#Boleyn Ground

[definitely-maybe-perhaps]

I'm forever blowing bubbles

Pretty bubbles in the air

They fly so high

Nearly reach the sky

Then, like my dreams,

They fade and die

Fortune's always hiding

I've looked everywhere

I'm forever blowing bubbles

Pretty bubbles in the air.

[fideidefenswhore]

extremely annoyed in retrospect how often the phrase 'great whore' was scripted in BE.

[austin-friars]

There needs to be a series delving into Mary Tudor, there has long been a need for one. Because maybe an in depth series/read will make people more sympathetic to her. it should be obvious that she owed anne nor henry any kindness, but people still think she did...even though she was directly/indirectly tormented by both of them?

And I'm not talking about the burnings and stuff. I'm talking about Mary's life and resentment toward Anne and Henry during the divorce and everything.

[averlym]

May I req soft parrlyn please

thank you for the req, here they are <3

[cosmic-walkers]

Is it me or do I notice a chunk of Wolf Hall fans tend to not like Anne Boleyn. I think a lot of it has to do with how she was portrayed in both the show and the books...

I like her, a lot...but i notice a lot of people don't.

[incorrectquotefreak]

six the musical as texts between me and my friends:

anne: WESTERBURG WILL KNOCK YOU OUT AND SEND YOU STRIAGHT TO HELL🤟🤟🤟🤟

anne: striaghy

anne: strauhht

anne: straight

anne: rihht ?

anne: wrong

anne: no wait right

anne: 😰

anne: sorry

anna: BAHA

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havent posted a texting one in awhile, its back💪

why was tryna spell straight so hard💔💔

[jezabelofthenorth]

Anne would reign for only 1,083 days before disaster engulfed her, and yet in that short time she would enlarge the role of queen. Her formative years had impressed upon her what forthright and determined women could achieve. She stood her ground for what she believed in, and her devotion to ideas, especially religious ones, meant she was bound to prove divisive in the aggressively masculine environment of Henry’s court. She was a keen judge of men, appreciating the impetus for change which eager young evangelicals could exert, and was protective and encouraging towards them. She took her responsibilities in financial affairs very seriously, understood the value of landed wealth and how in the case of monastic assets their partial reallocation could benefit society. She knew when to persist, and when to pause or step back, fully aware of the hackles a woman could raise when exercising authority in a deeply patriarchal world. In these qualities, she stands proudly in the pantheon of history alongside her daughter, Elizabeth.

Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and The Marriage That Shook Europe, John and Julia Fox

[master-john-uk]

Easter 1963 -Hever Castle was first opened to the public by Gavin Astor. (It was another thirty years before it became a major visitor attraction.)

Hever Castle dates back to the Norman era. The main building which you can see today was built after Sir Geoffrey Bullen purchased the estate in 1462. (Geoffrey Bullen was the father of Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII.)

William Waldorf Astor bought Hever Castle in 1903. He extensively renovated the interior of the castle to use as a family home. He also created the Italian gardens, and built the Tudor village.

In 1904, my maternal grandfather purchased one of the cottages on the south side of the estate, which had been rented by his family for many years.

I was born in this cottage.

As I grew up, I was fortunate to be able to use the Hever estate as my playground. I was forbidden to enter certain areas close to to the formal gardens and the castle... but I was occasionally a little naughty! And my father managed the grounds on the outlying estate.

I hate the commercialism involved with maintaining historic Hever as a visitor attraction. But I understand the reasons.

Hever holds so many special memories for me! I still own the cottage in which I grew up, but it is currently rented out. I am also allowed to visit Hever Castle and Gardens free of charge at certain times.

[baldwinivmybeloved]

Hi, (I’ve been obsessed with Anne Boleyn lately) could you please do one where King Baldwin IV’s wife is executed by beheading on false charges of adultery and witchcraft in front of a large crowd, Balian, Tiberius and Guy de Lusignan are in the crowd, and they are devastated (well, except guy of course) and a few months after her beheading it’s proven she was innocent and Baldwin regrets it and is very depressed, and his wife comes down from heaven to visit him. (Please revolve most of the story during her execution) Thx ❤️❤️ (love your writing!)

