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maribellablack · 8 months

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I always thought that Nicholas Galitzine was an underrated actor and I'm so happy and excited that he's gained more attention and popularity since the last year... I'm so proud of him...

Also, I don't care how many times he's played a royal or a noble character , it's never enough for me... I can't really explain it but it seems like he was born to play that genre of characters? and for your information, I'm very picky when it comes to the actors and actresses playing historical figures and royals...

Nicholas Dimitri Constantine Galitzine as George Villiers in the new tv series

"Mary and George" (2023)

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nostalgia-tblr · 1 month

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the marvel how-can-i-shoehorn-more-stuff-about-medieval-queens-into-this-fanfiction universe

#'medieval' here used as a shorthand for a period that also covers early modern #that untitled sifki sequel may or may not have another 'btw her maids totally know her menstrual cycle' moment in it #i know the readers LOVE those #(they don't. i assume?)#and the frostmaster 'anne boleyn' thing is gonna open with a Very Tasteful bit of neck-admiring #i've actually been branching out a bit in my readings though. i even read one about a KING recently. one written by A MAN even :O #tho i still favour my kindle categories of 'dead queens (uk)' 'dead queens (not uk)' and 'historical women (not queens tho)'#see? i read upon diverse historical topics. (or 'divers' as the primary sources would have it.)#btw if anyone can rec a non-fiction book in english about wu zetian i'd be forever grateful thanks in advance

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willowistic22 · 1 year

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Guys is newsies considered a period drama…

#IS IT TECHNICALLY HISTORICAL FICTION?????!!?!?#this changes a lot on how i perceive that musical…#newsies #livesies #uksies #newsies uk #newsies broadway #newsies 1992 #92sies

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hussyknee · 18 days

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KJ Charles, absolutely nobody was going around calling Black and brown people "people of colour" in the 1800s. They were called and called themselves "coloured people". It's relevant that the only terminology they had was subtly Othering and coined by whites. Nobody is going to go into vapours if 19th century characters use it. Stop jolting me out of your otherwise very good stories with self-conscious rummage for modern PC terms.

Also for the love of God just say "black" instead of pussy-footing around going "dark skinned". I can't tell who's Indian, Black or Portuguese with this shit. It's a racial and political identity, not a dirty word.

#white people are just #sigh #can y'all be normal for five minutes #afaik both indians and africans used to be called 'black' in the UK #indian ocean slavery was relatively lower key but outlasted atlantic ocean slavery for decades #Ghandi was a lawyer and was forced to ride on the train roof instead of being allowed to share a train car with colonials in his own country #whites didnt give a shit whether or not queen victoria had the offspring of sellout indian royalty as godchildren #all coloured colonized people were savages to them #they barely treated white jews poles and mediterranean europeans as real people let alone asians and africans and aboriginals #racism #british history #historical fiction #queer historical fiction #kj charles #knee of huss

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archerygun · 2 months

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Post-War London Dr. Who companion

They don’t even know what a banana is, nevermind the aliens. All they know is smog and cans of spam.

They have the exact same reaction to outer space/universes beyond our comprehension as they do to like… Brazil. They form a conspiracy theory that the Americans are descended from aliens and refuse to drop it because the notion of America as a country is just so strange to them they struggle to comprehend it. They ask all the aliens they meet if they know the Americans much to the doctor’s embarrassment.

They go to London in the modern day and they’re like “Okay… not much has changed.”

But they’re taken to a slightly different part of England in the same year, same everything and they’re like

“Wow, Doctor! What planet is this?!”

“………..this is Coventry.”

They will eat literally anything from any era or planet. I mean it beats rationing, amarite? And plus, people came up with some weird recipes during rationing. (Or just. Y’know. Use carrots for everything.)

They go back home for an episode and tell all these colourful stories to the people they know, their family, their football mates, and everyone thinks they’ve gone mad but they’re so intrigued! And it brings some light into the lives of people that really, really need it.

They’re bright and cheery and resilient in the face of danger because they grew up in the aftermath of ‘blitz spirit’ where people had to keep calm and carry on otherwise the stress of the situation would completely break them. Maybe sometimes they share little tidbits of their home life and the doctor is just stunned by how thrilled they are about such small things that seem so pathetic and trivial to a nigh-immortal alien.

