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HAPPY 57th BIRTHDAY, JAMES FRAIN!!! — 14 march, 1968.
James Frain as Thomas Cromwell and Richard Neville The Tudors (2007-2010) | The White Queen (2013)
Excerpt about the Gunpowder Plot ☠️💥
"The London which the conspirators had left behind was in a state of confusion and apprehension. In the words of a contemporary observer: ‘the common people muttered and imagined many things’, and, as for the nobles, they knew not what to say or who to exonerate (or who to suspect): for a time ‘a general jealousy possessed them all’. Running through all of this was a strain of wild if mindless rejoicing, for although it was certainly not clear who had been trying to do what and for why – except that the King had been saved from death – the crowd was not disposed to forego its traditional and exhilarating pastime of lighting bonfires in celebration. The Council made a virtue of necessity: there could be bonfires so long as they were ‘without any danger or disorder’. So the very first flames in commemoration of ‘gunpowder, treason and plot’, flames that would flicker on down the centuries, were lighted on 5 November 1605."
— The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 by Antonia Fraser.
#I was always intrigued by the myth and frenzy created by V for vendetta movie (I know the movie has a different plot but it's related to the#I mean the movie is good the plot is good but some people seem to be so dumb they don't search the inspirations#For the movies they watch#and start using symbols of things they don't understand to justify contemporary struggles#Like... kkakakakkak Guy fawkes kkkkkk forgive me but.... rip tall catholic king☠️ you would love pope Francis#To me the Gunpowder Plot was so pathetic that makes the inconfidencia mineira in Brazil look like a more elaborated plot (tiradentes contiu#Obviously the plots are different in their main motivation#By far I'm enjoying the book. I'm always reading tudor stuff so I wanted to read about this plot to diversify#Btw this is only my weird ass opinion I shall read more books about it to make something serious and academic in my Portuguese blog for his#Kkkkkkkk guy fawkes seria no brasil um doidinho do Centro. Coitado kkk. Pelo menos tinha uns 1.80 de altura e bonito. Slk! 🤪#fefa speaks#Hahahahhaha I looked at my url and just realized my hypocrisy when it comes to historical figures... that's okay. That happens#Btw the Gunpowder Plot is my new hyperfocus
JUDE LAW as King Henry VIII of England Firebrand (2023) — Dir. Karim Aïnouz
#I love firebrand but the quality of the screenshots is horrible#aaaand... that's a Henry. right? his outfits are iconic I shall gif them#firebrand 2023#firebrandedit#henryviiiedit#henry viii#jude law#tudorerasource#tudor era#dailyflicks#filmtvedit#filmtvcentral#sinemapix#cinematv#filmtvtoday#periodramaedit#by fefa#karim ainouz
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"When negotiation and compromise fail, and your only course is to destroy your enemy before they wake in the morning, Rafe, have the axe in your hand."
WOLF HALL: THE MIRROR AND THE LIGHT - wreckage (2.01)
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How I imagine Mary I of England would have looked like
I performed a facial reconstruction of Mary I of England, using Mark Satchwill's "Portrait of a Tudor Lady" as the reference. I then digitally enhanced the artwork by drawing over it, refining the final image with adjustments in Lightroom Photoshop app to enhance highlights and hues. All my credits go to Mark Satchwill !
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ALICIA VIKANDER as KATHERINE PARR Firebrand (2023) Dir. Karim Aïnouz
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My digital illustration for the month of March was inspired by the painting “Maternal Affection” by French artist Hugues Merle. The piece was originally intended to depict Catherine of Aragon and Princess Mary.