misc history fandom reviews, recs, and fic

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I've posted several history fandom-related things to my journal over the past couple of weeks, so I thought I would do a round-up post here in case they were of interest to others:

A review of The Favourite (2018). I finally saw The Favourite, and I loved and was fascinated by it. I highly recommend seeing it if you haven't already; if you have, come talk to me about it!

Reading Wednesday mini-reviews of two recently-published 18th century-related books: The Mermaid & Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar, historical fiction set in 1780s England, and Tilar J. Mazzeo's biography of Eliza Schuyler Hamilton.

A Yuletide recs post. Five out of the six fandoms I list recs for are historical: The Awakening (2011), The Bedlam Stacks, Carol, Lord Peter Wimsey, and Lynes & Mathey.

And finally, the Yuletide treat I posted this year; Society of Gentlemen fic, Dominic/Silas, 2870 words.

FIC: 18th Dynasty Egypt

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Troubled Reign (567 words) by Merfilly
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Ancient Egyptian RPF, Ancient History RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Akhenaten, Ankhesenpaaten
Additional Tags: Slice of Life
Summary:

A moment of Akhenaten, worried by the woes of his reign, are intruded upon by one of his daughters.

Fic: i love the rose both red and white

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i love the rose both red and white (8072 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Shadow of the Tower, 15th Century CE RPF
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Elizabeth of York Queen of England/Henry VII of England
Characters: Elizabeth of York Queen of England, Henry VII of England, Margaret Beaufort, John de Vere 13th Earl of Oxford, Catherine Gordon, Jasper Tudor, Cecily of York Viscountess Welles, Perkin Warbeck
Additional Tags: Yuletide Treat, 5 Times, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Arranged Marriage, The Wars of the Roses, Background Character Death, Hurt/Comfort, Trust Issues, unfortunate people get sacrificed/locked in the Tower in each AU
Summary: I love the rose both red and white, Is that your pure, perfect appetite?

Five other ways it might have gone for Elizabeth of York and Henry Tudor.