They talk about playing football in the smog when you couldn’t even see the other side of the pitch and how it made playground games much more exciting as a kid (The doctor is very concerned for their health). They talk about how much fun they used to have playing on old bomb ruins with their friends. They talk about the pranks they pulled at school and how their education was completely useless but they had a jolly good time being educated, despite the beatings. They know how to find joy in difficult places and situations.

Maybe every once in a while they drop a short sad bit like “Oh, I never saw my parents’ wedding photos myself. Their best friends had them in their house during the war, you see, and I’m afraid the bombs took the photos with them.” or “My mother cried when I turned eighteen because I was old enough now to be sent away to war if things turned sour with Russia.” but they say it cheerily and almost seem not to realise the tone of the conversation has gone down because everyone has stories like that, don’t they?

They take home souvenirs from every adventure they go on with the doctor and in episodes where they go home they slowly build up a display for them in their family home.

#dr who #dr who companion #british tv #british history #post-war britain #history #historical fiction #20th century #the doctor #doctor who #y’all can guess how much of this comes from personal experience lmao #all i’ll say is my grandad is best known for his first encounter with a banana #english people #british #uk #historical companions

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kekwcomics · 1 year

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I'll be at the FULLY BOOKED Book Fair in Taunton Library, Somerset, UK, tomorrow (Saturday 15th April) from 10 - 3. Thanks to Mike and Susan for the invite. Will have oodles of SWAG to peruse and buy.

Come'n say HI, fellow weirdos! :-)

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eccebitch · 6 months

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historical fiction taking place in ancient rome:

us writers: bad people mistreat their slaves, but good people, who are coincidentally my protagonist(s) and all my favorite historical figures, treat their slaves well

uk writers: is slavery is bad

#ancient rome #text postin #historical fiction #roma antiqua #sono pazzi questi romani #this is obviously a generalization and not an argument #its mostly a vibe i get tbh #recent roman historical fiction out of the uk v much bucks this trend tbqh #very recent #very very recent #like within the last 5yrs #and good for them!!!

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turpentineproductions · 11 months

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EPISODE 20 - FINALE, PART 1: THE JILTING OF JANE

The table is set, the Time Machine is primed, and the authors are to be picked up at any moment...

Part 1 of our finale is out now!

Click the link to listen, or find us wherever you get your podcasts: https://podcasters.spotify.com/.../Episode-20-FINALE...

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cherylmmbookblog · 17 hours

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#Blogtour The Secret Keepers by Tilly Bagshawe

It’s a pleasure to take part in the Blogtour The Secret Keepers by Tilly Bagshawe. About the Author Tilly Bagshawe is the internationally bestselling author of nineteen previous novels and has written for newspapers and magazines including the Sunday Times, Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph. She lives in London with her husband and 4 children. She is available for interview and to write…

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#Blogtour #Contemporary Fiction #Harper Collins UK #Historical Fiction #Random Things Tour #Tilly Bagshawe

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storytellingsiregararchives · 10 months

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"Sterling's Dream of Experience"

18+ // Suspense, Historical Fiction, Horror, Thriller, Surrealism // Keswick, Cumbria, England // 1953

"Was I in Heaven? I wasn’t sure"

When Sterling Eldridge discovers the bloodied bodies of his parents, he doesn't know what to make of it. Thankfully, his younger sister, Veronica, survived, but is too overwhelmed to remember whose the supposed perpetrator of their parents' demise. Both children rush to the police station into the night. Unbeknownst to them, their parents are actually playing dead and it was an entire ploy that their father, Sawyer, made to lure his kids into becoming his next big meals.

Main Characters

(pictures coming soon)

Sterling Eldridge: Year 9 student and an aspiring track and field athlete, Sterling s quick thinking and courageous. Although he has a difficult relationship with his father, he's very much closed and devoted to his family. A Hill/Mountain God Ghost - Living Object Hybrid, he has the powers to turn his hands and legs into blades in addition to controlling the wind.

Veronica Eldridge: Sterling's younger sister and a Year 2 student. She loves deer, her mother, tea parties, and her dolls. She's scared of her father, but is very much closed to Sterling. A Hill/Mountain God Ghost, not much is known about her powers other than she can produce threads from underneath her skirt.

Sawyer Eldridge: Sterling's father and a Linguistic professor at the University of Cumbria. A Boston-born American World War Two veteran, he settled in England after his research and marriage. He deeply cares about his children yet fears of losing them due to the horrible state of the world. He has fantasies of eating his children and is persistent in doing so even if it means losing their affections. A Living Object, he can turns his limbs into blades and controls the wind.

