tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post6354114442688029031..comments2024-03-28T09:00:09.263-04:00Comments on Va-Voom Vintage | Vintage Fashion, Hair Tutorials and DIY Style: Infamous Femmes Fatales Throughout HistoryBrittany_Va-VoomVintagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377031677999463069noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-73020692623170857112010-10-18T13:44:37.571-04:002010-10-18T13:44:37.571-04:00What an intriguing post - got to get back to it in...What an intriguing post - got to get back to it in free time, since I love history and I love learning about gutsy women and scandals of the past. Don't have any interest for smutty stuff of the present, but it's great to find out that humans have always been human and that we're not really getting any worse! My favorite thing is that beautifully-tinted photo of Mata Hari, with her adornments and drapery. Excellent.toile la lahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02062461404198265226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-80241127681522937842010-09-13T10:43:15.661-04:002010-09-13T10:43:15.661-04:00No, I like the historical ramblings! She is such a...No, I like the historical ramblings! She is such an interesting character. I often wonder if she played a bigger part in that drama than most people think or if she was a simple pawn to the men in her family that wanted power. We'll never know for sure but I'm like you, I LOVE her!Brittany_Va-VoomVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377031677999463069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-7741825388161216062010-09-13T08:47:54.150-04:002010-09-13T08:47:54.150-04:00Wow! That was a ramble! Sorry!! :o)Wow! That was a ramble! Sorry!! :o)LandGirl1980https://www.blogger.com/profile/09549128222449333173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-33927579672349283702010-09-13T08:46:40.773-04:002010-09-13T08:46:40.773-04:00The men around her , more than Anne herself were t...The men around her , more than Anne herself were the conspiritors. Especially her Uncle - the Duke of Norfolk - who pulled the stings and cut them accordingly. In fact - the Duke of Norfolk had one of the casting votes when it came to her trial in 1536. She and Henry were in love for 8 years before the Pope became involved and wanted nothing more than to be married. Henry had grown tired of Catherine of Aragon, who he had been forced to marry when his brother Arthur died leaving behind a 14 year old widow that they could not send back to Spain. Catherine had also failed to produce a living heir – so things were not stacked in her favour. With the help of Thomas Cromwell (a huge plotter who always seemed to be pleasing the people who could please him and who later displeased the King and paid from the neck up - oops) and a certain passage in the Bible - plus excommunication from Rome and the development of the Church of England - they were married. But those that rise high - often fall fast - and inside of 3 years - Anne (minus the often misquoted red dress - she wore a fur coat to the scaffold - but wore a simple gown underneath) was beheaded by French swordsman who made her look the other way as he swung the sword. It is true that she was disliked in England – mainly due to the fact that in their eyes she had usurped a Queen (as in a proper Royal Princess ) and had gained a divorce. I think it made women panic that if the King could cast one wife aside for another - then so could his subjects. And as they could not focus their anger on the King - she was the next best thing. I think that due to this she has gone down the ages either loved or loathed. Me? I fall on the “hero worship” side (*wink*)LandGirl1980https://www.blogger.com/profile/09549128222449333173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-26937723357137155412010-09-13T05:30:32.515-04:002010-09-13T05:30:32.515-04:00What a great history lesson. Love it.What a great history lesson. Love it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03431751293876429570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-16693364781601142602010-09-13T03:36:06.208-04:002010-09-13T03:36:06.208-04:00Awesome post, as a bonafide history geek this made...Awesome post, as a bonafide history geek this made me smile. <br /><br />Wallis Simpson is another one- although not necessarily "fatale" she completely changed the British line of succession in 1936, plus she's from one of our favourite eras too! <br /><br />FF xo<br /><br />fully-fashioned.blogspot.comfullyfashionedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170906185696536550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-89921951857283284132010-09-12T22:09:05.254-04:002010-09-12T22:09:05.254-04:00Great list! I'm glad you added Eleanor of Aqui...Great list! I'm glad you added Eleanor of Aquitaine to it : ).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-14005155496157889672010-09-12T21:32:30.152-04:002010-09-12T21:32:30.152-04:00Hmm, I agree with garofit ~ to be a femme fatale s...Hmm, I agree with garofit ~ to be a femme fatale seems to be pretty darn fatal!! Still these women's stories are interesting.<br /><br />xox, <br />bonita of <a href="http://depictthis.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Depict This!</a><br /><br />Posted about ~ <a href="http://depictthis.blogspot.com/2010/09/nail-art-plum-blossoms-and-bonita.html" rel="nofollow">Nail Art, Plum Blossoms & bonita answers</a>Lavender and Twillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06331125027969557539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-60536029362945832642010-09-12T16:16:13.895-04:002010-09-12T16:16:13.895-04:00Oh, definitely Salome, too!Oh, definitely Salome, too!BaronessVonVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09329735134543431231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-40340911917325177512010-09-12T15:54:23.911-04:002010-09-12T15:54:23.911-04:00So true! Mary Queen of Scots was a total femme fat...So true! Mary Queen of Scots was a total femme fatale, shacking up with all of those guys, betraying her cousin, etc. <br />I read that Anne Boleyn also wore red on the day of her execution. Baaad girls!! :)Brittany_Va-VoomVintagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377031677999463069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-76185169681195934762010-09-12T15:23:43.450-04:002010-09-12T15:23:43.450-04:00I also like Ann Boleyn. Her childhood home isn'...I also like Ann Boleyn. Her childhood home isn't that far from where I live, I must get around to visiting! xJemimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17550187248034609645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-34246662573933661852010-09-12T13:21:47.228-04:002010-09-12T13:21:47.228-04:00Since you are in the Renaissance period, don't...Since you are in the Renaissance period, don't forget Mary Queen of Scots. She was a total vixen. Married to the Dauphin of France at 16, widowed at 18, she remarried her first cousin Lord Darnley a few years later who mysteriously died (supposedly at the hands of her next husband). Her son with Darnley later became King of England after Queen Elizabeth I died, even though Mary was executed for treaty against QEI for reportedly trying to get Liz overthrown and get herself appointed Queen of England. Even more scandalous was that she wore a red chemise to the beheading- ooh snap!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01855413111142257771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085997960024984026.post-77822267130156787622010-09-12T11:43:46.205-04:002010-09-12T11:43:46.205-04:00lovely article, but seems to me it's pretty da...lovely article, but seems to me it's pretty dangerous to be a femme fatale, it's fatal to oneself in the end :)garofithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18065577910797773138noreply@blogger.com