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Costumes + The Tudors
Elizabeth “Bessie” Blount’s blue and golden maternity dress in Season 01, Episode 02.
3You’ve been seen as Hamlet, Macbeth, Richard III, all with that same face. Now, a prudent man would ask who else might be living inside that head of yours.
THE WOLFMAN Dir. Joe Johhston
72MEROVINGIAN REGINAE | Theodechildis III Regina (c. 610s)
Second chief wife of Theodebert II Rex, to whom she bore at least one son, Merovech III Rex. Her dates of birth and death are unknwon. As Theodebert II’s wife, she may have lived in Mettis (Metz), the capital city of his regnum.
According to Fredegar, she replaced Bilichildis I Regina in the king’s bed after her death in 610, but it is difficult due to the lacks of sources to determine if she was actually present at court during Bilichildis’ lifetime or if she came after she had passed away.
“Eo anno Belechildis a Teudeberto interfecitur. Theudebertus puella nomen Teudechilde accepit uxorem.
That year, Bilichild ist killed by Theudebert. Theudebert took as for wife a maiden named Theudechilde.”
Chron, IV, 37. De iniuriam Teuderici regis, qua Salossia habuit
As she is the only other known consort of Theodebert II, we can assume that she was considered like Bilichildis as a sort of chief wife and probably took care of the inner-court by herself. She could also have been in charge of the education of her stepdaughter, Princess A Regina, now an orphan since the death of her mother.
At an unknwon date, but between 610 and 612, she gave birth to a young son, named Merovech, her only known child, and who became de facto the rex’s heir to the austrasian regnum. However, by 612, Theodebert, who had taken arms against his brother Theodorich II Rex, was ultimately defeated in Tolbiacum (Tolbiac).
“Theudericus cum exercitum Ardinnam transiens Tholbeaco pervenit. Theudebertus cum Saxonis, Thoringus vel ceteras gentes que de ultra Renum vel undique potuerat adunare, contra Theudericum Tholbiaco perrexit. Ibique dinuo commissum est prilium. Fertur a Francorum ceterasque gentes ab antiquito sic forte nec aliquando fuisse prilium conceptum.
Theuderic, crossing the Ardennes with his army, arrived at Tolbiac. Teudebert, along with the Saxons, the Thuringians and the other nations he had been able to unite from beyond the Rhine and everywhere, went as far as Tolbiac, against Theuderic. There, again, they began the fight. It is said that never since ancient times has the Franks or other nations fought a battle so fierce.”
Chron, IV, 38. De pugna Teuderici cum Teudeberto et Auster receptum
Brought before Theodorich in Colonia (Cologne), he and his young son were then executed. The fate of Theodechildis III after the collapse of the regnum and the death of her infant son, is unknown.
“Filius eius nomen Meorvius parvolus iusso Theuderici adprehensus a quidam per pede ad petram percutitur, cerebrum eius capite aeruptum, amisit spiritul.
On Theuderic’s order, someone took his son, whose name was Merovech, who was still very small, by the foot and banged him against a stone; his brains came out of his skull and he lost his life.”
Chron, IV, 38. De pugna Teuderici cum Teudeberto et Auster receptum
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Cillian Murphy as William Killick
The Edge of Love [Dir. John Maybury](Gif’s made by me)
47Character Tropes || James Norrington
“Better mad with the rest of the world than sane alone.”
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