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impala_chick

The Hulu TV series The Great has fantastic costumes. The show is set in 18th century Russia, and the best outfits of the show are worn by Catherine The Great. I love how the designers pushed the envelope and really showed Catherine's growth over the three-season series through her costumes. For the

marchmetamatterschallenge, I wanted to share my meta about her costumes over the three seasons of the show. This was also posted at my journal.

I believe The Great needs a fandom tag?

( Three moodboards and meta under here )

Creator:

delphi
Title: Rigging
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Rating: Explicit
Word Count: ~1000
Characters/Pairings: Archie/Fang/Frenchie/Izzy Hands/Jim Jimenez
Notes/Warnings: AU: Izzy Lives. Written for the 2025

fourormore Valentine's Flash Fiction Madness. Also available on AO3.
Summary: There’s a line that runs through the five of them, even now. Every once in a while, in the rainy season, the survivors of the mutiny get a room and spend the night together.

DW Link: Rigging

Creator:

delphi
Title: The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Rating: Mature
Word Count: ~4300
Characters/Pairings: Izzy Hands/Jim Jimenez (with implied future Archie/Izzy/Jim), Izzy Hands/Lucius Spriggs, Frenchie/Izzy Hands, Wee John Feeney/Izzy Hands, Fang/Izzy Hands/Roach, plus references to background Stede Bonnet/Edward Teach and Black Pete/Lucius Spriggs
Notes/Warnings: AU: Izzy Lives, some service kink in general and bootblacking kink in specific. Written for the Western Title Challenge, with the assigned title coming from an episode of The Virginian. Also available on AO3.
Summary: Izzy Hands isn’t the sort of man who falls in love. But step by step, he keeps getting closer to it.

DW Link: The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All

Creator:

delphi
Title: Signs of Life
Fandom: Our Flag Means Death
Rating: Mature
Word Count: ~6000
Characters/Pairings: Archie/Fang/Frenchie/Izzy Hands/Jim Jimenez
Notes/Warnings: Contains canon-typical s2 content (trauma, grief, suicidal ideation and aftermath of a suicide attempt, and descriptions of eating raw meat in a survival situation) as well as canon-typical loosey-goosiness with how sailing works. Also available on AO3.
Summary: Warmth, food, and intercourse—and maybe something more. Izzy and his fellow survivors of the Revenge take a few crucial steps back into the land of the living and toward a more hopeful future. (Canon Divergence from 2x02/2x03.)

DW Link: Signs of Life

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Over the next few months I'll be hosting a read-along of The Flight of the Heron by D. K. Broster on my journal. You're invited to join in!

Published in 1925, The Flight of the Heron is a historical novel set in Scotland during the Jacobite Rising of 1745. Keith Windham is an English army officer annoyed at being sent to such a barbaric, out-of-the-way place as the Scottish Highlands; Ewen Cameron is a young Highland chieftain and ardent Jacobite, eager to fight for the cause of Bonnie Prince Charlie. They first meet in the early days of the Rising when Ewen beats Keith in a swordfight and takes him prisoner, after which Keith is pleasantly surprised by both Ewen's gentlemanly hospitality and his good looks. Later they meet again, and history, plot and emotions all get a bit more dramatic.

It's a beautifully written book; the historical detail is wide-ranging and meticulous; the descriptions of place and scenery are gorgeous; the hints of the supernatural are intriguing; but the most important thing is Ewen and Keith's enemies-to-friends relationship, and the conflicts of loyalty, the complicated tangles of gentlemanly honour and duty and—most important of all—the oodles and oodles of dramatic hurt/comfort it involves as the plot progresses.

The Flight of the Heron is in the public domain in most countries; it's available as a free ebook and a free audiobook, and paper copies are widely available in libraries and second-hand bookshops.

