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MOOORE Alice is Human characters! I'm such a simple man… I love these guys and their moderately villainous intentions.

This is the Jokers Team with their Alice: Gal! We've also got Decem, a Ten of Hearts, Jackdaw, the Jubjub bird, Cotton, a White Knight, and Gyle, The Jack of Diamonds!

Check out them on Toyhouse for more, if you want!

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“I do not know what the Queensbury rules are, but the Oscar Wilde rule is to shoot at sight.”

Oscar Wilde and the Return of Jack the Ripper, Gyles Brandreth

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do you have any names similar to these? it doesnt have to be all of them, but mainly Edgar, Pierce, Rigorre and Grimm. ive been looking around for some and this'll be great help :)!

Edgar, Grimm, Rigorre, Cain(e), Ozzy/Ozul, Onyx, Dice, Throne, Viper, Vesper, Heron, Nyx, Spector, Harker, Talyn, Dorian, Pierce

some might be closed so make sure to do your own research !! I tried to do most of them but I couldnt find them all / some were filled with closed names!

EDGAR︰ adler. albert. alexander. alfred. alice. archibald. arthur. atlas. august. barnabas. beatrice. benjamin. charles. charlotte. clarence. dior. eddie. eder. edmund. eduard. edward. edwin. edyn. eleanor. elijah. elmer. ember. emerson. emmett. ernest. esther. eugene. evelyn. everett. ezra. felix. ferdinand. finn. franklin. gilbert. harold. harper. hector. henry. humphrey. iris. irving. isaac. jack. jagger. james. jasper. leo. leonard. leopold. noah. oliver. oscar. penelope. rowan. rupert. sebastian. silas. theo. theodore. tiger. vincent. violet. walter. william.

GRIM(M)︰ august. axel. brennon. charlie. dax. dean. declan. delilah. demetri. enver. evangeline. ezra. felicity. finn. foster. fox. gaerwn. garan. garima. garin. garran. garren. garron. geranium. gereon. gerianne. germain. germaine. german. geronimo. gerwin. gianni. giovanni. gordon. goren. graeme. graham. grainne. gram. grannia. granny. green. greyden. grian. griffin. grina. gurnam. gwern. iris. joaquin. jude. kevin. kyra. leah. loki. millie. parker. rain. rogue. sage. silas. spencer. tristan. viktor.

CAINE(E)︰ abel. aidan. aiden. aleks. amelia. amory. andreas. aries. asher. aurora. ava. axel. azriel. bane. bartholomew. bonanza. cade. caden. cael. caiden. cain. caine. cale. caleb. cam. camden. cameo. cammie. camo. cana. canaan. canan. cane. cannan. cano. canyon. carter. case. casey. cash. cassim. cato. cawny. cayden. cayman. ceanna. ceona. chahna. chaim. chan. chana. chance. chaniya. charlotte. chase. chayan. chazmyne. chen. chesmu. chesna. cheyenne. cheyne. chiazam. chima. chimene. chin. china. chione. chosen. chukwuma. chumani. chyna. chynna. cian. cinna. cinnamon. cluny. cohen. cole. conn. connie. conway. cosmo. coyne. craig. cuan. cuno. cwen. côme. d'arcy. dane. dash. declan. dewitt. duran. edelynn. elijah. enoch. evelyn. gabriel. gage. gardeenia. genevieve. grayson. gwendelyn. gyles. hadrian. hesh. iain. icarus. jane. jermyn. kace. kade. kaelynn. kaidan. kaiden. kailyn. kain. kaine. kale. kane. kate. kaydin. kaydon. kayne. kedar. ken. knox. koen. lane. layne. liam. liliela. loch. lucifer. lucy. mattheo. nicollette. raiden. rayne. roddy. romilda. ryder. sawyl. scarlett. shane. thane. tyre. violet. wayne. zain. zaine. zane. zayne.

OZZY / ONYX︰ adi. archie. aria. arlo. asher. aspen. atlas. aurora. autumn. avi. axel. beck. bijoux. blade. bodie. bowie. caelum. cora. cy. daisy. davi. declan. draco. dune. echo. elton. elvis. ember. ezra. ezri. falcon. finn. fleet. garnet. gavin. genevieve. harper. hazel. imre. indigo. ivy. jade. jagger. jasper. jem. jet. jinx. johnny. joplin. josiah. joziah. kai. kaiya. kano. karter. kavi. khari. knox. lennox. leo. luca. luna. lynx. mac. maddox. mazi. mercury. millie. milo. morrissey. neptune. night. nirvana. nixie. nova. nyx. oak. oakes. ocean. ocheckka. ochoa. ohanzee. ojai. ojas. oke. oki. oliver. omega. onika. onix. onnika. onnix. onyekachukwu. onyx. ooko. oonagh. opal. opaline. orion. oscar. oscosh. oshae. osias. osiris. ossie. otto. owen. oyku. oz. ozzie. penelope. penny. peridot. phoenix. quinn. quint. rami. raven. ravi. remi. reno. river. rocky. roux. rowan. sage. salem. santana. sebastian. silas. sophie. storm. sunny. theo. topaz. uziel. violet. willow. wren. wyatt. zaki. zephyr. zeppelin. ziggy.

