#tudors.admin

[tudorhqs]

Hello everyone! 

Unfortunately, we come with some less than happy news. It has been decided between the admins that, for the time being, TudorHQs will be going on an indefinite hiatus. Personal issues and lack of time to devote to running Tudors have become increasingly challenging for us, and we feel that to run the group at a limited capacity is unfair to the members - new, old, and prospective. We want to be able to truly respect and value the time and energy everyone has put into the characters, and we feel we can’t adequately do so when we both have other circumstances getting in the way. 

Our hope is that we will eventually be able to return to this group with a new vigor and give it the attention and love that it and everyone involved truly deserve! But until that time, we will unfortunately have to put the main on what will at the very least be an extended hiatus.

However, we will allow and encourage current members to continue writing amongst each other if they so wish, and to continue interacting OOC as they would like - Tudors always has been a great community, with some who have been part of it for the whole time the group has been open, and we are beyond grateful that this closeness endures even now.

In closing, we just want to say thank you, to everyone who has been a part of the journey in making this roleplay what it is - all of you who have applied or shown interest, or helped us shape the plot, or had any involvement at all. We love and appreciate the roles everyone has played, and thank everyone from the bottom of our hearts for the continued love, support, and patience you have shown to the admins as we have navigated some personal challenges.

If there are any questions, feel free to IM the main or send an ask off anon - we will not post anything on the main, but will still have eyes on it from time to time! We will definitely update here as soon as we can, especially when we know for sure when and if Tudors will return - but until then, thank you again!

- Admins Solo & Clau

[tudorhqs]

Hello all! Thank you once again for your continued patience with the admin team as we have worked to get everything in order for our very exciting plot jump - we are glad to hear that you are excited as we are about this update in our story!

We are thrilled to inform you that this plot event - and therefore the overall change in our timeline - will begin tomorrow, Sunday, February 10, at 12 PM (noon) EST.

For a tiny teaser of what this event will entail, take a peek under the cut below! A full plot post, which will explain everything further, will be posted when the event starts tomorrow. Thank you for being the best members around!

Please like this post to confirm that you’ve seen it!

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1538.

Henry IX has been King of England for just over two years, and his reign has thus far been one of moderate conflict. Religious tensions have continued to divide the young King’s land, but the blows have been minimal, and Henry and his council have managed to appease both sides to maintain a tenuous peace. Life, it seems, moves on, and the people of England find their pace under the ninth Henry’s reign.

However, in the spring, an announcement is made which catches all of England by surprise, and to some, incites rage:

His Majesty, King Henry the Ninth, by the Grace of God, King of England and France, Defender of the Faith, Lord of Ireland, announces his betrothal to Her Highness Christina, the Princess of Denmark, before the eyes of God and of all the people of England.

[tudorhqs]

Hello all! We apologise that things have been a bit quiet on our end but we’re hopeful that the plot drop we have in the works will make up for that. We wanted to send out a word of warning to prospective applicants or current members seeking to apply for another character that we are currently planning a time jump, so we would caution you all to wait a few days before doing so, so that you are not caught unawares by the changes that will be implemented in the coming week. As always, we welcome you to approach us with any questions you might have, although we respectfully ask that you postpone any event related questions until after our detailed explanatory post has been published. Happy Friday, courtiers – we can’t wait to share everything with you!

[tudorhqs]

Hello, all! 

As you’ve surely seen, Admin Clau has stepped down from her muses for the time being to focus more on some real life issues, which I wish her the best with! However, she will still be working alongside me on the main, especially with the more behind-the-scenes portion of the work.

Just for some quick housekeeping - info about opening the applications for King Henry and the Queen-to-be Christina will be coming this weekend, so do keep your eyes peeled.

There will also be an activity check this coming Sunday - we’ve been pretty generous with activity checks because we ourselves have been busy, but now that things are adjusting, we will be taking these into account again. If you have any questions or concerns when it comes to your own activity, please contact either the main or message me on Discord, and I will do anything I can to help out!

We also want to remind everyone we have a co-admin application and although we haven’t been advertising it very much lately, it’s open and available!

Best to you all! I should be around and active on the main for the better part of my evening, and the inbox is always open as ever to questions, feedback, or applications!

[tudorhqs]

Hello everyone - thank you so much for your enthusiasm about our plot update. We’re loving seeing all of the tasks and everyone’s reactions, and can’t wait to see more!

