席。公主也是一位企业家、政治活动家、商业梦想家、慈善家、人道主义者，出身于贵族和皇室背景。

她在传播和公共事务方面拥有丰富的知识，包括社区关系、企业所有权、治理和国际事务的背景。作为一名倡导者 40 多年，她孜孜不倦地致力于帮助国内外其他家庭体验更美好的生活。

公主陛下是英国国王爱德华三世和赫里福德伯爵亨利·德·博恩（《大宪章》签署人之一）的第四个儿子冈特约翰公爵的直系后裔。她是全球超过 35 个贵族社团的成员，14 年来一直积极参与在联合国以及当地联合国内陆帝国协会和联合国科切拉协会推动联合国可持续发展目标。

#lingyun xiang #KarenCantrell #lingyunxiang

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une-sanz-pluis · 4 months

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The Marriage of Henry of Lancaster and Mary de Bohun (1380/1)

From: Chronicles of England, France and Spain and the Surrounding Countries, by Sir John Froissart, Translated from the French Editions with Variations and Additions from Many Celebrated MSS, by Thomas Johnes, Esq; London: William Smith, 1848. *

Humphry, earl of Hereford and Northampton, and constable of England, was one of the greatest lords and landholders in that country; for it was said, and I, the author of this book, heard it when I resided in England, that his revenue was valued at fifty thousand nobles a-year. From this earl of Hereford there remained only two daughters as his heiresses; Blanche the eldest, and Isabella** her sister. The eldest was married to Thomas of Woodstock, earl of Buckingham. The youngest was unmarried, and the earl of Buckingham would willing have had her remain so, for then he would have enjoyed the whole of the earl of Hereford’s fortune. Upon his marriage with Eleanor, he went to reside at his handsome castle of Pleshy, in the county of Essex, thirty miles from London, which he possessed in right of his wife. He took on himself the tutelage of his sister-in-law, and had her instructed in doctrine; for it was his intention she should be professed a nun of the order of St. Clare***, which had a very rich and large convent in England. In this manner was she educated during the time the earl remained in England, before his expedition into France. She was also constantly attended by nuns from this convent, who tutored her in matters of religion, continually blaming the married state. The young lady seemed to incline to their doctrine, and thought not of marriage.

Duke John of Lancaster, being a prudent and wise man, foresaw the advantage of marrying his only son Henry, by his first wife Blanche, to the lady Mary: he was heir to all the possessions of the house of Lancaster in England, which were very considerable. The duke had for some time considered he could not choose a more desirable wife for his son than the lady who was intended for a nun, as her estates were very large, and her birth suitable to any rank; but he did not take any steps in the matter until his brother of Buckingham had set out on his expedition to France. When he had crossed the sea, the duke of Lancaster had the young lady conducted to Arundel castle; for the aunt of the two ladies was the sister of Richard, earl of Arundel, one of the most powerful barons of England.**** This lady Arundel, out of complaisance to the duke of Lancaster, and for the advancement of the young lady, went to Pleshy, where she remained with the countess of Buckingham and her sister for fifteen days. On her departure from Pleshy, she managed so well that she carried with her the lady Mary to Arundel, when the marriage was instantly consummated between her and Henry of Lancaster. During their union of twelve years, he had by her four handsome sons, Henry, Thomas, John and Humphrey, and two daughters, Blanche and Philippa. The earl of Buckingham, as I said, had not any inclination to laugh when he heard these tidings; for it would not be necessary to divide an inheritance which the considered wholly as his own, excepting the constableship which was continued to him. When he learnt that his brothers had all been concerned in this matter, he became melancholy, and never after loved the duke of Lancaster as he had hitherto done.^

Notes:

* Johnes notes that this is from "only one of [his] mss. [manuscripts] and not in any printed copy". Chris Given-Wilson (Henry IV, Yale University Press, 2016): "This story comes from a variant manuscript of Froissart's chronicles used by Johnes, but subsequently destroyed by fire."

** Johnes: "Froissart mistakes: their names were Eleanor and Mary." Presumably, Johnes then corrects their names for the rest of the narrative?

*** Jennifer C. Ward (translator and editor), Women of the English Nobility and Gentry: 1066-1500 (Manchester Medieval Sources, Manchester University Press, 1995): "This is probably a reference to the convent of the Minoresses outside Aldgate in London where Isabella, daughter of Thomas and Eleanor, later became a nun."

