#Sims4TudorCC

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Prince Henry of England and La Baronesa Juanita Cortés of Spain are married.

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Although it is late in his life, the king is happy to hear that his wife is expecting. As his son Henry gets older, he’s started to have doubts about his ability to rule...he seems that he might be a bit mad...so Gerold figures there’s no harm in having another child, just in case. He just hopes it’s a boy.

However, Queen Daisy sadly suffers a miscarriage. But, after she’d had time to grieve, and to heal, she and Gerold decide to try, try again.

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Life goes on at the Meyer farm. Isaiah’s son Elijah ages up into a very handsome teen. He’s too good-looking to be a peasant! Maybe he needs to make a noblewoman fall for him...

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Henry proposes to Juanita, who accepts. They tell the king and queen, who give them their blessing.

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Queen Daisy can’t sleep due to morning sickness. Princess Bathilde can’t sleep because she’s anxious about the expectation everyone has of her to choose a husband. Ronald and Anne are happily married, and Prince Henry begins to show interest in the beautiful, charming and accomplished Juanita.

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The royals invite some neighbors to dinner, and Bathilde makes it a point to really get to know Zachariah, still unsure of who she wants to marry. Anne trains her replacement.

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At the castle, Juanita entertains the family with singing and then later sits with Princess Bathilde as she writes her letters. Queen Daisy tells her husband she’s expecting again!

At the Meyer Farm, Ronald proposes to Anne. She accepts and makes plans to leave her position at the castle and move into a little cottage with her husband after their marriage.

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Back at the Meyer homestead, the farm is lovely in the sunrise, and is getting more profitable every day! Isaiah is finally better after a long illness, and is enjoying being married again. His brother Ronald is still there, helping out. One day, after selling some produce, he goes into the tavern to have an ale, and the tavern owner died right in front of him. It wasn’t pleasant, but he did meet a young lady named Anne, a servant at the royal castle. They bonded over the death they witnessed, and he comforted her. He asked if he could see her again, and she said yes.

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Bathilde writes regularly to Reginald, as promised, but also continues to receive Zachariah at the castle regularly. She still likes him, but does not feel the stirring of passions she felt in the gardens with Reginald. However, she wonders: how important is passion in a marriage? Perhaps her instincts are misleading her...

Reginald writes her that his father Cassian has finally passed, after a long illness, and that he is now the head of household (Cinra passed years ago). He and his siblings, Isabella and Charles, will be heading home in a few months, and he wants to stop on the way to spend Christmas at Ashdown Castle. The king and queen happily agree and the plan is set. However, Christmas is still so far away. Bathilde does not know how she will feel then - but she’s looking forward to seeing her cousins.

The castle gains a new resident - La Baronesa Juanita Cortés, of the Spanish court - the newest lady-in-waiting at Ashdown Castle.

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The royals have family staying over, since they were passing Ashdown Castle on their journey, and Bathilde is soon, at her father’s insistence, getting to know her cousin Reginald. They soon drift away from the others, walking through the gardens. At first, she is set against getting to know him better. She wants to choose her own destiny. But they soon connect and they end up talking and laughing for hours. When Bathilde realizes how late it is and how long they’ve been gone, she says they must get back to the others quickly. Reginald smiles.

“We must continue on our journey tomorrow,” he says. “But when we arrive, I will send you my direction. Will you write me?”

Bathilde lowers her head and blushes a little. 

“But won’t it be improper? To have a correspondence with you?”

Reginald smiles, because now he knows she is feeling what he’s feeling.

“No. We are cousins, after all, are we not?

Bathilde nods. “Then, yes, Cousin Reginald. I will write you.”

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When they realize that their daughter Princess Bathilde has begun a flirtation with Zachariah Whitlock, the son of some nearby nobles, King Gerold and Queen Daisy have a talk with her in the gardens about her future. They talk about the possibility of an arranged marriage to strengthen unity among kingdoms. However, as they were able to make a love match, they of course would like that for their daughter, if possible. Gerold mentions he’d love to see her marry her first cousin (well, half-first cousin) Reginald (Cassian’s son), so they could re-unite the two parts of the family, officially. And he thinks he’d make her happy. Bathilde promises to think about it, but is still leaning toward Zachariah, who is the first man who’s she ever taken a fancy to. Later on that night, Bathilde perfoms at the organ and harp for her parents and younger brother Henry.

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Tudor/Renaissance/Elizabethan CC

Here is the link to the google doc that shows where I got my CC for this era. Enjoy!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QNnwZAYWRtW5hK8t-pWJVVNzpT-5QkyMyHF-vN_pbgw/edit?usp=sharing

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The Royal House of Ashdown rolls right on into the Tudor period, and they embrace the big fashion. King Gerold, who was born a peasant and still is a king of the people, remains the most toned-down and down-to-earth member of the family.