#Trastámaras

[mermaidbarbies]

Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon, in images from a choirbook created by the workshop of Petrus Alamire, and commissioned by Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, c.1510s.

Henry and Katharine are each supported by a saint: Henry by Saint George as the patron saint of England, and Katharine by her namesake saint, Saint Catherine of Alexandria.

[dreamconsumer]

Joanna of Spain known as the Mad (1479-1555), Queen of Castile and her spouse Philip the Handsome (1478-1506), King of Castile and Archduke of Austria in 'El Culto de la Hermosura' by Juan Justo Huguet.

[sixaus-meaa]

SIX THE MUSICAL - MODERN!AU: illustration

Lina's family tree 2/2

[turtlele]

Siblings approval Trastámaras vs. Boleyns (This is araleyn so...)

Juana: ¿Cuáles son tus intenciones con mi hermana pequeña? (What are your intentions with my little sister?)

Catalina: No soy pequeña! (I am not little!)

Anne: Um hable más despacio por favor señora (speak slower please ma'am)

Juan: ¿fluida?

Anne: Ah si

Maria: Not a total loss

Catalina: God, can you just yes or no to me marrying Anne?

Isabel: Patience Catalina. We don't know her worth to you unless she beats me to a duel

Anne: Oh that I can do confidently

Anne: *picks up her phone and calls Kitty* Kat, get the swords and lightsabers! This is the moment we've been waiting for

Catalina: sigh Kill me now

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Catalina: I'm dating your sister..

George: Since how long and when are you going to propose to the dwarf?

Anne: George!

George: Just saying. Me, Mary, and the other cousins know you're too chicken to propose.

Catalina: Um for 5 years and before new years this year

Mary: Cool, she better make me a bridesmaid instead of a flower girl

Anne: Don't worry that's for Maggie.

[roehenstart]

Los Reyes Católicos bajo un dosel. Anónimo, siglo XVII.

[altairtalisman]

List Of Info On Maria Trastámara

Maria’s Reference

Maria’s Backstory

[rmelster]

I would have brought thousands of carnations from Persia to the other side of the world for her too.

[fotograrte]

Ronda de enlaces (21/05/2024)

Ayer me despisté y en lugar de poner la ronda de enlaces, puse una entrada normal. Pero que todos los problemas sean ese: la pongo hoy y a disfrutar de la cultura, el arte, la historia y las curiosidades. Comenzamos con la ronda: Continue reading Ronda de enlaces (21/05/2024)

[lancastrianwasian]

No more Tudors, please—unless it’s Mary I or Edward VI. Let’s focus on the Trastámaras, especially Catherine of Aragon, and delve into the Habsburgs, like Margaret of Austria and her nieces: Eleanor, Isabella, Maria, and Catalina. And don’t forget Charles V and his brother Ferdinand! We need more content on the Trastámara and Habsburg dynasties, as well as Stuart topics that aren’t about Mary, Queen of Scots or Stuart England.

[juanatrastamara]

– juana i de trastámara ; infanta of spain, duchess consort of burgundy, queen of castile, aragon, valencia, mallorca, navarre, naples, sicily, sardinia and countess of barcelona was born on this day, 6th of november of 1479

[latristereina]

Hello! I hope you’re doing okay. Just dropping by to tell you that I too am a Trastámara enthusiast 🫶🏻

I am especially fascinated by Katharine/Catalina of Aragón, she’s and has been my hero for years now. Such a valiant, remarkable woman with a heart of gold and a queen through and through!

It pains me to say this, but in high school (which was many years ago haha) we were taught next to nothing about her, we only learnt about her mother, the queen of Castile, in great detail. I have a great admiration for Isabel I, too; however I am just saddened that she’s only known for being the first wife of that awful tyrant, Henry VIII, by many. She was so much more than that, as you know.

Anyway, I think it’s beautiful that, +500 years after her death, people in the UK still take the time to visit her and leave flowers, pomegranates and other gifts by her tomb. This fact warms my heart a little.

Aah, I’m sorry for the rant, it’s just difficult to find someone who’s interested in KoA and/or the Trastámara dynasty on here.

