February 2011
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“My darling sweet dear Papa!!!
I want to see you so much. I have just finished...”
– A letter from Anastasia Nikolaevna to her father, dated May 8, 1913. (via frickyeahanastasia)
That girl was so badass.
January 2011
sazzat asked: Hi there,
I'm really enjoying this blog, it's one of my tumblr highlights for sure.
I was wondering if you could recommend any books that focus on George V's children, particularly Prince George and Prince John. And do you know of any books that focus on Lalla Ward's time with the children?
You seem to have so much knowledge of what's around that it...
I'm really enjoying this blog, it's one of my tumblr highlights for sure.
I was wondering if you could recommend any books that focus on George V's children, particularly Prince George and Prince John. And do you know of any books that focus on Lalla Ward's time with the children?
You seem to have so much knowledge of what's around that it...
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“I’ve not yet turned into an elephant, though I might yet very soon.”
– Anastasia Romanov
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Okay, haters...
There are three different idiots going around on Gawker and ONTD talking about Wallis Simpson. Only they spell her name as “Wallace”.
I am not a stickler for spelling and grammar. God knows I fuck it up all the time. I was homeschooled; I can sympathize. But if you are acting like you know who this person was, as these people are, and you are claiming to know what kind of person they...
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“I am yours, you are mine, of that be sure. You are locked in my heart, the...”
– Empress Alexandra Feodorovna to Her Husband, Nicholas II, Emperor of All Russia (via mimitot)
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You should now be able to leave me comments...
You know you want to. Feel free to call me whatever dirty name you can think of.
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“I don’t know about you, but I am going to bed now with the King of...”
– The Queen Mother’s response to becoming Queen
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Anyone going to France soon? You can rent... →
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fuelledwithtea asked: may I ask whose closet it is ? :)
erinburr asked: Would you be willing to make a post of your favorite books? Not an entire bibliography or anything. But I need a good book about psychonanny in my life.
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If you liked The King's Speech check out this Q&A... →
They go into a lot of stuff about the movie I had wondered about, if not all the historical errors. I have to say HBC really seemed to “get it” more than the others from what I heard. She did a “loathsome amount of homework” to prepare for her role.
It’s kind of weird but when I hear celebrities talking about royals I can always tell who “gets it” and who...
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“But the film – which makes any viewer feel a tender pity for Elizabeth Windsor –...”
– Johann Hari on The Queen the film and the Queen the woman.
I have a new computer
I am getting some things set up tonight, but I promise I will be back with more regular posts and some rare photos in the next few days.
Thanks for all my followers, old and new, for being understanding of my lack of posts. I got a question about some book reccomendations, and am working on that.
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What the Hello Kitty: This Day in Women's History:... →
fywomenshistory:
On 14 January 1893, a group composed of Americans and Europeans formed a Committee of Safety seeking to overthrow the Hawaiian Kingdom, depose the Queen, and seek annexation to the United States. As the coup d’état was unfolding on 17 January the Committee of Safety…
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“They’re a very controversial couple. People have lots of different notions...”
– Madonna on Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson
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Part eight: Royals and communication/other stuff
This is the last of my The King’s Speech posts. Sorry I’ve taken so long with all this; I am still looking for a new laptop that does what I want. I thought I’d go over assorted other things I remember from the movie that were not totally accurate and elaborate on some assorted things…
-Bertie’s stutter in real life was worse when he was under stress. Naturally,...
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Part seven: The rest of the family
King George V and Mary of Teck had six children:
Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, known as David: 1894-1972
Albert Frederick Arthur George, known as Bertie: 1895-1952
Now, they were included in the movie and I’ve gone over them. But the four others are not very well known…
Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary, known as Mary: 1897-1965
Other than David, Mary was the sibling Bertie had...
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Part six: Bertie and David
This is by far the longest part because I kept digging up all kinds of quotes and stuff I felt I had to include. Something interesting I discovered is that Bertie actually kept a very detailed diary for most of his life, but I could only find bits and pieces of it in certain books. I guess the royal family hasn’t wanted to publish the whole thing. I can’t imagine there’s much...
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Prince Charles is weird and he loves money. The... →