#baynard

pairing: jerry baynard x fem!reader

tags: wholesome fluff, gardener jerry, rich girl x poor boy, mentions of eloping together, reader has multiple suitors

jerry had been working for your family for a while, looking after the flowers in the garden and doing some work on the fields

your family was rich and stuck up, always looking down on the boy. but you always admired and envied jerry, for the freedom he had

you knew you'd eventually be married off to a man you didn't love, while jerry could pick his partner freely. yet what you didn't know at that time was that the girl jerry wanted was you!

you always watched him when he worked in the garden, while jerry watched you when you were reading a book outside by the flowers. the garden was the only place the two of you ever met and got any alone time

your relationship started with some small talk, about the flowers blooming near you and the books you liked to read. but quickly, you realized how much the two of you had in common!

you began to seek each other out at any opportunity. you helped jerry with the flowers and lent him your books. soon, feelings began to blossom between the two of you!

you had your first kiss near the roses in the garden, your faces hidden behind a book, as jerry stole your first kiss. ever since then, that spot became the place you'd meet and spend time at

you always had to be careful that your parents, nor any of the other people working at the mansion didn't spot you two! if anyone saw you two, you'd be in grave trouble!

sometimes, when your parents were out of town or away for an evening, you'd sneak jerry into the mansion, showing him the book shelves in your room and treating him to all the best food he never ate before!

those moments always felt so domestic and precious. almost as if, even for just a moment, you got to be a normal couple

jerry always listened to you vent about the men your parents introduced you to and the two of you came up with plans on how to get rid of them, so you wouldn't have to marry any of those suitors

for now, those plans always worked. and while nobody said it out loud, both of you were worried that eventually, you'd be forced to marry one of those men!

but even then, jerry swore to run away with you, before that could ever happen! he started saving up some money and even if you had to live in poverty, at least the two of you could stay together!

Peres: It’s such a beautiful evening.

Hi yes I am in quarantine so naturally I went back and reread the whole story. Fucking love @thepurpah. Anyways. My biggest theory right now is that

this dude from the season finale looks an awful lot like Peres. Father perhaps? Uncle? Brother?

Days 10 and 11 of the fandom month;;;

Lost London: Baynard’s Castle

Don’t try to drive to Baynard’s Castle to test your eyesight, as you are unlikely to find it. Although if you do, you may wish to get your eyes tested after all, as there hasn’t been such a building since the Great Fire in 1666.

There were two iterations of Baynard’s Castle in London: the first was built by Ralph Baynard, a follower of William the Conqueror. Its site was within the city walls at the confluence of the Fleet and Thames; there had likely been a fortification on this strategic site before, though following the Norman Conquest a lot of fortifications were rebuilt, strengthened, or newly constructed to consolidate the power of the new ruling class.

Initially an earth and timber structure, the castle would have been fortified over the years. It also passed through a succession of owners, eventually entering the hands of Robert Fitzwalter, who was the leader of the barons' revolt against King John. It was alleged that the King had tried to seduce Fitzwalter’s daughter, Matilda, who was also known as Maid Marian – the real-life inspiration behind the person in the Robin Hood legends. The revolt would lead to Royalist forces attacking Baynard’s Castle and its subsequent demolition on the orders of King John in 1212.

Fitzwalter would later be forgiven, and have his lands restored. His castle may have been at least partially rebuilt, but in 1275 his grandson (also Robert) sold some of the site to the church, enabling the foundation of the Dominican Priory at Blackfriars.

In the 14th Century a medieval mansion was constructed at a site southeast of the original Baynard’s Castle, on land reclaimed from the Thames. The waterfront area where this mansion was built had become known as Baynard’s Castle, so the name was transferred to the new building. It would become a royal palace used by both the House of York and the Tudors – Edward IV assumed the title of king there, Richard III (if Shakespeare is to be believed) was crowned there, Henry VIII gave it to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, as a wedding present, and it was where the Privy Council met to declare Mary I as queen.