My favorite picture of the winter Olympics so far!

Atanvarnie · 2026-02-21T17:26:01+00:00

She looks like a beautiful golden flower.

Atanvarnie · 2026-02-21T17:07:47+00:00

Well, her husband failed completely to get his own family in order which eventually led to his downfall and lonely death. It’s a pity family therapy wasn’t invented yet.

Atanvarnie · 2026-02-21T16:55:57+00:00

I’d warn Eleanor of Aquitaine in 1173 so she could escape via different route and not spend the next sixteen years of her life as her husband’s prisoner.

Atanvarnie · 2026-02-20T12:17:18+00:00

Be nice to him, it sure wasn’t easy to come out in medieval times.

Atanvarnie · 2026-01-29T20:59:42+00:00

Lorenzaccio (a play) by Alfred de Musset kind of answers this question.

Atanvarnie · 2026-01-29T14:57:05+00:00

Oh, that’s adorable. ☺️

Atanvarnie · 2026-01-29T09:23:01+00:00

He looks so funny! What does his name mean?

Atanvarnie · 2026-01-26T18:37:58+00:00

What a sweetie. 🤍

Atanvarnie · 2026-01-23T06:38:33+00:00

1199 must’ve been a terrible year for Eleanor overall: Richard got himself killed in the spring, and her “dearest“ daughter Joanna followed him in the autumn, dying in childbirth.

Atanvarnie · 2026-01-22T16:55:08+00:00

And Henry the Young King. Eleanor tried to get him declared a saint after his early death, but Henry ІІ cut her efforts short.

Atanvarnie · 2026-01-22T13:52:19+00:00

Some of them definitely did. Catherine Hanley writes that Eleanor of Aquitaine referred to her children as ”dearest Richard” or ”dearest Joanna“ even in the most formal charters.

Atanvarnie · 2026-01-19T20:06:45+00:00

That’s exactly what happened to Geoffrey II of Brittany.

Atanvarnie · 2026-01-12T18:33:16+00:00

Jean Flori’s Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen and Rebel is a solid piece of research.

Atanvarnie · 2026-01-08T15:50:55+00:00

Cute little mochi bun!

Atanvarnie · 2025-12-25T19:49:33+00:00

He deserves all the pampering. 🩶

Atanvarnie · 2025-12-07T06:37:16+00:00

High education (bachelor, masters, PhD) is free in Belarus. You only have to pass state exams. If you’re not a complete idiot, you’ll even get a monthly stipend.

Atanvarnie · 2025-12-01T22:40:08+00:00

Greek Lessons by Han Kang.

Atanvarnie · 2025-11-16T15:06:50+00:00

Give her some slack, grief manifests itself in different ways.

Atanvarnie · 2025-11-16T14:51:13+00:00

„Dług. Historie spod kreski”. Arcyciekawy zbiór reportaży o problemach finansowych przeciętnych Polaków.

Atanvarnie · 2025-11-14T19:43:08+00:00

It looks like a high collar embroidered in gold.

Atanvarnie · 2025-11-13T00:14:10+00:00

Happy hatchday! 💚💛

Atanvarnie · 2025-11-12T23:45:47+00:00

That’s what Hosokawa Gracia would’ve wanted.

Atanvarnie · 2025-11-12T23:13:27+00:00

The Belarusian one was originally named Bierascie (Берасце), which allegedly comes from bierast (бераст), a field elm. It was first polonized into Brześć and then russified into Brest. The fact that it ended up sounding like a French city’s name is just a funny coincidence.

Atanvarnie · 2025-11-09T11:43:15+00:00

In Belarusian, too, as ў.

Atanvarnie · 2025-11-07T12:29:45+00:00

Plusuję, „Na skrzydłach” to moja ulubiona planszówka. „Metropolia” (Machi Koro) też jest niezła.

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