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the-al-chemist · 3 years

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Ophelia Amy Burke

Having grown up in abject poverty thanks to her father’s gambling addiction and later abandonment, Ophelia Burke dreams of riches and nothing but riches. After reading a bust of Jane Austen novels in her fourth year at Hogwarts, Ophelia set her Slytherin ambitions high: make herself into a fine young lady and marry well. She went on to do just that, enjoying a life of luxury as the wife of wealthy Malvolio Nott, however, she left it all behind in order to protect her Squib daughter from her husband’s family of pureblood fanatics.

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Born: 30th August 1881 (Virgo)

Hometown: Quedgebury, Gloucestershire, U.K.

Nationality/Ethnicity: White British

Blood status: Pureblood

Gender identity: witch (she/her)

Sexuality: aromantic/ace-spec

Personality

Myers-Briggs Type: ESTJ (Executive)

Strengths: Determined, Self-Disciplined, Strong-Willed, Ambitious, Protective of her Loved Ones, Cleverer than she is given credit for

Weaknesses: Jealous, Manipulative, Scheming, Over-Zealous, Insecure, Shallow, Liar

Interests/hobbies: Needlework, Regency Era Novels, Floristry (at least, she would be if it didn’t make her hands dirty), various endeavours that may prove fruitful when it comes to her search for a wealthy husband

Appearance

Height: as an adult, 5’4”

Weight: as an adult, 56kg

Hair: naturally light mousey brown, she later lightens to blonde using Colovaria

Eyes: naturally brown, she later uses Colovaria on these as well, turning them green

Skin: prone to tanning, she makes sure to not spend too much time in the sun

Defects: none.

Style: Ophelia likes to dress like a proper lady, up to date with all the latest fashions. Her finances do not allow this, but she becomes adept at tailoring what she has to try and keep up with the girls around her.

Faceclaim: Mia Wasikowska

Witchcraft

1st Wand: Yew and Unicorn Hair

(this wand was leant to Ophelia by her mother to use in her first year)

2nd Wand: Chestnut and Dragon Heartstring

(Ophelia’s mother repossessed this wand from a house she was cleaning. The former owner had been a champion duellist who had kept all the wands he’d won as trophies)

3rd Wand: Cedar and Dragon Heartstring

(Whenever I meet one who carries a cedar wand, I find strength of character and unusual loyalty. The cedar wand finds its perfect home where there is perspicacity and perception. I have never yet met the owner of a cedar wand whom I would care to cross, especially if harm is done to those of whom they are fond. The witch or wizard who is well-matched with cedar carries the potential to be a frightening adversary, which often comes as a shock to those who have thoughtlessly challenged them.)

Animagus form: None

Patronus: Owl Butterfly

Boggart: Losing the people she cares about - manifests as her younger siblings’ lifeless bodies

Riddikulus: Ophelia has never been able to conquer a Boggart successfully.

Amortentia (what does she smell?): Ophelia doesn’t smell anything.

Amortentia (what does she smell like?): Fresh flowers, clean linen, silver.

Magical abilities: none.

At Hogwarts

Hogwarts House: Slytherin

Best subject(s): Arithmancy. Ophelia would be good at Herbology if she didn’t refuse to participate in the practical aspects of the class.

Worst subject(s): Anything involving wandwork.

Third year options: Arithmancy, Divination.

N.E.W.T.s: None - leaves Hogwarts at the end of her sixth year in order to work and earn money.

Quidditch position: none.

After Hogwarts:

July 1898-June 1900: Seamstress, Gladrags Wizarding Wear, London

June 1900-August 1917: Housewife

September 1917 onwards: Independent Seamstress and Washerwoman

Relationships

Family:

Eliza Burke (mother) - Ophelia’s mother works three jobs in order to support her family

Midas Burke (father - missing, presumed dead) - Midas deserted his family having lost all their money and become seriously in debt to a number of goblins, leaving them in abject poverty

Charmian (deceased), Julius, Desdemona, Romeo, Tamora (younger siblings)

Gordius, Dahlia and Marguerite Nott (children)

Friends:

Marigold Sterling (@that-scouse-wizard), Carolyn Nyberg (@lifeofkaze), Adelia Selwyn (@thatravenpuffwitch) - Ophelia is envious and admiring of her roommates. She wishes she could be them, but will settle for being around them. Friends is a strong term for what these girls are to Ophelia, and what she is to them.

Love interests:

Bradford Pendleton (@kc-needs-coffee) - Ophelia has no interest whatsoever in love, but she is interested in making an auspicious match. She knows that the Pendleton family have money, and was determined to win the affections of Brady. This did not come to pass, though they remain on good terms.

Malvolio Nott - Ophelia met the wealthy Pureblood widower Malvolio Nott after leaving Hogwarts. The two married in 1900, shortly after her 19th birthday, although she later abandoned her marriage on discovering that her youngest daughter was a Squib.

