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Lou Tilsley's avatar

“Hat-slash-hair,” is today’s favourite throw-away comment. Had to go back and recheck the picture for maximum appreciation 😂

Reids on Film's avatar

Another cracker... but no Sir Walter Raleigh? Will he get a chapter of his own?

I wish my history lessons had been like this... but then again, my history teacher would probably have been arrested.

Kellie Beckmann-Quin's avatar

oh yes, we hated history

what is it about getting older and getting more interested in history :-)

Julie's avatar

Me, at first glance that can't be beloved Tyttes Out Francis Howard! Only to realize, yes, her entire tit is out and adorned with a necklace, as it should be.

James... just... what a hot messy bitch.

Anj's avatar

This flaming pile of garbage named James (pun intended)…

Of the Cecil’s, do we think William is worse than Robert?

Also, love the appearance, if only briefly, of tyttes outte Frances Howard! In her tyttes outte bodice!

Notes On Useful Beauty's avatar

Love all of this. What happened to Villiers, I wonder?

Kit's avatar

he was assassinated! his part in a BIIIG political mess in England meant a LOT of people hated him (a lot to do with the James stuff and more on top of it!)

Notes On Useful Beauty's avatar

Yes I looked it up and saw that. Ambitious but stupid people cause a lot of trouble and then someone decides to remove the source of irritation. This whole era is very interesting - those people, the aristocracy that we read about, anyway were crazed by lust for power, it seems.

REH's avatar

Glad to be part of the new subscriber wave!! The history major in me smiles and sheds a happy tear at this newsletter :')

Robert Walrod's avatar

Have you written anything about Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford? (Or, as he spelled it, Earl of Oxenforde?)

K.J. Wilsdon's avatar

Great post. Going to use “brain like a bag of feathers” as I have several people it applies to! I still think it is amazing that James managed to avoid being kicked off the throne. He should have taught his son better.

Eric's avatar

I guess these types of people now appear on reality TV shows?!

Elea's avatar

*taking notes about getting a fake beard and a large hat*