༘｡𖦹  THE EXCECUTED QUEEN✴︎  ㌍㍉ BALDWIN IV

In the summer of 1180, Queen Maria of Jerusalem stood on the scaffold of Acre Castle, awaiting execution by beheading. Her eyes fixed on the crowd of men, women, and children surrounding her, and she felt her entire world slipping away.

The charges of adultery and witchcraft, accusing her of killing her own child, seemed unfounded. The king, Baldwin IV, had trusted her, and she had returned that trust with love and affection. But the resentment and envy of others had led to her downfall.

Balian of Ibelin, Tiberius, Count of Champagne, and Guy de Lusignan watched the heartbreaking scene with grief-stricken eyes as Queen Maria was left behind to be executed. They hoped someone would intervene on her behalf, but they knew it was already too late.

All of them were close friends and loyal to the queen, and she loved them more deeply than anyone. But the Maiden's Tower loomed over her, and she was destined to be brought down.

The knight who would behead her had been chosen by the king, and she knew he was not inclined to show mercy. The other knights had requested the execution to be carried out immediately, so the people would not realize the truth behind the sentence.

Queen Maria stood firm under her red mantle, preparing for her death. Her face was as serene as an angel's, but her eyes silently pleaded for help.

But that would not happen.

Someone shouted from the crowd, and all eyes turned toward him. It was a dwarf man, carrying a metal pike and a mat.

"This is the man who accused the queen of witchcraft," said the dwarf, loudly. "This is the man who has caused the fall of our innocent queen."

All eyes turned to him, and Queen Maria's hair turned white with fear.

The dwarf continued, "This is the man who has been lying for months. He is the real witch, not her. He is the real murderer, not her. He is the real adulterer, not her."

Queen Maria's eyes trembled, and she felt that everything that had been happening over the past few months was no longer real.

The dwarf went on, "From what I have found, and from what I have known, and from what I have come to believe, all of this has been a heap of lies, and Queen Maria is innocent."

The crowd went wild, drowning in their shouts and cries.

Balian of Ibelin, Tiberius, Count of Champagne, and Guy de Lusignan stood silently in grief as Queen Maria was absolved of her false accusations of witchcraft and adultery.

The people were also astonished, and they looked at Baldwin IV with a gaze of confusion and anger.

Baldwin, who had trusted his advisers and the evidence presented against Maria, now found himself consumed by doubt and guilt. But it was too late. The executioner's sword was already raised, and with a single stroke, Maria's head rolled to the ground, her eyes still open in a final plea for justice.

The crowd's horrified scream echoed off the city walls. Balian fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face, while Tiberius covered his face with his hands, unable to bear the sight. Guy, on the other hand, maintained an expression of indifference, his gaze fixed on the lifeless body of the queen.

The months following the execution were a torment for Baldwin IV. Guilt consumed him day and night, his dreams plagued by the image of Maria and her eyes filled with love and betrayal. Finally, the truth came to light: Maria had been incriminated by enemies at court, and the evidence against her was fabricated and false.

One night, as Baldwin sat alone in his chamber, steeped in despair, a soft, warm light filled the room. Maria appeared before him, her spirit descending from heaven. Her face was full of peace, and her voice was a soothing whisper.

"Baldwin," she said, "do not torment yourself any longer. I have forgiven you. The truth always comes to light, and though my life was unjustly taken, my love for you will never die."

Baldwin, tears in his eyes, fell to his knees before her. "Maria, my love, my queen... how can I live knowing what I did to you?"

Maria extended an ethereal hand and touched his cheek. "Live with the truth, Baldwin. Honor my memory by seeking justice, and find peace knowing that I have forgiven you. Love transcends death."

With those words, Maria's spirit faded, leaving Baldwin with a mix of pain and hope. Though the guilt would never completely leave him, the king vowed to honor the memory of his innocent wife, working tirelessly to ensure that such an injustice would never happen again in his kingdom

[agentrouka-blog]

I can’t believe we are still having pro Rhaegar discourse. My headcanon is he pursued her. It wasn’t physically forced immediately but he seduced/groomed her. He promised her he could get his marriage annulled and if she resisted, it didn’t last long. The power imbalance was too great.

