#Queen and Clarence

[classycookiexo]

Especially after finding out that they had to get in a relationship because she got pregnant

I also feel like he came with nothing and she upgraded him, he got her in her most vulnerable point in life

I’m not even a fan of Queen Naija but I’ve been peeped this for a while now

[pandoa]

in every new game, there's a jumin han waiting to be discovered...

(malleus is just happy he finally got invited to something)

[usergif]

If there is love enough, then nothing - not nature, not even death itself - can come between two who love each other. The SONS OF YORK will destroy each other, one brother destroying another, uncles devouring nephews, fathers beheading sons. THE WHITE QUEEN (2013)

[borgialucrezia]

David Oakes as George Plantagenet and Aneurin Barnard as Richard III THE WHITE QUEEN (2013)

[jamesfrain]

The White Queen — 'Poison and Malmsey Wine'

[eve-to-adam]

Bridget Woodville (OC). Commission sketch for @bl0ndixxx.

Thank you for choosing me! <333

[allgarbo]

In her memoir printed in 1930 in Lektyr, the magazine published in Stockholm by her friend Lars Saxon, she described her technique in several sentences: "I live the part I am playing. I am completely under its spell, so that if anyone tries to speak to me or ask me questions, it wakes me up, so to speak." She followed the advice of both Delsarte and Stanislavski that actors should internalize a role until it becomes part of themselves. Mercedes thought that the characters Garbo played possessed her. The acclaimed directors Rouben Mamoulian and George Cukor agreed. Both said that her acting was intuitive; Mamoulian called it "a divine gift." (Mamoulian directed her in Queen Christina; Cukor in Ninotchka and Two-Faced Woman.)

But she prepared carefully for each role. She read books that provided context. Given her photographic memory, she memorized not only her own lines but also the lines of all the other actors. She practiced movements and gestures to find the ones she wanted to use. The producer Sam Marx saw her walking in the alley behind his office at MGM before filming began on Grand Hotel. She was pacing back and forth, varying her steps in speed and rhythm. Marx realized that she was figuring out how the ballerina she was playing in Grand Hotel should move.

In describing Garbo's acting, director Clarence Brown stressed the brilliance of her eyes. "She had something behind the eyes that you couldn't see until you photographed her in close-up. If she had to look at one person with jealousy, and another with love, she didn't have to change her expression. No other screen actress has been able to do that on film." The number of close-ups given to an actress in her films was considered a measure of her stardom; no other Hollywood actress in Garbo's era reached her total. Critics of Garbo’s acting charged that she was a somnambulist—that she sleepwalked through her films—which was characteristic of actresses in German expressionist films, which often were set in a dream landscape. (Ideal Beauty: The Life and Times of Greta Garbo)

[calirph]

𝐃𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐃 𝐎𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 as 𝐆𝐄𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄, 𝐃𝐔𝐊𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄

The White Queen. Episode 2.

[romanceclub-confessionss]

Confession:

"The most problematic author in RC is not Remy, Alice, Jester or whoever but Ursa

Literal rape scene in FfTF, but it was written like MC gets pleasure from pain. Alexander joking abt raping Agatha in CY1, regardless if you romance him or not. Alexander drugging Agatha in CY2. Her planning Jessica to get raped in Qi30D

Like girl, keep ur fetishes to urself 🧐"

[medievalandfantasymelee]

THE HOT MEDIEVAL & FANTASY MEN MELEE

QUALIFYING ROUND: 95th Tilt

Will Scarlett, BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)

VS.

George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence The White Queen (2013)

Propaganda

Will Scarlett, BBC’s Robin Hood (2006-2009)

Portrayed by: Harry Lloyd

“YOU know Harry Lloyd as Viserys Targaryen and Every Other Shitheel in Every British-cast Show Ever, but I will forever know him as Mr. Herbert pocket in Great Expectations, and as Will Scarlett--both of whom stand as testament to the fact that Harry Lloyd can play characters that aren't shit-rags every once in a damn while. And OKAY, so he doesn't necessarily live up to the legacy of the "gaily feathered bird" like other Will Scarletts, but he's got OTHER virtues. He's SMART. He's PRETTY. He's got a little bit of the BROODING. He's got the knowing of woodcrafts: he can get you in and out of anywhere you wanna go and he can carve you things. He's a voice of reason, he has a plan when Robin doesn’t, and a dry wit--maybe a stick in the mud sometimes, but that's O-KAY, he's CUTEEE.”

