#william iii of england

[marquisevonobst]

Teen Willem in his swagger couture (grandma probably put out for him).

Location: Schloss Oranienburg

Mary, Catherine of Braganza, rascals, mom and dad (with bad lighting) and Rupert!

[k-star-holic]

"William III of England bleeds and smiles vulgarly"

Source: k-star-holic.blogspot.com

[marquisevonobst]

"Das war eher eine Verzweiflungstat."

"It was more an act of desperation."

Dare I say: Siege of Derry

Ah, lads. Really? Again?

[thewales-family]

King Charles III and The Prince of Wales attend a commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary Of D-Day in Southsea Common in Portsmouth, England -June 5th 2024.

[horror-aesthete]

The Exorcist III, 1990, dir. William Peter Blatty

[kindercelery]

Forget the low picture quality but I think this is lowkey okayest

[grits-galraisedinthesouth]

From one CHAMPION to another CHAMPION: Novak Djokovic's lovely statement about the Princess of Wales:

"It's wonderful to have that kind of support from the royal family."

After a brutal loss, The Daily Express (of course 🙄) came to Novak's press conference just to gather information about Catherine. Nole, being All Around Amazing, handled the question like a true Champion:

Q: What did it mean to have the Princess of Wales here today because obviously it was the first time we've seen her in Wimbledon given she's got this health battle and I just wondered what you said to her and what she said to you because obviously you've spoken so many times in the past...

AAA Novak: Yes it was of course a privilege to be in her presence again and I said to her that it is very nice to see her in good health. She seems to be in good health so that's obviously very positive news for everyone in this country, but also for Wimbledon--- for championships---- to have Her Royal Highness here of course with her family members. It's amazing. It's incredible support that they've been giving over the years to this tournament and I know that she and her sister (PIPPA 🎾) have played tennis for a very long time and so they TRULY respect and admire the game, and they also understand tennis which is great to have. It's wonderful to have that kind of support from the royal family.

Novak's Press Conference

Presentations

Thank you Charles, William & KP for sister's day in the royal box +1 surprise (a mini Pippa)

Healing is very slow. Thank you AAA Catherine for taking it slow & steady. 👑

Thank you Catherine's sister Pippa 🎾 for helping your sister. I was worried that Catherine wouldn't have someone to look after her at this engagement. We truly appreciate you and your entire family!

Thank you to the sweet little Princess for her signature 🎀 and yet another Middleton master class in SHADEs

Thank you Victoria Beckham for designing Kate's favorite (Wimbledon) handbag

[old-etonian]

Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, the queen’s carriage passing the Long Walk.

The Long Walk is a space in front of "School Office" at Eton College. It's the avenue from Windsor Castle to the equestrian statue of George III known as the Copper Horse.

[catherinetheprincessofwales]

William, The Conqueror to Catherine, The Princess of Wales ⤜ The Princess of Wales is William I's 27th Great-Granddaughter  via her paternal grandfather’s line.

William the Conqueror (m. Matilda of Flanders)

Henry I, King of England (m. Matilda of Scotland)

Empress Matilda (m. Geoffrey V, Count of Anjou)

Henry II, King of England (m. Eleanor of Aquitaine)

John I, King of England (m. Isabella of Angoulême)

Henry III, King of England (m. Eleanor of Provence)

Edmund, Earl of Lancaster (m. Blanche of Artois)

Henry, 3rd Earl of Leicester and Lancaster (m. Matilda de Chaworth)

Mary of Lancaster, Baroness Percy (m. Henry de Percy, 3rd Lord Percy) - Coat of Arms

Sir Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (m. Margaret de Neville)

Sir Henry ‘Hotspur’ Percy (m. Elizabeth Mortimer)

Sir Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (m. Lady Eleanor Neville) - Coat of Arms

Sir Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (m. Eleanor, Baroness Poynings) - Coat of Arms

Lady Margaret Percy (m. Sir William Gascoigne)

Agnes Gascoigne (m. Sir Thomas Fairfax) - Gawthorpe Hall, family seat.

