Hi, I’m Margaret! Currently working on a MA in Archaeology. Love all things literary and historical (especially if castles are involved)! Will post travel photos here and there, and maybe other things when I finally figure the ins and outs of Tumblr :) Tumblr (3.0; @sunflowersandtulips)http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4ab695e54198b98fc8287ec1a0902c94/tumblr_mmpb60nVqM1r33z7no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>19th May 1536 - Anne Boleyn is beheaded</p> <p><em>“Good Christian people, I am come hither to die, for according to the law, and by the law I am judged to die, and therefore I will speak nothing against it. I am come hither to accuse no man, nor to speak anything of that, whereof I am accused and condemned to die.”</em></p> </blockquote>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50899141856http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50899141856Mon, 20 May 2013 06:46:45 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a742f28e7436a001bd8b0df9b5836fee/tumblr_mlem5sincl1s9poh0o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50840097207http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50840097207Sun, 19 May 2013 14:55:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f003577742116d6eb8980eaa256f9143/tumblr_mmj1hfMAx81s0zqico1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://flowersgardenlove.tumblr.com/post/50004545885/old-chair-flowers-garden-love">flowersgardenlove</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>old chair Flowers Garden Love</p> </blockquote>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50839990316http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50839990316Sun, 19 May 2013 14:53:48 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e557979dd69886764f4e52f7904a8ac0/tumblr_mm38g546k01qejuifo8_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/43484f84c2a2f5ffd932b017688f8b38/tumblr_mm38g546k01qejuifo5_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9662992ea46c414ab6a272eee908409a/tumblr_mm38g546k01qejuifo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/8e5d63cb1914da51abc67378ffb860de/tumblr_mm38g546k01qejuifo6_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e7b0ed6c8659f0cc78077f3560fd7372/tumblr_mm38g546k01qejuifo2_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ac12894600a74ec4ea5108b920e1936f/tumblr_mm38g546k01qejuifo9_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7e168ed4154a9cb70df1b5370f7b8c8e/tumblr_mm38g546k01qejuifo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/30cf128e6f208b481a07eb82b3304b35/tumblr_mm38g546k01qejuifo7_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9395e908c98410c7d81d426453c08238/tumblr_mm38g546k01qejuifo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><small><a href="http://goodqueensansa.tumblr.com/tagged/favorite-artists">Favorite Artists</a>: Alphonse Mucha<br/></small></p> </blockquote>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50839500642http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50839500642Sun, 19 May 2013 14:47:42 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md7o42DRfM1qb6nmgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50827342610http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50827342610Sun, 19 May 2013 12:06:50 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/08fb88eeb118d2b48412eea7987e6919/tumblr_mmwx22jDvv1rtg76ko1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckyeahtheboss.tumblr.com/post/50761823939/bossgif">fuckyeahtheboss</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>BOSSGIF</p> </blockquote>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50771571162http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50771571162Sat, 18 May 2013 20:34:07 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b0234972da54e065a5500d81d1b54df2/tumblr_mn0pggLl9c1s6a957o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My boyfriend’s lovely photo! And he put cute tags :)</p>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50771287965http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50771287965Sat, 18 May 2013 20:29:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/63ec24e47cf24227e56a2758b1d5e688/tumblr_mi6b8ekFzx1rikztno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50754742943http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50754742943Sat, 18 May 2013 16:31:41 -0400“The words ‘far, far away’ had always a strange charm.”<br/><br/> - <em>Alfred, Lord Tennyson (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://somebody-else.tumblr.com/">somebody-else</a>)</em>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50721308510http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50721308510Sat, 18 May 2013 07:28:15 -0400<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://221bbakerstreetis5by5.tumblr.com/post/47871097173/cinderella-is-actually-the-story-of-one-man-on-a">221bbakerstreetis5by5</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://captioneddisney.tumblr.com/post/25547990494/cinderella-is-actually-the-story-of-one-man-on-a">captioneddisney</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5y2048YUx1qi5u08.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5y2zmHFki1qi5u08.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5y32oIWaK1qi5u08.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5y35u1sPA1qi5u08.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5y36dXhBa1qi5u08.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5y3n9QSJy1qi5u08.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5y3py2uPV1qi5u08.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5y3yxvgLx1qi5u08.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5y3z9aPD11qi5u08.jpg"/></p> </blockquote> <p>Oh my god</p> </blockquote>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50569295395http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50569295395Thu, 16 May 2013 06:46:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0a0eea5204d26f99d65594b7efa1609e/tumblr_mmus1oIEUE1rw872io1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/777a39431a356f90fa433f03a811d1ca/tumblr_mmus1oIEUE1rw872io2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://curioushistory.com/post/50510259539/the-giant-hands">odditiesoflife</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em><strong>The Hand of the Desert and Monument to the Drowned</strong></em></p> <p><strong>Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrázabal has produced two giant hand sculptures located in strange places. The first hand sculpture, <em>The Hand of the Desert,</em> is located deep in the the Atacama desert in Chile. The hand was constructed at an altitude of 1,100 meters above sea level. The work has a base of iron and cement, and stands 11 meters tall. The second hand, <em>Monument to the Drowned</em>, is a sculpture of five fingers partially submerged in sand, located at Brava Beach in Punta del Este, Uruguay.