One of my favorite subjects in school was history, and of particular interest, British Royal history. One figure that was always so fascinating to me was Anne Boleyn. Her life and legacy has always deeply intrigued me. To me she was more than the temptress that people portray her as being. She was Henry’s right hand I’m changing the course of English history, she mothered Queen Elizabeth I, and of course she was notably beheaded by the one man that sacrificed everything for her in the first…

Posted by @virtual_mythos: Alexander the Great, king of Macedon, set out to conquer the world at the age of 20. He marched his armies across Asia, defeating the Persians and expanding his empire to the edges of the known world. His relentless ambition knew no bounds, but his ultimate goal was not simply conquest. He sought to unite all peoples under one rule, creating a global community that would be forever linked to his legacy.#alexanderthegreat #alessandromagno #greekhistory #emperor…

Lippert: The Young Apprentice. But if course it is the reflection of the older man which grabs the attention, not the apparent and superficial subject of the picture. re-blogged from blastedheath

A commission for an institution. Some of the greatest characters of Turkish and Islamic history.

Douglas Booth (Romeo and Juliet 2013)

Henry Cavill/Charles Brandon

Russian Painter: Konstantin Flavitsky, (1830-1866) 'Princess Tarakanova', 1862 Oil on Canvas