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Book Recomendations.
I, Claudius" by Robert Graves is a fictional autobiography of Emperor Claudius, and it’s really entertaining to read. A classic.
‘Blood Sisters’ by Sarah Gristwood, which focuses on the women in the War of the Roses: Margaret Beaufort, Cecily Neville, Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret of Burgundy, Elizabeth of York, Anne Neville, and Margaret of Anjou. It gives a good overview of things and is pretty fair, IMHO.
Sunne in Splendor by Sharon Kay Penman. A great book by a truly great author. Love all her books. This is the definitive Richard III book. She’s a meticulous researcher too.
I like the books by Edward Rutherford. My favorite is Sarum. Novel traces the area where Stonehenge is. It follows the people that live there through the centuries. I think it covers 2,000 yeas in 400-500 year blocks
Katherine, by Anya Seton. It is about Katherine Swynford (I think that was her last name but I may be wrong). She became John of Gaunt’s 3rd wife, and their descendants included Henry VII.
Goncharov Lore (“Gonchlore” if you will) Masterpost
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Note: this is regarding the lore made up by tumblr collaboratively about a fake Martin Scorsese film. See the post that started it all and fake poster.
Goncharov was released in 1973. It was written by Matteo JWHJ 0715 and directed (?) and/or possibly co-written by Martin Scorsese. Scorsese’s big name helped popularize the film, but as a result JWHJ 0715’s significant contribution is often overlooked
Goncharov was forgotten and was actually difficult to acquire for many years. This may have been due to corporations hoarding rights and access, the actually mafia targeting distribution of the film, other factors, or a combination of these. This led to pirating of the film, which allegedly led to pirating discourse surrounding the film
There are talks of a Goncharov II or remake
Goncharov is a mafia boss in Naples of Russian origin. His wife/fiancée is named Katya, also of Russian origin. Goncharov may or may not have fled Russia, and may or may not have been pursued by someone trying to get him back to Russia, possibly to face legal justice. One such person trying to do this could be Valery Michailov
Valery Michailov is Katya’s sister. He may resent Goncharov due to his relationship with his sister and due to Goncharov being wanted by the Russian government. He is somewhat patriotic, possibly a former government worker or soldier.
Katya’s last name is either Michailova or Goncharova (although possibly with the wrong suffix). Her relationship with Goncharov is strained, tense, and possibly loveless. She ends up betraying him in the end. This is often seen as a subversion on the typical tropes for women in mafia movies.
At some point, Katya is on a bridge with Goncharov. At some point, Katya points a gun at Goncharov. At some point, Katya is injured on a boat/in a boathouse.
Katya is amicable with someone named Sofia, who has brown hair. She also has subtextual homoerotic tension with her
Sofia may be working class/poorer than many of the other characters are.
Goncharov has subtextual homoerotic tension with someone named Andrey. Andrey is Goncharov’s old friend/best friend/nemesis/enemy/competitor. There is at least one instance of one of them trying to kill the other.
Ice pick Joe is played by John Cazale, making this his 6th movie. He has a famous 10 minute scene with Katya, and at some point dies, also possibly at the hands of Katya.
Mario Ambrosini works with Goncharov, possibly as a lackey or number two. At some point in the middle of the story, he betrays Goncharov and Goncharov tells him that he “never wants to see [Mario] again”. It is unclear what happens to him after that. Mario also has a relationship with Andrey that some have described as “fascinating”. It is unclear how.
There is a clock motif in Goncharov, and a general theme regarding “running out of time” before death. There are a few characters who seem at the very least subconsciously aware of the fact that they have little time until their death. The film also deals with the theme of fate, of death and tragedy being and inevitable thing for these characters.
Goncharov dies at the end of the movie, due to someone’s betrayal.
Goncharov (1973) was heavily influenced by the American Cold War propaganda of the time. Some argue that it plays right into the stereotypes of Russians, others say it is a clever subversion of the propaganda and stereotypes of the time.
Feel free to add more/expand/add alternative information!
I wasn’t even here when Plant was yet I still miss them somehow. Hope they’re okay 🌸
That is very sweet of you. We wish her nothing but the best.
