Re: Part VIII, notes
anonymous
December 21 2011, 20:54:14 UTC
Your author's notes about the Field of the Cloth of Gold is hilarious. I can imagine a comic being made about this. 8D Ah, Henry VIII!! He was a rather interesting character, and not because he had six wives. It's quite unfortunate that he gets remembered as the obese king who was executed his own friend and broke with the Roman Catholic Church to marry Anne Boleyn instead of being remembered as the charismatic and athletic king that charmed the people of his country at his coronation-- but I'm getting off-topic. Heh. England and France have a rather complicated relationship, don't they? Although it could probably be summed up into: "continue fighting (verbally) because they're just so used to it while secretly (but not really) worrying about the other-- not that they'll ever admit it (but they will get close to doing so)." The two could probably join together to form a slapstick comedy duo... or something. Anyways, this fic is amazing and makes one want to hug England and squish him like a plush doll while patting his messy hair and muttering "there, there." (Gyaaa, the gif! The gif!) The final line in this chapter is rather cliffhanger-y. I certainly can't wait to see how America responds to learning about 1066 though. OTL
Re: Part VIII, notes
anonymous
December 22 2011, 03:21:04 UTC
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It's quite unfortunate that he gets remembered as the obese king who was executed his own friend and broke with the Roman Catholic Church to marry Anne Boleyn instead of being remembered as the charismatic and athletic king that charmed the people of his country at his coronation
Marry me? Henry VIII was such a fascinating man! Have you read Henry, Virtuous Prince by David Starkey?
Re: Part VIII, notes
anonymous
December 22 2011, 22:31:49 UTC
Indeed he was! I've yet to read Starkey's novel, but I have read Margaret George's The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers, among some other novels from his children's perspectives. Henry VIII's opinion of FrancisI was ... well, it's really no wonder that England and France never got along until they were forced to.
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anonymous
December 23 2011, 01:15:10 UTC
Guys. YOU GUYS. Can we get together and have a Henry VIII party? I think he's fascinating, too! Definitely one of my favorite personages from history. : D
Although I have to say...I don't know what it's like everywhere else (author!anon is American), but thanks to cartoons, my first concept of Henry VIII was of an obese man just standing around, holding a chicken leg. I KID YOU NOT. But he couldn't've once been known as the handsomest prince in all of Christendom for nothing!
One of my favorite authors (though she's not that well-known, which I find unforgivable, really, and her books are hard to find unless you get them off eBay) is Margaret Campbell Barnes. She wrote lots of historical fiction about English royalty, including some with Henry. I definitely recommend them. : )
Re: Author anon here
anonymous
December 23 2011, 02:32:41 UTC
I'll bring the booze XD
My Mum was an English teacher (anon is South American) and she oved the Tudors, so I grew up with Henry around my home. I have such an attachment to the man Look at my life, look at my choices, LOL
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anonymous
December 24 2011, 23:32:03 UTC
Staying anon is rather confusing. But yes, Henry VIII party! This anon shall bring a huge cloth spun from gold. *coughs* This anon shall also drag along a portrait of Francis I for the lulz.
This anon is technically a Canadian by birth, but lives as an American. The cartoon's representation of the handsomest prince in all of Christendom is most depressing. OTL Unfortunately, the image of an obese man (holding a chicken leg) pops up quite a lot. When this anon started ranting about Henry VIII to her friends, she was met with puzzled stares and a response which made anon wish to headdesk. Then again, with the portraits of the king as a rather large man being more known than his younger portraits, anon cannot blame her friends for their perception of the king.
... Anon shall proceed to gleefully search up book recommendations. Thank you very much for them! Anon shall also proceed to wait patiently for updates (the reference to the Field of the Cloth of Gold made anon fall in love with this fic even more). Anon shall stop referring to herself in third person. OTL
Heh. England and France have a rather complicated relationship, don't they? Although it could probably be summed up into: "continue fighting (verbally) because they're just so used to it while secretly (but not really) worrying about the other-- not that they'll ever admit it (but they will get close to doing so)." The two could probably join together to form a slapstick comedy duo... or something.
Anyways, this fic is amazing and makes one want to hug England and squish him like a plush doll while patting his messy hair and muttering "there, there." (Gyaaa, the gif! The gif!) The final line in this chapter is rather cliffhanger-y. I certainly can't wait to see how America responds to learning about 1066 though. OTL
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It's quite unfortunate that he gets remembered as the obese king who was executed his own friend and broke with the Roman Catholic Church to marry Anne Boleyn instead of being remembered as the charismatic and athletic king that charmed the people of his country at his coronation
Marry me? Henry VIII was such a fascinating man! Have you read Henry, Virtuous Prince by David Starkey?
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Although I have to say...I don't know what it's like everywhere else (author!anon is American), but thanks to cartoons, my first concept of Henry VIII was of an obese man just standing around, holding a chicken leg. I KID YOU NOT. But he couldn't've once been known as the handsomest prince in all of Christendom for nothing!
One of my favorite authors (though she's not that well-known, which I find unforgivable, really, and her books are hard to find unless you get them off eBay) is Margaret Campbell Barnes. She wrote lots of historical fiction about English royalty, including some with Henry. I definitely recommend them. : )
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My Mum was an English teacher (anon is South American) and she oved the Tudors, so I grew up with Henry around my home. I have such an attachment to the man Look at my life, look at my choices, LOL
I'll check that book!
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This anon is technically a Canadian by birth, but lives as an American. The cartoon's representation of the handsomest prince in all of Christendom is most depressing. OTL Unfortunately, the image of an obese man (holding a chicken leg) pops up quite a lot. When this anon started ranting about Henry VIII to her friends, she was met with puzzled stares and a response which made anon wish to headdesk. Then again, with the portraits of the king as a rather large man being more known than his younger portraits, anon cannot blame her friends for their perception of the king.
... Anon shall proceed to gleefully search up book recommendations. Thank you very much for them! Anon shall also proceed to wait patiently for updates (the reference to the Field of the Cloth of Gold made anon fall in love with this fic even more). Anon shall stop referring to herself in third person. OTL
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