#Duke of York

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「アズールレーン」 by 轻舞wu | Twitter

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Christening of Princess Elizabeth, 1926 - The Graphic

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Oh….oh my

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King George V of the United Kingdom, when he was Duke of York, 1890s.

B&W courtesy of @george-v-and-mary I hope you like it ;)

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James Wilby Kiss Scenes: Bertie & Elizabeth (2002)

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The Royal Grift Rewind: "Sparry's Ameri-CON"

POV's Fanmail Friday: Prince Harry on A1 Visa

Edited to add: The Me Too Sussex Couple:

Allegedly (since #megxit) MEgain's retort even to Queen Elizabeth's FACE was "what about Andrew!!" When the duo publicly changed their minds and DEMANDED prince & princess titles upon the Queen's death, allegedly Meghan complained (what about Andrew) "what about Beatrice & Eugenie who have HRH!!!"

I've always believed The Sussex Duo is legally challenging EVERY attempt the Palace makes to sever ties with the duo.... they've used Andrew's behavior & legal troubles to blackmail the palace.

@and-the-void-looked-back When the Queen gave them 1 year to make a go of it in NORTH AMERICA (canada) she made a deal with the devil. The duo used every excuse: sars-cov-2, mythcarriage, etc to extend their "benefits." K Charles gave the people a creative lie: "escalate family tensions"

Better Up also needs to be investigated ASAP!!

Exactly @trexalicious

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Photos of Princes David (King Edward VIII), Albert (King George VI), and Henry (Duke of Gloucester) and Princess Mary (Princess Royal), along with Charlotte “Lala” Bill who would later become the main caretaker for little brother Prince John, at the beach playing, 1900

Source: Princess Victoria’s private albums, Royal Collection Trust

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I'm curious about your other four favorite historical couples?

My current top would be this:

Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville

As I mentioned below, in the previous post and in a few others, they were the first historical couple I discovered that managed to keep my interest for so long. A more detailed explanation can be found here. Even now, years later, I continue to explore and study them, both individually and as a couple.

A meme daddy and my favorite Queen, haha.

Richard Plantagenet and Cecily Neville

I can honestly say that this couple surprised me in many ways. When my fascination with the Wars of the Roses had not yet taken deep roots, all I could say about them was that they were the parents of Edward IV, lol. I liked Richard from the first moment I read about him, he seemed like a magnetic presence - with all his arrogance and bravado: in literature or art, I like arrogant characters, especially if they are well represented. Which is in stark contrast to my opinion of arrogant people, so if I had really met Richard Plantagenet and he had waved that ducal nose at me I would probably punch him. Hard. I really disliked Cecily at first - she seemed to me like the kind of mother who doesn't let the protagonists of the fairy tale experience their love, lololol. What happened along the way? I tried to understand her, and, oh my God, what I found during my documentation made me want to know even more. Not only was Cecily a remarkable, intelligent, brave, and proud woman, but her will to fight and endure so much loss throughout her life fascinated me. Not to mention how well she suited Richard. This couple touched my heart so deeply that I decided to write about them - little is known about Cecily's childhood, or perhaps about childhoods in the Middle Ages in general (with a few exceptions), but the fact that they grew up together at Raby, that they had the chance to get to know each other better before they got married, gave me the chance to try to fill in those gaps, to try to lay the foundations for a relationship that lasted 37 years.

Because yes, Cecily is and always will be the perfect partner for Richard!

John, Duke of Bedford and Anne of Burgundy

I haven't had time to research this couple in detail yet, but everything I've learned so far has been enough to put them on my list of favorite couples. I know very little about Anne, but Bedford is my favorite. The man gave his soul and life - literally - to maintain the entire English Kingdom in France for his nephew. When I say Regent of France, I say Bedford, because it seems to me that he's the only one who's truly proven he deserves the title - not to mention how often he had to clean up the mess at home, pfff. Big brother having big brother problems. Despite the fact that he's at the heart of political and military conflicts at this point, I could never imagine him being the heart of the party, you know what I'm saying? Tell me Bedford did something hilariously stupid without making you cringe. That's right, you can't. His whole being cries out: "Responsibility, Responsibility, Responsibility!" I have always perceived him as having a serious figure - sober, reserved, logical - which makes him seem quite solitary. I am not saying that he cannot have fun, but his type of fun always has a well-defined purpose: my man organized the reenactment of the assassination of his father-in-law and presented it to his brother-in-law, the Duke of Burgundy. Philip probably could not swallow his pigeon at supper. What particularly caught my attention was the comment of this contemporary:

"My Lord the Regent loves Madame Regent so well that he always brings her with him to Paris and everywhere else."

Of course, as the sister of the Duke of Burgundy, her mere presence declared her brother's support for the English. It may have been a political move - but I believe it was always more than that. I believe that in Anne he found the support and courage that he needed when the political relations with her brother seemed to be falling apart. Despite not giving him any heirs, her presence was vital in the long war between England and France, and she proved more than capable of making Philip reconsider Burgundy's connection to the English. He remarried so soon after losing her, but I'm sure Bedford mourned her death more than we can imagine. Even so, Bedford always proved to be a practical man - as always, his feelings could wait; he had put his own suffering aside for a greater cause. His nephew's throne.

