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how do you think the Lancasters stood the best chance at winning the war?
Imo, if they'd won at Mortimer's Cross or Towton, the Yorkists would be finished.
A lot of the WotR depended on military victories, tbh. We tend to get distracted by fancy discussions like "Who had the best claim?"* or Propaganda Roulette 101, but the fact remains that it was ultimately military victories that sealed the deal and got rid of opposition**. Everything else was pretty wrapping on top of the already-won or to-be-won prize.
*The most useless debate of all **The exception was Richard III's usurpation but that was a fairly unconventional and entirely unexpected usurpation, and in any case it was a military defeat that ended his reign.
#ask#wars of the roses#Remember that the Yorkists were on the brink of total defeat by the end of 1460#The Duke of York and his second son were killed; and his heir was only 18; the King would soon be reclaimed from their grasp#If they'd lost in 1461 their cause would most likely be over#A fairly analogous example would be the Battle of Bosworth - if Richard III had won Henry Tudor's cause would be finished#(and he'd probably be dead)#If the Lancastrians had seized London they'd have a huge advantage but might also encounter some difficulties#including a potential siege and hostility from the aldermen and public. But a military victory would seal the deal#Also I think I've mentioned in some tags before but imo it's clear that the Lancastrians stood a monumentally better chance at#consolidating their power/support/reputation if they won in 1461 rather than 1471#A 1471 military victory would result in victory but would also bring with it a whole host of other problems in terms of consolidation#(Among others: the inevitable head-on national clash between Yorkist and Lancastrian lords in terms of forfeited and restored estates#which had been postponed by Warwick but would undoubtedly take center stage once the royal family was properly established#and would almost definitely result in the eruption of widespread rivalries and resentment from the affected parties;#foreign and domestic policy with regards to the promised war with Burgundy which was very unpopular with the English patriciate; etc)#(That's not even getting into whether Warwick would survive or not and the equally complicated possibilities in either scenario#or George of Clarence: whether their victory would be before or after he switched sides and what that would mean for him)#There's also the obvious fact that Henry VI would still ultimately be King - and that can take VERY different routes depending#on the wider situation#In a completely alternate scenario if they had established themselves when Edward IV was still in exile he would be out of reach#which would over-complicate matters even further#(I'd be personally curious to know if they took any action against royal claims through the female line considering this was a HUGE#aspect of their gendered propaganda in the 1460s to try and delegitimize the Yorkist claim...Henry IV gave them an obvious precedent)#a 1471 victor would also be devastating on a personal level for everyone involved considering Henry's imprisonment and#Margaret and Edward's almost decade-long exile before it#It would be significantly more devastating for Edward IV's widow and four frighteningly young children - especially considering#that unlike Margaret or Anne Neville they lacked the active/direct connection of powerful foreign or national relatives#All in all - It's difficult to say but it's clear that a path forward in 1471 would be tremendously hard#A victory in 1461 would not only forever end the Yorkist challenge but would also ensure a far smoother aftermath for the Lancasters
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Omg guys he just genuinely likes bugs and mollusks and critters 😭💘💔 Forced to noble when he just wanna crouch and watch things skitter in the dirt…
#Dungeon meshi#delicious in dungeon#spoilers#dungeon meshi manga spoilers#toshiro nakamoto#shuro#tfw you latch onto the first person you see that shares your interest#I’M SOBBINGGG#Yeah i didn’t know the hag monster tidbit existed so now I’m adding stuff into my masterpost#6 yo toshiro watching a snail and tuning out his nanny calling for him I’m screaming#This post is blowing up so: just for your information I made a masterpost on his whole family situation we do get a lot of info on him#His character goes quite deep it’s just not relevant to the wider story so Kui doesn’t go into details in the plot#So yeah look for that on my blog if you want. Also he likes flowers <3#Nature lover toshiro
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i’m ovulating.
