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The Wunderkammer of the Mild Colonial Boy, Esq., a Reactionary Tory Gentleman, who armed only with a Steampowered Babbage Engine and Pure Intentions, wanders the Time Streams and Aetheric Plane gathering an Eccentric Hodgepodge of Curiousities, Frivolities, Whimsicalities and Nonsense.

Q. Why is your Tumblelog called "My Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning"?

A. Because "My Grandmother's Ear-Trumpet Has Been Struck by Lightning" wouldn't fit in the available space.

saltwatertherapy: Joan of Arc Eugene Thirion 1876

saltwatertherapy:

Joan of Arc Eugene Thirion 1876

(Source: cauldronandcross)

vcrfl: Zoe-Laure de Châtillon: Jeanne d’Arc voue ses armes à la Vierge, c. 1880.

vcrfl:

Zoe-Laure de Châtillon: Jeanne d’Arc voue ses armes à la Vierge, c. 1880.

artoficeandfire: hothistoricalfigures: Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc), saint, alleged heretic, military leader, iconic figure in French history and general hottie. As is apparent by now, I like strong women and they don’t get much stronger than Joan of Arc. Let’s just not dwell on what happened to her. Dacey Mormont

artoficeandfire:

hothistoricalfigures:

Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc), saint, alleged heretic, military leader, iconic figure in French history and general hottie.

As is apparent by now, I like strong women and they don’t get much stronger than Joan of Arc. Let’s just not dwell on what happened to her.

Dacey Mormont

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vcrfl: John Everett Millais: Joan of Arc, 1865.

vcrfl:

John Everett Millais: Joan of Arc, 1865.

orangutanblues:

Bigmouth Strikes Again - The Smiths
Now I know how Joan of Arc felt
As the flames rose to her roman nose
And her Walkman started to melt

nocnitsa: de feure Jeanne D’arc

nocnitsa:

de feure

Jeanne D’arc

earwigbiscuits: Edwardian actress Gabrielle Ray as Joan of Arc (via) Jan. 6th, 2012 marks the 600th anniversary of the birth of Joan d’Arc, the sainted saviour of the French born a poor peasant in Domrémy in 1412. The date is undocumented although generally accepted, and anniversary celebrations will be held all over France throughout the year. French president Nicolas Sarkozy will begin the day with a visit to the house in which the Maid of Orleans was said to have been born (authenticity also up for debate), to unveil a commemorative plaque.

earwigbiscuits:

Edwardian actress Gabrielle Ray as Joan of Arc (via)

Jan. 6th, 2012 marks the 600th anniversary of the birth of Joan d’Arc, the sainted saviour of the French born a poor peasant in Domrémy in 1412. The date is undocumented although generally accepted, and anniversary celebrations will be held all over France throughout the year. French president Nicolas Sarkozy will begin the day with a visit to the house in which the Maid of Orleans was said to have been born (authenticity also up for debate), to unveil a commemorative plaque.

musicadaydream: Jeanne d’Arc au sacre du roi Charles VII, dans la cathedrale de Reims (1854) painted by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)

musicadaydream:

Jeanne d’Arc au sacre du roi Charles VII, dans la cathedrale de Reims (1854)

painted by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)

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flutterknife: Jeanne d’Arc au sacre du roi Charles VII, dans la cathedrale de Reims — Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1854

flutterknife:

Jeanne d’Arc au sacre du roi Charles VII, dans la cathedrale de Reims — Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres, 1854