Lady Tudor Rose

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ianthe: Old Economy Steve. It hurts.

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:36:03 -0400

ianthe:

Old Economy Steve.

It hurts.

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Fri, 24 May 2013 19:02:55 -0400

jailagracedunearchiduchesse: Dior - 1948

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:02:17 -0400

jailagracedunearchiduchesse:

Dior - 1948

little-ms-spooky: Inside the the Asylum For Wayward Victorian...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:16:54 -0400

little-ms-spooky:

Inside the the Asylum For Wayward Victorian Girls
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☼ Emilie Autumn » heart on the cheek ☼

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:16:14 -0400

☼ Emilie Autumn » heart on the cheek ☼

theoddmentemporium: The Last New England Vampire In the late...

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:05 -0400

theoddmentemporium:

The Last New England Vampire

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries there was a widespread belief in vampires throughout New England. The vampiric condition became associated with the deadly Tuberculosis, a disease misunderstood at the time and therefore the cause of much superstition.

It was believed to cause nightly visitations from previously deceased victims, as well as bringing general sickness and multiple deaths to the family. As a result, there are various accounts of families having their deceased disinterred for the purpose of removing their hearts and bringing to an end their reign of terror, and the most famous of these cases is that of Mercy Brown.

There had been numerous deaths as a result of TB within the Brown family. Mercy’s mother and sister had died within a few years of one another, then, in 1892, Mercy herself succumbed to the illness.

Mercy’s brother Edwin was also ill and, in accordance with the aforementioned folklore, Mercy’s father was persuaded to exhume the bodies of his dead relatives in an attempt to cure his son. The mother and sister’s body were found to have undergone significant decomposition, however, Mercy’s body remained relatively unchanged*: a clear sign that she was undead and the agent of Edwin’s condition.

As a result, her heart was removed, burnt, mixed with water and fed to Edwin. He died two months later.

* A cold New England winter likely caused this.

[Sources: Image | Mercy Brown Vampire Incident | Vampire]

Wait… hold up… people were still doing this shit in 1892?

theotherfandomgirl: This is a book I’m really excited for. It’s...

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:55:07 -0400

theotherfandomgirl:

This is a book I’m really excited for. It’s been released, and the plot is a “what-if” of history, which I love. It centers on the question of what would have happened if Anne Boleyn had had a son and not miscarried. Elizabeth is involved, but not as a ruler. Apparently, it’s going to be a trilogy.

I want to read this!

Gatsby? What Gatsby?

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:53:48 -0400

Gatsby? What Gatsby?

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"Women who kill their batterers because they have tried every other means of escape (to no avail)..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:03:01 -0400

“Women who kill their batterers because they have tried every other means of escape (to no avail) frequently are given stiff prison sentences. The system that does not protect women’s rights to freedom from abuse zealously protects their abusers from the victims’ acts of self-defence (see Browne 1987; Ewing 1987).”

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Dee Graham, Edna Rawlings & Roberta Rigsby. Loving to Survive: sexual terror, men’s violence, and women’s lives. NYU Press. July 1 1994. (p. 21)

makeupartistsmeet: Eye Makeup

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:18 -0400

makeupartistsmeet:

Eye Makeup

indypendentroyalty: Queen Elizabeth

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:18:53 -0400

indypendentroyalty:

Queen Elizabeth

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Thu, 23 May 2013 22:41:53 -0400

What do you think of Raf Simons in Dior?

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:31:09 -0400

I like his work but I miss Galliano. Yes, I know how problematic it is to miss a Nazi, but his work was just so innovative it’s a hard act to follow.

That said, I had worried after the first few collections Raf was going in a “safer” direction for Dior but this has definitely made me reconsider!

fuckyeahtattoos: i’ve just got my sleeve started at naughty...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:13:33 -0400

fuckyeahtattoos:

i’ve just got my sleeve started at naughty needles tattoo shop in bolton, uk.

there’s going to be a lot more detail on it, such as the sky and some more fairground themed pictures in the background.

so far, i think it looks amazing and i couldn’t be happier with how it turned out.

decorartsnow: Very Downton-like World of Interiors , April...

Thu, 23 May 2013 20:02:28 -0400

decorartsnow:

Very Downton-like
World of Interiors , April 2013

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