Pets:

Ophelia has no pets. Her mother can’t afford another mouth to feed and, besides, animals are dirty, smelly, and hairy.

Rivals:

Marigold Sterling (@that-scouse-wizard), Carolyn Nyberg (@lifeofkaze), Adelia Selwyn (@thatravenpuffwitch) - Ophelia is a firm believer in keeping your potential enemies close. She desperately wants to be friends with the other Slytherin girls. That doesn’t mean she likes them all that much.

Leila Hellebore (@whatwouldvalerydo) - she’s not really a rival, but Leila does terrify Ophelia.

*Ophelia is a deeply flawed person but if you have a character who would like to be her friend, or a potential suitor (note: must be wealthy) you’d like her to make a fool of herself trying to woo, let me know*

#hogwarts legacy #hphl oc #Ophelia Burke #the hexley family #oc profile

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ccss10987 · 3 years

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Found a time line! I originally wrote a bunch of things out, but it was super unorganized. The website also lists out other interesting things if you’re willing to read it.

the website - https://thehauntedshanleyhotel.com/our-history/

1845 - Thomas Ritch built a new hotel called Ritch's Hotel, but later renames it as the Mansion House.

1851 - The hotel's name is changed to Hungerford's Hotel, after being bought by F. G. Hungerford.

1858 - In April, Hungerford sells the hotel to John Tonkin.

1866 - John Tonkin sells the hotel to A. J. Wood and it becomes the Topatcoke House.

1871 - In May, Wood sells the hotel to Aaron Schoonmaker and it becomes the Napanoch Hotel.

1872 - Schoonmaker sells to Eli Dewitt Terwiliger.

1876 - October 31st James Louis Shanley is born.

1877 - Terwiliger sells the hotel to Civil War veterans, William Easman and his two brothers, Charles & Peter.

1884 - The Easman brothers sell to Frederick B. Bridgens.

1887 - Adolf Wagner purchases the hotel.

1895 - March 18th the hotel burns down to its foundation, after a nearby house catches fire and spreads.

1895 - by September a new building frame is erected.

1895 - In November the hotel reopens for business as the Colonial Hotel.

1898 - Wagner sells to Mary Roos and they change the name of the hotel back to the Hotel Napanoch.

1900 - US Federal Census shows George Gosselin as the owner.

1902 - Allen H. Hazen is born.

1906 - James Louis Shanley purchases the Colonial Hotel for $10,000.

1907 - Charles Byrnes fell from a window, but survived.

1908 - A new addition is built for the hotel, including a bowling alley, barbershop, billiard room, and second floor apartments.

1910 - A barbershop opens with a barber named Peter Greger from Brooklyn NY.

1910 - April 26th James and Beatrice are married in the hotel.

1911 - July 18th Kathleen Shanley is born to James and Beatrice.

1911 - ON May 26th the barber's daughter, Jeanette Roseanne "Rosie" Greger, drowns in the well of the Hoornbeek Farm across the street from the hotel.

1912 - On January 6th, Kathleen Shanley dies at the age of 5 months and 24 days.

1913 - On September 10th James Shanley Jr. is born. By this time the hotel's name would soon be changed to Shanley's Hotel.

1914 - On January 21st James Shanley Jr. dies at the age of 4 months and 11 days old.

1915 - Dr. Walter Nelson Thayer, Jr. accidently ran over his 5 year old son, Walter Nelson Thayer III, after the boy climed onto the running board as the car was backing out of the alley between the hotel and the doctor's home. The boy sustained severe head injuries but did not die from the accident.

1916 - January 30th William Shanley is born to James and Beatrice.

1916 - In February there is a fire in the ice house and a new auto fire truck is credited with saving the hotel from destruction.

1916 - On November 9th, William Shanley dies at the age of 9 months and 10 days old.

1920s - The hotel operates as a speak-easy with bootleg liquor being hidden away in a secret basement room under the bar.

1932 - The hotel is raided for booze during the Prohibition Era.

1933 - James and Beatrice attends the Inaugural Ball at Washington DC

1933 - On August 3rd future first lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, is a guest at the hotel.

1937 - August 26th James Louis Shanley dies.

1941 - April 13th there is a fire at the hotel due to a faulty chimney.

1944 - Beatrice sells the hotel to Allen H. Hazen

1961 - November 27th Beatrice Shanley dies.

1967 - Nelson F. Waters purchases the hotel from Al.

1971 - August 26th Allen H. Hazen dies.

1973 - G. Edward Trumbull purchases the hotel.

1991 - The hotel closes down.

2005 - Salvatore Nicosia purchases the hotel and discovers it is home to several spirits.

2007 - The Shanley Hotel is reopened.

2016 - July 5th Salvatore Nicoscia passes away.