VESPER / VIPER︰ ace. aeron. akiva. antares. apollo. arcana. archer. asher. atlas. atticus. aurora. calista. callaway. cardin. cash. cason. chai. chancellor. charlotte. cora. cordovan. coriander. corisande. cruz. denarius. draven. elaina. elixir. elowen. elyse. ember. enfys. evangeline. felix. ferelith. finn. genesis. glade. hadley. halcyon. harbor. hazel. ivy. jaguar. journey. kaemon. kailo. kanon. katia. koa. kobe. kodiak. lainey. lazare. legacy. luna. lyra. magic. majesty. mystique. nora. obsidian. ocasio. oceane. oliver. opaline. ophelia. pax. peregrine. phaedra. phoenix. piper. quinn. rasmus. regulus. reverie. rohmer. rowyn. royce. rule. sage. salome. scarlett. sebastian. shyla. silas. sorcha. summer. tatiana. thorin. titan. vale. vallis. vance. varro. vega. velvette. vera. verity. vesper. vespera. violet. viper. von. vyra. wren. xavier. yvaine. zander. zephyr.

DORIAN︰ adrian. adrien. ambrose. amelia. andrea. appoline. arian. armani. asher. audrey. aurora. basil. benno. bloom. cassius. charlotte. cornelius. damian. damien. dante. darcy. darena. darian. dariana. darien. darin. darina. darion. darius. darren. darrin. darrion. darwin. daryan. datherine. davian. davion. dawson. dayaram. declan. derion. deron. derron. derwyn. dharma. dhiren. dominic. doreen. dorin. dorona. dorsey. dreama. dren. drian. duran. durham. durin. emrys. ethan. evander. evelyn. evleen. ezra. florian. gabriel. gilda. gordon. hadrian. heidy. jackie. jordan. julian. korbin. leander. liam. lorcan. lowri. lucian. lysander. marian. marion. mars. morgan. muse. naoma. oberon. oliver. orion. pallas. penelope. peregrine. quianna. rian. sebastian. shawnee. soren. theodore. tori. umber. violet. warren.

PIERCE︰ asher. audrey. ava. beckett. bennett. brooks. callan. charlotte. claire. cole. colton. dean. emerson. emmett. eros. everett. finn. fisher. fitz. flint. foster. gavin. grant. grayson. harper. harrison. hawk. hazel. heath. henry. hiro. hudson. ivy. jack. james. kane. kyra. landon. leo. liam. mason. miles. miller. mira. noah. oliver. olivia. owen. pace. paprika. paras. paresh. paricia. paris. parish. park. parker. parks. pauric. pearce. pearson. peers. percy. perez. perga. perris. perry. perseus. persia. persis. piers. pierson. piroj. porsche. powers. prakash. prayaksh. precia. preciosa. precious. price. prince. prisca. prissy. pryce. pyrrhus. quinn. reese. reeve. reid. rhett. ridge. rowan. sawyer. scarlett. sirius. slater. spencer. theo. theodore. vince. violet. wren. wyatt.

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Oscar, Holmes, sunshine, London 1894.

My kind of afternoon.

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In terms of magical battles, the 1900 “Battle of Blythe Road“ in London definitely gets some points for entertainment value, if only for how Irish poet William Butler Yeats defeated infamous black magician Aleister Crowley.

First, some background. At the time both Crowley and Yeats were members of a secret society known as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, an organisation dedicated to the study of the occult, metaphysics, and paranormal activities during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Seemingly very much a middle class affair, other members included Dracula author Bram Stoker and fellow horror author Algernon Blackwood.

However, conflict erupted over the direction that the organisation should take their focus, with relative newcomer Crowley attempting to depose Yeats as head of the Order to gain access to their “magical secrets”. Or possibly Magickal secrets, knowing Crowley. His own experiments worried his contemporaries in the organisation, leading to them kicking him out of the group out of a fear that he would going to use their teachings for evil.