BTW, if you feel like reading some of her analysis here is good place to start
Welcome to all the new royal-watchers! To catch up on everything you missed re: Meghan Markle the Bestest Royal Ever, may I please refer you
Plant's Archives
Welcome to all the new royal-watchers! To catch up on everything you missed re: Meghan Markle the Bestest Royal Ever, may I please refer you to the following posts from Plant?
1. How the Royals supported Meghan Markle - March 13, 2021 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/645519091585695744/ways-palace-supported-meghan-markle-during-her?is_related_post=1
2. Master list of Meghan’s Shenanigans (aka Why She Shouldn’t Be A Royal Girlfriend) - April 28, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/160086296181/great-ask-last-anon-is-it-pushing-the
3. Exposing Meghan’s Papwalks - April 14, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/159586286456/we-got-metadata-guys
4. Meghan Loves to Crash Weddings - May 3, 2019 (Skippy and Pippa) https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/184630492826/ive-only-been-following-the-markle-debacle-since
5. Meghan Markle Starts Merching - April 30, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/160163884556/can-you-ask-anonymoushouseplant-if-she-can-figure
6. Meghan’s PR Cycle/Campaigns - April 2, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/159117734411/deconstructing-the-pr-cycle
7. Coincidences with SoHo House and Richard Branson - April 19, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/159764476206/request-for-anonymous-houseplant-what-if-any
8. Meghan’s Dirt - September 10, 2019 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/187633078451/omg-how-did-i-not-know-about-that-photo-of
9. More about Meghan’s Merching - April 12, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/159496500481/the-merch-goes-on-and-on
10. Meghan the Leak - October 24, 2019 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/188554234011/have-you-seen-the-shallon-lester-youtube-video
I also offer for your reading pleasure The Unofficial Official History of Catherine Middleton.
Chapter 1 (How I Met Your Mother): https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/612406064420421632/throwbackthursday-kate-middleton-time
Chapter 2 (Invasion of the Press): https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/614312329776168960/throwbackthursday-kate-middleton-edition-press
Chapter 3 (Twentysomethings in London): https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/614941424904011776/throwbackthursday-kate-middleton-edition-the
Chapter 4 (All in the Middletons): https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/615580248005885952/throwbackthursday-middleton-family-edition
(The History of Kate was an early quarantine project for Plant. She intended to go all the way up to either the wedding or modern day, but life got in the way. Chapter 5 was going to be all about the breakup - so 2007 - 2008.)
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Anon, thanks for the other ask alerting me to dig through my inbox. You are amazing for sending these in, I am going to pin it to my blog so that others can take advantage of Plant’s incredible insight. This such a comprehensive list and I can’t thank you enough.
All credit belongs to @anonymoushouseplantfan
What is a guild? And what’s the easiest way to describe what a guild was in early renaissance? Like if you were talking to a ten year old
I discuss guilds here.
The easiest way to describe a guild in the early Renaissance is that it's a trade union that includes small businessmen in its ranks, but where it's legally mandatory to be a union shop.
Empress can your anons help me with the link to that dress. I need it in my life.
It's a custom Jenny Packham.
ETA: The link for the inspo
https://www.harrods.com/en-us/shopping/embellished-margot-gown-17357839?utm_source=ran_us&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=2116208_Skimlinks.com&utm_content=893943&ranMID=42684&ranEAID=TnL5HPStwNw&ranSiteID=TnL5HPStwNw-T15oVFQP52gc_o5z9GJGWg
Hey Empress, you are the only royal account I know, since I only joined this a couple of days ago. Do you recommend any other accounts for me? Thanks!
Hi, thank you for asking. There are many great accounts to follow on here. I will name a few but that does not mean they are the only ones I recommend, it only means that I have a terrible memory and am no good at tagging people on Tumblr. These are in alphabetical order and please keep in mind that I mostly follow Cambridge friendly blogs, there are many more on here.
