I just saw The Other Boleyn Girl in theatre. The movie itself was interesting because of the topics. Without giving anything away from people who may want to see it I just wanted to make 2 points
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One of my favorite authors wrote a series of books set in that period... only with elves. lol. I learned a whole lot. Still haven't seen that movie though.
Indeed, being a girl sucks. Had I been born in any time before the Pill, I would have taken the veil. No question.
It was the only way for a woman of slender means to become a scholar. My parents would have tried to marry me off to the nearest, reasonably prosperous farmer, and that would have killed me, body and soul.
One of my favorite lines is from "Ivanhoe", when Bois Gilbert is trying to seduce Rebecca with promises of cash.
"To buy me diamonds?" she sneers. "To buy you books." (Cristabel swoons.)
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It was the only way for a woman of slender means to become a scholar. My parents would have tried to marry me off to the nearest, reasonably prosperous farmer, and that would have killed me, body and soul.
One of my favorite lines is from "Ivanhoe", when Bois Gilbert is trying to seduce Rebecca with promises of cash.
"To buy me diamonds?" she sneers.
"To buy you books." (Cristabel swoons.)
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Now that's romance :D
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