2017 - In December, the hotel was condemned and closed after a time of mixed reviews and poor management.

2018 - The hotel is reopened under new management

#Shanley hotel #anyway it's a hotel that's haunted #I wish I remembered what room we're staying in lol #I just watched Sam and Colby visit the hotel #I love paranormal shit

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historybehindassassinscreed · 6 years

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In Game:

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was a British statesman who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Along with being an officer in the British Army, a historian, writer and artist, Churchill is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential war-time political leaders.

When the First World War began, Churchill was primarily preoccupied with how England could counter the German submarine threat. However, the failed Gallipoli Campaign led him to temporarily withdraw from politics and lead a brigade on the Western Front, before returning to Britain.

In 1916, Churchill enlisted the aid of Assassin Lydia Frye to root out a German spy radio calling dirigibles near Tower Bridge in London. Despite her success in finding the radio, one dirigible, accompanied by multiple fighter planes, entered London’s airspace. Churchill then arranged for a ship with a mounted anti-aircraft gun for Lydia's use, in order to shoot down the enemy aircraft.

After she successfully destroyed the enemy planes, Churchill requested Lydia's aid once more, this time to stop a fanatical German group in London; in return, he promised to raise the issue of women's suffrage once he was back in parliament. Churchill delivered information on the spies to Frye, and arranged for a raid on the leader's hideout, ensuring the dissolution of the spy cell.

In 1917, Churchill became Minister of Munitions, putting him in charge of the production and delivery of tanks, planes and ammunition to the front; his efforts were regarded as a significant contributor to Germany's defeat.

Churchill later became one of the Templar-influenced political leaders who were involved in staging World War II, alongside Joseph Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Franklin D. Roosevelt, in an attempt to create a New World Order. He was celebrated for his tactical genius, leadership, and steadfast refusal to allow the Nazis to succeed.

In Real Life:

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on November 30th, 1874, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England. Churchill came from a long line of English aristocrat-politicians. His father, Lord Randolph Churchill, was descended from the First Duke of Marlborough and was himself a well-known figure in Tory politics in the 1870s and 1880s. His mother, born Jennie Jerome, was an American heiress whose father was a stock speculator and part owner of The New York Times.

He was educated at the Harrow prep school, where he performed so poorly that he did not even bother to apply to Oxford or Cambridge. Instead, in 1893 young Winston Churchill headed off to military school at Sandhurst.

After he left Sandhurst, Churchill traveled all around the British Empire as a soldier and as a journalist. In 1896, he went to India; his first book, published in 1898, was an account of his experiences in India’s Northwest Frontier Province. In 1899, the London Morning Post sent him to cover the Boer War in South Africa, but he was captured by enemy soldiers almost as soon as he arrived. (News of Churchill’s daring escape through a bathroom window made him a minor celebrity back home in Britain.) By the time he returned to England in 1900, the 26-year-old Churchill had published five books.

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That same year, Winston Churchill joined the House of Commons as a Conservative. Four years later, he “crossed the chamber” and became a Liberal. His work on behalf of progressive social reforms such as an eight-hour workday, a government-mandated minimum wage, a state-run labor exchange for unemployed workers and a system of public health insurance infuriated his Conservative colleagues, who complained that this new Churchill was a traitor to his class.

In 1904 the Conservative government found itself impaled on a dilemma by Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain’s open advocacy of a tariff. Churchill, a convinced free trader, helped to found the Free Food League. He was disavowed by his constituents and became increasingly alienated from his party. In 1904 he joined the Liberals and won renown for the audacity of his attacks on Chamberlain and Balfour. The radical elements in his political makeup came to the surface under the influence of two colleagues in particular, John Morley, a political legatee of W.E. Gladstone, and David Lloyd George, the rising Welsh orator and firebrand. In the ensuing general election in 1906 he secured a notable victory in Manchester and began his ministerial career in the new Liberal government as undersecretary of state for the colonies. He soon gained credit for his able defense of the policy of conciliation and self-government in South Africa. When the ministry was reconstructed under Prime Minister Herbert H. Asquith in 1908, Churchill was promoted to president of the Board of Trade, with a seat in the cabinet. Defeated at the ensuing by-election in Manchester, he won an election at Dundee.

During the 1920s and 1930s, Churchill bounced from government job to government job, and in 1924 he rejoined the Conservatives. Especially after the Nazis came to power in 1933, Churchill spent a great deal of time warning his countrymen about the perils of German nationalism, but Britons were weary of war and reluctant to get involved in international affairs again. Likewise, the British government ignored Churchill’s warnings and did all it could to stay out of Hitler’s way. In 1938, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain even signed an agreement giving Germany a chunk of Czechoslovakia–“throwing a small state to the wolves,” Churchill scolded–in exchange for a promise of peace.