George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence The White Queen (2013)

Portrayed by: David Oakes

“The ideal scheming medieval nobleman, constantly trying to steal the crown from his brother, and his plots ultimately come to nothing. Which is very sexy of him. Snide, arrogant, bitchy, messy, chaotic. Betrays the king multiple times and just keeps getting forgiven and welcomed back to court inexplicably through sheer dumb luck— to commit even more treason. Everything you could ever want in a man.”

Additional Propaganda Under the Cut

Additional Propaganda

For Will Scarlett:

(+ bonus Allan-A-Dale)

For George, Duke of Clarence:

"(excerpt from above propaganda): Ultimately gets executed via drowning in a giant barrel of wine. Iconic, frankly."

[lordbettany]

A Plantagenet Christmas - Moodboard II

[royalty-nobility]

Frederica, Princess Royal of Prussia, Shortly to be Duchess of York, Presented to King George III

Artist: Richard Livesay (British, 1750-1826)

Date: 1791

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Royal Collection Trust, United Kingdom

Description

Frederica was the eldest daughter of Frederick William II, King of Prussia. Her marriage to the Duke of York, George III’s second son, took place on 29 September 1791. The scene is set in an entrance hall, with the King and Queen standing in the centre. The Duke of York, sponsoring the introduction, is seen advancing from the right. The King is surrounded by the Princesses, and to the right are shown the Prince of Wales (next to the Queen) and the Duke of Clarence.

[wonder-worker]

Is it true that Elizabeth of York birth celebrated like she was a son? I have seen some historians say this.

Hi! Yes, Edward IV did celebrate his daughter’s birth as though she was a male heir (“a prince”), iirc as per the Great Chronicle.

While we have no contemporary reports at the time of Elizabeth of York's birth, we know that Luchino Dallaghiexia reported that the birth of Edward and Elizabeth's third child, Cecily of York, "rejoiced the king and all the nobles exceedingly*, though they would have preferred a son'. Wanting a son (ie: an heir) was typical for their time period, likely enhanced by Edward and Elizabeth's unprecedentedly controversial marriage, her very unsuitable origins and his own status as a usurper. The fact that he was described as being "exceedingly" delighted at the birth of his third daughter in a row regardless does support the claim that he would have gone over-the-top to celebrate the birth of his first legitimate** child.

Hope this helps!

*Bizarrely, I have seen several historians and blogs use Dallaghiexia's letter to claim that Edward IV was bitterly disappointed at Cecily of York's birth. I don't understand how historical reading comprehension can be so poor that "rejoiced the king exceedingly" has somehow been rewritten as the...exact opposite of that. With no self-awareness whatsoever. **Edward's illegitimate daughter Margaret - popularly known as Elizabeth for some reason - was almost definitely born before his marriage. We don't know the birth dates of his other two illegitimate children: I think the likeliest conception date for Arthur was in early 1470 (when he was away from court, near Hampshire), but it's unverified; and we know nothing about Grace - which was probably her surname, not her name - other than the fact that Elizabeth Woodville seems to have been very attached to her.

[wardrobeoftime]

The Crown + Costumes

Queen Elizabeth II's blue & black dress, blue bolero jacket and creme fur jacket in Season 01, Episode 01 & 06.

// requested by anonymous

[borgialucrezia]

"George is the perfect example of everything the show is not about...He is just a bit of a swine quite frankly and a delight to play with. I don't think there is anything to dislike about George. I think he is perfectly charming in almost absolutely every way. [laughs]" — David Oakes.

[jamesfrain]

DAVID OAKES as George, Duke of Clarence The White Queen (2013) | Episode seven

+bonus: Meanwhile, the potential killer.... *oooh, let's dance*