**** Ward: "Joan de Bohun, Mary’s mother, was the sister of Richard FitzAlan, earl of Arundel." Given-Wilson argues the role Froissart assigns to Mary's aunt was actually played by Joan.

^ The veracity of Froissart's account has tended to be questioned, with some historians generally concluding there was probably some truth, mostly revolving around the falling out between John of Gaunt and Thomas of Woodstock over the marriage. The secretive nature of it is almost certainly untrue, given Gaunt had received a royal grant for Mary's marriage. Given-Wilson:

Froissart claimed that ‘the marriage was instantly consummated’, but this was precipitate. He also got several other details of the story wrong, such as calling the two sisters Blanche and Isabel and saying that it was their ‘aunt’ who carried Mary away from Pleshey, but the essentials of his story are corroborated by other sources and undoubtedly correct. Countess Joan was complicit in the plot, presumably hoping to give her daughter a life outside the convent. She probably commissioned a pair of illuminated psalters for the marriage.

The psalters were probably made by the de Bohun-sponsored workshop at Pleshey, one of Woodstock's principle residences. It's possible, presumably, that Joan commissioned them after the wedding but if they were commissioned before/finished by the time of the wedding, it's hard to imagine that Woodstock's household were entirely unaware that a move was being made to marry Mary to Henry.

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Südengland 2023 - Tag 17

Ladies and Gentlemen!

Wir müssen noch etwas an unserem Heritage Pass arbeiten, deshalb steht heute wieder ein Ziel auf unserer Agenda, das im Pass inklusive ist. Micha witzelt schon: am Ende kriegen wir noch Geld raus ...

Heute machen wir uns auf den Weg, um das Castle Carisbrooke zu besuchen. Der normale Eintrittspreis schlägt hier mit 14 £ zu Buche.

Ursprünglich gab es eine römische Burg in Carisbrooke, die als Teil der römischen Bemühungen errichtet wurde, die sächsische Küste vor Überfällen zu schützen.

Nach der normannischen Eroberung errichtete William Fitz Osbern, Earl of Hereford, hier eine neue Burg nach dem traditionellen normannischen Motte- und Bailey-Plan, mit zwei Bailey-Einfriedungen, die zu einem hohen Motte führen, der von einem befestigten Bergfried überragt wird.

Das Schloss ging später an die Familie Redvers über. Es war wahrscheinlich Baldwin de Redvers, Earl of Devon, der die starke Ringmauer errichtete, um die früheren normannischen Verteidigungsanlagen zu verstärken.

Carisbrooke verdankt insbesondere Gräfin Isabella de Fortebus viel. Die verwitwete Gräfin war im 13. Jahrhundert eine der reichsten und mächtigsten Landbesitzerinnen in England, mit Ländereien, die sich von Wight bis Yorkshire erstreckten.

1262 beschloss sie, sich in Carisbrooke niederzulassen. Sie verwandelte die kahle Verteidigungsburg und ließ eine ganze Reihe von Räumen errichten, darunter komfortable Suiten, eine große Halle, private Kammern und die Kapelle St. Peter. Die Kapelle ist jetzt in den Museumsbereich integriert.

Die Familie Redvers hielt die Burg, bis die Linie mit Isabellas Tod im Jahr 1293 ausstarb. Die Burg ging dann auf die Krone über und wurde häufig königlichen Günstlingen zugesprochen. 1377 schlug die Burg eine Invasion der Franzosen zurück, aber in der Tudor-Zeit ging die größte Bedrohung von einer spanischen Invasion aus.

Ab 1597 wurde die Burgverteidigung durch eine Reihe von Bastionen und Erdwällen erweitert, die von einem italienischen Ingenieur namens Gianbelli entworfen wurden.

Die Tudor-Erdwälle umschließen die normannischen Vorburgen vollständig und sind mit Stein verstärkt und mit 5 Bastionen in Form von Pfeilspitzen unterbrochen, um der Bedrohung durch Artilleriefeuer entgegenzuwirken.

Das Schloss ist am bekanntesten für seine Verbindung mit Charles I. (Karl I.). Charles wurde 1647 in Carisbrooke inhaftiert, nachdem seine Armeen im Bürgerkrieg vom Parlament besiegt worden waren. Der König war bequem im Constable's Lodging untergebracht, einem Tudor-Gebäude, das an die mittelalterliche Great Hall angrenzt.

