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royaljewellery · 6 months

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Hesse Strawberry Leaf Tiara, Garrard, circa 1861

Princess Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1871)

Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1898) /

Princess Eleonore of Solms-Hohensolms-Lich, Grand Duchess of Hesse (c.1910)

Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Hesse (1937)

#british royal family #house of hesse #diamond #tiara

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ykzzr · 6 months

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Ernst Louis and his son Georg Donatus in 1907❤️.

#Ernest Louis #georg donatus #hesse and by rhine #hessein #georg donatus of hesse #Ernst Louis of Hesse #grand duke of hesse and by rhine #hereditary grand duke of hesse and by rhine #house of hesse #hesseian royal family #darmstadt

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empress-alexandra · 10 months

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Princess Alix of Hesse - later Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia - in mourning of her father Grand Duke Louis IV of Hesse, 1892.

#Princess Alix of Hesse #Empress Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia #Empress Alexandra Feodorovna #Empress Alexandra #last tsarina #victorian #victorian mourning #Victorian fashion #house of hesse #romanovs #imperial russia #Imperial Family #russian imperial family #1890s #1892 #1890s fashion #history colored #colored photography

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lionhearteddame · 6 months

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On December the 14th 1878, Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse died after a short battle with illness. Alice, who were the sister-in-law of Princess Alexandra, is said to have been her brother Albert’s favourite sister. Albert sank deep in grief at the loss of Alice and his wife, Princess Alexandra (seated beneath Alice in the photo) said upon meeting Queen Victoria;

"I wish I had died instead of her".

#Princess Alexandra of Wales #Queen Alexandra #British Royal Family #Grand Duchess Alice of Hesse #Princess Alice #Alix of Hesse #House of Hesse #Ca 1863 - 1878 #Vintage photography

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thepastisalreadywritten · 8 months

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Princess Alice of Hesse and her daughter Victoria, 1863

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Princess Alice VA CI (Alice Maud Mary; 25 April 1843 – 14 December 1878) was Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine from 13 June 1877 until her death in 1878 as the wife of Grand Duke Louis IV.

She was the third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Alice was the first of Queen Victoria's nine children to die, and one of three to predecease their mother, who died in 1901.

Her life had been enwrapped in tragedy since her father's death in 1861.

Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie Mountbatten, Marchioness of Milford Haven VA (born Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine; 5 April 1863 – 24 September 1950) was the eldest daughter of Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, and Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, second daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

#Princess Alice #Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine #Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine #British Royal Family #House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha #House of Hanover #House of Hesse

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imperial-russia · 1 year

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Princesses Alix and Maria “May” of Hesse shortly before their household was struck down with diptheria, that would eventually kill May and leave Alix half-orphaned

#Russia #Romanov #Alexandra Fyodorovna #House of Hesse #Maria of Hesse

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roehenstart · 6 months

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Portrait of Princess Caroline of Hesse-Rheinfels, Duchess of Condé. By Pierre Gobert.

#haus hessen #german aristoccracy #house of hesse #hessen rheinfels #royaume de france #maison de bourbon #bourbon condé #duchesse de bourbon #pierre gobert

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goryhorroor · 6 months

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day 17 of horror: the screams of horror

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atomicradiogirl · 2 months

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whenever i think about how sara hess, a lesbian, wrote the most queer episodes that could have aired on network tv in the 2000s, i explode. how do you write “you’d be surprised what you can live with?” and wilson literally proposing to house in public as a joke and neither of them mention it again, toxic lesbian patients that literally mirror house and wilson, house buying flowers for wilson to prove cuddy likes him (sureeee), and thirteen having one night stands with women to cope with her terminal illness and having to deal with one of her one night stands dying as well, HELLO????

#house md #all hail sara hess #we need more lesbians in writers rooms #this is why house got away with so much #it’s not queerbaiting if it’s literally queer #hilson #remy thirteen hadley #toxic gay people the show

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pessimisticpigeonsworld · 29 days

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HOTD has made many interesting choices in their adaptation of the story of the Dance. One of their favorite excuses for many of their questionable choices is "feminism". Why did they remove Alicent's ambitions and autonomy? Feminism. Why is Rhaenyra less proactive and hesitant? Feminism. Why are Daemon and Otto the primary active agents in the lead up to the Dance? Well women can't be in the wrong or violent, so feminism.

