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illustratus · 27 days
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Gordons and Greys to the Front at Waterloo by Stanley Berkeley
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The Royal Scots Greys was a cavalry regiment in the British army known for their grey horses. In WW1 they were ordered to dye their mounts dark chestnut so they would be less conspicuous and make the regiment harder to identify. While they were in reserve the horses were allowed to have their natural colour.
Scots Greys (1918) by John Singer Sargent  (1856–1925). Watercolour paint on paper. (picture source)
Studies for "Scots Greys" (1918) by John Singer Sargent  (1856–1925). Graphite on wove paper. (picture source)
Royal Scots Greys on a road in France (1914-1918) a photo from The Dutch National Archives. (picture source)
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blue-and-gilt · 2 years
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1796 Pattern Heavy Cavalry Officers’ Undress Sword. 
Rounding out my collection of 1796 Pattern swords, is the 1796 Pattern field service sword for officers of the Dragoons. More commonly called the 1796 Heavy Cavalry Officers Undress sword. 
Part of the equipment an officer was required to purchase when he acquired his commission, were several sets of uniforms for different occasions. This included their field and dress uniforms. For Dress and dismounted service, the regulations stipulated that the officer carry doubled edged cut and thrust sword with gilt boat-shell guard. (Officers of the Light Horse also had a ‘Frock’ or dress sword, but this was a scaled down version of their regular sword).
The regulations of 1788 required all cavalry officers to have the same pattern of service sword as his men, and while the blade profile was adopted, officers of the Dragoons ended up using a new style of hilt. Often called the ‘ladder hilt’ or ‘first pattern honey suckle guard’ not a lot is known about the design and why it was chosen but given how ‘industrial’ the guard on the regular 1796 heavy cavalry troopers sword is, simple ascetic appeal can’t be ruled out. 
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As with all officer swords of the time, there are a number of variations in the hilts. Typically, they will have a leather covered grip with twisted silver wire. They are found with and without the grip tabs on the back-strap and very occasionally with langets extending from the guard. There appears to have been standard to the detailing on the bowel guard which were either symmetrical or asymmetrical to various degrees. The blades were broad hatchet tipped back-swords that, depending on the officers’ taste or the depth of their purse, were either plain or decorated with blue and guilt designs. Being a sword for mounted use, the scabbard was of steel construction for better protection of the swords blade. 
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My example has a plain, heavy blade that is close to the specifications of the standard trooper’s sword. Regrettably it is without its’ scabbard. 
Overall Length: 1,025 mm
Blade Length: 900 mm
Grip Length: 125 mm
Inside Grip Length: 109 mm
Sword Weight: 1,000 grams
Point of Balance: 190 mm
Curve: 3 mm
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scotianostra · 1 year
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The memorial erected to the Fallen Heroes of the Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons) on Princess Street in Edinburgh was unveiled by the Earl of Roseberry, K.G., P.C., on 16th November 1906.
The memorial is opposite the junction with Frederick Street and is an equestrian statue in bronze, of a trooper of the Scots Greys in full review order of 1899. The statue is mounted on a pedestal of rock which bears the bronze plaque containing the inscription and Regimental badges. The sculptor was Mr William Birnie Rhind; the models for the statue were *Sergeant-Major Anthony James Hinnigan and his horse called “Polly”.
Anthony James Hinnigan was born in Jedburgh in 1866 and in 1882, at the age of 16, he joined the Royal Scots Greys. For the next 17 years he served with the Greys on home duty but in September 1899, by now with the rank of Sergeant-Major, he went with the Greys to South Africa when they were mobilised for service in the Second Boer War.
On his return from South Africa in 1904 Sergeant-Major Hinnigan and his horse Polly were selected as the models for Rhind’s Memorial.
Sergeant-Major Hinnigan was discharged from the army in 1911 and became landlord at the Railway Inn at Irvine in Ayrshire.
*Please note I had a look around the net when researching this and relatives of many people who served in the regiment also claim that it was their relative in the statue, although most sources give Hinnigan’s name.
I would say with it’s prominent position on Princes Street in front of Edinburgh Castle, it is one of the most photographed statues in Edinburgh, and possibly Scotland. More on the Scots Greys Regiment in just over a week.