Charles konspirierte jedoch weiter. Zwei aufeinanderfolgende Versuche aus seinem „goldenen Käfig“ zu entkommen, veranlassten seine Gefängniswärter, ihn in viel sichereren und weniger komfortablen Quartieren festzusetzen.

Charles wurde schließlich zur Hinrichtung von Carisbrooke nach London gebracht. Das Schlafgemach des Königs ist ebenso erhalten wie das Fenster, durch das er zu fliehen versuchte.

1896 wurde Prinzessin Beatrice, die jüngste Tochter von Königin Victoria, zur Gouverneurin der Isle of Wight ernannt. Die Prinzessin machte das Schloss nach 1914 zu ihrem Sommerdomizil.

Der Titel des Gouverneurs der Isle of Wight wurde im Jahr 1965 an Prinz Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, weiter vergeben. Die Zeremonie zur Ernennung fand ebenfalls im Carisbrooke Castle statt und wurde von der Queen persönlich durchgeführt.

Leider kamen die Queen und Prinz Philip nicht mehr mit der Kutsche, sondern mit dem Auto. Damit der dicke, dunkelrote Bentley der Monarchin überhaupt bis in den Hof vorfahren konnte, mussten leichte Modifizierungen am Torhaus vorgenommen werden: man entfernte schnell einmal Teile des historischen Eingangs.

Die klassische Ansicht für den Besucher von Carisbrooke Castle ist dieser imposante, dominante, zweitürmige Hauptteil des Torhauses. Dieses begann im 13. Jahrhundert als einfaches Tor, aber 1336 erweiterte Edward III. es, um einen zentralen Durchgang zwischen den Toren mit runden Türmen zu schaffen. Innerhalb des Durchgangs des Torhauses befinden sich Rillen für drei Fallgatter.

Das Torhaus bietet Zugang zur westlichen Vorburg, die an der Stelle des ursprünglichen römischen Kastells steht. Das Torhaus bewies fast sofort seinen Wert und half, die Burg vor der französischen Invasion von 1377 zu verteidigen.

Rechter Hand befindet sich die St.-Nikolaus-Kapelle neben dem Wachhaus. Die Kapelle stammt aus dem 13. Jahrhundert, wurde aber 1899 zum Gedenken an den 250. Todestag Karls I. im Jahr 1649 komplett umgebaut.

Später wurde sie zu einem Denkmal für diejenigen, die im 1. Weltkrieg fielen, darunter Prinzessin Beatrices Sohn Maurice, der 1914 in Ypern starb. Das Ende der Kapelle wird von einer großen Büste von König Karl und einem Denkmal für die toten Soldaten dominiert.

Im ehemaligen Wachhaus (Guardhouse) wird heute den Besuchern ein gut gemachte Informationsfilm zur Historie von Carisbrooke gezeigt.

Hinter der Kapelle liegt der Garten “Princess Beatrice Garden”.

Dieser Garten wurde im edwardianischen Stil gestaltet, um an die Zeit zu erinnern, als Carisbrooke das Sommerhaus von Prinzessin Beatrice, der Tochter von Königin Victoria, war.

Geradeaus liegt die Große Halle. Darin befindet sich heute das Museum (und in den Quartieren des Gouverneurs) mit zahlreichen Objekten zur Geschichte des Schlosses sowie zur lokalen Geschichte der Region.

Einer der Höhepunkte ist eine Nachbildung des Schlafzimmers von Charles I. Zu den weiteren Ausstellungsstücken gehören ein Gemälde von Joseph Mallord William Turner von Carisbrooke, ein mittelalterlicher Krug sowie das Schwert und die Nachtmütze von Charles I. Dies sind nur einige von über 27.000 Objekten, von denen nur einige regelmäßig ausgestellt werden.

Einer der Höhepunkte eines Besuchs in Carisbrooke ist ein Besuch im Wellhouse, wo Wasser aus einem 50 Meter tiefen Brunnen mit einem von Eseln betriebenen Rad geschöpft wird. Das Ding sieht aus, wie ein überdimensionales Hamsterrad in dem die Esel laufen. Das Rad ist durch ein System von Zahnrädern und Rollen mit einem Seil verbunden, das an einem Eimer befestigt ist.

Der Eimer wird in den Brunnen abgesenkt und während der Esel stetig läuft, wird der volle Eimer an die Oberfläche gezogen.

