Mark Rylance As Thomas Cromwellin WOLF HALL (2015)

Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell in WOLF HALL (2015)

"I hazard that when Cromwell’s household heard of his arrest in June 1540, they began a systematic process of destroying the out - tray of his principal archive, much aided by the fact that two of his own officers were left in charge of it for least another year. Their hope would have been to save their master from destruction, for a man is much more easily convicted by his own writings than by the letters he has received. The royal confiscation team would not initially have noticed the character of the huge quantities of papers deferentially presented for their inspection when they arrived at the door. 2 It was a good try, although it did not succeed. The result is that amid the torrent of paperwork through which the conscientious biographer wades to recapture what is left of Thomas Cromwell, the man’s own voice is largely missing. We hear more of it out of Lord Lisle’s papers than in Cromwell’s own. Hilary Mantel has sensitively captured this quality in Thomas Cromwell’s archive in her novels: her Cromwell is pre - eminently an observer, even of himself, not ‘I’ but ‘he’." — MacCulloch, D. (2018). Thomas Cromwell: a life. Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books, [London]

doomed couple: ↳ Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII 

The love affair between Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn is shrouded in historical myth, romantic legend, cliché and half-truths. Much of their story remains fiercely debated by historians – everything from why Henry fell for Anne, to why he destroyed her in the end.

EMMA D'ARCY as Rhaenyra Targaryen 📸 Retouched Season two Promotional Pictures Original Photoshoot by James Michin |(link)

TOM GLYNN-CARNEY and EMMA D'ARCY as King Aegon II Targaryen and Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen

House of the Dragon |📸 Retouched Season two Promotional Pictures — Original Photoshoot by James Michin |(link)

truth be known I was on Pinterest browsing Tudor-era art and this popped up. Oh my days! look at these!

Full credit goes to: ‘kirstenmariechr’ on Pinterest

(She has a few different versions so I thought I’d post a couple together)

The talent! The vision! It’s really wonderful

for you @mihrsuri babe!

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The Tudors | Thomas Cromwell, Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII