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katharinepar · 5 months

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the six wives of henry viii as taylor swift album covers

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cesareeborgia · 1 year

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catherine of aragon + various media portrayals (requested by anonymous)

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earlymodernbarbie · 9 days

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The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by Taylor Swift x The Six Wives of Henry VIII

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catherinesboleyn · 7 months

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Dorothy Tutin as Anne Boleyn

The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

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leoleolovesdc · 6 months

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Okay, hear me out:

A teen girl who has had multiple experiences with sa and abuse coming from older men who she trusted. She lashes out and acts impulsively as this is the only way she knows how to cope with her feelings and because of it is deemed stubborn, a brat and immature by people. She spends her whole life trying to cope with everything that went wrong, blaming herself and feeling worthless as no one seems to respect her enough to try and hear her side of the story. Her life is tragically cut short as she is murdered at a young age and even after death everyone who met or learned about her life insists that she is the villain of this situation and had it coming since the beginning despite only being a child.

This “character description” leads me to a very simple conclusion:

Stephanie Brown🤝Katherine Howard

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anne1522boleyn · 8 months

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Anne and Katherine excited for Autumn

Anne: I CANT BELIEVE ITS SEPTEMBER ALREADY!! LET’S GO GET A PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE!!!

Katherine: AND WHERE LONG SLEEVES, STEP ON THE CRUNCHY LEAVES, AND DRINK HOT APPLE CIDER!!

Anne and Katherine: *run outside*

Anne: *crying, sweating, and holding her pumpkin spice latte* ITS TO HOT OUT HERE!! ITS SUPPOSED TO FEEL LIKE FALL!!!

Katherine: *while also wearing long sleeves and holding her apple cider* *a tear running down her face* WHY SEPTEMBER!! WHY!!!

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isabelleneville · 7 months

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𓅃 ANNE BOLEYN APPRECIATION WEEK 𓅃

Day Six — Favourite Romantic Dynamic: Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII, King of England What could attract Henry to Anne? Was it her beauty? From the contemporary accounts we know, that Anne Boleyn was not considered as beautiful for her time, but still she had ‘something’ that drew attention. Was it beauty from the inside? Maybe her sharp intelligence and political acumen? Surely Anne was not afraid to speak out her opinions about many things, and this makes her different than other women who simply listened to what men had to say. Anne Boleyn was a woman before her time – she dared to reach for something that other women would only dream about. Henry VIII knew that Anne was an extraordinary woman and that she was a perfect match for him because they were similar in many ways. — Sylwia Sobczak Zupanec

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annabolinas · 6 months

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Who is your fav portrayal of Jane Seymour and Kathryn Howard?

Good question! My favorite portrayals of Jane Seymour and Catherine Howard are Anne Stallybrass in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970), the BBC miniseries, and Lynne Frederick in its movie adaptation, Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972), respectively. In case you want to watch either portrayal, both the 1970 show and the 1972 film are available on OK (dot) ru. Just search for "the six wives of Henry VIII Jane Seymour" for the first one and the title of the movie for the second, making sure to choose the video which is 1:59:19. Best of all, there's no ads or popups!

Anyways, here's the long answer itself. It's quite a long post below, so be warned.

It's very easy to make Jane into either a cipher (e.g. Wolf Hall, Anne Boleyn [2021]) or a bland non-entity (e.g. Anne of the Thousand Days, Season 3 of The Tudors), but Stallybrass portrays her sympathetically, yet as a rounded human. That's the key, really. This is a living, breathing Jane, not the bland Goody Two-Shoes of Annabelle Wallis in Season 3 of The Tudors. As an Anne fan, I do feel this portrayal exonerates her rather too much of culpability in the former's unjust execution - this portrayal of Jane isn't involved at all with the plot to get rid of Anne but feels guilty anyways. However, it's a very moving depiction of a gentle, introverted believer in traditional Catholicism who would much rather be in the countryside, at Wolf Hall, than dealing with court intrigue.

Henry falls for her during his 1535 visit to Wolf Hall, and while Jane wants to protect her chastity, they bond over their shared fear of the plague and faith. Despite her arrival back at court after the royal visit, she longs for the comforts of her country home. She tells her sister-in-law Anne Stanhope that she'd much rather be arranging flowers at Wolf Hall than be at court after Anne rips Henry's locket off her neck. This Jane also stands up for what she believes in. She shows a love for monasticism at her first meeting with Henry, passionately telling him that the locals visiting Hailes Abbey are "afraid for the abbeys, sir, for their souls!". Later, she pleads with Henry to restore the abbeys during the Pilgrimage of Grace, which she argues must be God's punishment. The fact Henry proceeds to scream at her and damage her faith by revealing the Blood of Christ from Hailes is in fact, a vial of duck's blood, doesn't diminish her bravery.