Das heutige Brunnenkopfgebäude wurde in der Tudorzeit errichtet, aber der Brunnen selbst und sein Mechanismus sind bedeutend älter. Es gibt 6 Esel, die, zu Demonstrationszwecken, auf dem Eselsrad abwechselnd eingesetzt werden. Die Vorführungen finden mehrmals täglich, immer zur halben Stunde, statt.

Die Esel sind in einem großen Gebäudekomplex in der westlichen Ecke der Burganlage untergebracht.

Alle Namen der Esel beginnen mit dem Buchstaben „J“, eine Tradition, die bis in die Zeit zurückreicht, als Karl I. hier gefangen war. Charles unterzeichnete Briefe an seine Mitverschwörer mit dem Buchstaben J, und die Tradition begann, die Esel mit demselben Buchstaben zu benennen.

Für die treuen Vierbeiner gibt es sogar einen eigenen Eselsfriedhof.

Daran kommt man auf dem Weg zum Tearoom vorbei.

Der Tearoom bietet kleine Gerichte, Suppen, Kuchen usw. zu erstaunlich moderaten Preisen an.

Dicht an der Nordwestwand des Schlosses befindet sich eine Reihe von Unterkunftsräumen. Dort befindet sich eine Fensterlaibung, die zu Ehren der Gräfin Isabella als “Isabella's Window” bekannt ist.

Dieses Fenster gab einst Licht in die Privatgemächer der Gräfin. Es war mit farbigem Glas verglast – ein seltener Luxus - und in das Fenster waren Steinsitze eingebaut, damit die Gräfin den Blick über ihre Ländereien bis zum Meer genießen konnte.

Hoch oben an der Außenwand befindet sich ein kleines, vergittertes Fenster. 1648 versuchte Karl I., durch dieses Fenster zu entkommen und an einem Seil zu den am Fuß der Burgmauer wartenden Anhängern hinunterzuklettern.

Er hatte zwei Kerkermeister bestochen, damit sie bei seinem Versuch wegschauten. Die Gefängniswärter nahmen sein Geld, benachrichtigten dann aber die Burgbehörden, und der Versuch wurde vereitelt.

Charles hatte zuvor versucht, aus seinem Schlafzimmer zu entkommen, aber dieses Mal hatte er die Lücke zwischen den Fenstergittern falsch eingeschätzt und wurde zwischen ihnen eingekeilt, bis seine Kerkermeister ihn fanden.

Einer der frühesten Teile des Schlosses und immer noch einer der beeindruckendsten: die Muschelfestung. Dieser hohe steinerne Bergfried (oder befestigte Turm) sitzt auf einem hohen konischen Hügel (auch Motte genannt).

Der Bergfried war als letzte, verzweifelte Zuflucht für Verteidiger im Falle eines Angriffs gedacht und wird nur über eine steile Treppe erreicht, die mit dem Wehrgang verbunden ist.

Abgesehen von einer Garderobenkammer gibt es im Bergfried nur sehr wenige intakte Elemente, aber die Belohnung für den Aufstieg auf die Spitze der Motte ist ein wunderbarer Blick über die Burg und das “Bowling Green” im Norden.

Dieses große, ebene Gebiet war Teil der erweiterten Verteidigungsanlagen, die bei der Errichtung der äußeren Bastionen und Erdwälle entstanden. Soldaten nutzten den flachen Platz für Paraden und Exerzitien, aber berühmter wurde er von Karl I. zum Boulespielen, während seiner Gefangenschaft, genutzt.

In dieser Woche finden in allen Burgen und Schlössern des English Heritages spezielle Familientage statt. Anlass dieser Veranstaltungen ist die Coronation, die Krönung, von König Charles.

Es gibt kindgerechte open Air Theateraufführungen bei denen die Kids mitmachen können. Die Eltern sitzen derweil auf der Wiese und picknicken, während die Sprößlinge, ausgestattet mit Krone und Schwert, zusammen mit den Schauspielern historische Ereignisse nachspielen.

Insgesamt waren wir gut 4 Stunden im Castle unterwegs.

Good Night!

Angie, Micha und Mister Bunnybear (Hasenbär)

#Carisbrooke Castle #Carisbrooke #Isle of Wight #Südengland

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Empress Mary laid to rest in State Funeral

Her Imperial Majesty The Dowager Empress was laid to rest today in a beautiful Full State Funeral. Her Late Imperial Majesty has laid in state in St. Anne's Cathedral in St. Thomas Palace since her passing last week. Thousands have turned out to pay their respects to their beloved Empress. The Palace expecting a large turn out had warming areas for the people to stay warm and regularly passed out coffee, tea or hot chocolate. His Imperial Majesty The High King stated that he and the rest of the Imperial Family are touched by the outpouring of grief and condolences coming in. HIM stated "I knew Mama was well loved by the people but seeing how much has been touching."

The Imperial Family stood in honor with Family Members of the Military in dress uniforms saluting Her Imperial Majesty's coffin as it passed by them. Many people were shocked to see Lady Alexandra among the family but a source with in the palace stated "I'm not surprised to see Lady Alexandra among the Imperial Family, she practically grew up in the palace and was greatly loved by the Dowager Empress. When The Prince of Avalon announced to the family his intention to ask Lady Alexandra out on a date, the Dowager Empress and High Queen were thrilled. There is a lot going on behind the scenes and I think the Dowager Empress and High Queen had (have) taken Lady Alexandra under their wings in hopes that she and The Prince of Avalon will marry in the future. Also among the Family gathered were Their Majesties King Frederick and Queen Elenore of Elthonia. Their Majesties have always been close to the family and wanted to be in attendance in support of the Caledonyian Imperial Family.

In attendance was His Imperial Majesty High King Richard III & I, Her Imperial Majesty High Queen Aurora, Her Imperial Highness The Princess Imperial, His Imperial Highness The Prince of Avalon, His Imperial Highness The Prince Nicholas, His Imperial Highness Prince George The Duke of Snowport (brother in law of The Dowager Empress), His Royal Highness The Earl of Hereford, Her Royal Highness The Countess of Hereford and from Alexandria His Imperial Majesty High King Nathaniel VII & I and Her Imperial Majesty High Queen Regina

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"The problem is that the dukedom’s are kind of running out" they can always invent one (won't have historical ties but who cares) and there are quite a few dukedoms still left. I think the Duke of Thames or the Duke of Glasgow would be very nice new titles. They could even create ones with Sandringham, Balmoral, Highgrove, Kensington, London etc rhe same way the Duke of Windsor was created.

These are those available:

*Albany (suspended = it can be reclaimed by the descendants of the last Duke whose title was deprived during WWI)

*Albemarle

*Avondale

*Bedford

*Buckingham

*Cambridge [when Will becomes king]

*Strathearn [now as earldom to Will - available when Will becomes king]

*Clarence (not sure it can be created as dukedom as the earl of Clarence was held by the Duke of Albany)

* Cleveland *Connaught *Cumberland (suspended)

Greenwich [now Chatles is Baron G - available when he becomes king]

*Hereford *Kendal *Windsor *Ross

* York with time in the future

Inverness [there was a duchess of Inverness once so if they want they could create a Duke of Inverness. Now it exists as Earldom and belongs to Andrew. At his death it goes into extinsion]

This just to show that there are dukedoms available and if not new ones can be invebted and created. At one point in the past all titles were invented eventually 😁

As for "Charles can’t “drop” Edinburgh either, if he did it would only go to William", the title is Charles's so he could have renounced to the title but within the year of inheriting it. The period has already expired.

It would have been dormant though until he would become king. This means there is no way for Will to be the Duke of Edinburgh unless his dad dies before becoming king.

I'm 100% sure he will give it to Edward. He made a promise to both his parents and it was written and made public when Edward's titles were announced as a wedding gift.

I know people prefer the safe side of pessimism to be pleasantly surprised the same way it happened with the Jubilee. Will Harry give up Sussex and the other titles? I don't really see it. Though if he does, he will just go back to being Prince Harry. Maybe if by misfortune another woman happens to marry him and he has renounced to his other titles, I could see Charles creating another dukedom for him but it will either be Ross or Kendal (the titles floating around at the time of his wedding with Morgana Markle). However, since Archie is his heir when his father dies, the Duke of Sussex/ the earl of Dumbarton and Baron Kilkil will be inherited by him and eventually his son if he has one, so the title doesn't become available in case Harry drops it.

Follow up ask: Hi! I sent you a submission on the dukedoms available to be created as royal. Just checked and the Dukedom of Bedford is not available as it exists as non-royal dukedom. Sorry for the mistake 😅

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Thank you anon for the detailed submission.

#submission

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