These choices are the farthest thing from feminist; they're sexist, end of story. Every decision surrounding the women of the Dance reeks of benevolent sexism. One of the most obviously sexist decisions made is the purposeful removal of female cooperation and friendship.

Rhaenyra in F&B has many female allies and friends. Her ladies in waiting loved her so much, one of them, Lady Elinda Massey gouged out her eyes at the sight of Rhaenyra's death. Lady Jeyne Arryn, Lady Alysanne Blackwood, and Lady Sabitha Frey/Vypren are just a few examples of ladies who fought for Rhaenyra (Alysanne and Sabitha literally fought in battles). Lady Fell chose death over betraying her oath to Rhaenyra.

Now, we haven't had any opportunity to meet most of these women I listed in the show. Lady Fell was portrayed as she was written in the book, a very minor character who simply foreshadowed how most of the realm would choose Rhaenyra over Aegon. Elinda Massey, however was reduced to an unnamed servant, not even a lady in waiting. Her treatment is an echo of one of my biggest issues with HOTD, the treatment of Laena and Rhaenys.

Laena was Rhaenyra's dearest friend in the book, in fact it's implied that they had a romantic relationship. Whether you believe that telling or not, it's undeniable that she and Laena were extremely close. They chose to betroth their children while they were infants, Rhaenyra flew to Laena's bedside during her final labor, and she stood vigil with Daemon over Laena's body.

All of that closeness and intimacy was removed in the show to make room for Alicent. So let's break that down: they removed a long and healthy relationship between two women and replaced it with a short-lived (in terms of screen time) friendship that quickly fell apart and turned into an intense rivalry. Reinforcing an old stereotype of female friendship: that it is entrenched in rivalry and toxicity and can quickly be turned to enmity. Alicent was so quickly and easily turned against Rhaenyra and it's even implied that she was jealous of Rhaenyra long before they became enemies.

Rhaenys in the book was an ardent supporter of Rhaenyra. She happily claimed Jace, Luke, and Joff as her grandsons, advised Rhaenyra to go to war, and gladly flew against Aegon and Aemond.

Meanwhile, in the show, Rhaenys was turned into one of Rhaenyra's rivals. She constantly challenged Rhaenyra's ideas, dismissed her as a naive child, disliked her children, and even considered backing the Greens. On top of that, they turned her into yet another "peaceful" woman. She advises against the war, and seems to continue to do so in season two. Rhaenys is virtually unrecognizable in the show. They chose to take a woman who tried to prevent a younger woman being wronged by the patriarchy the same way she was and turned her into a bitter woman who resents Rhaenyra (for most of the show).

HOTD claimed to have wanted to tell a story about how the patriarchy pits women against each other. That's all very well and good, but that's not what they actually did. They took a story where a woman is wrongfully usurped because of her gender and is supported by many other women and turned it into another tired female rivalry story.

Rhaenyra has no female friends aside from Alicent. Laena was turned from her dearest friend/lover into simply a rival for Daemon's affection. Rhaenys was turned from a supportive mentor and defender to someone who took out her resentment for the system on a fourteen year old who only starts to support her when she's proven "peaceful".

HOTD chose to perpetuate a harmful stereotype about women: that we constantly view each other as threats/rivals and can't have truly healthy relationships with other women. Rhaenyra had women who supported and cared for her in the book, in the show all she has is Alicent. A woman who abused and undermined her for ten years, raised her children to hate her, and usurped her. Every change HOTD made in the name of "feminism" solidified just how sexist it really is.

#rhaenyra targaryen #canon rhaenyra targaryen #laena velaryon #rhaenys targaryen #rhaenys the queen who never was #anti hotd #anti ryan condal #anti sarah hess #asoiaf #house of the dragon #team black #anti team green #anti alicent hightower

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drakaripykiros130ac · 6 days

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Basically, the main reason why you find people who stan the Greens:

At least this guy had the courage to admit it.

I blame the showrunners for this.

They hire someone like Olivia Cooke to portray Alicent and then obsess about her beauty, put her in the spotlight and turn her into a sex symbol. And you see people actually falling for that.

Olivia Cooke is like 30 (younger than Emma D’Arcy even), and she is portraying a character who is supposed to be in her 40s at the time of the Dance.

