Historium Round Up #11
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historiumNew communities (new/newly imported):
(Please check individual comms for rules on RPF & Hist RPF)
Historical
ddsherman (Band of Brothers)
Creative/Multifandom etc.
inspiring_tables - "a low-pressure multifandom prompt community that is serving as an unofficial continuation/revival of the now-abandoned 15kisses, 15kinks, 15woes, and whole_new_world prompt communities."
For more, follow![[site community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/comm_staff.png)
dw_community_promo, fandom_on_dw, ipromo and icontalking & don't forget our Masterlist of Communities.
Multifandom Fests & Events
(Please check individual comms for rules on RPF & Hist RPF)
Open Collections & Ongoing Events:
equinox_exchange: Fall Equinox ("Costume Party") has gone live! (Historical themed vids).
corsetsandlemons are having a round for 16th-18th century Literature prompts & fills
horrorfanworkschallenge are running a horror challenge for fic and art for October.
octobercest - incest fic fest running in October.
spooktoberchallenge - "a multi-fandom Halloween challenge with two set of 31 prompts." Running in October.
fanmixfest opens Round 2 with three new themes
Upcoming:
holidayartswap - "an art swap for fandoms with less then 100 works tagged 'Art' on Ao3!" Nominations open till Oct 31st.
fortune_favors - "a fest inspired by the Tarot, where the prompts themselves are Tarot cards personally generated for you by the mod." Sign-ups open till 26th October.
peakyblindersficexchange - nominations open till 20th October.
ddsherman - Sign ups open for Holiday Band of Brothers Exchange till 30th Oct.
yuletide - sign-ups will open on 27th Oct.
For more, followfandomcalendar and fandom_on_dw.
Other Communities & Off-Dreamwidth Blogs
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frockflicks_feed reviews Manon Lescaut (2013), Fire Over England (1937), Lady J (2018), The Harvey Girls Part 1 (1946), & looks at Five Things About the Blood Queen (2015)
englishhistoryauthor_feed explores Jane Austen & Home Theatricals
historygirls_feed look at Servants in Historical Fiction
mag7daybook is having a Halloween Prompt Fest
indeedsir has some 1920s & 30s Halloween songs for inspiration & a trailer for Hugh Laurie's new project - The Personal History of David Copperfield
victorian221b has Information about Carriages & Witchcraft Laws in the UK
icontalking - tinyumbrella is promoting capshare - "a cap sharing comm and any screencaps or scans are acceptable; tv, movies, video games etc."
fancake's October theme is "Domestic">
give_satisfaction has an October Prompt Challenge: Crack!
Fanworks
Farmed from other comms on the watchlist. Recs are included within the relevant categories.
Art, Icons & Graphics
magicrubbish - Multifandom Icon Dump (including Gentleman Jack, Magnificent 7, Pride & Prejudice, Reign, Sherlock Holmes, Pirates of the Caribbean, Poirot, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Penny Dreadful & more.)
Fic
meridian_rose posted 5 fills for 100fandoms including one for The Borgias
luthienberen Beware the Bogeyman! Hush! Here He Comes! (Jeeves & Wooster)
ohveda - The Legacy of Starecross Hall (Ch5, WIP)
give_satisfaction have more fills (Jeeves & Wooster)
Meta
kimboo_york - has a post about "that spoilery thing" (Nirvana in Fire)
Some recently canonised historical fandoms on AO3: Despair - Vladimir Nabokov, The Wedding of Sir Gawaine & Dame Ragnelle, The Awntyrs Off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne, Matchmaker Duncan Sisters - Jane Feather, The Magnificent Ambersons, Great Expectations (1999), The King (2019), The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002), All That Heaven Allows, A Brighter Summer's Day (1991), The Captain (2017), Indecent - Vogel, The Flashing Blade, King's War, Charité at War & Sanditon (TV 2019)
Random Links
You Can't Say That! - a guide to anachronisms & other crimes (focusing on post 1750 set published works).
Other historical/historical fandom newsletters:
despatches (Age of Sail - see this newsletter for AoS comms & fandoms related fic, links, discussion etc.)
looselipssinkships - Mail Call #6 & Mail Call #5
Disclaimer: This in no way comprehensive even for history & fandom on Dreamwidth, let alone on other sites and I am not aware of all fictional historical fandoms by name. All posts are taken from public community posts or via the wider web, but if there is anything you would prefer not to be linked here just let me know. To bring something of interest tohistorium, please post directly to the comm. But if you do want anything included in the round-up or know of comms/sites we should be watching, comment here or PM a mod to let us know.
