My Sister Was Born Of That Whore Anne Boleyn, She Was Born A Bastard She Will Never Rule England

My sister was born of that whore Anne Boleyn, she was born a bastard she will never rule England

Elizabeth (1998)

Jane Seymour: portrayals in period dramas (requested by @belledearie)

Are you out of your senses?                                     Don’t talk of s u c h m a t t e r s again.

Charles’ brother, James, Duke of York, had two sons and a daughter in the 1660s with his mistress, Arabella Churchill, the sister of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. He had other longstanding affairs, including Lady Southesk, Frances ‘La Belle Jennings’ - sister of the Duchess of Marlborough - and Catherine Sedley. Yet he was also devoted to his strong, stout wife, Anne. When Pepys saw the Yorks together in 1663, he winced at their 'impertinent and, methought, unnatural dalliances.’ They were far too physical than was decent for man and wife, 'before the whole world, such as kissing of hands and leaning on one another.’

Charles II: A Gambling Man // Jenny Uglow

John Jackson by Sir David Wilkie (Scottish: 1785-1841) circa 1815-20. Coloured chalk on paper

Ruta Gedmintas as Bessie Blount in The Tudors