The read-through will cover about two chapters a week; I'm planning to put up the first discussion post, in which we'll read the Prologue, on 25/26 September, and I'll link the posts here. Whether you're already a fan or would like to read it for the first time, I'm hoping this will be a good opportunity to discuss and appreciate this lovely book. :)

foreverdawning

From the official Smithsonian website

Over the centuries, the dramatic life of Marie Antoinette has continued to fascinate. Austrian born, she was just 15 when she arrived in France in 1770, fated to become its last queen. It’s questionable that she uttered “let them eat cake” when told peasants were starving. But she famously sported towering hairdos and enjoyed spending lavishly on frippery. However, she was also a committed patron of artists and composers. Her innovative commissions at Versailles include furniture, decorative objects, paintings, and beautifully staged interior design. Thirty portraits of Marie-Antoinette by her friend, the famous artist Elisabeth Vigé-Lebrun, still decorate the palace walls.

link here

This is a paid online event. ($25) The event takes place tomorrow Monday, March 15th @ 6:30 PM EST. I would definitely have attended if I didn’t have an interview scheduled at the same time

theseatheseatheopensea

I've made a list of works by D. K. Broster that can be found online. It includes novels, short stories, poems, and non-fiction that might be of historical interest. It's here! :)

I did some analysis of the use of contractions in The Flight of the Heron, a historical novel written in the 1920s and set in the 1740s, including some comparisons with other books written in both those periods. The results may be of interest in terms of what we mean by 'period style' in historical fiction!

Did you like Les Miserables but think it needed even more melodrama? Do (overly) principled characters like Enjolras and Javert turn you on? Do you think the historical Marat was actually a vampire?

If so, you may enjoy "Quatrevingt-Treize," a novel about the French Revolution. It's shorter than Les Mis, but features similar digressions and wall-of-texts. One of the recurring themes is "do the ends justify the means," not only in the sense of "can we do violent things to achieve good" (possibly the goal of the revolution) but the flip side of "what if doing a good thing has a bad consequence?"

It's set in the year 1793, and divided into three parts. The first section is about the aftermath of a sea battle carrying a ~mysterious person~ (there's a lot of "and then an old man who is totally the old man from three chapters ago showed up," in the Les Mis vein). The second section is set in Paris and features Hugo's monologues about why the revolution was great, including dialogue from Robespierre, Danton, and Marat.

"How old are you, Danton? Thirty-four years. How old are you, Robespierre? Thirty-three. Well, as for me, I have always been alive; I am suffering humanity, I am six thousand years old." - Marat the eternal

The last part involves the clash between the "idealistic" and "fatalistic" elements of the Revolution as the Parisian troops fight in La Vendee.

Content warnings: oooh boy, there is a lot. First of all, there are Hugo's author tracts which are kind of weird about women (mothers are described as animalistic in their love for their children, which has some positive aspects but is basically dehumanizing) and rural people/peasants (they're so supersititious, they need the central government to come enlighten them!) Lots of violence and death. Hints of offscreen sexual violence (nothing graphic). Spoilery note:

( Read more... )

It's available in the public domain, there's a 1900 translation on Wikisource!

PS forgot to mention, it passes the Bechdel Test in the prologue! ...and probably not again.

foreverdawning

I was just linked to some information on 18th century looms in New England. It's a very heady yet quick read, but if you're interested I'm linking it here.

impala_chick

Below are my favorite historical fics from Yuletide. One of them was my gift ♥

Fiat Justitia on AO3
Creator: Selena
Rating: Teen and Up
Word Count: 10,924
Characters/Pairings: 18th Century Frederician RPF (Frederick the Great & Wilhelmine, Frederick the Great/Hans)
Notes/Warnings: Both of the main characters are dealing with grief. Also, past filicide.
Summary: August 1730: Crown Prince Friedrich attempts to flee his abusive father and dies. His lover, Hans Hermann von Katte, escapes with Friedrich's sister Wilhelmine. Come what may, Wilhelmine is determined to avenge her brother...

Why I'm reccing it: I knew nothing about this time period before reading. This is a detailed 1700s what-if with a righteous, angry, and complex female main character, political intrigue, and a wonderful developing friendship. Plus, there is a meaningful exploration of grief and the relationship between a brother and sister.
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Allemande on AO3
Creator: Lucyemers
Rating: Teen and Up
Word Count: 1,635
Characters/Pairings: Turn (TV 2014), Benjamin Tallmadge/Caleb Brewster
Notes/Warnings: PTSD symptoms at the beginning
Summary: A Christmas party at Mount Vernon finds Ben and Caleb in the cups and in their feelings.

Why I'm reccing it: Really wonderful 1700s party details, and drunk Ben and Caleb! Singing and dancing and getting flirty! This fic gives me all the romantic winter vibes.
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L’homme qu’il n’aurait pas quitté on AO3
Creator: iberiandoctor
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 3,761
Characters/Pairings: 19th Century France RPF, Jacques-Antoine Manuel/Pierre-Jean de Béranger
Noes/Warnings: Discussions and References to War-related violence
Summary: The veteran soldier during the Three Glorious Days, and that which his devoted chansonnier— living in their quiet retreat — would have remarked upon at his side on the battlefield of power.