Not to mention how ridiculous it is that the actress is only two years older than the actor portraying her on-screen son.

The pro-Green agenda of Ryan Condal and Sara Hess looks like this:

1. Get the sexiest possible actress to play a whinier, Virgin Mary version of the real Alicent Hightower (even though in book canon, she was never described as an actual beauty. She remained slim after four pregnancies. That doesn’t make you beautiful), and eliminate any notion that she wanted power, so you can make sure that people sympathize with her.

2. Come up with the idea that Aemond was bullied (even though he was the bully in canon).

3. Instead of respecting canon and making Aegon a lazy and fat drunk, give him daddy issues and attempt to “justify” his harassment of women.

4. Make Helaena a dreamer, so she can be more relevant (but she’s not).

Get the picture?

Rhaenyra Targaryen is clearly described as a very feminine person in the book, who loved dresses and jewels, and she had a very girlish personality (in no way did she want to be a knight, or a boy, LOL). She should have been portrayed as such.

I am tired of showrunners who use their money and connections to make their own fanfic out of a canon story. There are many sites for that where you can write how much you think the Greens are “misunderstood creatures” or how you think they should have won.

If you’re incapable of being non-biased when running a show who is supposed to follow a completed source, then just stay out of it.

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ykzzr · 4 months

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Margaret, Princess of Hesse and by Rhine with little Princess Johanna of Hesse and by Rhine 1939.

#Margaret Princess of Hesse and by Rhine #johanna of hesse and by rhine #hesse and by rhine #hessen #hesse family #hessian royal family #house of hesse #darmstadt

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warlenys · 8 months

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just absolutely crazy for this to be real dialogue that happens 5 episodes before they ride off into the sunset together

#and this was a sara hess episode so #once again ty lesbian house md writers <3 #house md #hilson

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daenerysies · 12 days

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Laena, Laenor, and Rhaenyra in Fire & Blood:

Meanwhile in House of the Dragon:

#fire and blood #house of the dragon #laena velaryon #laenor velaryon #rhaenyra targaryen #yeah i’m not forgetting this #laena is around 3-4 years older than rhaenyra #laenor is 2-3 #but sure #it was ‘necessary’ to make laena and! alicent younger than her #i think they just like exploiting any female character that doesn’t have the last name targaryen #bc all targs are bad and evil ofc 🙄#not to mention that after the time skip #laena was played by an actress older than emma and olivia #condal and hess you’re going straight to hell #i know what you are

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thepastisalreadywritten · 9 months

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Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom, Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia, Princess Thyra, and their father King Christian IX of Denmark playing cards.

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Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of King-Emperor Edward VII.

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Maria Feodorovna (26 November 1847 – 13 October 1928), known before her marriage as Princess Dagmar of Denmark, was Empress of Russia from 1881 to 1894 as the wife of Emperor Alexander III.

She was the second daughter of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

Maria's eldest son became the last Russian monarch, Emperor Nicholas II.

Maria lived for 10 years after Bolshevik functionaries murdered Nicholas and his immediate family in 1918.

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Princess Thyra of Denmark (Thyra Amalie Caroline Charlotte Anna; 29 September 1853 – 26 February 1933) was the youngest daughter and fifth child of Christian IX of Denmark and Louise of Hesse-Kassel.

In 1878, she married Ernest Augustus, the exiled heir to the Kingdom of Hanover.

As the Kingdom of Hanover had been annexed by Prussia in 1866, she spent most of her life in exile with her husband in Austria.

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Christian IX (8 April 1818 – 29 January 1906) was King of Denmark from 15 November 1863 until his death in 1906.

From 1863 to 1864, he was concurrently Duke of Schleswig, Holstein and Lauenburg.

#Alexandra of Denmark #Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom #Empress Maria Feodorovna of Russia #Princess Dagmar of Denmark #Princess Thyra of Denmark #King Christian IX of Denmark #Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck #House of Glücksburg #House of Hesse #House of Romanov #House of Hanover #British Royal Family #Danish Royal Family #Russian Royal Family

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glossglamour · 1 month

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house md has had two sapphic writers and a writer who has written slash fanfiction before........and No One thought to tell me this ??????

#gg.txt #i will be stalking all the house md writers soon #house md #hatecrimes md #sara hess and liz friedman #doris egan has written slash #muted

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