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Queen of Swords by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Selena

15th Century CE RPF
27 Apr 2013
Tags
- Major Character Death
- Margaret of York
- Richard III of England
- Edward IV of England
- Mary of Burgundy
- Cecily Neville Duchess of York
- Off-screen Character Death
- Court Factionalism
- Uncivil War
- Epic Yorkist Fail
Summary

For the duchess of Burgundy, there are no easy decisions.

Words:

5,260

Chapters:

1/1

Collections:

1

Comments:

8

Kudos:

16

Bookmarks:

2

Hits:

163
Crown of every work well done by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Miss M (missm)

Les Misérables - All Media Types, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo | Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
5 Mar 2013
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- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Jean Valjean
- Edmond Dantès
- Alternate Ending
Summary

Two men meet in a Roman café in 1833 and find they have a great deal in common.

Words:

1,412

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

7

Kudos:

12

Bookmarks:

2

Hits:

149
A Spell of Deduction by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire), Winter_of_our_Discontent

Sherlock (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
17 Feb 2013
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- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Sherlock Holmes/John Watson (eventually)
- Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
- Sherlock Holmes
- John Watson
- Mycroft Holmes
- Lestrade (Inspector)
- Percy Weasley
- Crossover
- post-Deathly Hallows
- Pre-Slash
Summary

Newly returned from fighting Death Eaters in the Middle East, Healer John Watson gets a new flatmate and discovers he's exchanged one battleground for another in postwar London

Words:

14,108

Chapters:

7/?

Comments:

44

Kudos:

319

Bookmarks:

79

Hits:

17678
Pickled Red Herring by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Gileonnen

Richard III - Shakespeare
10 Feb 2013
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- Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Major Character Death
- Richard III of England
- Queen Elizabeth (Richard III)
- Henry Stafford: Duke of Buckingham
- William: Lord Hastings
- Thomas Stanley: Earl of Derby
- William Catesby
- the corpse that was formerly George
- Violence
- Profanity
- References to Drug Use
- references to prostitution
- descriptions of murder scenes
- shady economics
- Infidelity
- bad life choices
- Epic Legal Fail
- POV Minor Character
- Genderswap
- unfortunate nicknames
- Bad Jokes
- dodgy references to people's sex lives
- Alternate Universe - Police
- Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
Summary

It wasn't every day you found a corpse pickling in a wine barrel.

Words:

8,209

Chapters:

3/?

Comments:

1

Kudos:

2

Bookmarks:

1

Hits:

54
To Take is Not to Give by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire)

Richard III - Shakespeare, Henry VI Part 3 - Shakespeare
10 Feb 2013
Tags
- Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Major Character Death
- Anne Neville/Richard III
- Edward IV/Elizabeth Woodville
- Cecily Neville/Richard Plantagenet
- Queen Anne (Richard III)
- Richard III of England
- Queen Elizabeth (Richard III)
- Edward IV of England
- Richard Plantagenet Duke of York
- Cecily Neville Duchess of York
- Richard Neville Earl of Warwick
- Marguerite d'Anjou | Margaret of Anjou
- Edward of Lancaster: Prince of Wales
- Henry VI of England
- Violence
- Profanity
- Sibling Rivalry
- Alternate Universe - Historical
- Alternate Universe - 1930s
- Alternate Universe - World War II
- bad life choices
- Murder
- extortion
- Espionage
- Nazis
- Period-accurate gender relations
- Period-accurate ableism
Summary

Richard York and Anne Warwick are far more alike than either wishes to admit.

Words:

14,232

Chapters:

4/?

Collections:

1

Kudos:

6

Bookmarks:

2

Hits:

93
This Keen Encounter by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for the_alchemist

Richard III - Shakespeare
6 Jan 2013
Tags
- Major Character Death
- Anne Neville/Richard III
- Richard III of England
- Queen Anne (Richard III)
- Yorks behaving badly
Summary

Was ever woman in this humour wooed? Was ever woman in this humour won?

Words:

2,022

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

1

Kudos:

3

Bookmarks:

1

Hits:

146
The Sticking Place by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for the_alchemist

15th Century CE RPF, Hunger Games Series - All Media Types
24 Dec 2012
Tags
- Major Character Death
- Lucrezia Borgia
- Cesare Borgia
- Richard III of England
- Marguerite d'Anjou | Margaret of Anjou
- Henry VI of England
- crackfic
- Violence
- Character Death
- Profanity
- Moral Relativism
- Uncivil War
- POV-Original Character
- rampant sociopathic behaviour
- dodgy power dynamics
- dodgy historiography
- gratuitous Shakespeare references
Summary

Nobody talks about the Fifth Annual Hunger Games. There are good reasons for this.