@anonymoushouseplantfan @cambridgelife@the-cat-with-the-emerald-tiara-1 @countesscuriosity @duchessbitch @helenaaurellia @ilovethecambridges @royalcentral @sassyfrassboss @the-best-soap-opera-ever
Soho from Plant's Archives
This is only just a small sample…
https://themarkles.quora.com/I-am-often-asked-about-Soho-House-I-have-been-both-a-member-and-also-worked-for-them-as-a-contractor-I-refrained-from-p
https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/621479996376203264/jess-met-meghan-at-soho-house-when-the-toronto
https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/621478977820934144/dont-you-need-to-have-some-to-be-a-member-of
https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/621207111672725504/re-markus-not-going-to-comment-on-the-state-of
https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/616245366618193920/glenda-bailey-us-editor-for-harpers-bazaar-who
https://www.man.london/culture-design/soho-house-why-i-cancelled-my-membership/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6211783/Harry-Meghan-attend-two-boozy-private-parties-mingle-racy-celebrity-set.html
https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/190881541021/markus-a-and-e-enninful-as-bffs-with-mutual-bff
https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/183507664336/check-out-dm-1-platells-people-brothers-in
https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/174724867291/im-wondering-if-soho-house-is-actually-harrys
https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/174515718746/heavy-rumors-which-were-accepted-as-fact-in-london
https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/173871649476/i-cant-even-believe-theyre-merching-soho-house
https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/173868604341/oh-lawd-the-harkles-have-placed-a-bespoke-gift
https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/173869150166/hi-im-at-my-parents-house-this-weekend-so-get
https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/opinion/2018/05/17/before-windsor-castle-harry-and-meghan-had-soho-house.html
Commentary on Meghan’s royal fashion: https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/171911183191/what-do-you-think-is-going-on-she-must-have
Plant's Archives
Welcome to all the new royal-watchers! To catch up on everything you missed re: Meghan Markle the Bestest Royal Ever, may I please refer you to the following posts from Plant?
1. How the Royals supported Meghan Markle - March 13, 2021 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/645519091585695744/ways-palace-supported-meghan-markle-during-her?is_related_post=1
2. Master list of Meghan’s Shenanigans (aka Why She Shouldn’t Be A Royal Girlfriend) - April 28, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/160086296181/great-ask-last-anon-is-it-pushing-the
3. Exposing Meghan’s Papwalks - April 14, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/159586286456/we-got-metadata-guys
4. Meghan Loves to Crash Weddings - May 3, 2019 (Skippy and Pippa) https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/184630492826/ive-only-been-following-the-markle-debacle-since
5. Meghan Markle Starts Merching - April 30, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/160163884556/can-you-ask-anonymoushouseplant-if-she-can-figure
6. Meghan’s PR Cycle/Campaigns - April 2, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/159117734411/deconstructing-the-pr-cycle
7. Coincidences with SoHo House and Richard Branson - April 19, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/159764476206/request-for-anonymous-houseplant-what-if-any
8. Meghan’s Dirt - September 10, 2019 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/187633078451/omg-how-did-i-not-know-about-that-photo-of
9. More about Meghan’s Merching - April 12, 2017 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/159496500481/the-merch-goes-on-and-on
10. Meghan the Leak - October 24, 2019 https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/188554234011/have-you-seen-the-shallon-lester-youtube-video
I also offer for your reading pleasure The Unofficial Official History of Catherine Middleton.
Chapter 1 (How I Met Your Mother): https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/612406064420421632/throwbackthursday-kate-middleton-time
Chapter 2 (Invasion of the Press): https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/614312329776168960/throwbackthursday-kate-middleton-edition-press
Chapter 3 (Twentysomethings in London): https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/614941424904011776/throwbackthursday-kate-middleton-edition-the
Chapter 4 (All in the Middletons): https://anonymoushouseplantfan.tumblr.com/post/615580248005885952/throwbackthursday-middleton-family-edition
(The History of Kate was an early quarantine project for Plant. She intended to go all the way up to either the wedding or modern day, but life got in the way. Chapter 5 was going to be all about the breakup - so 2007 - 2008.)
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Anon, thanks for the other ask alerting me to dig through my inbox. You are amazing for sending these in, I am going to pin it to my blog so that others can take advantage of Plant’s incredible insight. This such a comprehensive list and I can’t thank you enough.