(Please check individual comms for rules on RPF & Hist RPF)
Historical
ddsherman (Band of Brothers)Creative/Multifandom etc.
inspiring_tables - "a low-pressure multifandom prompt community that is serving as an unofficial continuation/revival of the now-abandoned 15kisses, 15kinks, 15woes, and whole_new_world prompt communities."For more, follow
dw_community_promo, fandom_on_dw, ipromo and icontalking & don't forget our Masterlist of Communities.Multifandom Fests & Events
(Please check individual comms for rules on RPF & Hist RPF)
Open Collections & Ongoing Events:
equinox_exchange: Fall Equinox ("Costume Party") has gone live! (Historical themed vids).corsetsandlemons are having a round for 16th-18th century Literature prompts & fillshorrorfanworkschallenge are running a horror challenge for fic and art for October.octobercest - incest fic fest running in October.spooktoberchallenge - "a multi-fandom Halloween challenge with two set of 31 prompts." Running in October.fanmixfest opens Round 2 with three new themesUpcoming:
holidayartswap - "an art swap for fandoms with less then 100 works tagged 'Art' on Ao3!" Nominations open till Oct 31st.fortune_favors - "a fest inspired by the Tarot, where the prompts themselves are Tarot cards personally generated for you by the mod." Sign-ups open till 26th October.peakyblindersficexchange - nominations open till 20th October.ddsherman - Sign ups open for Holiday Band of Brothers Exchange till 30th Oct.yuletide - sign-ups will open on 27th Oct.For more, follow
fandomcalendar and fandom_on_dw.Other Communities & Off-Dreamwidth Blogs
frockflicks_feed reviews Manon Lescaut (2013), Fire Over England (1937), Lady J (2018), The Harvey Girls Part 1 (1946), & looks at Five Things About the Blood Queen (2015)englishhistoryauthor_feed explores Jane Austen & Home Theatricalshistorygirls_feed look at Servants in Historical Fictionmag7daybook is having a Halloween Prompt Festindeedsir has some 1920s & 30s Halloween songs for inspiration & a trailer for Hugh Laurie's new project - The Personal History of David Copperfieldvictorian221b has Information about Carriages & Witchcraft Laws in the UKicontalking - tinyumbrella is promoting capshare - "a cap sharing comm and any screencaps or scans are acceptable; tv, movies, video games etc."fancake's October theme is "Domestic">give_satisfaction has an October Prompt Challenge: Crack!Fanworks
Farmed from other comms on the watchlist. Recs are included within the relevant categories.
Art, Icons & Graphics
magicrubbish - Multifandom Icon Dump (including Gentleman Jack, Magnificent 7, Pride & Prejudice, Reign, Sherlock Holmes, Pirates of the Caribbean, Poirot, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Penny Dreadful & more.)Fic
meridian_rose posted 5 fills for 100fandoms including one for The Borgiasluthienberen Beware the Bogeyman! Hush! Here He Comes! (Jeeves & Wooster)ohveda - The Legacy of Starecross Hall (Ch5, WIP)give_satisfaction have more fills (Jeeves & Wooster)Meta
kimboo_york - has a post about "that spoilery thing" (Nirvana in Fire)Some recently canonised historical fandoms on AO3: Despair - Vladimir Nabokov, The Wedding of Sir Gawaine & Dame Ragnelle, The Awntyrs Off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne, Matchmaker Duncan Sisters - Jane Feather, The Magnificent Ambersons, Great Expectations (1999), The King (2019), The Hound of the Baskervilles (2002), All That Heaven Allows, A Brighter Summer's Day (1991), The Captain (2017), Indecent - Vogel, The Flashing Blade, King's War, Charité at War & Sanditon (TV 2019)
Random Links
You Can't Say That! - a guide to anachronisms & other crimes (focusing on post 1750 set published works).
Other historical/historical fandom newsletters:
despatches (Age of Sail - see this newsletter for AoS comms & fandoms related fic, links, discussion etc.)looselipssinkships - Mail Call #6 & Mail Call #5Disclaimer: This in no way comprehensive even for history & fandom on Dreamwidth, let alone on other sites and I am not aware of all fictional historical fandoms by name. All posts are taken from public community posts or via the wider web, but if there is anything you would prefer not to be linked here just let me know. To bring something of interest to
historium, please post directly to the comm. But if you do want anything included in the round-up or know of comms/sites we should be watching, comment here or PM a mod to let us know.