just the line art and pure black here, as i’m conflicted between liking the shading on the suit but loathing how i can’t figure out how to properly colour any and all skin
#dick grayson#nightwing#dc fanart#robin#batman#dc comics#this started out as him standing but i couldn’t figure out what i wanted to do w that#so i basically started again#have just realised i never deleted that layer though.#i thin his shoulders could stand to be a bit wider#and don’t look too hard at that foot situation#but god DAMN i was reminded of that one jorge jiminez panel and was inspired.#desperately needed to draw his stomach idk man
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i love how the show made sure 1) to show us that for once boston was extremely reluctant to make sexual advances on someone and atom absolutely did all the work, and then also blamed boston for not wanting to see him again, despite the clearly established boundaries; and 2) to explicitly frame the fact that boston as a gay man (particularly a promiscuous gay man) is seen as predatory by having chueam verbally frame the situation as the classic deeply homophobic "homosexual preying on the young and inexperienced and turning them to the "homosexual lifestyle"" idea (reflected in anything from 1961's "boys beware" short to the current "protect children from drag queens" moral panic), and y'all are STILL somehow saying that boston is at fault here, just because he is a shitty friend and a selfish person. like i'm sorry, but a leap from these honestly regular human traits to literal blackmail and sexual assault is not as obvious and easy as some of you seem to think.
#and because i know the internet is a place where nuance goes to jail - yes it is right that chueam BELIEVES her brother#BUT that does not mean we cannot dissect the way she frames it; the reasons why she believes it (because they also have a lot to do#with the fact that boston is promiscuous which in reality has nothing to do with it); and the wider commentary this situation makes#since it is still fiction and we already know the truth - there is nothing wrong with talking about the issues that are brought up here#only friends the series#ofts#archer speaks#boston tag
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Modern au Pompey is so relatable, like yes that is my exact reaction to the glasses
everyone’s having a normal time about the glasses :)
#modern AU tag#ask tag#drawing tag#pompey in like. casual wear or running clothes that show off his arms is what trips crassus up probably#also Crassus is a narrow tie kind of guy while Pompey likes a more traditional or wider style#this is important because you can use a tie as a restraint in various situations#in other news I think that Crassus and Pompey would do a hostile takeover of Sulla’s company or something like that. it’s fun#and sexy and feels like a good parallel especially if Pompey and Crassus and Lucullus helped build the corporate empire#which. they did. for this AU to work to satisfaction.#originally this was a law drama kind of AU but I can’t bullshit law practice enough to pull it off. so. we are making some adjustments
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I’m assuming Serizawa doesn’t take the whole spirit situation well… how does dimple fare?
tells him off, which is not the best choice considering how reigen died lol. but i feel dimple has a different view on the permanence of death considering he's currently experiencing a pretty rich afterlife. i think he's kind of determined to make sure reigen experiences the pros of being a spirit over the cons
dimple teaching reigen how to change his spirit form bc reigen gets pretty stressed out at the idea of anyone other than serizawa and dimple seeing him with his Many Arms
i think dimple also has the easiest time interpreting reigen's aura, both bc i have some HeadcanonsTM on how dimple died but also mainly bc i think there's a sort of innate connection between two spirits. anyway, fluff bc i like the idea of them curling up w each other in blob form like cats
#my art#fanart#asks#traditional art#mp100#mob psycho 100#reigen arataka#dimple#ekubo#perhaps even#ekurei#spirit reigen au#tw sui implied#mostly drawn spirit reigen as p timid but i think as he gets used to the whole being dead situation#he starts to be able to loosen up a bit and convey a wider range of emotions#also as he yknow. stops just feeling Lonely and Sad haha
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aaron stated his pronouns were he/him to jounalists and news outlets before his self-immolation. speculating someone else's gender, especially after his death is disrespectful and not your business. even if he went by lilly and used other pronouns, you are essentially trying to out him and disrespecting his wishes. maybe you should do as aaron asked and keep your focus on palestine instead of sending hate to a black trans person on here
im not sending hate to this person, i havent even interacted with him unless those anons were sent by him. i continue to use he/him for aaron bushnell, as per his last public communications, because as per the original post this is about, this is all speculation. i appreciate you coming to me off anon to tell me this, but i want you to think about whether this discussion is genuinely harmful to aaron bushnell's legacy or the palestinian freedom movement as a whole, whether it is just uncomfortable or in poor taste, and most importantly whether it warranted the widespread backlash against trans women on this website that it elicited.
