#amc turn

[lvcygraybaird]

They're fighting for a king. You and I are fighting for our homes, for our families, for our freedom.

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[incorrect-turn]

British officer: What are your names?

Caleb: Don’t tell him, Ben.

Ben: Good job, Caleb.

#source: atla #incorrect turn quotes #incorrect quotes #turn: washington's spies #caleb brewster #benjamin tallmadge #amrev #amc turn

[onefail-at-atime]

Post War Washington's Sons

Hamilton: *works himself to death and starts a political war with the Democratic-Republicans*

Lafeytte: *advocates for a French Revolution but is later imprisoned*

Tallmadge: Yeahhhhh, Imma spend time in the middle of nowhere Ohio.

#turn amc #alexander hamilton #benjamin tallmadge #hamilton #george washington #revolutionary war #amc turn #marquis de lafayette #lafayette #turn washington's spies #george washingdad #washingsons

[ijuststanlafayette]

So was nobody gonna tell me that the Crypt that Benedict Arnold was buried in has been turned into a fucking kindergarten and the grace stone of one of Americas first war hero’s and greatest traitor is kept next to the class pet.

#this is fucking hilarious #and mildly insane #there’s also a stained glass window for him in the church that an American gave as a gift for the bicentennial #poor guy can’t catch a break #amc turn #turn #turn amc #amc turn washingtons spies #benjamin tallmadge #history #turn washington s spies

[meerawrites]

Not to be weird or overly judgmental of other historical fiction media and media that’s target audience is children, but, I really like the way Liberty’s Kids (and TURN ~ obviously though TURN is a historical Amrev drama first and factually correct second, I do seriously recommend the factual book it’s based on of the same name…) but I really like the nuance and ambiguity of the 18th-century and American Revolution in all its aspects without being overly coarse or cynical of the subject matter, each of them give, you can tell it’s written by competent people.

#meera speaks #libertys kids #turn: washington's spies #turn washington's spies #turn amc #amc turn #american revolution #18th century #media analysis #media criticism #media critic #media critique #opinion #opinions #i have opinions

[redfish-blu]

Culpers

#12 year old me has never felt so liberated #It’s been 10 years since Turn first aired guys. where is everyone #turn amc #amc turn #robert townsend #abraham woodhull #turn washington's spies #townhull

[little-desi-historian]

Memoir of Benjamin Tallmadge.

Fraunces Tavern, NYC.

#meerathehistorian #benjamin tallmadge #ben tallmadge #Fraunces tavern #american revolution #18th century history #18th century #history #late 18th century #turn: washington's spies #turn washington's spies #turn amc #amc turn #american history #queue are made by history

[writer-reader-skater]

Washington: If somebody slaps you what do you say?

Lafayette: Sorry.

Washington: No.

Ben: You missed.

Washington: Don’t be smart with me.

Caleb: Simcoe’s torture hit harder.

Washington: Therapy, please.

Abe: Can’t fix a bitch.

Washington: Points for the pun.

Bradford: I’ll report-

Washington: Wrong.

Hamilton: Now my abs.

Washington: No.

Lafayette: This will only make me stronger.

Washington: You already went.

#turn:washington's spies #amc turn #benjamin tallmadge #caleb brewster #george washingdad #Washington #marquis de lafayette #colonel Bradford #abe woodhull #alexander hamilton #turn: incorrect quotes

[icarusbetide]

you know there's something grievously wrong when you see this tweet and your first thought is founding father george washington

#once again wasting time making bad edits #fr gasped when ian kahn popped up on my non-amrev twitter #ariana what are you doing here? #george washington #turn amc #turn: washington's spies #amc turn #amrev #meme #ian kahn my beloved #too hot to play george washington #did legendary things for that old man's image

[lvcygraybaird]

André is the head of British Intelligence and bases his operations out of New York. Far more versed in counter espionage tactics than his counterpart, Ben Tallmadge, he is experienced and cunning in his ability to take down targets. Known for his keen eye for human weakness, André employs a variety of methods to turn sources and isn’t above using sex, money and the promise of power to get his man.

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[psychicbluebirdmiracle]

#ticks me off #history #turn amc #amc turn #turn washington's spies #turn: washington's spies #turn: washingtons spies #amrev #turn #benjamin tallmadge #ben tallmadge #benedict arnold #john andre #john jameson #meme

[jtownraindancer]

Ace's TURИ for Burn Rewatch: Men of Blood

#!!! #burn gorman #major hewlett #edmund hewlett #edmund my dearest 🔭 #my beloved starboy 🌌 #turn #turn washington's spies #amc turn #my gifs #ahhhh i love him so much #man i need a tag for burn now fuck #the burn collection #may have a new crack!ship btw ^_^; #shut up ace

[melpomeneprose]

The revolution never ends.

#muse: benjamin tallmadge #visage / merely aiding nature #aes / the lovers you take are dangerous #musings / the wicked have their virtues #18th century #american revolution #benjamin tallmadge #ben tallmadge #turn: washington's spies #turn washington's spies #turn amc #amc turn #meeraedits #for skill in music named / queue

[sarahhillips]

Quick, I need somebody from the Turn fandom to make a meme/post about how the characters would handle walking through a haunted house attraction.

#turn #turn washington's spies #turn: washington's spies #amc turn #turn amc

[meerawrites]

Benjamin Tallmadge, former resident of Setauket/Brookhaven and Litchfield, Connecticut. Now resident of my bookshelf. I hope he knows he’s loved and in good company.

Thank you for being a massive nerd with me @hamilpop and thank you for your lovely letter! ~ Shop link. ~ Link.

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[redfish-blu]

Historically accurate (enough) Ben Tallmadge be upon ye.

Explanation and history spiel under the cut <3

TURN did better than most period pieces with costuming so I didn’t really have to change that much (flowers for Donna Zakowska), but my own historical costuming brain was like But What If I Did?? Now I obviously took some liberties here for the sake of clarity and The Rule of Cool, but I’ll explain them when we cross the bridge. I’m also not a historical fashion expert. My end goal for this was to integrate real life concepts into the stylized depictions of the TV show.

Until around 1780, the Continental Army was notably impoverished, and had no standard uniform (and arguably it never would). Soldiers and militiamen simply wore their civilian clothes, and high-ranking officers wore repurposed uniforms from other conflicts if they had them. But for the most part, it was hard to distinguish the average private from a commissioned service member. To differentiate ranks, color-coded sashes and cockades were worn around the body and pinned to the hat. These would indicate to everyone who held which title with no uniform to go off of.

Season 1 Costume:

Some background: 1776 is widely agreed upon as the terrible horrible no good very bad year for the continental army. They were beat down and penniless. If the Americans were to ever loose the AWI, 1776 would have been the year it happened. Washington was pulling the army up by their threadbare bootstraps. The monumental loss of New York to the Brits and subsequent fleeing of the continental army to Connecticut was the main sore spot here, and in that chaos is where TURN season 1 starts.

Ben Tallmadge in TURN is a major and and Aid De Camp (he might not be officially named as an ADC but for all intents and purposes he replaced Hamilton for like 2 whole seasons so I gave him the title anyways). Prior to Washington begging congress to order uniforms in 1780, Ben would have been frolicking around in his plain clothes for the majority of the war. Men’s plain clothes of this era included the linen shirt, waistcoat, cravat, coat, breeches, stockings, buckled shoes, and a hat.

The reason cockades were chosen to denote rank is because wearing a hat in public was actually considered common decency. It was improper (or at the very least lacking manners) to not wear one out. Every man would be wearing a hat, thus they would always have their chosen cockade on display. Ben wears a red one, which signals that he is a major. In the show the hat custom is forgone in favor of actually being able to see the actors’ faces (and their amazing hair), which is totally understandable. I’ve restored Ben’s hat in my design, though.

Another thing I have added is a pair of spatterdashes, which are cloth sock things that buckle over one’s shoes and shins to keep the mud and gunk from ruining the stockings and soaking down into your shoes. Ben spends most of his time outside, and has no issued pair of boots (which weren’t really the most efficient or comfortable form of footwear at the time anyways) on account of the No Money thing, so he wears his spatterdashes to make his poor buckled shoes last longer.

In reality, Ben would have been wearing this utterly dazzling outfit until the end of season 3. However, I’ve decided to suspend the historical record and let him have a Season 2 glow-up into the blue-coated major we all know and love.

Season 2 Costume:

So after 1780 (or I guess 1777 in this case), Congress decided to fund Washington’s request for regimental uniforms across the continental army. Not everyone was wearing a blue and white coat, but Ben Tallmadge was. Turn’s portrayal of the iconic garment has the top of the coat unbuttoned to make it look less goofy, which I’ve kept here because I agree with the change. His coat is also fairly loose-fitting, which is another thing I kept because it gives the boyish yet elegant look befitting of an inexperienced yet determined continental major. Tallmadge would have only been nineteen/twenty years old at this time (the average age in the American army was sixteen), so highlighting his youth was a good decision on TURN’s part.

Buff/white (more like off-white) waistcoats and breeches were another standard item worn by all soldiers and ranking officers (circumstances permitting).

The green sash indicates his Aid De Camp status, which I didn’t include in the S1 look because it would have looked extremely strange. These may have been out of fashion by the time uniforms were introduced, but we see Washington wearing his own blue sash throughout the entire series, and Ben is the king of idolizing that man (and boasting that Washington considers him important), so I have him wearing it.

His red cockade is gone, instead the gold insignias mounted on his shoulders (these were introduced by John Hancock in 1779) tell his rank as a major. In place of a red cockade is a black and white one, which became the standard throughout all the ranks. He could have worn a cockade designed specifically for majors and ADC’s, but I haven’t seen any evidence of these being used save for hearsay and they elevate the look from foppish to full on decorative ice cream, so I excluded them.

Now down to the boots. I swiped these directly off of George Washington’s uniform, which they have displayed at the Smithsonian. It’s more likely Ben would have still been wearing that trusty spatterdashes+buckled shoes combo (this was the standard of the British forces at the time), but to honor The Rule of Cool I let him have those genre defining boots. He does see more combat on horseback as the series progresses, so the boots aren’t entirely inappropriate.

Conclusion:

Despite my obvious passion for this topic, I understand why TURN made the costuming choices it did. Having the continental army just be a group of Random Guys would have been confusing to the average viewer who does not know all this trivial nonsense. And to their credit, TURN actually did dress the nameless extras pretty appropriately throughout the whole series. I just think that showing the continentals in their true “rag-tag volunteer army in need of a shower” form, then have them progress visually throughout the show would have been a brave and effective storytelling choice. It would have been a bit ahead of its time, but now that it’s been ten years I don’t think the creators would care about me dogging on them.

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