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Sam's Elizabethan Project
SamiKat
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England in the Year 1588
This ongoing historical project began as a gift for my good friend, Idontrcall, who was the chosen "victim" for the March 2014 Flash Mob. It will be comprised of 12 sim households in the Elizabethan World of 1588.
For appropriate worlds in which to play these sims, I recommend either Dragon Valley or the gorgeous Côtes d'Ambonnay created by xSorcier and Reach, which has beautiful homes for this period and a bank of historically-appropriate sims, though it is technically French rather than English: http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/717032.page
~ Sam (originally March 8, 2014)
REVISED AND UPDATED November 17, 2014
Household 1: Queen Elizabeth I, Christopher Hatton, three Maids of Honour & two gardeners - http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/11833453/#Comment_11833453
Household 2: Lord Charles Howard of Effingham Family – http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/11833459/#Comment_11833459
Household 3: Robert Dudley Family – http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/11833463/#Comment_11833463
Household 4: Sir Walter Raleigh - http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/11833469/#Comment_11833469
Household 5: Robert Devereux – http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/11833471/#Comment_11833471
Household 6: Edmund Spenser Family (pending)
Household 7: Lord Admiral Thomas Howard Family (pending)
Household 8: Sir Francis Walsingham Family (pending)
Household 9: Henry Vavasour Family (pending)
Household 10: Shakespeare Family – http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/11833484/#Comment_11833484
Household 11: John Dee Family – http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/comment/11833486/#Comment_11833486
Household 12: Sir Edward Kelly and Jane (pending)
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It is early summer in the year of 1588. Queen Elizabeth is in the 30th year of her reign. The Spanish Armada has just set sail on May 28th with 130 ships and 30,000 men, heading for the English Channel. The first battle between the English and Spanish off Plymouth has yet to take place, though the English will win under the command of Lord Charles Howard of Effingham and Sir Francis Drake.
So much will change this year for Elizabeth. She is growing tired and worn by middle age, but she has much spirit left within her. Soon old friends and favorites will die, the young nobles at court will test her authority and the world will never be the same for Bess, the Virgin Queen.
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Elizabeth Tudor, Queen Elizabeth I of England (55)
Queen Elizabeth
Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor [48]
Lord Hatton
Elizabeth "Bess" Throckmorton, Maid of Honor (23)
Elizabeth Trentham, Maid of Honor (29)
Anne Hopton, Maid of Honor (27)
Maids of Honor
George Hobson (60s)
John Tradescant, Assistant Gardener (20s)
Gardeners
In terms of staff and servants, I added only gardeners to the queen's household as maids, butlers and chefs are available with the base game, the Late Night EP and the Business as Usual Bistro, respectively.
Elizabeth I - Household 1 download link
A couple of pictures of Household 1 in formal wear
Lord Charles Howard of Effingham, Lord High Admiral, 1st Early of Nottingham (52) - cousin of Elizabeth I and Anne Boleyn; first cousin twice removed to Lord Admiral Thomas Howard
Traits: Ambitious, Athletic, Genius, Lucky, Shmoozer
Lifetime Wish: Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous
Catherine (Carey) Howard, Countess of Nottingham (41) - lady-in-waiting (maid of honour), cousin and best friend of Elizabeth; (not to be confused with Catherine Howard who had been one of Henry VIII's wives; or her contemporary Katherine Knyvett Howard, wife of Thomas Howard and future Countess of Suffolk.)