Thank you for taking the time to read all of this! ❤️💛

No worries, I’m glad you dropped by. And yeh, it’s really unfortunate Katherine is mostly known as one of the six wives, she was much more. I mean, it’s understandable her mother is better known and discussed in greater detail, but it’s quite sad that all the fascinating women in Henry VIII’s life are mostly linked to him through his marriages. On the other hand, he’s mostly known for marrying six times and breaking with Rome, so his wives definitely contributed to his fame.

[mermaidbarbies]

HENRY VIII, supported by Saint George

CARDINAL WOLSEY, supported by Saint Lawrence

KATHARINE OF ARAGON, supported by Saint Barbara

From an epistle-lectionary made for Cardinal Wolsey by the Horenbout worksop, c.1528.

[dreamconsumer]

Juana, la Loca, Reina de España.

[sixaus-meaa]

how did Anne and Catalina meet?

SIX THE MUSICAL - MODERN!AU: lore

In the beginning of 2011, Anne (15y) started working at a restaurant where Lina (19y) was the manager. They didn't interact much but got along pretty well.

At that time, Lina had been married to Henry for almost 2 years. Mary was 2, and Bessie (Lina's 14y former employer and Henry's mistress victim) was 3 months pregnant with Henry's baby.

Not too long ago, in January of that same year, Lina had given birth to a beautiful baby boy named Henry Felix, who tragically died little more than a month after he was born. That took a tool on Lina and Henry's relationship, which was already souring.

Anne was dating Henry Algernon Percy, her middle school sweetheart and first boyfriend, for almost 4 years. They were in love, but their families disapproved of it. And with so much pressure from both sides, their relationship had began to crumble.

Henry (18y) caught sight of Anne and flirted with her. Anne knew him, he had slept with her older sister, Mary, and that whole ordeal ended with Mary being known as 'the great and infamous whore'.

She said no and told Lina, who already had become accustomed to her husband's antics, told Anne to ignore him, and if he persisted, the girl should call her and she would take care of it.

Henry, who never heard "no" in his life, got even more persistent with his crush. That prompted Anne to tell Lina, who told Henry to step back.

That didn't work, and he became more and more obsessed. That affected not only Anne, but also her relationship.

Anne and Henry Percy decided to take a break.

Deafeted, Lina asked Anne if she would be more comfortable getting transferred to another unit. She accepted, but Henry found out where she was working and Anne resigned. It was only a high school job anyway.

Lina wrote her an amazing recommendation letter.

In the summer of 2011, Anne moved in with her aunt, also named Anne, to a city not far from london. It seemed to work, Henry hadn't contacted her nor showed up anywhere around. Until she got a very excited call from her dad prompting her to come back home to London.

When she arrived, they had organized a dinner with the Tudor family. Turns out Thomas Boleyn worked for Henry's family (she also found out her mother Elizabeth worked for Lina's family) and Henry had been very friendly with Mr Boleyn. He even got the man promoted.

And, of course, Henry showed much interest in Anne.

Henry had a new son in June, Henry Kyle Blount. They boy was his pride and joy, at least for the first few weeks, when he remembered Anne existed. They boy moved to the USA with his grandma and uncle while Bessie, soon to be 15, moved to a boarding school.

Lina had showed Bessie and Hank her support. Mary got very attached to the boy and threw a tantrum when she found out her baby brother would leave the country.

They ended up having a rather pleasant conversation. Anne had let her guard down after a week she moved, and her and Henry Percy had broken up officially the first week of summer. Not to mention, her sister seemed to not be bitter at all about the 'whore' incident.

They became friends for the next few weeks and engaged in an affair. Henry had promised her he and Lina had been separated for long and Anne told him about the Henry Percy situation. So that, added with her young age and Henry's older boy charms, her newly acquired broken heart, a desire to be in a relationship, and the pressure from her father (wich was so out of hand, it led to her parents separating), prompted Anne to date Henry.

That's when Henry asked Lina for a divorce. She knew it was the best thing to do, but with serious abandonment issues, a catholic upbringing, and having to have endured so much since their marriage, she got defensive and didn't accept it.