Leastways, on the 19th April 1900, Crowley attempted to invade the headquarters of the Order (located above a shop), dressed for magical battle in full Highland dress, a mask of Osiris, and a gilt dagger. Yeats, an accomplished boxer, was himself presumably dressed less extravagantly when he kicked Crowley down a flight of stairs while trying the premises, or, as Yeat’s biographer put it:

Crowley refused to accept their decision. He went to Paris, and there persuaded the chief of the Golden Dan, a Celtophile magician named MacGregor Mathers, to deputize him to wrest control of the London temple of the order away from Yeats and his friends. Mathers furnished Crowley with appropriate charms and exorcisms to use against recalcitrant members, and instructed him to wear Celtic dress. Equipped accordingly in Highlander's tartan, with a black Crusader's cross on his breast, with a dirk at his side and a skindoo at his knee. Making the sign of the pentacle inverted and shouting menaces at the adepts, Crowley climbed the stairs. But Yeats and two other magicians came resolutely forward to meet him, ready to protect the holy place at any cost. When Crowley came within range the forces of good struck out with their feet and kicked him downstairs.

Upon his retreat, Crowley attempted to later tried to seduce the Anglo-Irish artist Althea Gyles into aiding his revenge against the Order, only for her to reportedly steal a lock of his hair in order for Yeats and the others to cast spells on Aleister to “limit his powers”.

After this defeat in wizardly combat, Crowley would travel the world gathering followers establishing his own magical organisation, the A∴A∴ (pronounced ay-AY), which would continue his own pursuits and study of magic. Crowley himself gathered his own followers, such as American rocket scientist Jack Parsons.

Bonus Fact!

Amusingly, there are rumours that Crowley is George W Bush and Jeb Bush’s maternal grandfather, as their grandmother Pauline Pierce happened to hang around the magician when they were both living in Paris in the 1920s, with Barbara Bush being born some eight months later. This isn’t considered likely though, as the linked article above states, only least because it comes from a single possibly unreliable source and also because Crowley’s practice of sex magic had him write down the names of everyone he had sex with, so her name not being among his... detailed notes, suggests that they never actually slept together.

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Episode 160: Biographical Fiction & Fictional Biographies

This episode we’re talking about Biographical Fiction & Fictional Biographies! We talk about metafiction, superhero origins as cover songs, spaceship detectives, cat biographies, amendments to amendments, alien abductions, and more! 

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | Jam Edwards

Things We Read (or tried to…)

Nat Tate: An American Artist: 1928-1960 by William Boyd

Wikipedia

Maigret's Memoirs by Georges Simenon, translated by Howard Curtis

Matthew was wrong about how many books in this series came out in one month, but based on the French Wikipedia article four titles (including this one) were released in 1951.

Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg

Jack Sheppard (Wikipedia)

The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Peter Sís

Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf (Wikipedia)

Summertime by J.M. Coetzee

Other Media We Mentioned

Oscar Wilde Murder Mysteries Series by Gyles Brandreth

Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel

Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life by Philip José Farmer

What Is the What by Dave Eggers

Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe (Wikipedia)

Blonde (2022 film) (Wikipedia)

Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates

Smile (2022 film) (Wikipedia)

Bastard Out of Carolina by Dorothy Allison

The Limits of Autobiography: Trauma, Testimony, Theory by Leigh Gilmore

The Sot-Weed Factor by John Barth

The Red Tent by Anita Diamant

Summer Fun by Jeanne Thornton

Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (Wikipedia)

A Field Guide to the Aliens of Star Trek: The Next Generation by Joshua Chapman (zine series)

We can’t find a good link for the zines, but it’s been collected as a book

Interview with the Vampire (film) (Wikipedia)

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

The Big Lebowski (Wikipedia)

Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore

Links, Articles, and Things

Episode 143 - Amish Romance

Episode 119 - Regence Romance

Episode 094 - Chick Lit Romance

Episode 070 - Erotic Romance

The 7 Best Library Podcasts 

Fictionalized biography (Encyclopædia Britannica)

Autofiction (Wikipedia)

Isekai (Wikipedia)

Oliver Cromwell (Wikipedia)

Epistolary novel (Wikipedia)

Episode 111 - Happy Birthday Dracula

Episode 128 - Plucky Kid Detective

Episode 136 - Hearts of Magic: Threads Entangled

List of biblical figures identified in extra-biblical sources (Wikipedia)

List of Dewey Decimal classes (Wikipedia)

National Library of Medicine classification (Wikipedia)

Zaphod Beeblebrox (Wikipedia)

“Vell, Zaphod’s just zis guy, you know?”

