Sorry but WTF?! (Affectionate) I might combust! 馃槏
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Gwyneth Paltrow as Viola de Lesseps &聽Joseph Fiennes as William Shakespeare in Shakespeare in Love (Film, 1998).
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"Beyond all this, and quite aside from the possibility that early in life the two had formed a bond of which we have been left no record, Elizabeth had reason to regard Dudley as a kindred spirit. Although the Duke of Northumberland died professing himself a Catholic, all his offspring embraced evangelical Protestantism. The male Dudleys who had not been executed were still being held in the Tower when Wyatt鈥檚 Rebellion led to Elizabeth鈥檚 confinement there. The experience, which for Elizabeth and Robert alike included the very real possibility of execution, gave them a profoundly memorable experience in common. Both were ultimately saved by the intercession of Philip after his arrival from Spain, Elizabeth as a safeguard against Mary Stuart, Dudley and his brothers because of their stature among England鈥檚 warrior elite and Philip鈥檚 wish for influential friends. Both remained deep in the political wilderness, however, as long as Queen Mary remained alive. The properties bestowed on her in her father鈥檚 will had made Elizabeth rich, and during Mary鈥檚 reign she was an inherently important personage as heir presumptive, but her life was quiet except for those moments of near-terror occasioned by official suspicion that she was involved in plots against the queen. Dudley, his conviction for treason set aside thanks to Philip鈥檚 intervention, settled into the peaceful existence of a country gentleman." - The Tudors: The Complete Story of England鈥檚 Most Notorious Dynasty by G.J. Meyer
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Two gorgeous straight men who had worked together years ago sharing their love for each other. Now that's how it should be
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Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow in Shakespeare in Love (1998)
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