Required Entrance for Participation For Golden Swan
Required
Persona Development
The story of Christiana Elizabeth Constable from her birth date to 1593 covering her two marriages, two funerals: Her first child to known as David from her husband William who died of sickness: Her second marriage a daughter Anne and a son Richard who died at five at the estate at Beverley, Yorkshire, England. The lost of her second husband do to a hunting accident. The inheritance she had received from her husbands, and her travel to Appledore to see her son David.
Calligraphy
Writing skills, and the language of England.
Everyday life
Christiana’s everyday events during the summer, and winter: Religion, the church Christiana went to: Holidays, and attention to monies and social, merchant structure.
Costuming
The apparel law; how it affects Christiana’s life. Types of textiles and weave, and color dyes of textiles, jewelry, hairstyles, makeup, and clothing patterns.
Needlework – Embellishments
Long cross arm stitch, crewel stitch, and beadwork.
Skills and Technology
Landlady, from inheritance from William; relief carving skills from both William and Kasper the reeve of the estate, and selling of textiles under John’s watchful eyes.
Courtesy and Etiquette Behavior
Etiquette as set by the rules of the SCA.
Food
Types of foods, meals, spices, and menus, drink; Includes the Hunter’s feast for John along with the receipts for those that wish to make the food.
Optional
The Golden Swan Candidate must select four options out of six.
Games and pastimes
The games that Christiana and her late husband would play. This section is broken into two sections – indoor and outdoor. Indoor game will be chess, and Christiana, which allows her to show off her woodcarving skills, will supply the props. The outdoor game will be an archery hunt known as bow and stable hunt. Other outdoor activities are cover, but do to mundane laws will not be staged. These are the bear baiting, and falconry.
Survival Techniques
Rapier - as per SCA rules.
Inspiration
This section deals with a lord to fight for the candidate. As this may be of some difficulty to find a lord a second substitute can be arrange known as bardic. Please see special notes for the bardic category dealing with Christiana’s difficulties in memory work. The shire will have to provide a lord to fight for the Lady Christiana.
Habitat
This is an extension of Christiana’s persona and everyday life, with the added information on weather, the City of London, and where she currently resides, and a few of her pastimes. Description of the estate is also given know as the Manor of Pheasant Hollow.
Note: Although note selected as an option, these were to her available during her life, and to complete the persona they were included.
Bardic
Although not selected, because of memory difficulties, Christiana would consider this as an option if allowed to use a prop, and a bit of acting. This would be used in substitution of the option Inspiration.
Dance
A lady of her wealth would know of a few dances, but in mundane life, she has no dance partner to practice these steps. Christiana does have the music and the cheat sheets for these dances, however at this time do to no partner will not perform this as an option. The dance steps are included in this section, to help round off the persona of Christiana Elizabeth Constable.
Time Line 1540 to 1593
Documentation for
Christiana Elizabeth Constable
Born September 17th 1540 of the Gregorian Calendar
At Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Married twice
First husband – William (passed away do to illness)
Second husband – John Willard (passed away do to hunting accident)
Society Class – Wealthy lady of the upper Merchant Class
Children
One child David – born to William (alive – living in Kent in 1593)
Second child Anne – born to John Willard (alive – living in London, married 1593)
Third child Richard – born to John Willard (passed away 5 years after birth sickness)
Contents of the Documentation of Christiana Elizabeth Constable
Required
Chapter 1: Persona Creation: [required]
Chapter 2: Calligraphy: [required]
Chapter 3: Everyday Life [required]
Chapter 4: Costuming [required]
Chapter 5: Needlework – Embellishments [required]
Chapter 6: Skills and Technology [required]
Chapter 7: Courtesy and Etiquette in the SCA [required]
Chapter 8: Food [required]
Options
Chapter 9: Games and Pastimes [optional]
Chapter 10: Survival Techniques [optional]
Chapter 11: Inspirational Behavior [optional]
Chapter 12: Habitat [optional]
Summary:
Biography of Christiana Elizabeth Constable in Short
Time Line 1540 to 1593
To round off Christiana’s story Dance and Bardic Entertainment [optional]
Credits and Acknowledgements
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