For example, Anne Boleyn could not say no to Henry. Neither did Catherine Howard or even Catherine Parr. No one ever said no to him. If you were “chosen” you went without complaining. Anne Boleyn wasn’t in love with him but she knew she couldn’t escape the most powerful man in the land, so she tried exercising as little agency as she had and forced/persuaded Henry to marry her. She was brave and resourceful, and she still lost her life.

Lyanna was in a far worse position than Anne. She was isolated from her family in the midst of a war, she was also only 15, and unprotected. All that “Lyanna was a badass with a sword” discourse is woefully inaccurate, and it’s the reason Jon’s been prepared by the narrative to understand a princess in a tower predicament.

I mean, we can all make different guesses as to what happened but the idea that the author is asking a modern audience to consider the scenario he has created romantic is pretty laughable from any angle.

I'm personally more convinced that seduction is firmly out of the picture there, mainly because of how strongly Lyanna felt about Robert's bastard child and because of how strongly she felt about the concept of honor (while saving Howland, and as the Knight of the Laughing Tree) and that's very incompatible with the idea that she could at all be open to a relationship with married father Rhaegar, and unlike the various situations with Henry VIII, which were all happening more or less out in the open and with the arguable consent of the women's family's, any scenario with Lyanna is shrouded in secrecy mainly because she was both the daughter of and already officially betrothed to some of the most powerful nobles in all the land, who did have the power to say no on her behalf.

Where I can find common ground is the princess in the tower, and the degrees to which violence may or may not have played a role. Sansa is being groomed but decidedly not being seduced by Petyr, she doesn't want him and is accepting his attentions under duress (he is a powerful murderer holding her safety in his hands) and while she can slip into denial about her abysmal situation for moments at a time, she does not truly trust him ever. A similar scenario could easily have played out with Lyanna, kidnapping being obfuscated with a lie of protection from Aerys, with seduction never entering the picture. We know Sansa will escape her situation, but we can imagine a scenario where she doesn't.

If Petyr was less obessed with acting out a Catelyn-Happy-Ending-AU and instead with fathering a prophecy child, there's plenty of ways he could force the issue, from drugs to threatening manipulation to outright violence. There's a range of possible scenarios of what happened with Lyanna, but seduction and romance are... really low on the list of probabilities.

[lightleckrereins]

Thank you so much for answering my ask from the other day, I had totally not considered that even if we don’t get any new alt variations they’ll have to update some of the alt costumes to match the updated costumes! The reason I’m so baffled about Cristina being in pink is that if they were going to make a brand new costume for her, the obvious choice (given black, teal, and orange are already assigned) is silver as it’s much more versatile and already has variations designed. Pink has always been the least versatile alt costume even just considering the original variation of each (black skirt, teal shorts, orange pants) and it does not work well for Parr, the only role Cristina has gone on for. That’s why part of me is convinced they’re still going to have her in Zara’s costume, even though it’s so old/worn, since she shouldn’t have to go on much (although we all know that it’s a Six production so there *will* be chaos).

The thing with pink and silver feeling more or less versatile in general comes from the fact that we know how silver variations look like. The vibe is completely different between skirt and pants, the silver is a little too busy sometimes but it is both the iconic look and unique on its own, the boleyn skirt proves the power of variations. With pink all we've had is different skirt and collar shapes. Nothing that shows potential different aspects.

Sure we don't have pink variations, but we do have some very skilled people in this fandom who have edited how those might look irl (using @redladydeath 's pink edits on this one because I love them). Another open skirt or Seymour feel unlikely and Boleyn isn't part of the main silver set anyway. But open skirt pants and Cleves are a very solid swing base. Once you get both pink and silver with those three to me they feel on very even ground when it comes to versatility.