Indeed, Jane takes no part in the plot to get rid of Anne here, although she nevertheless feels guilty over it. She intercedes for Mary to return to court after her submission, to which Henry replies, "If you had your way, my little nun," he says, "every villain in the country would go free." Jane's shy reply that "I should make a very poor ruler" is met with more condescending "affection" from Henry. Indeed, this version of Jane actually flees from the Christmas 1536 celebrations at one point, as it gets too overwhelming for her. This makes Henry's condescension and later, outright mental and emotional abuse, even more heartbreaking; even worse, Henry's treatment of her is probably just how it really was in history. After he shows her the duck's blood, Henry quickly apologizes and sinks into self-pity so bad Jane has to comfort him while pitifully weeping, "I am bound to obey and serve you, sir." Even as Henry celebrates Edward's birth and baptism, he fails to notice Jane lapsing in and out of consciousness. His tears by her body, lying in state, are too little, too late.

Lynne Frederick was actually only 17 when this movie was filmed - looking back, perhaps they could've waited a year or two. Nevertheless, this is somehow the best portrayal of Catherine Howard on screen despite her only appearing on screen for fifteen minutes in a two-hour movie. Let me just briefly summarize her storyline and give some analysis, because there's so much good stuff in here.

Frederick's Catherine is a vivacious, warm-hearted teenager who finds herself the object of Henry's unwanted affections. This Henry is, as in history, prematurely aged and far taller/stouter than Catherine, which makes his asking her uncle Norfolk whether she is "a good girl" even more disturbing. As Henry leaves Lambeth, Norfolk and Bishop Gardiner walk with Catherine, who protests that "I had not looked for it, sir. I had wished -" Gardiner then cuts her off saying that she "may no longer consider your own wishes. You now have a duty to return England to the true faith." It's a very telling exchange, as Catherine's own emotions or feelings are brutally trampled on by the men around her; all she can do is look mournfully at both of them.

When next we see her, she's already married to Henry, enjoying the jewels and rich clothes that being his queen brings. It's a grotesque sight, as the teenage Catherine kisses, and is in turn fondled by an old man nearly three times her age. However, being queen isn't all positive, as she reveals to Henry that she had a nightmare of a bird caught in a room crying out to her for help, perhaps a manifestation of her own feelings of helplessness. Her kind-heartedness is shown when she sends a puppy to Anne of Cleves, who in this film has solely been depicted as comic relief. In a later scene, as Henry limps to the window on his cane, he blows a kiss to Catherine, who is walking in the garden with Culpeper. Although she returns his kiss, it's a sign of things to come.

While Henry and Catherine enjoy themselves on the Northern Progress, in private, he is disappointed to discover she's not yet pregnant. Nevertheless, he gives her a rich jewel, although he does have to read the text for her, as Catherine admits she can't read very well, another heartbreaking detail. The audience's (and my) horror skyrockets when Henry proceeds to uncover Catherine's thigh from beneath her dressing robe and rain kisses on it, as the camera pans up to an incredibly disturbed Catherine who winces and tries to pull herself together. Her marriage to Henry is a gilded cage, and it is difficult to escape the conclusion this Catherine thinks of Henry more as a father figure than a husband.

After Henry is told of her premarital relationships, though, he abandons her, much to her dismay. She is then questioned by Archbishop Cranmer, maintaining that she was raped by Dereham "without my will or consent" and staunchly denying a precontract, despite Cranmer's argument it would save her life. When he accuses her of adultery with Culpeper, though, she tearfully pleads for his help, weeping, "I would have wed him. And been his wife. But they worked on me, sir. My Lord of Norfolk - Bishop Gardiner - my grandmother. Talking, whispering together. Telling him I was bound. That I was bound to the king. And now my fame is gone and I'm nothing young and I -" When Cranmer tells her she must calm down, Catherine swings around and screams, "Don't touch me! You all handle me!" It's a poignant allusion to her premarital abuse, as it's specified in the movie that Catherine was only 13 when Manox preyed on her. She then recalls her cousin Anne's bravery in death before dissolving into another flood of tears.

In the end, she makes her way to the block, silently but with composure. She pays the executioner, is blindfolded, kneels, and then, holding a rosary, stretches out her hands like the wings of a bird in flight. The tragedy of this depiction of Catherine (and arguably the real Catherine) is that from the moment we see her, she's a pawn of men, who use her to further their own desires and agendas. Only in death is she freed.

#tudor era #jane seymour #anne stallybrass #the six wives of henry viii #catherine howard #lynne frederick #henry viii and his six wives #I AM SO SORRY FOR HOW LONG THIS IS #I just have so much to say!!#😭😭😭#but I hope this is a good answer!#katherine howard #katheryn howard #kathryn howard #henry viii

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queencatherineparr · 1 year

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QUEEN CATHERINE PARR AND KING HENRY VIII portrayed by Rosalie Crutchley and Keith Michell in BBC’s The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Catherine Parr (1970)

Special thanks to @annabolinas!

