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Femme Fatale Friday

  • Katherine Pierce, Iconic Trickster Villainess

    Welcome to day five of Vampire Week, as well as this week’s Femme Fatale Friday.   For today’s post, I could not choose any other topic than “the myth, the legend, the baddest bitch of all”, Katherine Pierce! On June 5, 1473, Katerina Petrova was born in Bulgaria.    In 1490, she would give birth…

  • The Death of Marilyn Monroe

    Welcome to a very special Femme Fatale Friday here at White Rose of Avalon! Today is August 5, 2022.    Sixty years ago today, on August 5, 1962, Marilyn Monroe was found dead in her bed.   Exactly 60 years ago this morning the world was learning that the most famous woman in the world…

  • Janis Joplin, Queen of Rock and Roll

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided that I will be focusing on the great musician Janis Joplin!   Janis began to rise to fame in the 1960s when she joined the band Big Brother and the Holding Company.    Later on in her career, she would break out as a solo act,…

  • Daenerys Targaryen: Mother of Dragons

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to discuss Daenerys Targaryen, my favorite Game of Thrones character.   Now, this post is likely a very long time coming, but it is not an easy one to write.   I adored Dany from the very first time we meet her in the pilot, and…

  • Helen, the Face that Launched 1000 Ships

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to feature Helen of Troy!   Helen of Troy was once married to the King of Sparta, Menelaus.   This is why he would launch a war to try and get back his wife, as her leaving with Paris was humiliating as well as insulting.  …

  • Ariadne, Greek Goddess Worshipped by the Celts

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to discuss the Greek Goddess Ariadne.   In particular, I wanted to speak about her because she is the only Greek Goddess that was worshipped by the Celts!     The story of Ariadne is one that featured some of the most notable names of Greek…

  • Sappho, Ancient Greek Poetess

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday I have decided to keep the Poetry Week theme by focusing on the ancient poetess Sappho!   It is from her name that we get the word sapphic to refer to lesbian sexuality.   The island on which she lived was called Lesbos, which is also where we get…

  • Bessie Blount, Mistress of Henry VIII

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to do a short post to discuss Bessie Blount.   She was a famous royal mistress of Henry VIII during his marriage to Katherine of Aragon.   Unlike his more famous mistress during that first marriage, she never had a chance to become Queen. It is…

  • Bridget Bishop, First Victim of Salem

    This week’s Femme Fatale Friday is a special one, as I will be discussing Bridget Bishop.   Bridget was the first woman hung in Salem during the witchcraft hysteria of 1692.   Today marks the 330th anniversary of Bridget’s untimely death. Born Bridget Playfer in Norwich, England sometime in the mid or late 1630s, she…

  • Madison, Mermaid Siren

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have decided to write about the main character from one of my all-time favorite films.    Splash is the iconic 80s mermaid film that helped make Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah stars, as well as launched Touchstone pictures!    Splash is the story of a man named Allen…