In Remembrance of
VerelaiR
Irene Rheinwald
Her Wiki Profile: Occupation: writer, artist, historian, former palliative social worker (over 20 years): taking families/terminally ill patients through the process of death and dying; bereavement counseling Home town: Location: Montreal Astrological sign: Scorpio So
 
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My freehand drawing of a Westminster Abbey tomb sculpture: white on black paper
MORE ABOUT ME...
I joined this wiki because: I've studied the early Tudor era (Anne Boleyn particularly) for forty years: informally and formally (undergrad. and grad. at university). Not a fan of "The Tudors", but interested in adding historically accurate information based on the most reliable, recent information, corroborated by my own research.
Specialties:
MA in Anne Boleyn's early years in continental Europe at the the courts of Margaret of Austria and François I - how Renaissance humanist philosophies influenced her notions of monarchy and queenship;
MA in Anne Boleyn's image in portraits: accuracy and historical iconography; MSW.
The best words to describe me are: passionate writer and artist; curious; objective.
Interests: international law/politics (published), human rights advocacy (published), history, art history, early music (Arabic pre 1100 CE, European pre 1800 CE, Jewish/Sephardic pre 1500 CE); understanding the Palestinian/Israeli conflict - past and present. Collecting recordings of MS 1070; now turning to literary fiction. Writing poetry: influenced by 17th C. metaphysical poets (eg. John Donne).
Favorite movies: Pan's Labyrinth, The Others, Le Roi Danse, Wit, Napoleon (Abel Gance, 1927), The Lives of Others, Shoah, Danton, Judgement at Nuremburg, Marquise of O., A Man for All Seasons, Pi, Anne of the Thousand Days (notwithstanding inaccuracies), Orlando, Derek Jarman/Tilda Swinton collaborations . . .
Favorite TV shows: Frontline, MSNBC (Keith Olbermann, Rachel Maddow) and left wing political internet news, Ghost Hunters, Antiques Road Show, Sopranos, Angels in America, I Claudius, PBS history documentaries, Jon Stewart, Bill Maher, Colbert Report, al-Jazeera.
My hero(es): Noam Chomsky, Edward Said, Ilan Pappe, Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Erasmus, my partner James - a brilliant intellect (attorney and PhD in physics) dedicated political activist - my eccentric genius. My late mother - brilliant scholar/professor and loving, lovely soul. A survivor of WW II.
My superpower is: perceptive, critical, measured; sensitivity tempered with intellectual rigour.
If I could live anywhere, it would be: London or Paris - can't stay away from either; have traveled extensively across Europe and Middle East. Cairo.
My dream job(s):
What else you should know about me: Estonian and fluent in the language, a voracious reader of quality nonfiction and fiction; favourite authors: Thomas Mann, Tolstoy, Hugo, Milton, Emily Bronte, Balzac, Zola, Dante, Edward Said, A. B. Yehoshua's "Journey to the End of the Millenium" (the best historical novel ever written), Jim Crace, Matthew Kneale, Robert Graves . . . ad infinitum. Classical and complex modern literature - no popular fiction, no bestsellers. Lifetime member of the Bronte Society.
Reading everything ever written on Anne Boleyn from primary source documents to modern biographies. Best ever: "The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn" by Dr. Eric Ives. Worst modern works: "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" by Alison Weir; "Anne Boleyn" by Joanna Denny. Special dishonorable mention to Philippa Gregory, whose "The Other Boleyn Girl" resulted in the recent rise of vicious anti-Anne Boleyn rhetoric on the internet - pompous hack. Worst book in the world - flat, inaccurate, poorly written slander.
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This week, VerelaiR passed away of natural causes. On this site, she was a significant contributor to the wiki pages, and entered into more than one dramatic discussion on the boards. Whether you agreed with her viewpoints or not, she posted several thought-provoking opinions, and her knowledge of Anne Boleyn and artwork were considerable. Here's to hoping she's quizzing the six wives right now.
-SemperEadem
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Member Comments | | I didn't know VerelaiR personally but I read her posts and opinions on this wiki as well as facebook, Amazon, IMDB, and Tudorhistory.org's blog. Whether or not you agreed with her, or shared her interests, she always expressed herself beautifully and scholarly and upheld a standard of academic scholarship I have always strived to emulate. She inspired me and many others with her passion for history and learning and she will be missed. Irene, I hope you are in a better place and maybe you will even get to meet your heroine! :) - Boudica | | I didn't know her, and may have even debated with her without realizing who she was, but hopefully now i'll get around to reading some of her posts to see how passionate about AB she was, as i'm sure she's conversing with the infamous monarch right now. - Reggie19 |
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Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
Irene's favorite Anne Boleyn and the movie that inspired her studies in Tudor history. | 
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Dearest Friend, I am so grateful that we were able to know one another. You loved beauty and truth, and you are where they are and you are with your beloved mother, two classy ladies together. I wish you would have said goodbye, but in a twinkling of an eye...watch over us. Love always, Karen. |
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