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On this day....
On this day in the Year of Our Lord 1559, I ascended the throne of England.
How I miss this journal and interacting with everyone. Perhaps we can return to that golden age once again. -
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I have come to the conclusion that since this account is not a permanent account, and I have migrated my work to both Pan Historia and to Dreamwidth, I will not renew the account here on Livejournal. I am completly dissatisfied with the direction that Livejournal is taking and as such, I refuse to contribute any more monies to them than I already ( Read more... ) -
Quote Fun
"It's never been confirmed that Elizabeth I was a virgin. It's like the Virgin Mary - it's about branding, a logo. To use a modern term, Elizabeth was actually a bit of a slut." - Dane Helen Mirren -
charloft Munday - 09/06/10
Tell us in what ways you manifest character development. Does a reckless character settle down? Does a poor student dedicate themselves to study and improvement?With Elizabeth, I cannot really see representing her any way other than the way that she was in life. That would do a disservice to the woman and monarch that she was. Elizabeth Tudor was ( Read more... ) -
elitist_bitches 4B.3 - 10 Things Someone Should Never Say To You
There have been a few things that it was probably better if the speaker had thought twice before saying them to me. Certainly it is not wise to take a Prince to task, and it is certainly ill-advised to do so with impugnity and no mind to who else might be present. ( Read more... ) -
writers_muses 113.6 - Savoir Faire
It is said that my mother was not so much very beautiful but rather that she was charming and and had an undeniable savoir faire.And it was by this that she seduced and charmed her way into my father's heart - and then promptly laughed herself right out of it again. They say Ann Boleyn was a witch and that by her dark arts she was able to hold off ( Read more... ) -
#283 - How Many Languages Do you Speak?
“....though she was only six years old, she spake with as much assurance as a woman over forty. If she be no more educated than she now appeareth to me, she will prove of no less honor and womanhood that shall beseem her father’s daughter” - Thomas Wriothley, December 1539, with regard to Elizabeth's response to the conveyance of the Christmas ( Read more... ) -
85.2.B - Isak Dinesen Quote
"God made the world round so we would never be able to see too far down the road." - Isak Dinesen ( Read more... ) -
267 - In Medias Res
Philip of Spain lay his hand over mine. This was not brotherly care that he was bestowing upon me now. This was undoubtedly his opening bid to be the husband of the next Queen of England, even now while its present Queen, my sister Mary, lie even her chambers dying. It was only by a sheer dominance of my own Will that I did not fling his hand ( Read more... )