#JFJ

[erraticcowboy]

missed her today so here’s a jfj warmup

[littlelouprophetjohn]

JFJ DRESS SMOKING PIC I USED TO PRAY FOR TIMES LIKE THESE

[froggerland]

“Here comes a feminine urge,

I know it so well”

Rip James Fitzjames you would’ve loved drag

[philtrashnumberunus]

amc specializes in book-inspired period pieces where gay people eat each other and the secondary protagonist has an astonishing jawline and a fuckass bob

[sparrowseagles]

"there will be poems" ??girl no, there'll be fics. genderbent fics to be specific

[mab1905]

Time cast a spell on you, but you won't forget me.

-Silver Springs, Fleetwood Mac

(rip JFJ you would have loved scream-singing along to a stevie nicks song at 2 am and sobbing)

[iveseenitinmovies]

[nigesakis]

lord almighty they are doing crazy things to this guy's cerνix on ao3

[bossybigeyes]

new James Fitzjames display thing in the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich - at least I’d say it’s new because I’ve been several times and never seen it before and it makes reference to his remains having been recently identified!

OBJECT IN FOCUS

An act of 'gallant heroism'

On 1 February 1835 ship's mate James Fitzjames saved the life of James Dickinson, who had fallen into the River Mersey near Liverpool. Fitzjames was on board the ship George Canning when customs officer Dickinson, who was helping to load supplies from a steamer, slipped into the river. In a letter to his uncle, Fitzjames described how he spotted Dickinson - who was unable to swim - 'floundering away like a porpoise'.

Without hesitation, he jumped fully clothed into the fast-moving and freezing cold Mersey.

He managed to keep Dickinson's head above the water until they were picked up by a small boat a considerable distance downriver. Much to Fitzjames's embarrassment, his story made the national newspapers and he received several awards in recognition of his bravery.

Presentation cup

E. Terry & Co., 1830-31

The Corporation of Liverpool presented this silver cup to seaman James Fitzjames at a celebratory dinner in February 1835 after he saved the life of James Dickinson. He later took it back to his ship, where it was filled with mulled port and the whole crew drank to his health. Fitzjames was also granted Freedom of the City of Liverpool, while the Royal Humane Society and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) awarded him silver lifesaving medals (the RNLI medal is also in the National Maritime Museum's collection).

MY CHOICE

'I chose this cup because the person it was awarded to deserves more recognition. James Fitzjames is a true maritime hero who I think history has neglected. After the act of bravery for which he was given the cup, Fitzjames went on to have a distinguished naval career, before losing his life during Sir John Franklin's ill-fated Arctic expedition (1845-48). Using DNA analysis, researchers finally identified his remains, recovered from King William Island, Canada, in September 2024. It was this moment that inspired me to suggest this object for display!

Suzy Jenvey, Visitor and Sales Assistant

[avotuli]

this isnt about nightmares or fear, this is about love

[ganymedian]

More jfj study doodles …..cold in here v__v

[erraticcowboy]

[littlelouprophetjohn]

super graphic ultra modern fitzgirl if u even care

[froggerland]

“Hey, we saw you from across the room and just wanted to say that your outfit is fucking uglyyyy :)”

pre expedition jfj and dundy were THE mean girls at every ball

@terroryuriweek day 2 (1840s fashion)

[dinner-in-the-arctic]

I don’t know if it’s just that i’m not a native speaker but it took me a really long time to realize why James Fitzjames’ name is “like a bad pun”.

Because “fitz” in surnames, besides just meaning “son of”, also signifies illegitimacy. It’s been a trend in England for royals and then others to name their bastards with this prefix, for example the Duke of Clarence(later William IV) naming his bastard Fitzclarence.

Except usually at the time this prefix was used with the father’s title or surname. In JFJ’s case, though, it’s literally just his father’s first name(Sir James Gambier). They didn’t even give that kid the dignity of naming him Fitzgambier, or at least giving him a first name that didn’t make him sound like a looney tunes character.

[eleanorcrane]

golden boy