They fought a lot during the next months. So much that, one day, they got captured by the media. The people took Lina's side, especially when they found out Anne was involved. That took a tool on the Boleyn family.

Both sides gave public speeches after the case went to court. Lina's was so honest and heartbreaking that the opposite side briefly lost their composure. The country's hatred for Anne affected her so much, that in the begging of 2012, she ended up having a miscarriage.

Lina (20y) only gave in near the end of 2012, when in a heated discussion, Henry (20y) grabbed Lina's arm too hard. She didn't back down and simply glared at him. He seemed to have realized what he did and quickly let go. He calmed down, but didn't acknowled it.

They got divorced. Lina and Anne met again a few times briefly during the process. The former friendliness from before had vanished. Tho, deep down, they both knew it was Henry's fault.

Lina's family stood by her side and publicly threatened to cut all ties, including partnerships, with the Tudors. Henry's older sister, Margaret, was able to calm everyone down and offer the Trastámaras a public apology from Henry. It worked, and the Trastámaras also went public, accepting said apology and excusing the Boleyn family, especially Anne, from any type of blame. That managed to quiet the 'Anne Boleyn hate train' a lot.

Mary (3y) lived with her father and Anne (17y) until December, when Anne found out she was pregnant and Henry relented Mary's custody.

In 2013 Anne (17y) and Lina (21y) saw each other every time Lina dropped her daughter off for a weekend with her father. They came to a silent agreement to be polite and cordial, and that's how their dynamic went, with the resentment slowly fading.

Lina moved in to a manor house given to her by her parents and opened a dominican-spanish restaurant. Her life was getting back on track.

Meanwhile, Anne was in her first year of university, majoring in Psychology.

In June of 2013 things went south. Anne found out Henry was constantly cheating on her and they began fighting.

It all went down quick. In July, Henry convinced him and his friends that Anne was cheating on him and the rumors began to spread. They got so far as to say she engaged in incest with her brother. That was so damaging that Anne lost contact with her brother, and just like their sister, they got cast out of their own family. Thomas and Elizabeth divorced and their mother (who hadn't had a job for 5 years) did everything she could to help her children.

The Boleyn name had been utterly destroyed.

It was Agust that Anne and Henry officially broke up. Anne was so stressed that Lizzie's birth got a whole month delayed. They fought. After Henry slaped her in the face, choked her, and claimed Elizabeth wasn't his child, Anne wandered around London like a zombie. It was around 2am when Lina, driving back late from work, found Anne quietly crying on a curb. She took the girl to the hospital and they released her. Back home, the girls took pictures of the bruises and recorded a video explaining Anne's situation in case she decided to turn him in.

Anne crashed on Lina's for 2 days. They talked, Mary finally decided she didn't hate Anne, and found eachother enjoying the other's company. Lina took her to the police and they made a report (later, she would get a restraining order for Henry, who had to pay a fine).

Anne then went to stay with her mom. And her and Lina had began a friendship.

After Elizabeth was born, the DNA test came out and Henry finally had to deal with the fact that Elizabeth was his daughter. Anne had also found out Henry was dating her distant cousin. She wondered if she knew the whole story.

In January of 2014, Anne (18y) was in university. She got a job, and with her mother's help, managed to rent a 2 bed apartment for her and Lizzie (2m). She was not struggling financially (especially since Henry's (21y) family was buying the baby stuff Lizzie nedded), but she was also not swimming in money.

It was 2 years later, in January of 2016, almost 2 moths after Anne (20y), Jane (19y), Lizzie (1y) and Eddie (3m) had moved in with Lina (24y) and Mary (7y), that the two began developing feelings for each other.

AraLeyn, colleagues to enemies to friends to lovers

[nyaagolor]

SV nickname scheme headcanons

I’m a sucker for team nicknames that fit a theme so I’ve been thinking abt the ones the SV characters might use!

