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I wanted to pay tribute to a few of my favorite ladies from history, so here goes.

Joan of Arc, because she is one kick-butt maid of Orleans, and she is admittedly the most attractive character in Bill & Ted.

Lucrezia Borgia because there's nothing quite like evil hotness, especially when it involves midnight orgies at the Vatican.

Next: Lady Godiva. I know the naked/horse part is legend, but she is a bonafide historical figure (Old timey cartoon guy says, "And whatta figure!" Cue eye popping).

Finally, Lady Jane Grey, because that's just too sad. Too, too sad.
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~ImaginationsShadow Aug 10, 2010
Ha-ha. In my Eurotrash class ( AP European history), every time someone brought up the Vatican we'd say "What'd you say about the pope's palace of porn?!"(Which got on our classmate's nerves a little bit never our teacher’s: she thought it was hilarious). Anyways it's not like we were lying. Technically he confiscated sacrilegious books for a while, added them to the Vatican's library, and more than half of said books involve naked people. And he could go to the library at any time you know sooo....

Sorry that side story is not related to your art. I like the picture but poor Lady Jane! (I love her but can't help but feel for her).

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~unsinkable-apple Aug 10, 2010
No prob, I love non-sequiturs. Especially ones involving a good AP story.
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~ImaginationsShadow Aug 10, 2010
Fortunatly my friend's do also. :) Although one of your characters may have made the pope take leave of his stash.

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~TrasaricComnenus Aug 6, 2010
Edward redid the Succession because he knew Mary would try to restore England to Catholicism, and both he and Jane were commited Protestants. The English people didn't see why a cousin of the King would succeed before his sisters would, so Jane was never very popular. Still, Mary would have let her live if her parents hadn't kept trying to put Jane back on the throne so they'd have a puppet queen. Poor girl.

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~SonjaMarie Jun 24, 2010
Lady Jane Grey was the daughter of Frances Brandon, who was the daughter of Mary Tudor, Henry VIII's sister (his oldest daughter was also named Mary Tudor, confusing I know). She was an heir to the throne only after the deaths of Henry's children and her mother (his niece), she was his great-niece. Hope that clears up some confusion!

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~sodamelon38 May 12, 2010
Lady Jane grey was the great niece of Henry VIII. SHe was a protestant, and right before he died, Edward changed the succession to put her in front of Mary. She was queen for nine days, before Mary took over. She was executed in February when she was 16.
I also really love your portrayal of her, its really pretty. :)

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~unsinkable-apple May 12, 2010
Thanks for clearing that up! The prime inspiration was the Delaroche painting of her execution ([link])
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~Elguera Apr 26, 2010
These are quite good!!!! who was lady Jane Grey.....was she by any chance Katerine Howard's lady in waiting? Ron Elguera
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~unsinkable-apple Apr 26, 2010
She was the wife of Henry VIII for 9 days before he had her executed. She was sixteen at the time.
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~Elguera Apr 26, 2010
Really? I thought that was Katherine Howard. (Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Katherine Howard, Catherine Paar)....I thought Jane Grey was lady in waiting to Katherine Howard, who also went to the block for aiding Katherine Howard to commit adultery. Ron
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