Lily Kinsella: Sterling's mother and a seamstress. She's very much protective and loving of her children yet having her difficulties in marriage with Sawyer. She often tries to stop Sawyer from eating their children, but will she able to this time? A Hill/Mountain God Ghost, she uses her powers of making thin layers of thread into veil to make herself invisible or capturing her targets.

All Characters in this Twine interactive story are British God Ghosts and American Living Objects; God Ghosts being shapeshifting creatures with Superhuman abilities within their environments across the British Isles while Living Objects can turn themselves into the objects they were born into.

Rated 18+, may contains violence, blood, and attempted cannibalism

#writeblr #fiction #my writing #writers on tumblr #historical fiction #twine #twine wip #my wip #horror #surrealism #isuspense #thriller #1950s #uk #england

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malerek · 1 year

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The Lady of the Rivers | Book Review

📚 THE LADY OF THE RIVERS | BOOK REVIEW 📚 With court drama, power-driven characters, a side of romance and a basis of historical accuracy, reading this story felt like returning home. #Booktwt #BookTwitter #BookBlogger #BookReview #HistoricalFiction

Title: The Lady of the RiversAuthor: Philippa GregorySeries: The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels #1Genre: Historical FictionPublisher: Simon & Schuster UK Ltd Trigger Warnings: Child death | Blood | Violence | Grief When the young and beautiful Jacquetta is married to the older Duke of Bedford, English regent of France, he introduces her to a mysterious world of learning and alchemy. Her only…

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#book review #historical fiction #Philippa Gregory #Simon & Schuster UK Ltd #The Lady of the Rivers #The Plantagenet and Tudor Novels

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rosewritersstuff · 1 year

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Life lately 11/04/23-12/04/23

#daily doodads #my stuff #aesthetic #sussex #uk #currently reading #flowers #homey #cottagecore #cooking #wip #lgbtq #bi historical fiction

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callaplaywright · 1 year

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Really specific historical question for my historical fiction, please help me historians and perhaps lawyers. Google and the other sources I’m using currently will not get specific enough for my needs.

What would be an average solicitor’s fee per day in the uk for a personal injury lawsuit in about 1860?

If you can’t actually answer this question but can point me to a resource that will help me answer my really specific historical questions (like, historical Google) that will help too.

#historical fiction #writing help #writing question #historical questions #solicitor #lawyer #law questions #uk #uk law #historical law

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cupofteajones · 2 years

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Quote of the Day- September 25, 2022

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#Book quotes #Books #Bring Up The Bodies #British Books #British History #Hilary Mantel #Historical Fiction #Quote of the Day #Quotes #Quotes from Books #Thomas Cromwell #UK #Wolf Hall

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arifpatelukdubai · 2 years

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The right way to play cricket According to Arif Patel! (on Wattpad) https://www.wattpad.com/1261837473-the-right-way-to-play-cricket-according-to-arif?utm_source=web&utm_medium=tumblr&utm_content=share_reading&wp_uname=arifpatelukdubai&wp_originator=NO1KS1igJy568uLk3fs5yQwgBgENcXw3FQSGTBOWOajlNsl34C7DoH0ldmn9Mo%2BWxLpIlM%2BF4e52HAXhm8TCmTuNjADhHryD89KAMk5ZdLwA%2BTsKJ%2FF7veMSpa%2BVs%2B37 There are three types of cricket: domestic, international, and club. Domestic matches are played between clubs or associations that have been affiliated with local authorities for at least 50 years; these associations play regular home games against each other over several months to prepare for World Cup tournaments like Big Bash League but also as part of their leagues where they can compete against other teams from around the world. For more information:-

#arif #dubai #patel #uk #historical-fiction #books #wattpad #amreading

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doodlesink · 2 years

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Summer Secrets at Bletchley Park by Molly Green--Book Review

Happy Thursday! Summer Secrets at Bletchley Park by Molly Green is the debut of The Bletchley Park Girls series. Stop by to learn more about this new historical novel. Happy Reading!

https://bibliophileandavidreader.blogspot.com/2022/04/summer-secrets-at-bletchley-park-by.html

#summersecretsatbletchleypark #molly green #avon book uk #avonbooksuk #book review #historical fiction #historical romance #theavidreader #the avid reader #wartimeatbletchleypark #bletchleyparkgirls

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