That aside Cristina is alternate swing, last time that meant she was fourth cover for all queens. Honestly I don't see her getting more than one variation (rip pink pants possibility). And with only main variation I think pink wins. Open skirt silver doesnt feel right for C/P but open skirt pink does. Might totally be my personal preference but silver pants parr is great, silver skirt parr feels off, same with cleves. And pink open skirt Seymour isnt great either but there is something with that costume that works for Cleves and to a lesser degree Parr. Thats 5/6 for pink and 4/6 for silver.

And on top of that this is Australia, land of the wild six costume choices (my beloved). Last time it was black/teal/orange/pink, and Cristina was pink then. If they are bringing black out of retirement over replacing it with silver, doing pink over silver is the most on brand choice ever.

[fideidefenswhore]

The Dean said the King would not insist on this point of free consent, and he confessed that the King frequented the society of a lady of a noble house, whom it was reported the King intended to marry, if he obtained a divorce. Mentioned a report that the King wished to marry this lady to legitimate by subsequent marriage a son whom he had by her; but the Dean said that this son was by another lady, who was already married. Said he had never heard of this, and he thought that the King's love for another than his wife must be for the mother of his son. Remarked also on the suspicious nature of the King's intimacy with the lady in question; but the Dean said he had never heard anything of it. Asked him if he knew these two ladies, and whether they were beautiful, worth leaving his wife for. He said he knew them both, and the mother of his son was eloquent, gracious, and beautiful, but the other lady was more beautiful still. Suggested that the King must have been charmed by potions, or otherwise; but the Dean said he had not heard of anything of the kind.

"Rapport de M. Loys Helwighen touchant l'home de Louvain." Loys de Heylwigen, of the Emperor's council in Brabant, was supping with the porter of the castle of Louvain on 22 June 1532 [...]

add to tags: elizabeth blount's preeminent biographer agrees that this is indeed the correct translation....

When Heylwigen pressed the dean on the two ladies, Barlow [conceded] that Bessie was indeed beautiful, eloquent, and gracious, although [commented] that Anne Boleyn was also a beauty.

...except somehow, also, doesn't?

In contemporary sources Bessie was commonly referred to as a beauty with the Dean of Westbury stating, when she was aged around thirty, that she was more beautiful than the king's second wife, Anne Boleyn.

so. if i wasn't confused before...

[annabolinas]

Anne Boleyn Week 2024

Day 3: Favorite Historical Fact: Anne's involvement in the English Reformation

"What a zealous defender she was of Christ's gospel all the world doth know, and her acts do and will declare to the world's end." - John Foxe in Acts and Monuments (1563)

"Her formative years had impressed upon her what forthright and determined women could achieve. She stood her ground for what she believed in, and her devotion to ideas, especially religious ones, meant she was bound to prove divisive in the aggressively masculine environment of Henry’s court. She was a keen judge of men, appreciating the impetus for change which eager young evangelicals could exert, and was protective and encouraging towards them." - John Guy and Julia Fox in Hunting the Falcon (2023)

"Brief though Anne's influence was, it was a thousand days of support for reform from the throne itself. And hindsight can say more. The breach in the dyke of tradition which she encouraged and protected made the flood first of reformed, and later of more specifically Protestant Christianity, unstoppable. Catholic hatred of Anne damned her for the break with Rome and for the entrance of heresy into England. It was right on both counts." - Eric Ives in The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn (2004)

[catalinadearagonsblog]

The conservative party saw their chance to strike and supplant Anne Boleyn with Jane Seymour, who, they hoped, would convince the King to return to the Catholic Church and Princess Mary legitimised and reinstated to the line of succession. By April 1536, Mary was informed by her friends who conspired against Anne Boleyn that “very shortly her rival would be dismissed”. Mary took a keen interest in the unfolding conspiracy and firmly believed that her father would soon divorce Anne. She instructed Eustace Chapuys to “watch the proceedings, and if possible help to accomplish the said divorce”. Mary was eager to emphasise that she did not wish for the King’s divorce from Anne Boleyn “out of revenge for the many injuries inflicted on her mother, the late Queen, and on herself” because she had forgotten and forgiven them “for the honour of God, and she now bore no ill-will to anyone whomsoever”

It is evident that neither Mary nor Anne Boleyn’s enemies were aware of what was about to happen. They often used the words “dismiss” and “divorce” interchangeably when speaking about Anne’s ruin. This clearly points out that they expected Henry VIII to divorce Anne and send her away from court in disgrace.

