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03-04-2006, 06:18 PM
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English/British Queens and Queen Consorts
I'd appreciate images of any English Queens Consorts esp. medieval and of 17-19 cent. Anna Neville, Mary of Modena, Mary II, Carolina Ansbach etc. The more. the better.
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03-04-2006, 09:28 PM
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Before Henry VIIs reign, the art of portraiture was not really developed so most of the portraits done of the royals before the Tudors were painted a few hundred years after their death.
So I chose the pictures of Queens from Elizabeth of York and later because they are a more reliable indicator of what they looked like.
Sources: wikipedia, worldroots, reformation.org, royal.gov.uk
Elizabeth of York, Queen Consort of Henry VII
Catherine of Aragon, Queen Consort of Henry VIII
Jane Seymour, Queen Consoft of Henry VIII
Anne of Denmark, Queen Consort of James I and VI
Henrietta Marie of France, Queen Consort of Charles I
Catherine of Braganza, Queen Consort of Charles II
Mary of Modena, Queen Consort of James II
Caroline of Ansbach, Queen Consort of George II
Charlotte of Mecklinburg-Sterlitz, Queen Consort of George III
Caroline of Brunswick, Queen Consort of George IV (but never crowned)
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03-04-2006, 09:40 PM
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Adelaide of Meiningen, Queen Consort of William IV
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03-05-2006, 09:01 AM
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I've saved all the pictures :p
Thank you ysbel
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03-06-2006, 02:33 AM
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03-06-2006, 03:22 AM
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Queens Consort
Here are some of Alexandra:
As a gorgeous Princess:
I've had these for a while so I don't know where they came from.
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03-06-2006, 03:38 AM
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A Large File Picture of Alexandra
This came from the Alexander Palace Discussion Board.
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03-06-2006, 03:47 AM
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Some More Pictures of Alexandra
I recall this and the next one came from the Alexander Palace board.
Alexandra had two sisters, Thyra and dagmar. Dagmar became Tsarina Maria Fedorvna. This picture shows Alexandra and Dagmar together. It is from the NY Public Library.
For an overwhelming display of wealth and femininity, this is Alexandra, Dagmar, and Alexandra's daughter Victoria:
I don't recall the source for the last picture.
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03-06-2006, 03:54 AM
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Queen Mary
This is a picture of her as a shapely young lady. The LISA website has this picture, as do others. It is a stunning example of how a corset can idealize a female figure:
Here is one of Marywearing spectacular jewels. She was as showy as Alexandra and just as able to display jewels and gowns to the very best advantage:

This is probably from the Opera Gloves site.
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03-06-2006, 04:57 AM
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Portraits of Queen Charlotte
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03-06-2006, 05:13 AM
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For Many Pictures of Queen Alexandra
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03-06-2006, 05:55 AM
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These pictures are gorgeous, especially the ones of Alexandra.
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03-06-2006, 01:02 PM
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I havenoticed that all the pictures are a bit steotyped(if thats the right word) they all look so thin with flawless faces. I doubt that they really looked like that. Isnt it amazing how Queen Alexandra manages to have the same hairstyle all the time...
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03-07-2006, 01:39 AM
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Queen Alexandra Was Vain
Lady Windsor wrote: "I havenoticed that all the pictures are a bit steotyped(if thats the right word) they all look so thin with flawless faces. I doubt that they really looked like that. Isnt it amazing how Queen Alexandra manages to have the same hairstyle all the time..."
She insisted on having photos of her edited to reduce signs of aging. It follows that she was also probably insistent on frequent visits by a coiffeurist to keep her curls in perfect condition.
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03-07-2006, 01:47 AM
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Queen Henrietta Maria
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03-07-2006, 02:18 AM
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Catherine of Braganza
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03-08-2006, 01:32 AM
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A Few More
Mary of Modena, Second wife of James II:
National Portrit Gallery, UK
National Portrit Gallery, UK
National Portrit Gallery, UK
I believe this came from World Roots, but I couldn't find it there just now:
Caroline of Ansbach, Consort of George II (George I had his wife imprisoned so portraits are almost non-existent):
Adelheid (Adelaide), Consort of William IV (I don't recall the sources of these two images):
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03-11-2008, 02:16 AM
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I just adore the pics of Henrietta Maria! To me, she could actually be accounted as one of the prettier queen consorts of England.
Just HOW did Alexandra of Denmark maintain her waist?? It's a puzzle to me how people in the Victorian era kept that kind of waist.
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03-11-2008, 02:34 AM
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An amazing wasp waist corset and a dresser with very strong arms to pull the strings nice and tight. Plus women in those days tightlaced meaning they trained their bodies to get that 17 inch waist. Overall the corset was probably the worst for women in those days specifically during the mid to late Victorian times.
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03-11-2008, 09:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GlitteringTiaras
An amazing wasp waist corset and a dresser with very strong arms to pull the strings nice and tight. Plus women in those days tightlaced meaning they trained their bodies to get that 17 inch waist. Overall the corset was probably the worst for women in those days specifically during the mid to late Victorian times.
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That is pretty much the answer - C-O-R-S-E-T-S.
I suspect Alexandra was conscious of her figure and physical attractiveness, especially given her husband's proclivities, so she watched her diet too.
They had corsets for the larger ladies too:

I read an article by a woman who grew up in the Belle Epoque describing how she looked forward to being corseted as a sign of growing up and being lady-like.
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