All credit belongs to @anonymoushouseplantfan
skinny people will really be like yes you were bullied to the point where you hate running eating laughing and existing in public for fear of being made fun of or viewed as disgusting simply because you're fat and had to scrape out your own self worth because people constantly reminded you that they think being fat is the worst thing you could possibly be and yes you never saw yourself represented in media except as the butt of a joke and yes you still despise clothes shopping because you never get to wear anything cute made for people your age because trendy fashion is almost always made for skinny people and yes people on tik tok and instagram and twitter take all the clothes in your size to make their two piece sets making it even harder to find things you like that fit you and you've had diet culture pushed on you since you were a kid but people used to wrap their thumb and pointer around my wrist so im the victim here actually?
I love this tea
The person who threatened me with my job I reported your ask. I will find your IP. Just because you are behind an anonymous cover that doesn’t give a right to threaten me.
HAVE A NICE DAY….
That’s right @the-best-soap-opera-ever !! Just know we are all here supporting you! Don’t let these bastards get you down. 💙
@the-best-soap-opera-ever here’s screenshots to find a way to get the person’s name on tumblr if they’re anonymous I hope it helps
Reblogging for the very useful information. This is the only way to deal with these vicious people.
Reblogging and @the-best-soap-opera-ever don’t let the haters get you down. They’re bothered because they now you are speaking honestly and truthfully but what you’re saying doesn’t fit with their narrative. Remember you have more friends here than haters. 💕💕
“I’m so glad that the Spanish Royal family wears masks when they go to their engagements. They are setting a good example.” - Submitted by Anonymous
It’s the law in Spain 🙄
Im crying. And banging my head on the wall. Soap please tell me these two idiots didn't just tell the whole world that they are obsessed with becoming king & queen, insanely jealous of W&K, hated & wants all those who dislike them to be punished, go against the queen, protocols & traditions, refuse to put The Crown first, demanded to have their own court, bitched about the Cambridges & so much more AND THEN expect the world to feel sorry for them & worship their arses? Oh my God 🤪
That is exactly what is happening right now.
so after a couple days of scrolling through old social registers from the 1910s and 1920s, i think i have finally amassed the ultimate list of utterly insane old money names. i am going to use every single one of these as an alias in one way or another, starting with marmaduke corbyn and miss elinor vandegrift
This is the most delightfullz zany list of names imaginable. When I inevitably go on the run I shall travel under the name Talbot Olyphant.
I’m torn between Hortense Trounstine Pappenheimer and Lady Marguerite Mackenzie Montague.
But honestly, they’re all delightfully awesome.
@lewisandquark please train a neural network on this list
@lewisandquark seconded!
“Kate should wear a mask. And does the UK not know what a Hospice is? Not a place to be happy.” - Submitted by Anonymous
Showing ignorance is a typical behavior of certain stans! There are over 170 countries, each of which has different rules/policies in regards to masks, lockdowns, and social distancing ( 1 or 2 Meters ) ..
Please educate yourself. Google is Free!
First off HOW FUCKING DARE YOU (Anon) say a you should not be happy at Hospice, you are there to bring JOY to those in the last weeks of their lives and they deserve EVERY FUCKING MOMENT OF HAPPINESS AND JOY that they have left some of them have NO ONE. As for the mask rules are different all over, these c*nts need to take their bullshit to Celebitchy echo chamber of Kate can’t do a single thing right ever!
*rant over*
Every single picture on the website for EACH hospice contains a smiling face. The children, the workers, the volunteers. It is designed as place of comfort and care and to make their lives more comfortable. And these Sussex Stan cranks expect the Duchess of Cambridge to go in there and what? Put on a morose, somber, unhappy face? Fuck off and learn something about hospices.
At the palace there was genuine shock that Meghan would ‘stoop to using mental health as the cover for what is essentially greed and self-indulgence,’ as one courtier said. ‘Only spoilt brats think that their mental health is affected if they don’t get everything they want in life. Mature people cope with frustration and frustration is something that everyone has to cope with. You only have good mental health if you can cope with it positively. If you can’t, it means you’re a spoilt brat who needs to grow up.’
Campbell, Lady Colin. Meghan and Harry: The Real Story (pp. 294-295). Dynasty Press. Kindle Edition.