Words:

2,944

Chapters:

1/1

Collections:

1

Comments:

35

Kudos:

140

Bookmarks:

28

Hits:

1559
The most pleasant tale of Lady Bessy by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for lost_spook

15th Century CE RPF
22 Dec 2012
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- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Elizabeth of York
- Henry VIII of England
- Henry VII of England
- Edward IV of England
- Elizabeth Woodville
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Catherine of Aragon
- Character Death
- Murder
- Violence
- epic succession fail
- references to period-accurate underage sex
- Genderswap
- Unexpected Character Survival
- Alternate Universe
- bad chronicle jokes
- art that should exist but sadly does not
Summary

Four titles Elizabeth of York never held, and one she did.

Words:

4,739

Chapters:

1/1

Collections:

1

Comments:

10

Kudos:

17

Bookmarks:

2

Hits:

449
Ivory and Gold by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Vnutrenni

Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
20 Dec 2012
Tags
- Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Ravenna (Snow White and the Huntsman)
- Finn (Snow White and the Huntsman)
- Dubious Consent
- Murder
- Infidelity
- Moral Ambiguity
- dodgy political dealings
- Royalty in Compromising Positions
- rampant classical allusion
- Implied Canonical Sibling Incest
- Obsessive Ageism
Summary

Like a spill of corrupted blood through the veins of history she snaked, forging pathways never before seen, rewriting time itself even as she reflected ever outward a perfect, unchanging beauty.

Words:

7,508

Chapters:

1/1

Collections:

1

Comments:

8

Kudos:

21

Bookmarks:

4

Hits:

277
Lievret regardant, heron passant by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Gehayi

Richard II - Shakespeare, His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
22 Oct 2012
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Richard II of England
- Henry IV of England
- Royalty in Compromising Positions
- Dodgy Kingship Theory
- Crossover
- Uncivil War
- Court Factionalism
- Alternate Universe - Fantasy
- Daemons
Summary

There were no guards to bar Henry of Lancaster and his forces from the gates of Flint Castle.

Words:

548

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

1

Kudos:

7

Bookmarks:

1

Hits:

160
The Three Graces by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for leigh_adams

The Borgias
29 Apr 2012
Tags
- Major Character Death
- Lucrezia Borgia
- Giulia Farnese
- Vannozza dei Cattanei
- Attempted Murder
- Classical References
- Court Factionalism
Summary

When men court destruction, it is the women who must seek renewal. And different sorts of revenge.

Words:

1,215

Chapters:

1/1

Collections:

1

Comments:

6

Kudos:

15

Hits:

329
The Winter of Our Discontent by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire), rosamund

Doctor Who (2005), 15th Century CE RPF, Doctor Who
28 Apr 2012
Tags
- Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
- Edward IV/Jack Harkness
- Tenth Doctor
- Jack Harkness
- Bilis Manger
- Edward IV of England
- Marguerite d'Anjou | Margaret of Anjou
- Cecily Neville: Duchess of York
- Henry VI of England
- Richard Neville Earl of Warwick
- William: Lord Hastings
- Temporary Character Death - Jack Harkness
- Non-Graphic Violence
- Drunkenness
- Implied Relationships
- implied debauchery
- Royalty in Compromising Positions
- bad chronicle jokes
- bad Shakespeare jokes
- Jack Harkness behaving like Jack Harkness
- possibly educational footnotes
Summary

Something is rotten in the state of England...and it's not just the heads mounted above the gates of York. Can the Doctor and Jack solve the mystery and, even more importantly, can they sober up in a land without safe drinking water?

Words:

34,623

Chapters:

3/3

Comments:

1

Kudos:

10

Bookmarks:

7

Hits:

491
Ganymede by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Mithrigil

Stage Beauty (2004)
24 Dec 2011
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Ned Kynaston
- gratuitous Shakespeare quotation
Summary

Ned Kynaston plies his trade.

Words:

797

Chapters:

1/1

Collections:

1

Comments:

3

Kudos:

11

Hits:

238
La belle dame sans merci by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for marketchippie

Henry VI - Shakespeare, Henry VI Part 2 - Shakespeare
23 Dec 2011
Tags
- Major Character Death
- Marguerite d'Anjou/William de la Pole | Margaret of Anjou/William de la Pole
- Marguerite d'Anjou | Margaret of Anjou
- William de la Pole: Duke of Suffolk
- Henry VI of England
- Alternate Reality
- Canonical Character Death
- bad life choices
- Drunkenness
- Infidelity
- Yuletide 2011
- Alternate Universe - Noir
- Moral Relativism
Summary

You know what they say when these sorts of cases come up. The French say it best. Cherchez la femme. La femme fatale.

Words:

1,247

Chapters:

1/1

Collections:

1

Comments:

2

Kudos:

7

Bookmarks:

1

Hits:

428
Juno's Swans by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Ade

Swan Lake (ballet), Lebedínoye Ózero | Swan Lake
22 Dec 2011
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Odette/Prince Siegfried
- Odette
- Odile
- Prince Siegfried
- Misses Clause Challenge
Summary

And wheresoever we went, like Juno's swans, / Still we went coupled and inseparable.