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sapphirecatgirl · 24 days

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𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓫𝓾𝓲𝓵𝓭 𝓶𝓮 𝓾𝓹, 𝓨𝓸𝓾 𝓬𝓪𝓷 𝓽𝓮𝓪𝓻 𝓶𝓮 𝓭𝓸𝔀𝓷.. This cosplay has been a huge passion project as ever since I heard the soundtrack to Six the Musical and was immediately hooked to each song. Costume made by me using the @yayahan corset pattern with the skirt being paterrned myself. Photo shot by @jlunasin and @inthe.photo

#cosplay #katsucon #sewing projects #the six wives of henry viii #jane seymour #broadway #six the musical #cosplay photos #six the musical cosplay #katsucon cosplay #queendom #broadway cosplay

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houseofpendragons · 1 month

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The Six Wives of Maegor the Cruel

Ceryse Hightower, 25AC-45AC (Abandoned)

Divorced

My name's Catherine Of Aragon

Was married 24 years, I'm a paragon

Of royalty, my loyalty is to the Vatican

So if you try to dump me

You won't try that again

Alys Harroway, 39AC-44AC (Killed by Maegor/on his order)

Beheaded

For my promiscuity outside of wed

Lock up your husbands, lock up your sons

K Howard is here, and the fun's begun

Tyanna of the Tower, 42AC-48AC (Killed by Maegor/on his orders)

Beheaded

I'm that Boleyn girl

And I'm up next

See, I broke England from the Church

Yeah, I'm that sexy

Why did I lose my head?

Well, my sleeves may be green

But my lipstick's red!

Elinor Costayne, 47AC-48AC (Survived)

Survived

Five down, I'm the final wife

I saw him to the end of his life

I'm the survivor, Catherine Parr

I bet you wanna know how I got this far

I said, I bet you wanna know how I got this far

Jeyne Westerling, 47AC-47/48AC? (Died in childbirth)

Died

Jane Seymour, the only one he truly loved

Rude

When my son was newly born, I died

But I'm not what I seem

Or am I?

Stick around, and you'll suddenly see more

Rhaena Targaryen, 47AC-48AC (Escaped; so basically divorced his ass)

Divorced

Ich bin Anna of Cleves

Ja

When he saw my portrait he was like

Ja!

But I didn't look as good as I did in my pic

Funny how we all discuss that, but never Henry's little…

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duchessofthemoonartworks · 1 year

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Jane Seymour [ 2020 ]

Part of my six wives of Henry VIII project that I’ve been working on for years now. I can finally post Jane to tumblr! I only have two wives left before I’m done this series. You can find Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn and Catherine Howard on my page. Jane Seymour was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII of England. She sadly passed away only a year after marriage.

More places to follow my art 🌙

Instagram @ duchess_of_the_moon_

Twitter https://mobile.twitter.com/Duchesofthemoon

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earlymodernbarbie · 2 months

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The Six Wives Through the Eras✨

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catherinesboleyn · 8 months

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My top three scenes of Dorothy Tutin as Anne Boleyn in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970)

Requested by @annabolinas

#ty for the request!!#anne boleyn #dorothy tutin #the six wives of henry viii #gif #gifset #perioddramaedit #16th century

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leoleolovesdc · 5 months

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"What are the other queens to you?”

Aragon: Well, we didn’t get along great at first; It was rough patch to overcome considering our last lives, but with time I learned to value, respect and even love them. We are like family in a way.

Aragon: Oh, and there’s also Anne.

Seymour: Annoyances in the best days, my children in the worst ones.

Howard: The only adults I don’t feel like punching.

Howard, in a whisper: At least not usually.

Parr: Well, I wouldn’t say we’re friends. It’s sort of group of strangers I grew emotionally attatched to during difficult periods of my life.

Boleyn: Losers.

Anna: My bitches.

The others: Woof.

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anne1522boleyn · 6 months

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The Queens decorating:

Anne: I’m so excited to put the Christmas decorations up!!

Katherine: I know I’ve been buying so many cute ornaments to put on the tree!!

Catherine and Jane: *walk into the room*

Catherine: um… don’t you girls think it’s a little to early for the Christmas decorations?

Jane: yeah shouldn’t we wait til next month?

Anne and Katherine: NOPE!!

Anna: *starts playing the Christmas music*

Catherine and Anne: *walk into the room*

Catherine: ok Queens I found the old Christmas decorations!!

Anne: and I got the angel for the tree!!

Everyone: *puts the Christmas decorations up*

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