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  • The Dark Dimension of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Novels, A Faeryland?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about how the Dark Dimension of The Vampire Diaries book series is a Faeryland!   I have written about the difference between the television series and the books before, and I have ranked the books as well.   So, this post is…

  • How Perception & Appearance Entwine with Spiritual Truths

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about how our perceived appearance by those who know us can speak to some inner truths!   I think that today’s post is the ideal follow-up to yesterday’s first post on the Mermaid archetype, as I am going to be basing this…

  • Queen of Cups as Archetype

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is all about the power of the Queen of Cups as an archetype, an archetype I feel honestly just as drawn to as the Queen of Pentacles!   I find this Tarot archetype to be a perfect balance point for the Queen of…

  • Edward IV & Elizabeth Woodville, The Most Romantic Royal Lovers

    Welcome to the Final Day of Royal Romance Week here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   For today’s final post in this series, I am going to be focusing on Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, who I find to be the most Romantic Royal Lovers of all time! I am so delighted to…

  • Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, The Chateau Vert Pageant

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Six here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is going to be about Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, specifically about the Chateau Vert Pageant that took place in 1522, which did take place on Shrove Tuesday, which is today celebrated as Mardi Gras.   I…

  • Elizabeth I & Robert Dudley, Elizabethan Lovers

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Four here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is about the relationship between Elizabeth I and her great favorite Robert Dudley!   So we have made our way from the Royal Romances of France to the Royal Romances of England.   I wanted to feature…

  • Athenais de Montespan ‘The Real Queen of France’ & Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XIV

    Welcome to Royal Romance Week Day Two here at White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   This post is also this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, so keeping with the Femme Fatale Friday theme as well as the Royal Romance theme, I have chosen to write about Athenais de Montespan, who was nicknamed ‘The Real Queen…

  • The Queen of Elphame, the Folklore, & the Scottish Witch Trials

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a bit of a companion piece to yesterday’s analysis of The Folk of the Air Trilogy (which is set in Elfhame), but this time I am going to be writing about the Queen of Elphame, the folklore of this Faery Queen, and…

  • The Folk of the Air Trilogy Review & Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post is a review and analysis of The Folk of the Air Series by Holly Black.   I have finally read the first trilogy of books, and I will read the prequel book about Cardan’s childhood soon enough, as this series has quickly become…

  • Shakespeare’s ‘A Winter’s Tale’, Inspired by Anne Boleyn?

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s post will explore the possible connection between Anne Boleyn and Shakespeare’s play A Winter’s Tale.   Many people who are fans of Shakespeare and lovers of Tudor history will know that the plot of A Winter’s Tale is a complex romance set at a…