Words:

7,062

Chapters:

1/1

Collections:

2

Comments:

7

Kudos:

14

Bookmarks:

5

Hits:

313
Queen of Sad Mischance by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for coaldustcanary

A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
18 Dec 2011
Tags
- Major Character Death
- Cersei Lannister
- Tyene Sand
- Myrcella Baratheon
- emphasizin ur wimminz
- Uncivil War
- Court Factionalism
- community: asoiaf_exchange
Summary

Above all things, Cersei Lannister is a survivor.

Words:

4,528

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

1

Kudos:

19

Bookmarks:

2

Hits:

5607
Sub rosa by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire)

A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
7 Oct 2011
Tags
- Major Character Death
- Renly Baratheon/Loras Tyrell
- Renly Baratheon/Margaery Tyrell
- Olenna Tyrell
- Margaery Tyrell
- Loras Tyrell
- Petyr Baelish
- Character Death
- Moral Relativism
- Deeply dodgy politics
- references to canonical underage sex
- references to canonical incest
- emphasizin ur wimminz
- Royalty in Compromising Positions
- POV Minor Character
- Court Factionalism
- Uncivil War
Summary

The game of thrones is not the only game in Westeros.

Words:

12,197

Chapters:

1/1

Collections:

1

Comments:

6

Kudos:

45

Bookmarks:

10

Hits:

1890
The sky above us shoots to kill by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for the_alchemist

Henry VI Part 3 - Shakespeare, Henry VI - Shakespeare
13 Sep 2011
Tags
- Graphic Depictions Of Violence
- Major Character Death
- Richard III of England
- Profanity
- Violence
- Drunkenness
- Ableist Language
- period-accurate misogyny
- an excess of (canonical) severed heads
- raging misanthropy
- Alternate Universe
- Alternate Universe - Western
Summary

Father used to say the rules were different west of the Mississippi. He wasn't wrong.

Words:

1,281

Chapters:

1/1

Comments:

1

Kudos:

2

Hits:

24
All Soul's Day by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for highfantastical

Richard II - Shakespeare
13 Sep 2011
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Richard II/Robert de Vere
- Anne of Bohemia/Richard II
- Richard II of England
- Anne of Bohemia Queen of England
- Robert de Vere Duke of Ireland
- Pretentiousness
- horrible exam questions
- academics behaving like academics
- Robert de Vere's tongue
- Pre-Canon
- Alternate Universe - College/University
- Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
Summary

Richard Bordeaux sits the All Souls Fellowship Exam. Chaos ensues.

Words:

2,476

Chapters:

1/1

Collections:

1

Hits:

47
Nothing Gold Can Stay by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for angevin2

Richard II - Shakespeare
25 Jun 2011
Tags
- No Archive Warnings Apply
- Richard II/Isabella of Valois
- Richard II/Duke of Aumerle
- Richard II of England
- The Queen (Richard II)
- Duke of Aumerle (Richard II)
- Henry IV of England
- Epic Legal Fail (Chancery)
- Gratuitous Quotation
- References to Drug Use
- bad life choices
- Alternate Universe - Historical
- Alternate Universe - Victorian
Summary

Edward York makes a deal with the devil.

Words:

2,841

Chapters:

1/1

Collections:

1

Kudos:

2

Bookmarks:

1

Hits:

389

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Queen of Swords by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Selena

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Crown of every work well done by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Miss M (missm)

Les Misérables - All Media Types, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo | Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas

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A Spell of Deduction by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire), Winter_of_our_Discontent

Sherlock (TV), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms

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Pickled Red Herring by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Gileonnen

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To Take is Not to Give by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire)

Richard III - Shakespeare, Henry VI Part 3 - Shakespeare

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This Keen Encounter by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for the_alchemist

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The Sticking Place by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for the_alchemist

15th Century CE RPF, Hunger Games Series - All Media Types

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The most pleasant tale of Lady Bessy by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for lost_spook

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Ivory and Gold by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Vnutrenni

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Lievret regardant, heron passant by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Gehayi

Richard II - Shakespeare, His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman

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The Three Graces by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for leigh_adams

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The Winter of Our Discontent by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire), rosamund

Doctor Who (2005), 15th Century CE RPF, Doctor Who

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Ganymede by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Mithrigil

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La belle dame sans merci by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for marketchippie

Henry VI - Shakespeare, Henry VI Part 2 - Shakespeare

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Juno's Swans by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for Ade

Swan Lake (ballet), Lebedínoye Ózero | Swan Lake

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Queen of Sad Mischance by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for coaldustcanary

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Sub rosa by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire)

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The sky above us shoots to kill by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for the_alchemist

Henry VI Part 3 - Shakespeare, Henry VI - Shakespeare

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All Soul's Day by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for highfantastical

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Nothing Gold Can Stay by La Reine Noire (lareinenoire) for angevin2

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