❛Unifier of a war-torn land, a wise king who brought justice and stability, and who set the the Crown on a sound financial footing.❜
𝓚𝓲𝓷𝓰 of England
𝔽𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕠𝕗 𝕋𝕒𝕔𝕜𝕪 𝕋𝕦𝕕𝕠𝕣𝕤
𝕆𝕟𝕝𝕪 𝕆𝕟𝕖 𝕎𝕙𝕠 ℂ𝕒𝕟 𝕊𝕝𝕒𝕡 ℍ𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕪
#OTD 22 Apr 1451
#IsabellaI warrior Queen of Castile was born
Reigning over a unified Spain with her husband #FerdinandII of Aragon
Pious & devout yet unafraid to ride into battle it is evident where daughter #KatherineofAragon qualities originated
Died aged 53 @MedinadelCampo_
#OTD 3 April 1578
Lady Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, was laid to rest in the Lady Chapel @Wabbey
Daughter of a Queen #MargaretTudor
Grandmother of a King #JamesVIandI
Lady-in-waiting to #AnneBoleyn
Contributor to the Devonshire Manuscripts, she lived an eventful life
The chantry chapel of Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry Vll and elder brother of Henry viii 1st husband of Catherine of Aragon. The structure is the last architectural gasp of the Middle Ages before the reformation changed everything 1/3
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⠀ ⠀⠀❛ 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑’𝐒
𝐃𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 ❜
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❝ in person she was
seemly, amiable and
beauteous, and acc-
ording to the interpr-
etation of her name
Anne, full, gracious. ❞
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Excuse me Majesty for interrupting your thoughts but as the son of a count who actually met Louise of Savoy.....are we absolutely SURE he's the son of a count and not a stablehand with a pretty face and very large nose?
@RoiFrancoisI Internal monologue:
Why is this Frenchman son of a Count so damn fiiiiiiiine— *internal screaming* WHY WON'T YOU LOVE ME—?! So handsome and pretty hair, we would have beautiful babies—