#stuart england

[culpepers-wife]

Nell Gwyn, mistress of Charles II, in virginial white handling some sausages.

Charles II was known for his saucy mistresses and the way he paraded them throughout court. His sex life was no secret, and sharp contrast to the Puritan values of the previous decades in England. This portrait, amongst others, is an example of how Charles treated his mistresses as important figures in the court, and Stuart court attitudes towards sex.

[epochhistorymagazine]

London's Great Fire

'On 3 September 1666, Evelyn rode from Deptford to Southwark to look at the Fire devouring the city. It would become his ritual for the next few days, his attempt to control the uncontrollable, at least with his eyes.' - Angelina Andreeva

[fashionsfromhistory]

Waistcoat

c.1620-1625

England

The high waistline and narrow sleeves, open at the front seam, are characteristic of women's waistcoats of the early 1620s. The blackwork embroidery is of exquisite quality and is worked in a continuous pattern throughout the body of the garment. A group of interlocking curling stems enhanced with a garden of roses, rosebuds, peapods, oak leaves, acorns, pansy and pomegranates, with wasps, butterflies and birds, make up the embroidery design. The extremely fine speckling stitches create the shaded effect of a woodblock print. This style of blackwork is typical of the early seventeenth-century and thought to have been inspired by the designs from woodblock prints that the embroiderers were using. The waistcoat is unlined and embellished with an insertion of bobbin lace in black and white linen at the back of each sleeve, and a edging of bobbin lace in the same colours.

The Victoria & Albert (Accession number: T.4-1935)

[justarandomgirly]

Red white and royal blue (2023)

[captainsamta]

Puppies

[kindercelery]

Just like him :)

[diemelusine]

Portrait of King James VI and I of Scotland and England (c. 1606) by John de Critz. Dulwich Picture Gallery.

[schnitzelsemmerl]

this old thing i found-

[isabelawritesthings]

Recommending series and films about the Tudor Dynasty in chronological order

1. THE WHITE PRINCESS (Beginning of the reign of King Henry VII)

2. THE SPANISH PRINCESS (continuation of TWP, tells the story about Queen Catherine of Aragon, first wife of King Henry VIII)

3. THE TUDORS (starts in the early years of King Henry VIII's reign and ends at the end of his life, tells the story of important politicians of his reign such as Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell, as well as obviously talking about his six wives)

4. BECOMING ELIZABETH (tells of the younger years of Queen Elizabeth I during the reign of her half-brother, King Edward VI)

5. LADY JANE (Helena Bonham Carter stars in this 1986 film, covering the short reign of Lady Jane Grey, who succeeded King Edward VI shortly after his death from tuberculosis)

6. ELIZABETH (A classic in Cate Blanchett's career, it tells the story of the reign of Queen Elizabeth I)

7. ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE (Sequel to 1998's Elizabeth, tells of the threats Elizabeth faced during her reign, including Mary Stuart's claim to the English throne)

OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

1. THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL (It tells the story of sisters Mary and Anne Boleyn, both lovers of King Henry VIII, Anne would become Henry's second wife and mother of Elizabeth I)

2. WOLF HALL (The story is told from the point of view of Lord Chancellor Thomas Cromwell, during the tumultuous divorce of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, as well as his marriage to Anne Boleyn.

3. MY LADY JANE (A dystopian fantasy about Lady Jane Grey, but fun to watch)

4. REIGN (It focuses mainly on the dispute between Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart for the English throne)

Keep in mind that most of these series and films are not completely faithful to historical facts, but still maintain most of the events.

[nineteenthcenturyportraits]

Portrait of Louisa Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford, 1860, by Francis Grant (1803-1878)

[sixaus-meaa]

SIX THE MUSICAL - MODERN!AU: illustration

Mezza, Liz' gingerbread long-distance girlfriend (LiZza)

[culpepers-wife]

One of my favourite Nell Gwynn stories:

In 1681 when faced with an angry anti-Catholic mob who besieged her in her carriage thinking she was Louise de Kérouaille, the Duchess of Portsmouth.

As the crowd got angrier and angrier, calling for the removal of the ‘catholic whore’, Nell stick her head out of the carriage window and shouted:

“Pray good people be civil, I am the Protestant whore."

And so the crowd laughed with her and moved on!

To me, this story shows not only Nell Gwyns famous wit and bravery that enamoured King Charles II to her but also her ability to defuse a situation and her awareness of the political and social issues surrounding the religious question in England at the time.

[elizabethan-memes]

If the Babington Plot had succeeded and Elizabeth was killed, would Mary have held the throne for long? I don't think so.

Even setting aside the efficacy of the Bond of Association, Mary herself had signed it. So Mary would be taking the throne as a perjurer, a big black mark against her. That would piss off a lot of powerful people in the gentry and nobility. Especially if those powerful people already suspected her of killing Darnley. In their eyes, her perjury would prove that they were right to be suspicious.

At worst, Mary would find herself quickly deposed. At best, we'd see a civil war, which Mary could only win with foreign support... if it arrived on time, and if Protestant Scotland didn't also intervene. Given Mary had fought a civil war before and lost, would she have won this time? When an anointed sovereign had been killed and she was an obviously guilty party?

I'm not liking her odds.

[fashionsfromhistory]

Doublet & Breeches

c.1625-1635

England

This ensemble of plain wool serge, probably once black, now faded to brown, is a rare example of everyday men’s dress of the early 17th century. It is lined for warmth with a linen pile fabric, similar to modern towelling. The doublet openings are faced with shot silk, perhaps to deceive a casual observer that the whole garment was lined with a more luxurious fabric. The cut of the ensemble may represent the rather old-fashioned tastes of someone from a rural area or an older man. By 1625 slashed or paned sleeves were coming into fashion and a longer, slimmer cut of breeches replacing the full style seen here.

The Victoria & Albert (Accession number: T.29&A-1938)

[justarandomgirly]

Red white and royal blue (2023)

[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.