#heartofstanding

[ardenrosegarden]

Since I had to answer this, I'm making you answer this: rank the Lancasterlings in order of your interest. 😈

oh nooo you can't do this to me 😭 it's hard 😭

Probably Humphrey lmao. He's got so many fun things going on with him: survivor's guilt, younger sibling idolizing his one of his older brothers only to unhealthily project that onto said brothers' son, super divorced™, tragic ending on and on and etc. It's fun to compare the way I was introduced to him (via Shakespeare plays) where he was mostly sweet and well-meaning verses irl Home Fry who is, to borrow academic language, kind of a messy bitch. It's a fun contradiction that's fun to play around with, honestly! Also, given my own interest area, I think he deserves props for being a last standing youngest brother royal uncle who didn't give into the darkness and disappear his nephew.

John. He's been somewhat a pet of mine since I first saw my first production of Henry IV. I just think he's neat :) I feel like you can also have a lot of fun with the irl guy, (which we often do 😂 ) There's also some accusations of him being kind of cringefail from the French perspective which is fun

Philippa! She makes me wish I was more acquainted with Sweden's situation in the 1400's, since it seems like she left behind a good amount of documentation to learn more about her :')

Blanche. I wish we knew more about her... I also wish she could've killed Ludwig with hammers.

Thomas. There's such open expanse when it comes to him, but I feel like there's quite of bit of ...not really knowing what to do with him I guess? Even with Billy Shakes, he shows up to say a few lines in Henry 4 and then dip 😭 But I think he's a fun additional mirror to hold up to Hal to examine how they're similar and different :')

Henry V. Legitimately interesting! Dad issues, guilt complexes up to here, surrogate dad/eldest daughter-son. I feel though, given his status as an English king, it doesn't really matter if I contribute to any interest in him myself, even though I do think he's a fun squeaky toy, given that generally he'll always be first to get it anyway ¯_(ツ)_/¯

#staring at the order still not confident if I should shuffle them a bit...which unforch is the nature of the assignment #we'll go with this for now lol #ask #heartofstanding

[booksandwords]

She speaks English well but her accent marks her out, he speaks English well but his accent marks him out. They are outsiders, strangers in a land not their own. Her fingertips ache to touch him, to hold his hand and feel that she is not alone.

the world anew by heartofstanding

This one line is a rather beautiful summation of why the beginnings of Catherine de Valois and Owen Tudor's relationship is so relatable. It is so human, that need for connection in a strange land.

#catherine of valois #owen tudor #heartofstanding #fanfic rec

[themidnightcircusshow]

"#And notably also insisting that Scrope was executed for the Southampton Plot because Henry V was homophobic#(because Scrope's defence was that he was just siding with the conspirator's so he could get information!)#(he was Henry's bed mate so obviously Henry must trust him! [Mortimer's argument beimg Henry killed him for saying they slept together])"

...he WHAT?! He's super weird about Scrope and insists he must be innocent because historians are "confused" about his role and he's the good kind of very religious (y'know, not like Henry V) and well, he said so! But I didn't know he'd gotten even more batshit about Scrope. 😩

I can't find it now, because google is the absolute worse, so keep in mind this is going entirely off memory and I could be wrong. But yeah, in an article I read, I recall it mentioning Ian Mortimer arguing that the reason why Scrope got the most 'humiliating' punishment was because Scrope used he and Henry sleeping together in his defense and Henry was furious at the affront to his masculinity.

Which, if true, is ahistorical to truly impressive proportions.

#Asked and Answered #Heartofstanding #Again I haven't been able to track down the article or any primary source of Mortimer saying this so I could be misattributing it to him #Or the article could have been wrong in its interpretations #This is the problem with researching things for fun I'm not nearly as strict about keeping track of my sources #Also I read some of Year of Glory to see if it was from that (it wasn't) but oh my gosh if this is one of the most 'readable historians'... #And the way he says with such certainty that we know the charges of the conspirators trying to kill the King and his brothers was false #(do we? Do we know this? You haven't given a reason WHY we know this?) #And that historians are 'intoxicated by Henry's greatness' #I am used to academic mudslinging but that's beyond

[shredsandpatches]

🌹!