Nemona: Fruits in Spanish (Níspero the Pawmot, Tamarindo the Dudunsparce)

Arven: Food (Rockefeller the Cloyster, Guindilla the Scovillain)

Penny: Anime references (Luna the Umbreon, Mewmew the Sylveon) though she’s a little embarrassed about it and often uses alternative names when strangers are around

Rika: Breakfast Foods (Benny the Donphan, Pancake the Clodsire)

Poppy: short generic names a four year old would give (Princess the Tinkaton, Sparkles the Copperajah)

Larry: Excel Commands (COUNTIF the Flamigo, ACCRINT the Staraptor)

Hassel: Mythical Dragons (Fafnir the Haxorus, Druk the Baxcalibur). His Flapple (an engagement-esque present from Brassius) is named Puff tho. Cutie dragon!!

Geeta: Gemstones in Spanish (Esmeraldo the Gogoat, Zafiro the Glimmora). In private though, she calls her Glimmora चम चम (cham cham)

Giacomo: Classical composers (Monteverdi the Honchkrow, Beethoven the Mabosstiff)

Mela: They’re academy Pokemon, so she didn’t name them! She does have cute nicknames for them (Archee for Arcanine, Lolo for Charlos)— though you’ll never hear her using these cute names in public

Atticus: Samurai (Kojiro the Skuntank, Masamune the Revaroom)

Ortega: Fashion designs (Dior the Azumarill, Coco the Daschbun)

Eri: Lucha Libre moves (Plancha the Lucario, Huracán the Annihilape)

Katy: French Pastries (Madeleine the Spidops, Charlotte the Ursaring)

Brassius: Famous sculptures (David the Sudowoodo, Venus the Arboliva)

Iono: She lets her highest paying subs pick the names of her Pokémon so they’re all random

Kofu: Edible Seaweed (Nori the Crabominable, Wakame the Veluza)

Ryme: Stage names! (DJ Hellraiser the Houndstone, D3AD-END the Toxtrixity)

Tulip: Princesses (Cleo the Florges, Anastasia the Espathra)

Grusha: Clouds (Cumulus the Cetitan, Nimbus the Altaria)

Clavell: Classical Literature (Dante the Houndoom, Darcy the Oranguru)

Raifort: Historial Spanish Houses (Savoy the Zoroark, Trastámara the Gengar)

Jacq: Biological Root Words (Soma the Swalot, Telet the Firigiraf)

Tyme: Numerical prefixes (Deca and Deci the Lycanrocs)

Saguaro: Pet names! (Honey the Pachirisu and Sweetie the Hatterene)

Salvatore: Hello in different languages (Merhaba the Persian, Annyeong the Raichu)

Dendra: Punches (Haymaker the Hariyama, Bolo the Medicham)

Miriam: Combining her Pokémon’s species with a common medicine (Priligurchin the Pinchurchin, Toxapexapro the Toxapex)

[isadomna]

Leonor de Guzmán fue la amante «estable» del rey Alfonso XI (1311–1350). Es una figura fascinante que precisaba de una biografía que pusiera en valor a esta mujer de gran talla, con gran influencia en campos diversos y en particular con un significativo papel político en el reino de Castilla.

La parquedad de la documentación sobre ella ha sido probablemente la razón para la ausencia de estudios más completos sobre su vida. Esta biografía contempla todas las posibilidades de conocerla que ofrecen las fuentes, a falta de que algún día pueda aparecer algún tesoro documental que hasta ahora no ha aflorado. No es extraño que la documentación sea parca, o no tan abundante como sería de desear; no se ha conservado una buena cancillería, en caso de que la hubiera, de las reinas de la época en que vivió, y menos de las de Castilla.

Aunque Leonor de Guzmán no fue reina, al trazar el retrato de su vida hay que contemplarla como si lo hubiera sido. Su vida fue realmente interesante, sus amores con el rey, sus diez hijos, la acumulación de una riqueza que la hizo una de las grandes señoras feudales de la Castilla de la primera mitad del siglo XIV, su acción política junto al rey, su ascensión y su caída, y, como punto final, ya después de muerta, su papel en el cambio dinástico en el reino de Castilla: su hijo Enrique inauguró la dinastía Trastámara; una vida apasionante que no desaprovecharon dramaturgos y novelistas que vieron en ella una importante fuente de inspiración.