Traits: Charismatic, Diva, Family Oriented, Good Sense of Humor, Social Butterfly
Lifetime Wish: Super Popular
Frances Howard (teen)
Traits: Diva, Social Butterfly, Over-Emotional, Animal Lover
William Howard (11)
Traits: Ambitious, bookworm, friendly
Charles Howard (Jr) (9)
Traits: Athletic, Daredevil, Genius
Lord Charles Howard - Household 2 download link
Wikipedia article about Lord Charles Howard of Effingham: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Howard,_1st_Earl_of_Nottingham
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester (56) - nobleman and 1st favorite of Elizabeth
Traits: Rebellious, Irresistible, Ambitious, Charismatic, Flirty
Lifetime Wish: CEO of a Mega Corporation
Dudley was perhaps the most famous of Elizabeth's favorites. He died later in the year 1588. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dudley,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester
Lettice (Knollys) Dudley (45) - mother of Robert Devereux; banished from court after her secret marriage to Dudley was discovered and Elizabeth threw a jealous rage
Traits: Over-Emotional, Flirty Hotheaded, Insane, Diva
Lifetime Wish: Gold Digger
Lettice was certainly a bit scandalous in her day. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lettice_Knollys
Robert Dudley (Jr) (14) - illegitimate son of Robert Dudley and Lady Douglas Sheffield (sister of Charles Howard); inherited upon his father's death in 1588 and his uncle's death in 1590; became an explorer and naval commander; later knighted; friend of Robert Devereux
Traits: Adventurous, Brave, Sailor, Athletic
Despite his illegitimacy, Robert Dudley (Jr.) inherited the bulk of his father's estates at a young age and then went on to live an exciting, adventurous and successful life. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Dudley_(explorer)
Dudley Family - Household 3 download link
Sir Walter Raleigh (34) - explorer, soldier, writer and one of Elizabeth's favorites.
Traits: Brave, Adventurous, Loves the Outdoors, Sailor, Bookworm
Lifetime Wish: Grand Explorer
Wikipedia's article on this fascinating man: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh - Household 4 download link
(Please ignore the embarrassing typos in the Exchange description. I don't feel like it's worth re-uploading him just to fix them. XD)
Robert Devereux, Master of the Horse (23) - nobleman, politician, future general; son of Lettice Dudley
Traits: Charismatic, Athletic, Genius, Adventurous, Rebellious
Lifetime Wish: Perfect Mind, Perfect Body
Robert Devereux eventually replaced his stepfather, Robert Dudley as Elizabeth's favorite and was definitely in her good graces in 1588, but his charm and eloquence was marred by blind ambition and overconfidence. He underestimated the Queen, gave into his rebellious tendencies and landed on the wrong side of the powerful Robert Cecil. After several missteps, he was executed for treason. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Devereux,_2nd_Earl_of_Essex
Robert Devereux - Household 5 download link
Edmund Spenser (36) - soon to become a famous poet, who was also famous for antagonizing the Queen's secretary, Lord Burghley, which certainly cost him money and influence. Spenser was friends with Raleigh and had worked for Dudley. In 1588, he was likely in the process of writing the first three books of the "Faerie Queen" and the "Letters of the Authors to Raleigh," both published in 1590. Spenser divided his time between England and Ireland, where he supposedly wrote his poems under the tree in North Cork later known as "Spenser's Oak."
Machabyas (Childe) Spenser (27)- Spenser's first wife, who soon died, possibly this year of 1588, and he later remarried Elizabeth Boyle.
Sylvanus Spenser [8]
Katherine Spenser (6)
Lord Admiral Thomas Howard (22) - recently knighted and soon to be 1st Earl of Suffolk; first cousin twice removed to Lord Charles Howard
Katherine (Knyvett) Howard (24) - a noted beauty; soon to be Countess of Suffolk; niece of Margaret Knyvett Vavasour
Theophilus [8]
Elizabeth (7)
Robert (4)
Gertrude (3)
William (2)
Thomas (1)
Katherine was likely pregnant with her daughter, Catherine, at this time, who later married William Cecil. Thomas and Katherine had 14 children in total!
Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State (56) - Known as Elizabeth's "spymaster," he will soon meet his maker in 1590.
Ursula (St. Barbe), Lady Walsingham (40s)
Frances Walsingham (21) - lady-in-waiting to Elizabeth; recent widow of Philip Sidney (d. 1586); soon to marry Robert Devereux in 1590
Elizabeth Sidney (3) - daughter of Frances and Philip Sidney
Nota bene: The Vavasour offspring were colorful and rather ignoble characters of their era. I could not leave them out of this project!
Henry Vavasour (51)
Margaret (Knyvett) Vavasour (51) - Katherine Knyvett Howard's aunt
Anne Vavasour (23) - Had been a Maid of Honour for Elizabeth in 1580 before giving birth in the maiden's chamber at court to the illegitimate son of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford in 1581. She had then been locked in the Tower with her child, but released by 1588, at which point she resumed the affair with the married Earl. She then married a sea captain in 1590, but soon became the mistress to Sir Henry Lee, as well, and had a second illegitimate child.