</strong></p> </blockquote>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50542429023http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50542429023Wed, 15 May 2013 21:24:57 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/39e6efddd87f32a88f310be84c79d490/tumblr_mmu6r1zwp91snyyflo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8623bc6e3b3b32d23fc952f3c34ec253/tumblr_mmu6r1zwp91snyyflo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/be9b4de912c2d7f6e13e96f84fdc55e1/tumblr_mmu6r1zwp91snyyflo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a42b780e6dafbdd091f59bc4ac72741f/tumblr_mmu6r1zwp91snyyflo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50539840557http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50539840557Wed, 15 May 2013 20:52:36 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b78ff1451912e4a22fa35d05227fed3/tumblr_mmun67T4Um1qiu1coo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b3c8b5c04d7f6118eb062dfbb4148dee/tumblr_mmun67T4Um1qiu1coo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa297173c821de4595d97a0a589cf313/tumblr_mmun67T4Um1qiu1coo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1a0f79a7e67b69fc8025760865913a2f/tumblr_mmun67T4Um1qiu1coo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/97f86ec687e3f1f0a4eb7310f07797b4/tumblr_mmun67T4Um1qiu1coo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/334a49b89c805784081fb4cd5eecb936/tumblr_mmun67T4Um1qiu1coo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/32838cb35a8fadb80b89c94b35cd3404/tumblr_mmun67T4Um1qiu1coo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/03f2e4b0e43030ffb4286300fe91e9f0/tumblr_mmun67T4Um1qiu1coo9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0288aa8ded54708c2727e5bf09aa3692/tumblr_mmun67T4Um1qiu1coo8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/93812f63cf8a96bed82a45c8e0c5abed/tumblr_mmun67T4Um1qiu1coo10_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tiny-librarian.tumblr.com/post/50504326340/but-elizabeth-is-yours-watch-her-as-she-grows">tiny-librarian</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>But Elizabeth is yours. Watch her as she grows; she’s yours. She’s a Tudor! Get yourself a son off of that sweet, pale girl if you can - and hope that he will live! But Elizabeth shall reign after you! Yes, Elizabeth - child of Anne the Whore and Henry the Blood-Stained Lecher - shall be Queen! And remember this: Elizabeth shall be a greater queen than any king of yours! She shall rule a greater England than you could ever have built! Yes - MY Elizabeth SHALL BE QUEEN! And my blood will have been well spent!</em></p> </blockquote>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50515445664http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50515445664Wed, 15 May 2013 16:06:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cddfac0f333a8c7c0df9fe1418a77550/tumblr_mmprpwUxjw1qb30dwo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bredforbritain.tumblr.com/post/50343817564/castle-combe-wiltshire-england">bredforbritain</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England</strong></p> </blockquote>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50416660243http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50416660243Tue, 14 May 2013 08:43:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b91c4c1985f330b8bf04566a0ccf33eb/tumblr_mmr03csGeF1s87ss6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fuckitandmovetobritain.tumblr.com/post/50415727485/horsham-west-sussex-england-uk">fuckitandmovetobritain</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Horsham, West Sussex, England, UK</p> </blockquote>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50416630207http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50416630207Tue, 14 May 2013 08:42:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7c64657cc962d5bac0fa678af55036c4/tumblr_mmnrwdDfCo1sokfk0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50339789462http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50339789462Mon, 13 May 2013 09:19:19 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8d5b866a671356add37ade912d5a64b7/tumblr_mhi45tt1Z81r981jno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Upstairs hallway in a historic Tudor manor house</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/readers-homes/award-winning-country-house">Award-winning country house | Period Living</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50339611812http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50339611812Mon, 13 May 2013 09:14:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5c4abae835d98ec4af4a8701eefdb457/tumblr_mjytoyKpkD1qztjh2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50330860313http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50330860313Mon, 13 May 2013 04:31:29 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1929bddf15cb618af7c7f28ef62edd47/tumblr_mmn35aHqzk1qa944oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://harvestheart.tumblr.com/post/50169197149">harvestheart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Glastonbury Tor, England Revellers stand beside St. Michael’s Tower watching the moon as it passes at its closest point to the Earth for almost two decades</p> </blockquote>http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50259899192http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50259899192Sun, 12 May 2013 10:44:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ekcrwcr21qbalbwo1_400.jpg"/><br/> e.e. cummings - John Keats<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ekcrwcr21qbalbwo2_400.jpg"/><br/> Jorge Luis Borges - Julio Cortázar<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ekcrwcr21qbalbwo3_400.jpg"/><br/> Susan Sontag - Charles Bukowski<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ekcrwcr21qbalbwo4_400.jpg"/><br/> Franz Kafka - F. Scott Fitzgerald<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ekcrwcr21qbalbwo5_400.jpg"/><br/> Rainer Maria Rilke - J.R.R. Tolkien<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ekcrwcr21qbalbwo6_400.jpg"/><br/> Ralph Waldo Emerson - Leon Tolstoy<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ekcrwcr21qbalbwo7_400.jpg"/><br/> Virginia Woolf - Sylvia Plath<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8ekcrwcr21qbalbwo8_400.jpg"/><br/> C.S. Lewis - Federico Garcia Lorca<br/><br/> http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50258817627http://sunflowersandtulips.tumblr.com/post/50258817627Sun, 12 May 2013 10:26:45 -0400