Richard kneels on the faldstool again, and as the archbishop intones “Coronet te Deus corona gloriae atque iusticiae…” he can barely hear it over the sound of his own heart thundering in his ears. When Archbishop Sudbury places the crown on his head, he holds very still and tries not to breathe. It is heavy—so heavy he is afraid to move. Sir Simon had put him through his paces in the days following his grandfather’s funeral, practicing how to move with weights on his head, and he had been good at that, but the real crown is different. As it should be. It carries the weight of all England within it.

#the novelthing #richard ii #send a rose get some prose #heartofstanding #i still think my coronation scene is really good

[skeleton-richard]

@heartofstanding and I are trying to gauge interest in the running the Shakespeare Histories yearly fic exchange.

#richard ii #Henry iv #henry v #Richard iii #Shakespeare

[sekihamsterdiestwice]

Divine Grace Lost

Based on the fan fiction of @heartofstanding

28 x 28 cm

Acrylic and ink on velvet (not recommended)

#richard ii #richard ii of england #richardii #historical fanart #Unfortunately today happened to be my birthday in traditional Chinese calendar 😈

[harryofderby]

Young Mary de Bohun and Henry V look quite similar to each other ( the former is from the Psalter of Mary de Bohun c. 1380 and the latter is from the Records of the Duchy of Lancaster c. 1402). I now adopt @heartofstanding 's headcanon in her fics about Harry resembling Mary the most amongst the Lancaster brothers.

#henry v of england #henry v #house of lancaster #mary de bohun

[wonder-worker]

Is the Edward II bio by Kathryn Warner worth a read (despite the "Edward survives" theory)? I read some articles on Edward (especially about his representation in fiction and how homophobia works on this) by her on her website and I thought she seems to be someone with an interesting perspective on Edward... Should I try?

Hi! I'm really sorry, I haven't read her biography on Edward II so I can't comment. @heartofstanding have you read it/would you recommend it?

#ask #edward ii #queue

[richmond-rex]

| The Hour of the Wolf A Histories Ficathon XIV story for @heartofstanding ❦

The rumours are true: something is not quite right about Queen Margaret of Anjou. It took him walking into her den to find out.

[read it on ao3]

#i can finally advertise it here yeay #my first fic in almost two years #let me know if you like it <3 #henry vi #margaret of anjou #halloween #gothic #fic: the hour of the wolf #histories ficathon xiv

[oldshrewsburyian]

Last Line Game

I was kindly tagged by @jomiddlemarch, and I am choosing fanfic rather than academic prose or lecture notes (I would not put you through that, o Tumblr.)

RULES: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything) and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

The concert grand and its player are a mere smudge on the platform, as if they are the shadow of the statue that shows Chopin at the keyboard—or perhaps its substance, making real the music evoked by the bronze fingers eternally stretched over their instrument.

I... um... I don't think I know 40+ people who are active writers. I will start with @qqueenofhades, @heartofstanding, @tinydooms, @cycas, @shredsandpatches, @greenapricot, @extasiswings, @educatedinyellow... and say 1) feel no obligation if you are tagged and don't want to participate 2) feel more than free to consider yourself tagged. Why do I have a sentence this long. Why.

#winnowing oar #as usual the fix-it fic is... taking a long time to fix #but hey! chopin along the way! #last line tag

[nebylitsa]

tagged by @zaegreus - here are nine of my favorite books! (in no particular order)

tagging: @heartofstanding @herbertspencerhoroscope @119th-st @theboarsbride @sexonadeathbed @vol-au-vending-machine @britneyshakespeare @quixotix @mashkaroom

#mp

[ardenrosegarden]

mustard and raspberry 🦖🦕🦖🦕🦖

weeping at getting mustard from a correct opinions-haver :') I hope we are friends as well :')

#ask #heartofstanding

[heartofstanding]

Summary:  Henry VI's son is dead.

Relationship: Henry VI & Edward of Lancaster

Rating: mature

Content/Warnings: major character deaths, heavy angst, experimental style, literary and Biblical allusions, blood/gore, dream sequence, father dealing with his son's death, changing tenses and non-conventional dialogue tags

Notes: a whole lot of credit (or shall I say blame?) must go to @shredsandpatches for her help and influence in writing this, as well as to @ardenrosegarden for an idea that I used.