False memory: Mandela Effect (Wikipedia)

17 Fictional Biographies books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

Carolina Built by Kianna Alexander

Clotel: or, The President's Daughter by William Wells Brown

Pocahontas by Joseph Bruchac

American Woman by Susan Choi

The Black Rose by Tananarive Due

The Reason for Crows: A Story of Kateri Tekakwitha by Diane Glancy

Stone Heart: A Novel of Sacajawea by Diane Glancy

Driving the King by Ravi Howard

Delayed Rays of a Star by Amanda Lee Koe

Leo Africanus by Amin Maalouf, translated by Peter Sluglett

Empress Orchid by Anchee Min

Dancing in the Dark by Caryl Phillips

Douglass' Women by Jewell Parker Rhodes

I the Supreme by Augusto Roa Bastos, translated by Helen Lane

Empress by Shan Sa

The Book of Salt by Monique Truong

Black Cloud Rising by David Wright Faladé

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In Want of A Wife: Extra Viewing

Hello, everyone! Some people have asked me about extra reading or viewing in regards to my au and I’ve decided to do a series of books, shows, films, podcasts, and poems that I’ve used as inspiration for my story. I already have this list for my own reference and was planning to drop this on ao3 right at the end, but I thought I’d share it here in the meantime, so here’s my list so far! Not conclusive but for anybody who wishes to know what I’ve used up until now ☺️

So, here’s my list for extra viewing (shows and films, queer and historical/cultural)

Queer Viewing

Shows:

Gentleman Jack

Steven Universe

Black Mirror: San Junipero

Films:

The Handmaiden

Margarita with a Straw

Carol

The Half of It

Victor Victoria

Historical & Cultural Viewing

Shows:

Anne with an E (also includes queer references)

Pride & Prejudice

Vanity Fair (2018)

A Suitable Boy

Films:

Pride & Prejudice

Jane Eyre

Northanger Abbey

Emma (2020)

Little Women (2019)

Emma (1996)

Anna Karenina

Great Expectations (2012)

Becoming Jane

Documentaries:

In Jane Austen’s Footsteps with Gyles Brandreth

Extra On-Screen Influences:

The Sound of Music (The Laendler)

Sailor Moon (Harumichi)

Jessica Jones (Jeri Hogarth)

Grace and Frankie (for character dynamics)

The Favourite (for the costumes and queerness)

Marie Antoinette (for the aesthetic)

The Old Guard (Andy)

In the Long Run (additional cultural viewing)

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (for diversity, but also related to some of the commentary I make on tropes in queerness)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Manchu-style fashion)

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    ❝ Nothing I can’t HANDLE, Gyle. ❞

  Jack brushed off concern as though it were insignificant. Yet despite his confidence, he still swayed as he pushed himself up from his desk, not bothering to pick up and set right the container of pens that had fallen over moments ago, when he had slammed into his table. One gloved hand met the clammy skin of his cheek, pulling slightly at his face and staggering around the tables of his work shop. He probably just needed some sugar, or water, or sleep, something to keep him alive that he’d been neglecting. 

   Except he’d been eating fine and he… coughed harshly, the sound a bit unpleasant. But he ignored it, aiming for the kitchenette he’d installed in the corner of the warehouse. 

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Barry Cryer, British Comedy Legend, Has Died Aged 87

British comedian and actor Barry Cryer has died, at the age of 86.

The Leeds-born comic’s representatives confirmed the news of his death to BBC News on Thursday morning.

Barry initially focussed his comedy career in writing, contributing to shows like The Frost Report, The Two Ronnies and The Morecambe And Wise Show.

He also wrote for comedians and entertainers including Bob Hope, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, Spike Milligan and Frankie Howerd.

Later, Barry stepped more into the spotlight, contributing to panel shows like Just A Minute and I’m Sorry I Haven’t Got A Clue, the latter of which he continued to appear on until the present day.

In 2001, he was awarded an OBE for services to comedy, with Queen Elizabeth II telling him during his investiture to “keep on making people laugh”.

Barry continued to work long into his 80s, even launching his own podcast Now, Where Were We? last month, with guests including Stephen Fry and Miriam Margolyes.

Following the news of his death, tributes poured in from a number of his peers and friends, who hailed him as “one of the greats of British comedy”.

Stephen Fry tweeted that he was a “glorious, gorgeous, hilarious and gifted writer and performer who straddled all the comic traditions”, while Gyles Brandreth remembered him as a “great mentor and friend”.

Such sad news, one of the absolute greats of British comedy, Barry Cryer, is no more. A glorious, gorgeous, hilarious and gifted writer and performer who straddled all the comic traditions. Universally beloved … farewell, Baz.

— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) January 27, 2022

RIP #BarryCryer. Here we are only a few weeks ago. Baz was just the loveliest guy: funny & generous. He’d worked with everybody & everybody he worked with liked him. I shall miss his happy company so much - & his regular phone calls: he gave you a gem of a joke with each one. pic.twitter.com/O8AgZyMYYt

— Gyles Brandreth (@GylesB1) January 27, 2022

RIP #BarryCryer. I took this happy picture in the churchyard of St Paul’s, Covent Garden. Wherever Barry went he brought laughter with him - even to memorial services. And he went to lots because he’d worked with everyone! He was generous about everyone: a great mentor & friend. pic.twitter.com/WVKIBrs5Ol

— Gyles Brandreth (@GylesB1) January 27, 2022

Barry Cryer was the real deal. An incredibly funny man who worked with - and wrote for - the giants of comedy. Yet he remained forever curious and delighted by whatever was fresh and original. Kind, encouraging, generous and a one off. Goodbye, Cheeky. ❤️

— Mark Gatiss 💙 (@Markgatiss) January 27, 2022

Ah, Barry Cryer. Lived and breathed comedy. RIP.

— David Baddiel (@Baddiel) January 27, 2022

RIP Barry Cryer. Every minute spent in his company was a privilege

— Paul Sinha (@paulsinha) January 27, 2022

Barry married his wife Theresa in 1962, with whom he had four children, Tony, Dave, Bob and Jack. The couple also had seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild, who was born in 2017.

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You Can Buy Princess Di’s Iconic Knitwear

Manhattan label Rowing Blazers has championed tongue-in-cheek preppy style since it was founded in 2017 by US national team rower Jack Carlson and his partner, champion oarswoman Keziah Beall. Giving oversized rugby shirts, cricket jumpers and Oxford button-downs a lively spin with rainbow brights and playful logos, the menswear brand subverts bourgeois Ivy League and Oxbridge style to create contemporary pieces – think blazers with piped edges and baseball caps with kitsch slogans – whose fans include Timothée Chalamet, Thundercat and Benny Drama.

While we’ve been wearing the menswear pieces slouchy and oversized for some time now, Rowing Blazers launched its inaugural womenswear collection earlier this month, hooking up with the makers of two of Princess Diana‘s favourite knits just in time for season four of The Crown. A match made in heaven, Diana’s Sloane Ranger style made her a preppy pin-up from the moment she married Prince Charles; today, the late princess’s ’80s and ’90s wardrobe continues to inspire everyone from Virgil Abloh to Gigi Hadid.

Carlson teamed up with designers Joanna Osborne and Sally Muir of London label Warm & Wonderful to recreate their black sheep jumper, which Princess Di often wore to polo matches, styled with a Peter Pan collar shirt and jeans. He tells Refinery29: “It was magical. Working with the original designers is what makes this so special. Joanna and Sally are great fun and their stories from the early days of Warm & Wonderful are brilliant. I can just picture them in the early ’80s, at a market stall in Covent Garden, selling their jumpers to pop stars and Sloane Rangers.”

Carlson also joined forces with Gyles & George, the brand that popularised playful novelty jumpers in the 1980s, to recreate its “I’m a Luxury Few Can Afford” knit. Princess Diana most famously wore this piece with a stiff-collared white shirt when photographed at home with William and Harry, sporting the most ’80s bouffant imaginable. “Designer Gyles Brandreth is a legend!” Carlson tells Refinery29. “A true polymath and a novelty jumper icon.” Both knits, priced from £250, are available in Selfridges from today.

Whether you’re a monarchist or not, our collective fascination with Princess Diana – from her marriage and personal style to her philanthropy and tragic death – refuses to wane. “I’m American but my family and I lived in London when I was a kid in the early ’90s,” Carlson says. “I think everyone looked at Diana’s style. My mum certainly did! She had one of the original Warm & Wonderful sheep jumpers.” Why does Carlson think Diana’s sartorial legacy continues today? “She was ahead of her time. She perfected the art of mixing high and low, and blurred the lines between menswear and womenswear. In a weird way, she was doing streetwear before streetwear was a thing – but at the same time, she was the archetype of the Sloane Ranger! She was all of these contradictions and that’s what made her so iconic – and what makes her so relevant to what’s happening in fashion now.”

Beyond her kitsch knitwear, Carlson says: “Princess Diana wore a double-breasted blazer better than anyone – better even, perhaps, than her ex!” There’s still inspiration to be found in Prince Charles, though: Rowing Blazers has recreated the numbered cotton polo T-shirts favoured by the prince. Still, there’s no overshadowing Lady Di’s eternal style. Nab a knit, quick, before The Crown airs next month and inspires everyone else to pay homage, too.