On 27 April, John Stokesley, Bishop of London, was approached to give his opinion “as to whether the King could or could not abandon” Anne Boleyn, but he wisely refused to give his verdict unless invited to do so by the King himself. Clearly, the conspirators tried to ascertain whether there were any legal grounds that the King could use to annul his marriage to Anne.

At some point, however, the conspiracy turned deadly. Thomas Cromwell soon began interrogating Anne’s ladies-in-waiting, hoping to build a case against the Queen. On 2 May, Anne Boleyn was arrested on multiple charges of adultery, incest with her brother George and plotting the King’s death. She was executed on 19 May.

Sylvia Barbara Soberton, The Forgotten Tudor Women: Gertrude Courtenay. Wife and Mother of the last Plantagenets

[vintage-london-images]

Green Street House also known as Boleyn Castle seen here before West Ham’s ground was built adjacent to it in 1904, which was why the ground was dubbed The Boleyn ground Upton Park. The site, which has now been turned into housing and retail was also once known as the Mansion House complex, and included a red-brick building built in the early 1500's with later additions, and a three-storey tower in the gardens. Its official name was Green Street House, but was also known as Boleyn Castle due to its grand facade and its links to Anne Boleyn, who was thought to have stayed or lived at the house. The grounds and gardens of Green Street House which belonged to the Catholic Church were rented to West Ham Football Club in 1904. The Mansion House itself was still in use and at one time had been used as a boys school and a maternity hospital. Variously the house fell into disrepair, and after an almost direct hit by a V1 in September 1944 which also badly damaged the West Ham ground it was left unused and was demolished in 1955.

[edmundhoward]

Is it possible that the last letters written by Catherine and Anne Boleyn of Aragon to Henry VIII were forged?

✨ terfs/zionists fuck off ✨

it’s certainly possible.

i don’t know as much about catherine’s final letter. there’s definitely arguments for it being a forgery; giles tremlett calls it “almost certainly fictitious”. but i can’t speak in much detail regarding the debate surrounding it.

i think it’s probable that anne’s letter was a forgery; retha warnicke calls it “entirely imaginary” based on the tone and contents. others have pointed out anomalies such as the letter being signed ‘anne bullen’, instead of ’anne boleyn’ or ‘anne the queen’ — likewise, the letter being headed with ‘to the king from the lady in the tower’, instead of as the queen. amanda glover has recently pointed out the paper isn’t old enough (“the paper was most likely to have been produced no earlier than the first few years of the 17th century”) and concludes: “it cannot be an original of a letter dictated by anne, or a copy made for thomas cromwell”.

i think the letter singling jane seymour out for blame is revealing: the letter suggests that anne’s elevation was a result of henry’s interest in her… that same interest now waned as he looked to another woman to replace anne with — “for the ground of my preferment being on no surer foundation than your grace's fancy; the least alteration was fit and sufficient (i know) to draw that fancy to some other subject”. beyond this being a reckless and unhelpful thing to insinuate in a letter intended to garner sympathy (which, to be fair, seems characteristic of anne, who in some respects got herself into this mess by way of irrational and offensive outbursts) it is also simply not in-line with the facts. in the words of eric ives: “it would appear to be wholly improbable for anne to write that her marriage was built on nothing but the king’s fancy and that her incarceration was the consequence of henry’s affection for jane”. anne would surely never claim her rise was merely as a means of supplanting catherine of aragon, and nowhere else is henry’s desire to replace anne an acknowledged factor during her trial, as a fact as she would have been aware of. jane was not brought up in trial, nor was she/henry’s ‘fancy’ mentioned by anne in her execution speech. anne and henry were reported to be “merry” not long before her arrest, and her fall was swift, so it is not clear if anne even knew there was a replacement lined up to supplant her. did anne ever know jane waited along the thames for her to die? i hope not; i hope anne suspected/knew nothing of jane’s proximity — i would like to think she was spared awareness of that final indignity and betrayal.