#sometimes i write things #look i'm just saying #this is emotionally destructive #and it is his death day #the henry vi experiment

[natequarter]

1, 9, 10 and 15 for the ask game!

1: Recommend your favourite fic ever.

well, that's one hell of a question! perhaps the only must-read for doctor who is Time v.3.0 by Teyke, a haunting and terrifying fic about the time war. nonetheless, it is not necessarily my favourite fic... i honestly don't know what that is. In Due Time We Shall Reap by Thascalos is beyond explicit, but, well, formative influences (aka 'that thing you read over and over again at A Certain Age') are formative influences whether or not you want them to be, i suppose. don't bury me by petroltogo is haunting.

as far as humour goes, The Grand Sci-Fi Fuckathon of Hitler and Stalin by yonderdarling is the funniest thing i've ever read. yes, really... don't drink whilst you read it. runners-up for Funniest are: How Now, Brown Monkey by Liadt and The King of Tallstoria by the_alchemist. all i can really say, i suppose, is don't give medieval kings candy crush.

it's unfinished, but i'm currently putting The Red Rose of York by medieval_scribe up there. Like Gods by Ade. Continuitas by skazka. Mary on a cross by Neolina_W. thou child of my right hand by heartofstanding. (shattering! i am not sure at this point that i am capable of identifying a favourite piece!) Periapsides by avani. No Indifferent Judge by edwardianspinsteraunt. sincerest apologies if you have not, for some strange reason, whiled away the hours haunted by baldwin iv.

of comfort and despair by damnedscribblingwoman is definitely an all-time favourite, and i really mean it this time.

anyway, here is the actual answer: Queenmaker by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire). delightfully fucked up.

9: Recommend a fic from your first fandom.

Le Donne Che Piangono (The Weeping Women) – The ‘Thrice Cursed’ Remix by aralias. The Boy Who Killed Time by Netgirl_y2k. , said the nightmare by patrexes. Burn Your Biographies by JaneTurenne. (i promise these are categorised. they really are.)

The Chronicles of The Oakdean-Smiths by PinkPunk010. Any Port Manteau In A Storm by yonderdarling. (actually, i recommend all their works, along with MayFairy. speaking of...) The Definition Of Trouble by evilqueenofgallifrey (MayFairy). probably not quite so good as i remember it, but the only good execution of 'twelve/missy lovechild' i've seen, so...

17 Reasons Why Romana Is Better Than The Doctor by calapine.

Girl in Every Port by tree_and_leaf. No Sacrifice: the What Are We Doing In Love? Remix by hhertzof. A Life Full of Compromises by paranoidangel. read the old stuff. it usually pays off.

did this say 'a fic'? suddenly i can't read.

10: Recommend a fic from your latest fandom!

What Twisted Webs We Weave by The_Purple_Opossum. obviously.

15: Recommend a gen fic!

Thick Skull by thehappybones. both sweet and inventive

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#asks

[shredsandpatches]

last line tag game

@oldshrewsburyian didn't officially tag me to post the last line I wrote in my most active WIP but she said you could consider yourself tagged if you want so I'm gonna do it anyway.

And Johann had stared fixedly at his shoes as he pronounced the words, for he had known even then that they were true, before he had ever known why.

Pre-university Johann Faust was a sad little noodle who definitely took the Lutheran catechism very seriously, except for the hopeful parts.

Tagging @themalhambird, @skeleton-richard, @heartofstanding, @heroticisms and anyone else who wants to do it (obvs if I tagged you and you don't want to you don't have to!)

#fic babble #last line challenge #doctor faustus #the words in question are about what we deserve for our sins #(guess what the answer is!) #the larger point of course is about being saved by divine grace #but that's not the part that sticks

[skeleton-richard]

I was tagged by @heartofstanding to post the last line I wrote:

They found out together.

It's from my new ficlet series "Devils Torn Asunder" for Frau Faust.

I think all my writer friends have been tagged, so whoever wants to do this, you're tagged.

#frau faust #faust #goethe faust #(since that's kind of the closest to FF)