Historical Optimism

Expect literature, history, period dramas and television. 20 year old Royal Holloway student.

[clintbartons]

[keepingitinarticulate]

[lord-kitschener]

#me as a historian

[swansmayor]

“Either you know everything or you’re not hearing me now.” - Mary will always love Matthew.

[folklaurens]

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[elliegoestodownton]

The politics of being a woman: by Romola Garai, Carey Mulligan and Anne-Marie Duff

Romola Garai, Carey Mulligan & Anne-Marie Duff to discuss the issues facing women today

[everyfootstepanadventure]

October arrived, spreading a damp chill over the grounds and into the castle. Madam Pomfrey, the nurse, was kept busy by a sudden spate of colds among the staff and students. Raindrops the size of bullets thundered on the castle windows for days on end; the lake rose, the flower beds turned into muddy streams, and Hagrid’s pumpkins swelled to the size of garden sheds.

J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (via lajoiedespetiteschoses)

[riddlesdiary]

September 1st aesthetics

[phychedelic-silhouette-deactiva]

This who I am

[wholia87]

theladydockers: Gate’s Closing. LA bound. ✈ Photo credit @gracewcurtis #LastDaysOfDownton

[sheholdsyoucaptivated]

[historicaloptimism]

me: I'm so cute

me 15 mins later: I hate myself

[carriefishers-archive]

[historicaloptimism]

get to know me meme: [1/5] favorite movies » Mona Lisa Smile

↳The smartest women in the country… I didn’t realize that by demanding excellence, I would be challenging… what did it say?  The roles you were born to fulfill.  The roles you were born to fulfill?  It’s my mistake.

[voxsart]

Knits For The Chill 194.

Anthony Andrews and Jeremy Irons, 1981.

[laurelsalexis]

ladies meme → [2/2] female centric tv shows      ↳ Gilmore Girls

[man-reading]

[leirelatent]

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

[tresbongout]