Why I'm reccing it: I was not familiar with either figure before reading, but I loved the contrast between the two of them and the interesting discussions about the revolution (and I learned some new things while reading). The cozy and steadfast m/m love was really lovely to read as well.

Title: Waifs and Strays: A House of Five Leaves Fandom Promo
Author:

delphi
Fandom: House of Five Leaves | Sarai-ya Goyō
Historical Connection: This is a historical fiction manga series set during the Edo period in what would today be Tokyo, Japan.
Content warning: n/a

( 'Quite the good man, aren't you.' )

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For the squares "Charity" and "Pleasure" respectively. This is how my bingo card is looking - guess I'm going for a diagonal!

Don’t Want Your Money (300 words) by Alexandria
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Harlots (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Violet Cross/Amelia Scanwell
Characters: Violet Cross, Amelia Scanwell
Additional Tags: Second Kiss, Historium Bingo, Episode: s01e05
Summary: Violet refuses Amelia’s charity.

In Xanadu (400 words) by Alexandria
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Marco Polo (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Shoreh (Marco Polo)
Additional Tags: Historium Bingo, Character Study, Travel, Season/Series 02
Summary: Shoreh is a free woman.

impala_chick

Here are two historical fics I've written recently for exchanges.

Husband to the Queen (4090 words) by Impala_Chick
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Tudors (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Anne Boleyn/Charles Brandon
Characters: Anne Boleyn, Charles Brandon
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Canon, Character Study, Metafiction, Arranged Marriage, Season/Series 02, Grief/Mourning, Panic Attacks, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Banter, What-If
Summary:

When King Henry dies from a jousting accident, Queen Anne mourns along with the entire Kingdom. But the King left very specific instructions in his will, and Anne is not happy with the terms. The recently widowed Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, is none too pleased either.

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To Answer His Crown Prince's Request (8307 words) by Impala_Chick
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Original Male Character/Original Male Character, Idealistic Emotional Prince/His More Practical Male Adviser and Childhood Friend
Characters: Crown Prince, Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s)
Additional Tags: Asian Character(s), 1700s Asia, Worldbuilding, Smut, Corporal Punishment, Political Alliances, Royalty, Loyalty Kink, Manhandling, Power Dynamics, Power Imbalance, Oaths & Vows, Dubious Consent, Established Relationship, Childhood Friends
Summary:

When the Crown Prince of Ryuu Island asks his childhood friend Yuntanza to become Chief Advisor, Yuntanza is proud to pledge his loyalty to his Crown Prince in front of the entire palace. It doesn't take long for his oath to be tested.

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Page Summary

impala_chick - Meta: Costuming Catherine the Great
delphi - FIC: Rigging (Our Flag Means Death)
delphi - FIC: The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All (Our Flag Means Death)
delphi - FIC: Signs of Life (Our Flag Means Death)
sweetsorcery - fic "By Jupiter, an Angel!" carlo broschi | farinelli/antonio vivaldi (m)
sweetsorcery - fic "the end of starless nights" carlo broschi | farinelli/antonio vivaldi (e)
sweetsorcery - fic "Adoro Te Devote" carlo broschi | farinelli/antonio vivaldi (e)
sweetsorcery - fic "first dance" carlo broschi | farinelli/antonio vivaldi (t)
sweetsorcery - fic "the taste of pomegranates" carlo broschi | farinelli/antonio vivaldi (e)
sweetsorcery - FIC "Libellula" Carlo Broschi | Farinelli/Antonio Vivaldi (E)
regshoe - Read-along of The Flight of the Heron by D. K. Broster
foreverdawning - Smithsonian Museum Lecture on Marie Antoinette
theseatheseatheopensea - D. K. Broster's works online.
regshoe - Contractions in historical fiction
primeideal - Fandom Promo: Quatrevingt-Treize (Ninety-Three) by Victor Hugo
foreverdawning - 18th Century Weaving
impala_chick - Historical Yuletide Fic Reccs
delphi - Fandom Promo: House of Five Leaves | Sarai-ya Goyō
fucktheg0ds - Two fills for Historium Bingo
impala_chick - Fics: Tudors AU and 18th Century Original fiction

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