I think this is more Arthur than you wanted. But in my Head!Canon everything is usually from his POV so there you go. Hudson Lowe makes a kind-of-there appearance largely because I like the obnoxious sod.

Hope you like. :D

( The Scene Called Tragic )

 Here is one answer to the lovely '10 things about a character' thing. It's just ten different scenarios with Tom Cromwell. Bits of Cranmer, Brandon, Henry, and Chapuys (another guy who is always where he shouldn't be).

( Magnificense: An Interlude )

The Borgias.

Let's get this out.

Cesare did not sleep with his sister. Pope Alexander VI did not sleep with his daughter. There is no historical foundation for the rumor of the secret Borgia poison. The infantus romanus was an illegitimate child, yes, but not a product of incest. Alexander VI was no more corrupt than any other Renaissance pope. ( Read more... )

For those interested - a journal with my Machiavelli story (written for an Historical Big-Bang). It will be posted starting August 20.

http://community.livejournal.com/retoldandretold/

The early years of the sixteenth century were rife with political and religious controversies. The reformation, as it came to be known, began in Germany and soon spread throughout Europe. For much of the early years of the conflict England remained aloof. This would change when Catherine of Argon, Henry VIII's first wife, failed to beget him a son ( Read more... )

Please, historical fiction writers (coughPhilippaGregorycough) and The Tudors, when discussing Henry VIII use the term "anullment" not "divorce". Divorce was illegal and non existent in the 16th century. People got annulments ( Read more... )

Well, it's annual happy-kill-Julius-Cesar day. Hope you're having a fine one!

Lesson of this entry: Always listen to crazy blind men. Unless you live in Toronto, then don't. Though Cesar probably said the same thing xP

It's generally recommended. :D


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Best quote ever from Diarmaid MacCulluch ( Read more... )

Machiavelli and Cesare. What should I write about them? -flounders-

fiction. btw.