Rowing Blazers’ “I’m a Luxury” and Sheep Knits, £250, are available at Rowing Blazers and Selfridges now.

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Westerosi Worldbuilding Wednesday: Hidden History of the Crownlands: Lost Lore (Part I)

 Letter #1: In certain eras the wealth and power of House Darklyn were so great that Duskendale was called the Eighth Kingdom.

 Letter #2: During the Age of Heroes the wandering warrior Denys I Darklyn built the Dun Fort, which was then only a castle by the coast made of wood. (The timber is said to have been obtained from the Kingswood with the blessing of the Storm King but which one goes unsaid to the frustration of Maesters.)

 Letter #3: Upon the completion of the Dun Fort Denys I handed over the kingship to his eldest son, Steffon I, so that he could resume his travels. Later, when the Dun Fort was destroyed by winter storms Steffon I ordered it rebuilt inland. (He was also the first of three Darklyn kings to wed a daughter of House Hollard, which was descended from Denys I's best friend, Red Alyn.)

 Letter #4: Alas, the Dun Fort was destroyed yet again when pirates out of Blackstone, Crow Isle, and Driftwood descended upon the castle with bronze and fire during the reign of Steffon's grandson, Gyles I Darklyn, who responded by rebuilding the castle once more, this time with a wooden palisade as well as a spiked ditch.

 Letter #5: Two generations later however pirates took the Dun Fort by storm, making off with dozens of smallfolk as well as King Hubard I, who spent the rest of his days (and reign) a hostage for his family's good behavior.

 Letter #6: When Hubard I died his son, Jaremy I, did not immediately seek vengeance but instead ordered the Dun Fort be razed and rebuilt, this time using stone rather than wood. The king's patience was rewarded when another attack by pirates was repelled during the time of his son, Symon I, who did not wait for them to return a fourth time. (It is said this final incarnation of the Dun Fort was built by Jym the Journeyman, who is said to have been the self-declared rival of Brandon the Builder. Unlike Brandon however Jym never became a king and his most famous works (Brightwater Keep, Starpike, Stone Hedge, Yronwood) never attained the same regard as those of House Stark's founder.)

 Letter #7: Having chosen to take the fight to them Symon I forged an alliance with Stokeworth, Rosby, Stonedance, and Tarth. (Whether or not the Storm King had sanctioned Stonedance's involvement is a matter of conjecture however.)

 Letter #8: The Dun Fort, Stokeworth, and Rosby would provide the men. Stonedance and Tarth the ships to ferry them across Blackwater Bay.

 Letter #9: Attacking in the dead of winter Symon I took the enemy unawares, seizing their ships and putting every last one of them to the sword.

 Letter #10: In the aftermath of this a quarrel broke out between the Darklyns and Masseys over ownership of the three islands, which was settled by the Treaty of Blackstone, which granted ownership of the islands to the Darklyns in exchange for the Masseys being granted free passage through the Gullet. (The King of Tarth on the other hand was simply given his choice of the war spoils.)

 Letter #11: Blackstone, Crow Isle, and Driftwood were then given by Symon I to three of his younger sons and thus they became known as the Three Sons. Their claim to the islands was not undisputed however given that Clawmen as well as pirates out of the Stepstones both sought possession of them in the centuries that followed. (As an aside I should mention that Houses Darke, Darkwood, and Dargood all descend from these younger sons.)

 Letter #12: During this epoch smallfolk, hearing of the Dun Fort's newfound wealth, began to migrate east, the trickle becoming a flood when Dontos I Darklyn offered free, untaxed land to an would-be settler, such that a new set of walls had to be built further out to accommodate all the people who took up his offer, which in the eyes of many a Maester marks the true beginning of the town known till now as Duskendale.

 Letter #13: Jon I Darklyn took Rosby and Stokeworth. His son, Robin I, in turn, extended his writ all the way to the northern shore of the Blackwater Rush, bringing House Darklyn to the zenith of its power prior to the coming of the Andals.

 Letter #14: With the ascension of Robin I's grandson, Roland I, however, the Darklyns fell into a decline, starting with three failed invasions of Crackclaw Point and the subsequent loss of Crow Isle, which was then followed by a long, ruinous war with Maidenpool that culminated in the Storm King, Monfryd I, seizing both towns. (This last conflict also led to the loss of both Blackstone and Driftwood, hence why today all three cadet branches of House Darklyn can be found in Duskendale itself.)

 Letter #15: Upon the death of Monfryd I the Darklyns drove his Stormlanders from Duskendale with the help of House Buckwell. (The founder of House Buckwell was Gawen Storm, the bastard son of Monfryd I, who chose to serve the Darklyns in exchange for legitimization despite having been made Warden of the Blackwater Rush by his father.)

