#tudor stuff

[queenaboleyna]

u kno what at this point i might just go w it like yes i AM sanctifying anne boleyn thank u for asking ❤️ god bless saint anne, patron saint of being a bad bitch and having people pressed half a millennia after your death

[bforbetterthanyou]

I totally agree, there is a problem of sexism in the Tudor community in general. It is not exclusive to Anne Boleyn fans.

And, you know, I’ve seen people say that it’s “most prevalent” in the Anne Boleyn fandom but that really hasn’t been my experience at all. In fact, it’s basically the opposite. I think Anne Boleyn fans are the most supportive of the other women of this period—maybe because we know, better than most, what it’s like for these women to be unfairly maligned. I just think back to when The Spanish Princess was airing and it was the CoA stans that were saying really hateful things about all the other female characters and bullying people that liked them. Meanwhile, it was the Anne Boleyn fans who were showing love for Bessie Blount and other characters like Lina.

Like I said, I know there are people in the AB fandom that are misogynistic towards other women, but they really are the minority and that’s why it really bothers me when I see people putting all or even most of the blame for misogynistic behavior in the Tudor community on AB fans without even acknowledging other fandoms like the CoA stans and how problematic they can be.

[moghedien]

I want to point out that I knew a fair amount about the Wives before I got into Six. I definitely knew all of their names, what happened to them, and probably could tell you some stuff about most of them (though admittedly most of my knowledge was about Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, and Jane Seymour). I hadn’t done serious, in-depth research, but I definitely did some and knew a lot more about them than the average person. 

but I had never in my life heard the “Divorce, Beheaded, Died...” rhyme, didn’t even know that was a thing until a bit after I got into Six, thought that just some funky lyrics and was like “Oh this is neat” 

[queenaboleyna]

Hey so I really got into learning about the Tudor period last year, unfortunately the books I've been reading were all by Alison Weir, who I just found out is not a very good source to get info from. At least I got her books for 50 cents at a yard sale. What book would you reccomend???

hello! i haven’t actually read that much tudor non fiction myself yet (i keep meaning to but have never gotten around to actually doing it), but here’s some stuff i read/started reading/have been recommended by others:

1. The Creation of Anne Boleyn: A New Look at England’s Most Notorious Queen by Susan Bordo

While this isn’t a biography on Anne Boleyn’s life or even a history book, it’s imo a very compelling read about the portrayal of Anne and her legacy in the media, and the positions people took on her over the years. It includes some interviews, too, with actresses who portrayed Anne, like Genevieve Bujold and Natalie Dormer. If you’re not particularly interested in Anne specifically this may not be for you and it doesn’t really include much information on her life, but it’s a very interesting book.

2. The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn by Eric Ives

I believe it’s considered to be one of the best biographies on Anne; I’ve only read the a bit myself and that was a while ago, but from my memory it was pretty good and well researched. I know a lot of Tudor fans on here recommend this book as a starter for research on Anne.

3. Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery by Eric Ives

Once again I’ve read very little of this myself, but I liked what I did read. It’s the same author as the previous book; I haven’t seen it recommended as much as Anne’s book, maybe because people aren’t as interested in her, but I think I was still recommended this book by another Tudor fan before I got it so I think it should be interesting.

4. Katherine Howard: The Tragic Story of Henry VIII’s Fifth Queen by Josephine Wilkinson

Like the last two cases I haven’t read much of this (rip… uni hell) but I can say I was nervous about getting a book on Catherine Howard, so I asked around for recs and people have said this is pretty good and the start that I did read seemed promising so I haven’t been disappointed yet.

5. Mary Tudor: The First Queen by Linda Porter

This was recommended to me as a good book on Mary I; unlike the other I haven’t gotten at all to starting it yet but I’ve seen a lot of Mary fans enjoy it, so if you like her too you may like this book as well.

Besides that, I’ve also read Jane Seymour: Henry VIII’s True Love by Elizabeth Norton, but I wasn’t hugely impressed by it, since there isn’t much info on Jane out there most of the book (and it was fairly short anyway) is speculative - granted, it does emphasize when it speculates, but I don’t think I gained much information from it so I’m hesistant to really recommend it lol, but I thought i should mention it since I did read it. Also by Elizabeth Norton there is The Lives on Tudor Women, which I think I’ve heard some controversial opinions on and I haven’t read it myself yet either so I wouldn’t recommend it but I’m mentioning it just in case.

Anybody else who knows good Tudor books to recommend, or give more insights to the ones I mentioned is reading this, please do feel free to add on!! :3

[queenaboleyna]

the tudors season 3 main promotional image having henry sit on a throne made of bodies...

[bforbetterthanyou]

I just saw one of those “if 2020 was a person” memes and the person was Margaret Beaufort 😣

[queenaboleyna]

Absolutely no one: Me when I’m going through a rough time: “Mary Stuart, give me strength.”

me when something bad happens: goddamit henry

[queenaboleyna]

hey i just realized we’re going to see margaret beaufort die in this show and its gonna feel so weird