William Fairfax (m. Anne Baker) - Gilling Castle, family seat. 

John Fairfax (m. Mary Birch) Master of the Great Hospital at Norwich, Norfolk

Rev. Benjamin Fairfax (m. Sarah Galliard), Preacher at Rumburgh, Suffolk.

Benjamin Fairfax (m. Bridget Stringer) died in Halesworth, Suffolk.

Sarah Fairfax (m. Rev. John Meadows) died in Ousedon, Suffolk.

Philip Meadows (m. Margaret Hall)

Sarah Meadows (m. Dr. David Martineau)

Thomas Martineau (m. Elizabeth Rankin) buried at Rosary Cemetery, Norwich.

Elizabeth Martineau (m. Dr. Thomas Michael Greenhow) died in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.

Frances Elizabeth Greenhow (m. Francis Lupton)

Francis Martineau Lupton (m. Harriet Albina Davis)

Olive Christina Lupton (m. Richard Noel Middleton)

Peter Francis Middleton (m. Valerie Glassborow)

Michael Francis Middleton (m. Carole Elizabeth Goldsmith)

The Princess of Wales m. The Prince of Wales

[royalghostsofhistory]

Crowns

noun. a circular ornamental headdress worn by a monarch as a symbol of authority, usually made of or decorated with precious metals and jewels.

Line by line, from top left to right: William the Conqueror, Richard I, King John, Edward I, Richard II, Henry V, Elizabeth I, a Scottish crown, James I, Charles I, James II, George I, George III, the Imperial State, Crown, St Edward's Crown.

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[netscapenavigator-official]

I don’t know if I have the reach for this poll, but I’m gonna try anyway because I’m curious.

Also, this isn’t a poll asking on your opinion of monarchy, in general. All I want you to do is compare how much you like Prince William vs. King Charles III. That’s it.

[marquisevonobst]

Had the great pleasure to visit Paleis Het Loo with @acrossthewavesoftime and @kattestrophe

Absolutely stunning building.

[k-star-holic]

Sam Hammington, Zhang Mo K-Man in the Kitchen

[royalchildreneurope]

The Prince and Princess of Wales and Prince Louis of Wales attend King Charles III and Queen Camilla's Coronation, at Buckingham Palace in London, England -May 6th 2023.

[thewales-family]

King Charles III and The Prince of Wales attend the official handover in which King Charles III passes the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army air corps to The Prince of Wales at the Army Aviation Centre in Stockbridge, Hampshire, England -May 13th 2024.

[wonder-worker]

"...Walsingham, the monastic author of the St. Albans Chronicle, was by far [Alice Perrers'] harshest contemporary critic, who in his venom has (somewhat ironically) left us with the longest and most detailed account of her background and personality, her influence as Edward’s mistress, and her subsequent trial. He describes Alice as a shameless lowborn meretrix (a word variously translated as mistress, whore, or harlot), who “brought almost universal dishonour upon the king’s reputation […] and defiled virtually the whole kingdom of England with her disgraceful insolence.” Although Walsingham was not always accurate and, specifically in this case, clearly heavily biased against Alice, he nevertheless provides a truly contemporary account, and his importance as a source should not be underestimated. Likewise, the anonymous monk of St. Mary’s York recorded that in the Good Parliament the Commons (represented by their speaker, Sir Peter de la Mare) stated that it “would be of great gain to the kingdom to remove the said dame [Alice] from the presence of the king both as a matter of conscious and of the ill prosecution of the war.” During the same assembly, the bishop of Rochester, Thomas Brinton, preached from St. Paul’s Cross that “it is not fitting nor safe for all the keys of the kingdom to hang from the belt of one wife.” Although the word wife (uxoris) is used, it is widely accepted that this is a reference to Alice.”

— Laura Tompkins, '"Edward III's Gold-Digging Mistress": Alice Perrers, Gender, and Financial Power at the English Royal Court, 1360-1377", Women and Economic Power in Premodern Courts (Edited by Cathleen Sarti). Italics by me.