 Letter #16: This triumph was short-lived though for no sooner had the Darklyns declared themselves kings again but House Hook descended upon them from the west, sacking first Duskendale, then Stokeworth and Rosby before being defeated by Jack Wendwater in a bloody battle that lasted well into the night, saving the Stormlands from any threats on that front.

 Letter #17: When House Hook began to founder a century later the Darklyns were the first to rebel and to that end allied with the Masseys of Stonedance, who had themselves just broken away from the Stormlands.

 Letter #18: Gormon I Massey built a new curtain wall around Stonedance. His son, Wallace I, in turn, raised it even higher when he became King of the Hook as the Masseys were wont to style themselves. Wallace's grandson, Justin I, on the other hand, improved the walls by making them smooth and sloped, the better to resist siege engines. A wise decision as it happened for when Justin's own son, Josua I, took up the crown he found himself besieged thrice by no less than two Storm Kings. Josua I later gave way to his grandson, Gormon II, who built watchtowers and holdfasts throughout Massey's Hook. (These would be instrumental in repelling future attacks by both the Storm Kings as well as their erstwhile allies, the Darklyns, who had upon retaking the Three Sons given them over to House Baratheon, an ancient house native to Blackstone.) Gormon II's son, Maldon I, would then take the unprecedented step of building a royal fleet to protect shipping lanes to and from Massey's Hook, a feat made possible by his Tyroshi wife's dowry of twenty ships. All three of his sons (Maldon II, Josua II, Adrian I) expanded the royal fleet such that his grandson (Maldon III) commanded more ships than even the Arbor upon his ascension. Maldon III's great-grandson, Triston I, saw more profit in using his forebear's ships for plunder however and so became the first Reaver King, the others being his son, Guncer I, his grandson, Maldon IV, his great-grandson, Gormon III, his great-great-grandson, Adrian II, and lastly, his great-great-great-grandson, Justin II Milk-Eye, whose son, Josua III Softspear was the last King of the Hook, at which point the Andals came. (Most Maesters claim that House Massey's loss of kingship can be traced back to the personal weakness of Josua III but a few argue that other factors played a significant, if not equal, role in the matter.)

 Letter #19: Whilst Crackclaw Point and Duskendale held out against the Andals when they crossed the Narrow Sea, the rest of the Crownlands, as those lands are now called, were not so fortunate.

 Letter #20: All the same, the Andals' coming was nothing short of a disaster for House Darklyn, which lost the Three Sons yet again as well as most of their lands to the north and south, leaving them vulnerable to the deprivations of both Crackclaw Point and Sharp Point. Thus, while Duskendale waned for centuries Maidenpool waxed rich and powerful.

 Letter #21: In the end it was events outside of Duskendale's control that brought an end to its decline. First, the Storm Kings, Borros I, Borros II, and Lyonel I slowly retook Massey's Hook, spelling an end to its independence once and for all. Second, Benedict I Justman seized Maidenpool, which for its defiance was stripped of seven-tenths of its wealth. (Borros I was known as "the Black" due to his infamous cruelty, which was said to include a love for burning criminals at the stake.)

 Letter #22: Far from the center of most conflicts Duskendale slowly recovered under the protection of House Justman such that when the line of Benedict the Bold was later extinguished by Ironborn House Darklyn was able to reassert its authority. In the age that followed the Darklyns reached the height of their wealth and power.

 Letter #23: No less than seven women have ruled Duskendale in their own right, the two most notable of these being Bethany I, who never married, and Meredyth III, who took up the crown when she was well over sixty years old.

 Letter #24: The Darklyns would often pit Highgarden and Storm's End against one another so as to maintain their independence. Other times they would ally with the Teagues or Gardeners to fight the Durrandons. A fair few would even cunningly offer to serve as neutral arbitrators between these three realms.

 Letter #25: Duskendale under some kings would likewise serve as a sanctuary for dynastic exiles. For instance, Gyles VIII hosted both Joffrey Durrandon, son of Robert II, and Renly Durrandon, son of Lyonel VIII, at different times during the generations long conflict known as the War of the Nephews. (For the sake of completeness I should point out that the War of the Nephews only came to an end when Princess Joanna Durrandon wed Prince Gowen Durrandon, with whom she had no less than seventeen children over the course of their decades-long marriage. (Princess Joanna was the last living descendant of Robert II whereas Prince Gowen was the last living descendant of Lyonel VIII.))

