I’ve enjoyed so many of these it seems only fair to create my own! Cast your mind back, if you will, to Tudor England…
He year is 1509, and a young King Henry VIII has just ascended the throne. But far more exciting to your main character is her own recent marriage!
Chose her name and her husband’s from this list (middle names weren’t really a thing but don’t let that stop you coming up with combos!): https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2013/05/terrifically-tudor.html
… and their surnames from this list: Faire Names for English Folk: Surnames
Her new husband is of a wealthier background than her own, working in London as a…
Bookbinder
Goldsmith
Lawyer
Armourer
Financier
Apothecary
He is…
26
22
25
27
24
23
Is this his first marriage?
Even, yes; Odd, no
If it is not his first marriage, you can chose his first wife’s name from the original list. The poor woman sadly died of…
Falling down the stairs
A bear-bating gone wrong
A cold
Fire
Smallpox
A cart accident
Does he have a surviving child from his first marriage?
Even, yes; Odd, no
If you roll another even number, his surviving child is a daughter; if odd, a son.
Chose their name from here: Tudor Names Are Rich in History | Nameberry.
Less than a year into their marriage, have your new husband and wife had a child already?
Even, yes; Odd, no
If you roll another even number, their child is a daughter; if odd, a son.
Chose their name from here: Tudor Names Are Rich in History | Nameberry.
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f] is very excited to have married her new husband [name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] Petley. She is from a very poor family and her life is set to drastically improved now she has married a successful financer! As soon as the married, [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] moved into his lovely home in [name_f]London[/name_f], very different to the small town she grew up in! They can’t wait to start a family soon.
The year is 1509, and a young [name_m]King[/name_m] [name_m]Henry[/name_m] VIII has just ascended the throne. [name_m]Edward[/name_m] Highgate has just married [name_f]Alice[/name_f] [name_m]Church[/name_m], after being widowed by his first wife [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] [name_m]Norris[/name_m], who died in a cart accident. [name_m]Edward[/name_m] had no children from his first marriage, and although after a year of marriage [name_f]Alice[/name_f] is still not pregnant, they hope that this marriage will be blessed with many children.
DW: [name_f]Thomasin[/name_f] (Harwood) [name_m]Godfrey[/name_m]
DH: [name_m]William[/name_m] [name_m]Godfrey[/name_m] (24, armourer) - his first wife [name_f]Anne[/name_f], died in a fire
[name_f]Constance[/name_f] [name_f]Magdalen[/name_f] [name_m]Carlyle[/name_m] has married [name_m]Charles[/name_m] [name_m]Valentine[/name_m] [name_m]Bishop[/name_m]!
[name_m]Charles[/name_m] was married previously, but his first wife, [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] [name_f]Taylor[/name_f] died after falling down the stairs. [name_m]Charles[/name_m] has a 5 year old daughter from [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_m]Wilmot[/name_m] Amphelisia [name_m]Bishop[/name_m].