A year later, however, Hitler broke his promise and invaded Poland. Britain and France declared war. Chamberlain was pushed out of office, and Winston Churchill took his place as prime minister in May 1940.

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He went in and out of office between 1922–29. Churchill took up painting and published his autobiographical history of the war, The World Crisis, netted him the £20,000 with which he purchased Chartwell, henceforth his country home in Kent. When he returned to politics it was as a crusading anti-Socialist, but in 1923, when Stanley Baldwin was leading the Conservatives on a protectionist program, Churchill stood, at Leicester, as a Liberal free trader. He lost by approximately 4,000 votes.

In 1929–39, he became excluded from politics as he was distrusted by every party and was thought to lack judgment and stability and was regarded as a guerrilla fighter impatient of discipline. Nevertheless, on September 3rd, 1939, the day Britain declared war on Germany, Chamberlain appointed Churchill to his old post in charge of the Admiralty. He became prime minister in 1940 and then again from 1951 to 1955.

He planned another election in 1959, but his health was declining, and his public appearances became rare. On April 9th, 1963, he was accorded the unique distinction of having an honorary U.S. citizenship conferred on him by an act of Congress. His death at his London home in January 1965 was followed by a state funeral at which almost the whole world paid tribute. He was buried in the family grave in Bladon churchyard, Oxfordshire.

Sources:

https://www.biography.com/people/winston-churchill-9248164

http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/winston-churchill

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Winston-Churchill

#Assassin's Creed #AC S #People

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aromaticcoffees · 7 years

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30th September - On This Day In History

30th September – On This Day In History

Born:

1980 Martina Hingis (tennis champion)

Died:

1955 James Dean (actor)

On This Day:

1898 City of New York established

Have a good Saturday, 30th September

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trekkiewatt · 7 years

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Ruth R Cuthbert pt 3

Rutherford Continued Page 3 Ruth R. Cuthbert Then this must be Harriet spelled Hearriet Emeline,Hearriet Emeline, She was a missionary in China for 30 years. She was born March 3rd 1865 and she married Isaac Hess. Alright and then Mary Theresa Rutherford and she was born in Millbank July 20th 1856. Eliza Jane, WiLliam,Mary Jane,Ellen Maria. Ellen Maria she died quite young I think born July 31st 1849 in Millbank. Then just James Boyd and Ebenezer were born in Wellesley.These three were, they had different mothers than the rest of them, see the father married sisters I beleive and one died. Someone said there should have been a Grace there to. Another Grace here too like Ebenezer and James and there should have been Grace here, Grace? But there’s no time there. I don’t Know of any. (here she’s reffering to time between children) Unless she might have been called Grace (another child with a nickname Grace) I think that’s a full list there. because my father wrote them in there. Here’s William Rutherford father 1886 age 71 (date of death) February 10, 1886. (does it give the place of death) No it doesn’t give the place they died of any of them. I imagine it was in Canada someplace so because they didn’t live out here. William Rutherford , uncle Will, I don’t have the date of his death either and Aunt Mary, Aunt Mary they both died in California but I don’t have the dates of their deaths. See this Grace right here looks the same as Ellen Maria Morton because this Grace married a Morton she must have been called Grace too. Might have been I’ll put a note here. Ellen Maria died 1898 I think it is, or is it 95. What is that there? 5 or 8 looks like it was a 6 changed to a 5. 1895. I guess nobody will question that. September 30th James Boyd, that’s my father died 1923 February 26. (who is this?) Maud Rutherford Gunn that’s his daughter, my sister.., as they died Uncle Eben died after her you see there. Elizabeth that’s my mother. She died January 19, 1933 and Then Aunt Mary Dolson did you want her death date? Mary Theresa Rutherford Dolsen. She was a Hutchinson first first you know and then she married again after he died. Maybe you have her down as Hutchinson, her secon marriage is Dolsen (died)September 17,1932(3). Eliza Jane Rutherford Turnbull she died November 22, 1937. Samuel J Rutherford May 14, 1938, William Alexander died March 26, 1941. And Sarah Ann Jackman, Sarah Ann May 25, 1957 age 95 and Alice Rutherford Kantel June 27, 1964. Hearriet Rutherford Hess died January 4 1967 age 101. That’s it on there.(do you know any of the husbands wifes on the..) Yes let’s see uncle Will’s wife was Margaret but I don’t know what her name was .. wait a minute her sisters name was , I can’t think of what her sister’s name is William Alexander that’s uncle Will do you have him March 26,1941?(yes)(the ones I don’t have, I need Mary Jane , and another William) Bill McClaren, McClaren wait a minute that was uncle Will’s wife’s name. She would be Miss McClaren, Margaret McClaren before she was married because her sister was a maiden lady and she was Bell McClaren. I don’t know how you spell McClaren. Let’s see Ellen Maria?She died real Young.” Her gardner came and we took a short break

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