To get things really jump started with this event, as we usually do, we will allow open posting of starters from now (roughly 10:30 PM EST on the 10th) until the end of the day (11:59 PM EST) tomorrow, the 11th. We definitely encourage you to get posting and chatting as part of this new plot.

We’re logging off for the night, but our ask box and messages are always open for questions, comments, or new applications!

[tudorhqs]

Hello, everyone! A few tiny housekeeping notes:

We will be doing our next activity check on Sunday (January 6) as we get out of the holidays and back to our usual schedule. So try to be active in the upcoming days, or contact us if you need a hiatus and haven’t already arranged one with us!

Speaking of activity, it’s been pointed out that with the lapse in activity because of the holiday celebrations, the starters in the tag are a bit outdated. To that end, we will allow open starter posting without previous replies from now (roughly 4:00 PM EST) to the same time tomorrow (January 4), so for the next 24 hours feel free to post an open! That said, please do keep an eye out for other starters that could use more notes and reply to them, as we want everyone to feel included!

Finally, a plot drop related to our Reclusive King event is in the works - we appreciate your patience with the lack of movement on that, since the holidays and Admin Clau’s continuing recovery have slowed things down a bit. We haven’t forgotten, though, and there will be updates, so do keep your eyes peeled! Also don’t forget there are tasks with that event post, and we encourage you to complete those if you feel so inclined!

[tudorhqs]

Hello everyone! Just a quick note - Admin Clau and I are both quite busy at the moment with our respective real life activities, so apologies for the quietness on the main and around the group. Also, since many of our members are on hiatuses at the moment and the holidays and New Year are nipping at our heels, it’s decided that there will not be any activity check this week. We understand many of you will be traveling or simply busy, even if not celebrating, so no need to worry! We may do one next Sunday, but it will have to be considered and we’ll let you know.

Things are slowed down with the holidays, but we are definitely still around and will keep our eyes on the main to answer questions and accept new apps!

Lots of love!

[tudorhqs]

After the events of Valentine’s Day, life in the court of Henry IX has settled into business as usual. Court is bustling, and time is marching on. 

It is now the month of March, and to the relief of all in the court, spring is finally on the horizon. The season of Lent has begun, and with the religious observances, the tensions between varying factions at court are beginning to make themselves known. Reformers and staunch supporters of the Catholic faith alike are fighting to get into the King’s good graces, and it is only a matter of time before these tensions come to a tipping point....

Be on the lookout soon for new events and more to reflect the change in seasons! 

A few notes on how the Tudor court would have observed Lent:

The days leading up to Lent would have featured feasting and celebrations once again - lots of rich foods, tournaments, plays, and more. This period is called Shrovetide, and occurs on the Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday prior to Lent.

Lent is a 40 day period (not including Sundays), which lasts from Ash Wednesday, which is on March 1 in 1536, to Easter Sunday, which is on April 16.

During Lent, courtiers are required to have restricted diets, as an observance of fasting. Rich foods are restricted and fish is served at meals in place of meat.

Other self-denials are also encouraged. Sexual relations between couples, even those who are married, are forbidden.

In churches, the nave (where the visiting churchgoers would be seated) and the chancel (the front of the church, where the altar can be found) would be separated by a veil, and other adornments would be covered in cloth, to symbolize hiding of the way to salvation. These coverings will remain in place until the Wednesday before Easter.

Both religious and other authorities will be watching to make sure these rules are followed - so if you dare to break them, make sure you don’t get caught!

If there are any questions or comments, please feel free to let us know. Feel free to put up starters or begin new plots!

[tudorhqs]

+1 WANTED CONNECTION 

MARY TUDOR ( our lotte verbeek faceclaim ) is looking for their HUSBAND, PHILIP (FELIPE), INFANTE OF SPAIN, who looks like michiel huisman, francois arnaud, aneurin barnard, UTP. you DO NOT need to contact them prior to applying [but you may if you’d like!] ( Philip is the oldest son and therefore heir of Charles V of Spain, and Mary’s husband. They’ve been married for at least eight years, and have no children [yet, anyway!]. The marriage was an arranged one, but whether or not it’s a happy marriage is totally up to chemistry! )

[tudorhqs]

Hi everyone - we wanted to clarify a few points since there has been some confusion regarding our starter rule and update it a little to make things fair for everyone

We are asking that everyone who posts a new open starter respond to at least two other starters before posting one of their own - this is so that no starters get left behind. 

