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 "You think you know a story, but you only know how it ends. To get to the heart of the story, you have to go back to the beginning." - King Henry VIII |
King Henry Tudor VIII was one of the most influential and ruthless kings in England's history. He was often influenced and misguided by the council of his court. Some of his accomplishments could either be considered great, or just the opposite. Due to the corruption of the people closest to himself, he killed many innocents without remorse in the name of religion. He destroyed churches and monasteries during the English Reformation. Although his intentions were good, wanting to use the money he gained from stripping down buildings of worship to give back to his people, it didn't end that way. King Henry VIII was also well known for having gone through six wives during his reign from 1509-1547. One of these wives would be the start of it all. Something the realm would soon call, "The Great Matter."
"The Great Matter," was really just an excuse. Henry was in a piss poor mood over not being granted a divorce to his wife, Catherine of Aragon, so that he could marry a girl named Anne Boleyn. This lead to England's great reformation. Henry wanted to become head of church in England so that he could divorce Catherine himself. He succeeded. He was exiled from Rome and the Vatican. People either stayed Catholic and loyal to the church despite Henry VIII's hatred for the religion, or became reformers. These reformers were Lutheran. The Lutheran's wanted churches and monasteries destroyed. They believed priests and cardinals alike should marry if they pleased, and that to pray to god you did not have to go to church. There were, of course, the people who were undecided, but they kept quiet on the matter. Eventually King Henry started executing people left and right for continuing to follow the Catholic church, and later he ended up executing the people who told him he should reform.
Aside from just great romances and courting amongst the population, there were also great wars and rebellions. You will find both of these things in the game!
~Tudors is AU. AU stands for alternate universe, which means not everything will be acccurate or by the books in history. A few things might be added, or subtracted, depending on the request of the game's members. We allow you the freedom to create and write your own history. ~Tudors begins in the year 1515, when Henry VIII first lays eyes upon Anne Boleyn. He's been on the throne for six years and is married to Queen Catherine of Aragon. He has not yet mentioned divorce to her, but his council members are aware of his desire to do so. He's had the opportunity once more to invade France with the Holy Roman Emperor, but Henry has declined. Instead he wants build an alliance with the French, so that he may turn on Charles V.
If you have not watched the series, but love medieval games or are somewhat aware of some of the history around the Tudor era, you are more than welcome to join us! We have made a few changes to give you more creative freedom as a writer. Some of these changes include allowing/changing choice of pbs in the show, and first name changes unless otherwise noted. We also openly accept original characters! We plan on playing this out and lasting quite a while, so please plan on being a committed member. Thank you for stopping by. We hope to see you in court soon!
If you need a list of historical characters or names to inspire you, please visit the references page. Please remember you can change the pb of any character you'd like as long as their icons can look remotely historical. If they don't have any historical icons you can use close up icons (yes, we don't hate). Everyone is also entitled to a first name change to make things feel more original. In hindsight we're following history more than the show and making it our own.
This game will only have three subcomms: ic, ooc, and threading. Because of our highly adult themes, we're asking that your characters are no younger than 16 years of age. We will be taking holds as of now. You are not restricted to season one characters, but if you are going to hold or join as someone who comes later in the series please be aware that they will be mere citizens and hold no noble titles until the King says otherwise or they are noted as such on the site. Lastly, there will be no storylines community for ~Tudors. We want to force you all to have to communicate with each other and interact, or maybe even develop your character relationships IC.
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