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diioonysus · 2 months
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history + women who were executed
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rosepompadour · 9 months
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MODERN DOOMED QUEENS; round one Welcome to your favorite dream — and worst nightmare. You are cosseted in silk, crowned with gold, and bowed to. Courtiers laugh at your jokes and compliment your beauty. All envy you, but things change. Just years later, even those who admired you steer clear of your path. Your influence is on the wane for any number of reasons. The fault could be yours — maybe you weren't as clever as you thought in the scheming department. Or it could be that others are scheming against you. When the end finally comes, it arrives with the stroke of an ax at noon—a topsy-turvy Cinderella tale—or with a drumrolled march to the scaffold. No matter how your end finally arrives, one truth remains: Your fall from grace is not your call, though your actions may encourage it. It is your fate. - DOOMED QUEENS, Kris Waldherr
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tercessketchfield · 2 years
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Tudor monarchs + family members executed
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herprivateswe · 2 months
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A British soldier and dog at the officers' mess kitchen of the Royal Scots Greys at their camp, October 1916.
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lady-corrine · 14 days
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The way grrm combined so many themes of queenship, motherhood, tragedy, reputation, controversy and ambition from so many historical queens in creating Rhaenyra is honestly iconic 💅
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wardrobeoftime · 8 months
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The Serpent Queen + Costumes
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots' red, orange, white & grey dress in Season 01, Episode 06, 07 & 08.
// requested by anonymous
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luanna801 · 1 year
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Goth Renaissance Aesthetic (aka Hamletcore):
Portrait, possibly of Cesare Borgia, by Sebastiano del Piombo (1485–1547)
Death and the Maiden by Niklaus Manuel Deutsch I (1517)
From the Braque Triptych by Rogier van der Weyden (c.1452)
Portrait of an Unknown Lady (possibly Mary I or Lady Jane Grey) by Hans Ewerth (c.1550s)
From the Carondelet Diptych by Jan Gossaert (1517)
The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein (1533)
One view of the finials of a chaplet (c.1530) from France or Southern Netherlands
Portrait of Mary Queen of Scots (1542-1587) by an unknown artist
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blackswaneuroparedux · 8 months
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The reward of one duty is the power to fulfil another.
George Eliot
HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent is one of the most underrated members of the Royal Family, always stoic he’s always been dependable and never flusters, the world needs more 'Steady Eddies'.
There’s no question that the Duke of Kent’s dedication to serving the crown and the country is beyond reproach. For over 50 years, the Duke of Kent has been performing royal duties and on behalf of the monarchy. HRH Prince Edward at a young age filled a huge role vacated by the untimely death of his father in 1942. Since then, the Duke of Kent has ceaselessly spent much of his time performing ceremonial functions, attending charitable causes and supporting various organisations on behalf of his cousin Queen Elizabeth II and the British Monarchy. He has represented Her Majesty in the independence celebrations in the former British colonies of Sierra Leone, Uganda, Guyana, and Gambia. Most recently he has attended the 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration of Ghana. He has also acted as Counselor of State during periods of the  Queen's absence abroad.
What is often forgotten is that HRH Prince Edward was a fine soldier. Much like the late Duke of Edinburgh’s naval service was subsumed by his royal persona, the Duke of Kent has never let his royal duties interfere with his army career.
Prince Edward attended Ludgrove in Berkshire for his preparatory education. He then proceeded to Eton College and later in Le Rosey in Switzerland. After school, he attended the Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst, where he won the Sir James Moncrieff Grierson prize for foreign languages. After graduating from Sandhurst in 1955, the duke joined the Royal Scots Grey as Second Lieutenant. That was the start of a military career that spanned over 20 years, one which took him to various places around the world.
In 1961, he was promoted Captain; Major in 1967; and Lieutenant Colonel in 1973. In 1970 the Duke commanded a squadron of his regiment serving in the British Sovereign Base Area in Cyprus, part of the UN force enforcing peace between the Greek and Turkish halves of the island. The duke also spent time commanding a unit in Northern Ireland shortly after the Troubles in the 1970s broke out, but was recalled early on grounds of security.
The duke now maintains his link with the services mainly through honorary rank, which includes that of Colonel of the Scots Guards. He was personal aide-de-camp to his cousin Queen Elizabeth II who promoted him supernumerary Major General on her official birthday in 1983. He was later made a Field Marshal in 1993.
HRH Prince Edward is the longest-serving royal colonel in history. Not just of the Scots Guards but of any regiment in the British Army.
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caitlin-snow-leopard · 7 months
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the fact that Elizabeth I is titled "The Virgin Queen" implies that someone- possibly Mary I, possibly Lady Jane Grey, possibly Mary Queen of Scots- is "The Chad Queen."
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royal-confessions · 1 year
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“Why do people excuse Mary I for executing Jane Grey but hold pitchforks for Elizabeth executing MQOS? Makes no sense. SMFH” - Submitted by Anonymous
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sleepy-stories · 2 months
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laufire · 1 year
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I think she's my favourite new intern and if the show makes her walk back on these words I'm tp-ing shonda rhimes' house.
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