If you have multiple characters, you can respond to starters from any character, but you can only post one starter for each two responses. For example, you cannot respond to two starters and then post opens on every character you have.

We also suggest that members wait until open starters already in the tag have at least two separate characters that have responded to it. This portion is not a requirement, but we recommend it as a courtesy to your fellow members.

If there are no starters in the tag that you feel like you can respond to, you can request personalized starters from other members and respond to these instead. 

We are clarifying this just for fairness, as we have noticed some starters getting left behind in the tags and this is something we would like to avoid so everyone feels included as much as possible. Our rules page will be updated to reflect this all more clearly.

Please like this post to confirm that you have read it!

[tudorhqs]

Hi all !  Although I have spoken in our discord about my absence, I wanted to apologize on the main for being so out of touch recently. I underwent surgery last week and recovery has been tougher than expected, but I do intend to return to the main and subsequently the dash in the upcoming weeks. I hope everyone has had a blessed holiday season and I can’t wait to get in touch with all of you again ! Also, just so you all know, Solo has done a wonderful job of managing the helm in my absence and I don’t know where I’d be without her *round of applause* !

[tudorhqs]

Hello all! Sorry for my slowness in getting to asks and posts lately - I’ve just started my spring semester in school so it’s a little bit of an adjustment this week!

However, I think things on the main are up to date now - if there’s anything that looks amiss, please don’t hesitate to let us know! And of course, we always always would love to have more asks and apps!

Also, as a way to keep it honest - a plot drop will be coming sometime this Friday evening and we’ll have news about opening up apps for Henry IX shortly thereafter. Thanks again for your wonderful patience - things are coming back into place and we’re delighted to get properly rolling again! 

[tudorhqs]

Hello, all! Typically, this would be about the time we would do our weekly activity check. However, we know that this is a really busy time, especially when we have so many members involved in school with quite a bit of work coming due, as well as some of our members who celebrate Halloween and are busy because of that.

In light of that, we are postponing this week’s activity check until the evening of Thursday, November 1. That said - if you are having trouble with your activity, either because others you have plotted with aren’t able to be online or you yourself are busy, please just let us know! A simple IM or ask to the main works fine for us, as long as we know you’re still interested in being part of the group. You don’t have to give any detail you don’t feel like sharing - we just want to know you’re still present with us! We will approach activity on a case-by-case basis as we always have, but if it gets close to an activity check and for whatever reason, you can’t post, please just be in contact with us and we will try to arrange something with you.

Thanks, and as always, we are available and our ask box is open!

[tudorhqs]

Hello all!

Given that it’s a holiday weekend for a good number of our members, we thought we would extend two little “gifts” your way!

First, we are not doing any activity check this week, as we understand that between many traveling and this being a busy time for our many members that are students, getting on to post can be difficult and may not be a priority. Do keep in mind that we will be back to it next week!

Second, we would love to see some starters, in whatever form you all prefer to post them, so we are going to relax our starter rule from now until the end of the day on Sunday. This means that if you would like to post an open, a starter call, or anything else, you are free to do so regardless of if you have replied to any previous ones. Of course we recommend you respond to your fellow members’ starters as courtesy, but it will not be required in order to post your own.

Hope everyone has an amazing weekend, and happy roleplaying as always!

(And please don’t forget that if you would like to volunteer as a co-admin, you still have time to send in that app!)

[tudorhqs]

Good afternoon, all! The week’s celebrations have officially come to a head in the form of a most magnificent masquerade ball, attended by the king’s inner sanctum of senior courtiers and favored commons. If you haven’t already, we encourage you to publish your characters’ moodboard aesthetic – you’ll be able to find some examples here – as well as any miscellaneous items you wish to post. As a reminder, part of our optional task includes the opportunity to write a love note to someone who is important to your character; all letters intended to be sent will be delivered and received this morning, the 14th of February, and may be alluded to during the duration of the masque. We hope you have enjoyed our events thus far and that the closing ceremony will be no different!

[tudorhqs]

Hello all! We have recently noticed an uptick in foreign royal characters joining the group. As much as we love these new characters, we want to maintain our focus on the English court as much as possible.

At this time, we will not be accepting any new characters who are royalty from other kingdoms, with the exception of currently posted wanted connections. We will also not accept any new wanted connections for foreign royals. As of right now, ambassadors, nobles, and other foreign characters will still be accepted. 

Thanks in advance for understanding!