 Letter #26: The warrior-king, Denys XXIII, extended his writ north to Maidenpool and south to the northern shore of the Blackwater Rush. His son, Gyles X, in turn, would build castles atop the three hills overlooking the bay.

 Letter #27: During the time of Gyles X's grandson, Hubard IX, these castles would grow into small towns.

 Letter #28: To protect them as well as the trade they depended upon, Hubard IX's son, Steffon V hired a Myrish fleet with which he retook the Three Sons yet another time.

 Letter #29: The Darklyns had far less success whenever they attempted to conquer Crackclaw Point, which repelled thirty-three invasions and slew twelve kings if the chronicles are to be believed.

 Letter #30: Alas, all good times must come to an end and the same proved true for the Darklyns. When war broke out between Maidenpool and Duskendale the Darklyns made the mistake of reaching out to Highgarden for support, which caused Storm's End to take up arms on the opposite side instead. In the one-sided war that then followed the Crownlands were decimated and the three small towns overlooking Blackwater Bay utterly destroyed, leaving Duskendale powerless to oppose the Valyrians when they took the Three Sons for good and all. Before the Darklyns could even begin to recover from these losses, however, they found themselves conquered first by the Storm King, Arlan III, and then by the Iron King, Halleck Hoare, both of whose onerous taxes crippled Duskendale for a whole generation. (Many Maesters wonder to this day what might have happened had Duskendale reached out to the Eyrie for support rather than Highgarden but it does us no good to dwell on roads not taken so I shall refrain from repeating their arguments.)

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❝ *• i just saw FINN CAMERON walk by! you know, the TWENTY TWO year old RECEPTIONIST in VILLA 1. have you noticed how much HE looks like JACK GILINSKY? i hear they can be a bit BLUNT but when i talked to them, they seemed OUTGOING. let’s hope the royals doesn’t go on their nerves too much. (z, 21+, est)

❝ *• i just saw ANDY FRENCH walk by! you know, the TWENTY THREE year old SECURITY in VILLA 2. have you noticed how much HE looks like ANGUS CLOUD? i hear they can be a bit EXPLOSIVE but when i talked to them, they seemed GOOFY. let’s hope the royals doesn’t go on their nerves too much. (D, 22,est)

❝ *• i just saw  AUDREY MENDES  walk by! you know, the TWENTY-ONE  year old who is SECOND in line for the throne of SPAIN . have you noticed how much SHE  looks like  CINDY KIMBERLY ? i hear they can be a bit HARDHEADED but when i talked to them, they seemed TO HAVE A BIG HEART . let’s hope the royal life is good enough for them. (si, 18, cdt)

❝ *• i just saw [ ALYSON GYLES ] walk by! you know, the [ 21 ] year old [ ROOM STEWARDS ] in [ VILLA 6 ]. have you noticed how much [ SHE ] looks like [ TBD ]? i hear they can be a bit [ BLUNT ] but when i talked to them, they seemed [ AMBITIOUS ]. let’s hope the royals doesn’t go on their nerves too much. (d, 18+, pst)

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Royal LOVE: How Eugenie and husband Jack broke protocol in front of Queen at Christmas - Express

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Royal LOVE: How Eugenie and husband Jack broke protocol in front of Queen at Christmas - Express

Princes Eugenie and Mr Brooksbank – who wed in October in a lavish wedding similar to that of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in Windsor – joined the Royal Family for a Christmas Day church outing. The couple were clearly in love and gazed at each other as they arrived at church on the Queen’s Sandringham Estate. But they actually broke royal protocol when they were pictured holding hands as they made their way into the church – much to the dismay of the Queen herself.

Although it is not entirely frowned upon to hold hands while in public, the newlyweds broke protocol by holding hands and flaunting personal displays of affection in front of the Queen herself.

Royal biographer Gyles Brandreth told People, Her Majesty almost never holds hands with her husband Prince Philip due to the “stoic values” of their generation.

Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip never show affection in public. Despite being married for 70 years they are never seen holding hands.

Younger royals such as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are often pictured showing PDA’s to each other – even being photographed while engaging in romantic kisses.

But, in addition to maintaining decorum around Her Majesty, the younger generation of royals refrain from holding hands around the monarch to show respect.

Myka Meier, founder of Beaumont Etiquette, told PEOPLE that the rules differ between each generation of royals and also between the couples themselves.

Mrs Meier said: “It is rare to see royal couples holding hands on official outings.

“While we are much less likely to see The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge holding hands in public, we often see Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall holding hands – it’s all simply a matter of preference for each couple and is also likely dependent on the nature of the event they are attending.

“A more serious engagement would warrant a more serious level of professionalism, which each royal is sure to follow.”

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