It’s always said that Jane Seymour died giving birth to Edward. Like baby Edward came out and oops she’s gone. I think we should stop portraying it like that because Jane really suffered so much longer. There’s a couple theories of what actually killed her, but whatever it was caused a horrific infection, probably blood poisoning, and delirium. And she lingered for TWO. WEEKS. It’s almost treated as a joke, like “yeah when Henry finally found a wife that gave him a son she died hahahaha.” But imagine the unspeakable pain and exhaustion she went through. In a lot of cases of maternal mortality at this time we don’t have much detail at all, but with Jane we have a bit more than usual. And I think that gives us a lot of insight into what pregnancy and childbirth was like for medieval/Tudor women. They endured not only labor with no pain relief, but the psychological effects of knowing they could very well die trying to bring their children into the world. And we just don’t acknowledge that? We never think about the physical and mental fortitude it took for our female ancestors to go through that. Just because it was considered their role in life or their dynastic duty doesn’t mean the humanity of women was invented with modern obstetrics.
pisces moon: deeply intuitive and gifted with imagination and vision. self-sacrificing. not possessive with their partners.
aquarius moon: friendly and witty. huge humanitarian. loves to read and to learn. individual and quite aloof.
capricorn moon: self-sufficient and organised. gets overwhelmed easily. dry sense of humour.
sagittarius moon: super optimistic and cheerful. friendly presence, hates being in conflict with people. enjoys learning and is very open-minded.
scorpio moon: private as hell with their real emotions. tend to be hard to read. very determined. magnetic aura.
libra moon: good taste. hates conflict and confrontation but lives for petty drama. usually quite flirty.
virgo moon: shows love through small acts of kindness. can be quite shy or awkward about expressing their feelings. logical and realistic.
leo moon: heart over head. deeply expressive. sociable and charming. a warm presence.
cancer moon: strong emotions, loads of mood swings. everything feels like a personal attack. deeply creative. the mom friend.
gemini moon: suuuper imaginative. quick learner, goes off on a million tangents in conversation.
taurus moon: systematic and good at getting the job done. stubborn. their possessions make them feel safe. artistic.
aries moon: hates showing emotional weakness. has a tendecy to interrupt ppl, because they feel conversations aren’t going quickly enough. impatient. outspoken.
there were moments of gold and there were flashes of light; there were things we’d never do again, but then they’d always seemed right; there were nights of endless pleasure, it was more than all your laws allow–
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