crowned with roses

Twin sisters, enthusiasts of history and the arts. ♱ “The world is thy barque and not thy home.”

[expressions-of-nature]

by Zbigniew Gałucki

[kootyl]

Grand Duchesses Tatiana and Olga Romanov walk together on train tracks as Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov and Tsar Nicholas II walk in front in Sevastopol 1916.

[kosemsultanim]

Costumes

From: The Spanish Princess, 2.08 Character: Catherine of Aragon Actor: Charlotte Hope Costume By: Pam Downe

[tercessketchfield]

Eleanor of Aquitaine & Eleanor of England & Blanche of Castile

[classicalcanvas]

Bordighera, Italy (1884) by Claude Monet

[anneboleyns]

Rachel Weisz as Hypatia and Oscar Isaac as Orestes in Agora (2009)

[mrtomhayward]

"I told Mrs Gardiner I would look after you. I intend to keep my word."

(I think it's a little more than that, Tom. A lot more than just that.)

[catholicsoul]

“Where shall I find a friend, a brother, a father, a spouse, who will love me as much as Thou hast loved me, my Creator, my Redeemer, and my God ? who for the love of me hast spent Thy blood and Thy life; and, not content with that, dost give Thyself entirely to me in this Sacrament of love. I love Thee, then, O my Jesus, with all the affections of my soul; I love Thee more than myself. Oh, help me to love Thee; I ask nothing more of Thee.”

— St. Alphonsus Liguori

[costumeloverz71]

Arwen "There is still hope". The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers.

[lochiel]

John Cameron of Lochiel, XVIII Chief of Clan of Cameron Outlander: Blood of My Blood | 1.09 - "Braemar"

[eirene]

Still Life with Vase of Hawthorn, Bowl of Cherries, Japanese Bowl, and Cup and Saucer, 1872 Henri Fantin-Latour

[manny-jacinto]

The Other Bennet Sister (2026–)

[stars-bean]

The Misfits (1961) dir. John Huston

[ship-to-starboard]

[allthishumanityforfree]

[papillon-de-mai]

Anthony van Dyck — William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart (detail). 1641

[madeleineengland]

The coloring in this movie is so good