Remember - "Responsibility, Responsibility, Responsibility!"

Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

I don't think I can say more than I have already said. I know the most important details about them, although, as I have argued before, I prefer to think of Elizabeth as a daddy's Princess, even if being the wife and Queen of a King is a rather tempting prospect. Their marriage ultimately succeeded in ending the civil war. To a point, you could say that Henry and Elizabeth are polar opposites. Hot and cold. This is because Elizabeth had a lot of affection to offer - growing up in a loving family, living in a protective environment, surrounded by siblings, was exactly what Henry, who had lived and grown up in exile, with an uncertain future, needed at that time. It is for this reason that I choose not to consider the scenarios in which she and Margaret Beaufort were in constant conflict. There may have been some friction between them, perhaps they sometimes vied for the King's affection, but I doubt that the matter degenerated to the point where the two women came to detest each other. Moreover, there is ample evidence to show that they had a fairly smooth collaboration. No one can deny that his intentions regarding a union with Elizabeth were purely political - at least at first. I do not want to say that Elizabeth was the one who taught Henry to love, but I want to emphasize that Elizabeth used both her life experience up to that point, and the model of her parents, to make the marriage with Henry work. Henry, like Edward IV, had been declared King of England by right of conquest, so she understood what was expected of her - without forgetting her true value, she was determined to become what her husband needed her to become.

This will be quite surprising, but…

Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester and Eleanor Cobham

And I say this because the interest in this couple only began when I initiated the process of writing the book Proud Cis. Suffering a defeat on the Continent, Gloucester chooses to flee back to England, and instead of his so-called wife, he takes his mistress with him; later he initiates the annulment of his marriage to Jacqueline of Hainault, so that he can marry, instead, Eleanor Cobham - a rather controversial situation, as only Humphrey can do, pfff. Unlike her husband - and this is a moment of honesty - I will say that the only thing I knew about Eleanor was that she had been accused of witchcraft against Henry VI, but when I introduced her into my story, I had to go deeper to discover the real Eleanor, who was beyond all the prejudices and accusations that had been made against her over time. I think that, against all expectations, the two of them formed a harmonious couple - Humphrey seems to have had a genuine affection for her; I have no interest in presenting Eleanor as a victim, she was clearly an ambitious woman, so I am sure that part of her mind rejoiced when, in 1435, Gloucester sought to secure her future in the event of his death, so that she could enjoy absolutely all his properties for life. To be clear: she was ambitious, but not treacherous, so there is no need to imagine that her affection and respect for Humphrey was only a delusion. Or that she really wanted Henry VI dead. I think they both had interests in common and her ambition matched his.

Side note: Maybe it's just my perception, but what I like most about Humphrey is that, despite his apparent talent for making enemies, he seems to have been the fun uncle. Unlike Bedford, he tries to make Henry experiment with all sorts of things, hahahah.

I remember reading at one point that Eleanor might have been illiterate - allow me to disagree. She may have been of a much lower rank than he was, but I doubt that Humphrey, with such a vast library, surrounded by poets and humanists, with his interest in learning (these people transformed La Pleausanse into a center of art and intellectual activity), would have taken an ignorant woman as a wife. She may not have been on Humphrey's level, but I tend to think that she was more than just a pretty face. And the idea that he taught her to read is out of the question, lololol.

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The wedding of George V and Mary of Teck

It is said that, contrary to superstition, Queen Mary donned her wedding-dress in full the day prior to the ceremony, and her bridegroom cast a critical eye over it as well! The actual wedding arrangements were very well organised. King George even as a young man, had that passion for smoothness and efficiency in public ceremonies which lasted his entire life, and close on midnight on the eve of his wedding he paid a private visit to the Chapel Royal and took careful note of all the arrangements and positions. 🌼 On 6th July 1893, Prince George, Duke of York (later King George V), and Princess Mary of Teck were married at the Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, in London. Their wedding was the first royal wedding to take place in St. James's Chapel since the death of Prince Albert in 1861. 🌼 On the morning of their wedding, George accidentally caught sight of his future wife down a long corridor of Buckingham Palace; he proceeded to make a "low and courtly bow," a gesture Mary never forgot. The royal parties were brought from Buckingham Palace to St James's in four large carriage processions, consisting of open landaus. The first public royal wedding in 32 years drew large numbers of spectators, many of whom gathered in the route from Buckingham Palace to St James's Palace to give the couple an "enthusiastic reception". 🌼 The Princess Mary greeted the crowds' applause with her "side-ways smile," and with "a little nervous gesture of her white-gloved right hand". 🌼 The young couple spent their honeymoon at York Cottage, a modest residence on the Sandringham estate, and a house destined to be their permanent home for eight years. At York Cottage the Duke and Duchess of York were allowed ample privacy, although thousands of messages of congratulation were sent to them.

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Prince Andrew, Duke of York

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Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice are set to ditch their parents, Prince Andrew and Fergie, with “Bea” blithely joining the official royal Christmas in Sandringham, to which the shamed prince and his ex-wife have been uninvited...

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WITH THIS RING I THEE WED - The wedding of the Duke and Duchess of York - April 28, 1923

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'... exactly May's smile..." :)