Frances Vavasour (10) - became Maid of Honour for Elizabeth in 1590; then became romantically involved with Robert Dudley (Jr) in 1591 before secretly marrying Sir Thomas Shirley and infuriating the queen, who always hated secret marriages
Edward Vere (7) - illegitimate son of Anne Vavasour and Edward de Vere
(The older 28-year-old son, Thomas, was a captain in the Netherlands at this time. Like his younger sisters, he was known for his amorous dalliances. I may end up adding him to this household for kicks.)
William Shakespeare (24)- "Only one man in ten thousand is good in this world" ~ Hamlet
Traits: Bookworm, Artistic, Dramatic, Genius, Good Sense of Humor
Lifetime Wish: Professional Author
Anne (Hathaway) Shakespeare (32)
Traits: Good, Easily Impressed, Hopeless Romantic, Shy, Nurturing
Lifetime Wish: Fairytale Finder
Susanna Shakespeare (5)
Traits: Good, Artistic, Friendly
Hamnet Shakespeare (3)
Traits: Artistic, Athletic
Judith Shakespeare (3)
Traits: Good, Artistic
Hamnet and Judith were twins. Hamnet died at age 11.
Shakespeare Family - Household 10 download link
John Dee (61) - adviser to the queen, astronomer, alchemist and supernaturalist, to name just a few of his many pastimes
Traits: Eccentric, Genius, Bookworm, Supernatural Fan, Natural Born Performer
Lifetime Wish: Alchemy Artisan
Jane (Fromond) Dee (33)- Dee's MUCH younger wife
Traits: Eccentric, Born Saleswoman, Charismatic, Supernatural Fan, Schmoozer
Lifetime Wish: Celebrity Psychic
Arthur Dee (9) - followed in his father's rather strange and fascinating footsteps
Traits: Supernatural Fan, Bookworm, Eccentric
Theodore Dee (7) - perhaps the secret son of Sir Edward Kelley? Died in childhood of the plague.
Traits: Supernatural Fan, Artistic, Virtuoso
Madinia Dee (5) - may have died later of the plague
Traits: Shy, Good, Cat Lover
(There were eight children in total, some of whom may have later died during the plague)
(In 1588, John Dee was in Bohemia, now the Czech Republic, doing spiritual research and "magical investigations" with Sir Edward Kelly. Kelly had proposed wife-swapping and said that the angels had told him to do it. He called it "cross-matching." Apparently, Dee went through with it, but dissolved the Bohemian spiritual conferences and his relationship with Kelly soon after.)
Wikipedia article for John Dee: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dee
A few cultural references to John Dee from Wikipedia are worth noting:
John Dee Family - Household 11 download link
Sir Edward Kelly (33) - (aka Edward Talbot) occultist and alchemist who accompanied Dee on his spiritual odysseys in Europe and became rather rich for awhile by convincing Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, King Stefan of Poland and Vilem Rožmberk, Lord Rosenberg of Bohemia that he could convert metal to gold -- that is until he was imprisoned when he couldn't make the magic.
Jane (Cooper) Kelly (25)
And? Your point is?
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
I can not wait to see more of this!!!
I just counted and there are 50 sims among the 12 households. :shock: (That should pad my li'l studio by a healthy margin before I'm done.) Elizabeth is now finished and tolerated her photoshoot, though just barely as she seems to be a bit moody - so there's one down and 49 to go. (She was probably that way with her portrait artists, too.) I will add some pictures of her tomorrow, though I will not upload her until the remainder of her household is complete.
The most important thing is that I hope to make Lala happy and provide any interested simmers with some fun characters to mess around with by summer.
Done!! Lala is happy, very happy!!
Your Elizabeth I is stunning. I put one together for that survivor contest where I ended up doing Marilyn Monroe because my Elizabeth was severely lacking. Yours, my dear Sam, is gorgeous! You know I have this book marked and will be checking frequently -- but you know where to reach me if you add something new
I love this sooo much!! Thank you!!!
http://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/817478/hello-come-and-introduce-yourself
http://tinyurl.com/OneRoomOneWeek
http://tinyurl.com/rosemow
My Showcase thread https://forums.thesims.com/en_US/discussion/948861/rosemow-s-rooms-showcase
I was intrigued by what you said on the FM thread
Glad Lala is happy already! Off to a good start I see,
and BRITISH history you say..?
~YellowJane~