Helena Bonham Carter as Lady Jane Grey (Lady Jane, 1986)

Lady Jane Grey: Daughter of Frances Grey - daughter of Mary, Queen of France (Dowager Queen of France, Duchess of Suffolk and younger sister of King Henry VIII; and the Duke of Suffolk, Charles Brandon) and Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk.

When his mother’s cousin, King Edward VI was soon to die of illness, he appointed her as the heir to the throne, instead of his sister Mary Tudor -daughter of King Henry and Catherine of Aragon. The young King was a devotee protestant and wanted to avoid England falling into the will of the Pope and the Vatican and, knowing that his older sister would make the country Catholic again, he declared her and Elizabeth, his other sister, bastards so they could not claim the throne.

The Duke of Northumberland, John Dudley, who was the King’s adviser after the execution of his uncles Thomas and Edward - both judged for treason, looking to use the King for their personal gain, married Jane to his youngest son Guilford Dudley, expecting him to rule the country on his behalf by controlling the Queen. The Duke was unpleasantly surprised to see how smart and strong willed the young Queen was, wanting to rule on her own, ignoring his advice.

The people of England disliked Jane’s father-in-law and supported Mary’s claim and catholic beliefs. The people joined Mary and so did weapon suppliers and later the noblemen -knowing that there was no way for Jane to win and seeking a way to survived and keep their wealth and lands, they begged for Mary’s forgiveness.

Mary was successful in her rebellion and was proclaimed Queen of England, France and Ireland, putting an end to the Lady Grey’s reign after only 9 days. Later, despite her personal desire not to end Jane’s life, Mary agreed to the execution of Lady Grey’s execution -as well as her husband’s.

Lady Jane Grey was beheaded on February 12th, 1554 at the Tower of London, England.

Helena Bonham Carter as Lady Jane Grey (Lady Jane, 1986)

Lady Jane Grey: Daughter of Frances Grey - daughter of Mary, Queen of France (Dowager Queen of France, Duchess of Suffolk and younger sister of King Henry VIII; and the Duke of Suffolk, Charles Brandon) and Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk.

When his mother’s cousin, King Edward VI was soon to die of illness, he appointed her as the heir to the throne, instead of his sister Mary Tudor -daughter of King Henry and Catherine of Aragon. The young King was a devotee protestant and wanted to avoid England falling into the will of the Pope and the Vatican and, knowing that his older sister would make the country Catholic again, he declared her and Elizabeth, his other sister, bastards so they could not claim the throne.

The Duke of Northumberland, John Dudley, who was the King’s adviser after the execution of his uncles Thomas and Edward - both judged for treason, looking to use the King for their personal gain, married Jane to his youngest son Guilford Dudley, expecting him to rule the country on his behalf by controlling the Queen. The Duke was unpleasantly surprised to see how smart and strong willed the young Queen was, wanting to rule on her own, ignoring his advice.

The people of England disliked Jane’s father-in-law and supported Mary’s claim and catholic beliefs. The people joined Mary and so did weapon suppliers and later the noblemen -knowing that there was no way for Jane to win and seeking a way to survived and keep their wealth and lands, they begged for Mary’s forgiveness.

Mary was successful in her rebellion and was proclaimed Queen of England, France and Ireland, putting an end to the Lady Grey’s reign after only 9 days. Later, despite her personal desire not to end Jane’s life, Mary agreed to the execution of Lady Grey’s execution -as well as her husband’s.

Lady Jane Grey was beheaded on February 12th, 1554 at the Tower of London, England.

A marital skit of how I got into Dark Shadows by Helena Bonham Carter from Harper’s Bazaar magazine interview

“We were having dinner in a pub in the country and I noticed a man kept staring at me. Outside, as I was leaving, he approached me quite innocently. ‘I hope you don’t mind me saying so, but you look exactly like you’ve been drawn by Tim Burton. Do you know who I mean?’ I replied that not only did I knew whom he meant but that I had two children by him and, in fact, he was standing behind him. The man looked round and nearly died.” 

Somebody, please, tell Helena Bonham Carter that Chris Colfer is actually her fan and wasn’t scared, but surprised!

Tim’s face in the first one omg

OMG the first gif

hahahahaha that’s why I love them, they are simply amazing

always reblog!!!!

HELENA BONHAM CARTER

DR. CLAIR, “The young and prodigious T.S. Spivet”.

Helena Bonham Carter is a scene stealer.

No matter how big or small the role is, she captures your attention and at the end of the movie she’s one of the top things you’re going to remember about it, even if she pops out for a few seconds.  She’s done an outstanding job on so many occasions, all of them actually. But she gets so little credit for it. She’s played anything and everything and she’s always remembered for the same things. Perfect things. But they’re not the only ones.  Dr Clair, in “The young and prodigious T.S. Spivet” is one of the things that get forgotten too easily,in my opinion.

 She was beyond perfect. 

From the tone of her voice to the look in her eyes. She made me smile with small things and little details but at the same time she broke my heart into pieces with a simple look or a whispered word.  She has that power, which is not appreciated nor recognized enough and I have no idea what else she’s supposed to do to prove that she’s just that good.

‘This is me as Cleopatra, courtesy of my daughter Nell’s headdress. I should have sent this pic to those people who said I wasn’t right to play Elizabeth Taylor.’

“I love those kind of choices in life, when there is no choice.” - HBC

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The signs as movie characters played by Helena Bonham Carter

Aries:  Elizabeth Taylor • Burton & Taylor (independent, generous, enthusiastic, short tempered, impulsive, impatient)

Taurus: Red Harrington • The Lone Ranger (persistent, loyal, patient, possessive, materialistic, self-indulgent)

Gemini:  Julia Hoffman • Dark Shadows (energetic, clever, adaptable, impulsive, restless, devious)

Cancer:  Emily • Corpse Bride (dependable, caring, responsive, clingy, self-pitying, oversensitive)

Leo:  Queen Elizabeth • The King’s Speech (confident, ambitious, generous, domineering, stubborn, vain)

Virgo: Jenny/The Witch • Big Fish (analytical, observant, helpful, fussy, inflexible, cold)

Libra: The Fairy Godmother • Cinderella (diplomatic, graceful, peaceful, superficial, indecisive, unreliable)

Scorpio: Bellatrix Lestrange • Harry Potter (loyal, passionate, resourceful, jealous, obsessive, manipulative)

Sagittarius: Marla Singer • Fight Club (adventurous, spontaneous, straight forward, tactless, careless, irresponsible)

Capricorn: Ingrid Formanek • Live from Baghdad (responsible, patient, resourceful, dictatorial, inhibited, conceited)

Aquarius: Dr. Clair • The Young and Prodigious Spivet (witty, humanitarian, inventive, sarcastic, lonely, aloof)

Pisces: Lucy Honeychurch • A Room With A View (compassionate, accepting, devoted, indecisive, self-pitying, escapist)