#i guess my point being that#the post people are talking about IS an uncomfortable read - and i would not blame you for saying its in bad taste#but as it stands i dont see it detracting from awareness of the situation in palestine or from the statement aaron made#THAT is what ive been trying to say this whole time - not that i even agree with the original post#but that the backlash against it has been disproportionate#and indicative of a wider pattern of scrutiny towards trans women on this website that is not applied to everyone else
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As often happens, my work team meeting overran today and my carer was making sure that I and everyone else in the room knew she was very upset about it (think repeated asking when we were leaving, sighing and tutting loudly that kind of thing)
I was just completely ignoring how passive aggressive and rude she was being and stayed behind, like I always do, to chat with colleagues, completely ignoring my carer seething in the corner. I made sure today that I was among the last to leave just to hammer the point home that I wasn’t going to be manipulated like that and also because I’d rather be around my colleagues who I like than this carer who I don’t.
I think it’s backfired slightly and she’s now even more pissed at me than she was at work, and letting me know about it, but I’m just ignoring that too.
It’s a very messy and pretty toxic situation but I have been bullied so much by various carers and I’m adamant that I’m not going to let her stop me living my life or making myself smaller
Hopefully I won’t be working with her for much longer.
#again this is a snapshot of a wider situation#and I don’t want or need advice#but this time I’m not backing down#I owe myself that much
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im fascinated by ppl who think they have to defend themselves from random statements they come across online. like sometimes i make a silly post about hating carpet (which i do but idc what other ppl do with their homes) and someone inevitably gets angy with me and gives me a list of reasons why they love having carpet and its like baby i do not know you!! you do not have to justify a single choice you ever make to me!!
#this is definitely a wider internet thing#like that whole bean soup tiktok situation a little bit ago#the inability to think ‘oh this isnt for me so i shall move on’ is so intriguing#how do u go through the internet like that
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so... i just got off work, and can see i've missed a few things.
gonna spend the rest of my waking hours getting caught up, but just want to say a few things.
one, thank you to all the love and support. publicly and privately. it's seen and appreciated, even if i don't individually respond.
two, i hope going forward, we all carry the lesson learned from what's been happening in the fandom. i wasn't the only one who has received nasty reactions or felt exclusion to any degree, and that's really important to remember. i'm privileged to have any sort of platform to any degree on this hellsite, and i can guarantee you anything that's thrown at an account with reach like my own (no matter if sometimes i misconceive just how far that reach can be, given i didn't expect the response garnered), can be thrown just as easily if not ten times worse at smaller creators/those whose voices are getting lost in it all. i'm also privileged that thus far in my online presence, my queer experience has been entirely different from my actual life, and that's largely due to having my shit figured out, and for being a white cis woman who can wholeheartedly say she identifies as bisexual.
fandom spaces have always experienced these issues. they don't get better unless we speak up, and especially unless we listen.
uplift each other. be kind to each other. life is hard enough without this kind of stuff - if we want to see a better online space to feel safe in, we've gotta make it. there'll always be people like that anon. it's sad and shitty, but it's the human experience. the way to change it? keep the energy i saw today.
it's not just a today thing, and it's not just a "it happened to ghost so it matters" thing. it always happens, and it always matters.
keep. that. energy.
and, again just for shits and giggles and to drill it into all our brains, be kind to one another. <3
#keep it in your day to day life#keep it with your friends and keep it with strangers#it costs nothing to be kind to the people who deserve it#and i think you'll find that category may be wider than you think#i just wanted to make it very clear; my blog is a safe space to all#i feel like i'm probably repeating myself but it was just... a not great feeling getting off work and seeing so many of you sharing your po#you all deserve to feel as though this fandom space is a place you belong#you think no one cares about your writing? no one cares about your art? wrong. i do. i do very very much#and as always my dms are always open to GENUINE conversations about this entire ordeal/situation#whether it be to talk experiences or feelings or to educate#okay im rambling in tags again#i'll put the soap box away and actually get properly caught up and then go to bed
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OHHHHH so THAT'S who Mara Jade always sounded like in my head (Jennifer Hale)
#ty annie for indirectly allowing me to solve this years-long mental mystery#i was like “it's not quite susan egan or grey delisle so WHOSE IS THAT VOICE WHO IS THAT IN THERE”#it's thorn scoobydoo witchsghost. and every other voice role ever#a subdiscovery: while scrolling through her behindthevoiceactors page i saw a character pic and went#“oh hey my mental image of maraOHHH THAT'S THE VOICE okay who is this anyway? mary jane spiderman?#wait. mar...y . . . ja..ne . . . TIMOTHY ZAHN IT'S ON SIGHT—”#(boy this would be a bad time to discover hale has unfortunate political views or something. i hope not)#thank you for tuning in to dispatches from wendy's brain. against my will the sw eu has come a-knocking on my chamber door again of late#more as this situation develops. or doesn't. who can say#personal#mara jade#<- so i can find it again. sorry if this shows up in the wider tag
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I am going to write 500 words today then i will reward myself with a hot choccy and drawing my Mareach fankids and their Luisley fankid cousin
#manifesting hard work#i drank my hot choccy now im sad because theres no more hot choccy#manifesting situating my project within the wider scientific and social context
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But whyyyyyyy do I have to be so self conscious about the kind of fic I enjoy writing??? 😫
It can’t just be me who gets like this right? I live for fluff but sometimes I’m embarrassed that it’s all I write ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
(Okay that tag is meant to say romance but I’m on mobile and I do not want to write them all again 🙄)
#i mean I guess I know why - because I just write fluff and like well ronance essentially#and anything lighthearted is generally not seen as ~serious art in the wider world#and romance is a genre predominantly written and enjoyed by women and therefore also not regarded as highly as male dominated genres#and also comparing myself to other fic writers#seeing them with all their intricate AUs and like deeper and more serious fics#with really pretty prose and all that jazz#and all those posts about how fic writers love torturing their characters#and I’m here like gently tucking them into bed and kissing them on the forehead 🤣#giving them a blankie and a teddy bear haha#(I mean I love putting them in embarrassing situations though lmao)#anyway this is getting away from me but shut up brain!#misc#venting#tbd
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bitches each late december will be like omg which church resultant from the great schism do i side with this year. im the only bitch who does this actually i think
#idk whether like MD is in a unique situation or if this is a wider easteuro experience but like damn#having both christmases in my life is making my head hurt 😭
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The state of my period sustainability journey is currently that I might look into washable period underwear but I am NOT putting anything into myself again THANK YOU VERY MUCH
#brought to you by menstrual cup attempt leading ti me being convinced I have or caused some sort of pelvic prolapse situation#AND vaginismus AND having a hilariously high cervix where the more viable option would be a disc#which would be WORSE for my vaginismus cause you need to putz around even DEEPER and it spreads wider within the vaginal canal#currently I can get a pelvic exam and smear#and in an intimate context the canal still needs to be wined and dined and sacrificial offerings to allow anything to enter but it can#so yay improvement! not great not terrible!#but period stuff? HELL#personal#tmi tag#pelvic dysfuncition cw#I GUESS?#idk sorry idk how to cw tag this sorry if it traumatizes u or anything
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*talking about uk crew having dinner with george and clearly not believing/caring about caiti in the first place*
craziest thing is this is so fucking true. in specifically george’s second response he stands by the fact that he did not assault her HOWEVER he extends empathy and genuine remorse that he inadvertently made her uncomfortable. he is one of the only people who can grasp that making her uncomfortable does not mean sa but also isn’t something he shouldn’t say sorry for. he was very respectful and that respect and kindness was repeatedly thrown back in his face
#TW GOGCIDENT#TW GITUATION#the conversation is truly tired however obviously with all the oppscon happenings people are talking about it again#and its just so real how george extended more care towards caiti than any of her ‘friends’ did#whether it was refusing any blame and putting blame on her (ghostie) or outing the situation before she did (that ine girl who attacked drm#first idr her name lol)#and all the losers who kicked up a fuss being silent as fuck in person#i stand by the fact that this situation has actually made george gain hundreds of respect points from fans and wider internet users
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