Event Calender and Current Events
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Event Calender Spring Season of 1676
Please note there is not a Ball every Saturday!
March
Early March flooding started all over England and Scotland, with the snow starting to melt and washing away in the many little rives and into the Thames. Even London suffered much hardship with some of the outer areas flooded and mud and what not in the streets right up to Whitehall. Cellars flooded. Things were spoilt.
- 14 Saturday - Raining -Opening Ball
- 15 Sunday - Foggy and light wind - 4th Sunday in Lent - End of Court Mourning.
- 16 Monday - Frost in the morning, clear skies in afternoon - (1/2 moon waning)
- 17 Tuesday - Overcast and cool - The King Recalls Parliament - further schedule to be determined in Political Circle
- 18 Wednesday - Overcast but mild weather - A Beauty pageant - CANCELLED
- 19 Thursday - Overcast, glorious sunset in evening -
- 20 Friday - Rain, worsening to hail in afternoon -
- 21 Saturday - Drizzle all day, rainbows
- 22 Sunday - Damp underfoot, dry above - 5th Sunday in Lent
- 23 Monday - overcast but dry, skies clearing towards the evening
- 24 Tuesday -Fog in the morning, overcast rest of the day - The Magical mystery tour - A game of blindfolded ladies at the palace. (Cancelled)(dark of the moon) Jane's Spanish Dinner (by invitation). Middlesex's hosts a dinner for Newton (by invitation)
- 25 Wednesday - mild weather, clear skies - Official Reception in Banquette Hall in the morning, Gambling with the King in the evening
- 26 Thursday - a little spot of rain in the morning, clouds clearing in the afternoon- Parliament session in the morning, Merry Wives of Windsor in the afternoon
- 27 Friday - fog clearing late morning, mild weather
- 28 Saturday - blue skies, mild weather,- Afternoon: Althea's Musical Society (by invitation), Evening: Ball
- 29 Sunday - overcast the entire day, but not cold - Palm Sunday - closing of the poetry competition,
- 30 Monday - rain - Buckingham's Play
- 31 Tuesday - rain the morning, clearing in the afternoon - Literature Evening of Heather (by invitation)
April
Slowly things are warming up, but April still has its cold and wet days.
- 1 Wednesday (1/2 moon waxing) - Rain, with fog in the evening - Gambling Night with the King, Catriona's Masque (by invitation), Hamilton Soiree (by invitation)
- 2 Thursday - Sunny, with seasonal temperatures (around 45-48 F)
- 3 Friday - Good Friday - Cold morning breeze - Veterans Evening of Duncan (by invitation)
- 4 Saturday - Drizzly and cold (high 30s F) - afternoon play, Basildon Party
- 5 Sunday - Easter Sunday - Snow, with temperatures dipping below freezing
- 6 Monday - Rain, but warming dramatically (to mid-40s F)
- 7 Tuesday (full moon) - Rain, with thunderstorm in the morning - French Embassy Fête (by invitation)
- 8 Wednesday - Rain, clearing over night - Gambling night with the King
- 9 Thursday - Sunny, with seasonal temperatures (around 45-48 F/9 C)
- 10 Friday - Sunny in the morning, getting cloudy in the afternoon, with some soft showers by the end of it(around 55 F/ 13 C)- Newmarket Race
- 11 Saturday -Spots of Rain (48-52 F/11 C) - Ball
- 12 Sunday - Half clouds, intermittent sunny (55-60 F/16 C)
- 13 Monday - (64 F/18 C)
- 14 Tuesday(1/2 moon waning) -
- 15 Wednesday - - Gambling night with the King
- 16 Thursday - Opening of the Scientific Monument / Political Event by Tierney (by invitation)
- 17 Friday -
- 18 Saturday - Christening of Lady Atherstone's son (by invitation)
- 19 Sunday - Funeral of the Archbishop of Canterbury
- 20 Monday -
- 21 Tuesday -
- 22 Wednesday(dark of the moon) - - Gambling Night with the King
- 23 Thursday -
- 24 Friday -
- 25 Saturday - - Ball
- 26 Sunday -
- 27 Monday -
- 28 Tuesday -
- 29 Wednesday - Gambling Night with the King
- 30 Thursday(1/2 moon waxing) -
May
Now it is sweet spring and on most days will feel comfortable leaving off their cloaks by day, but beware of cold evenings.
- 1 Friday - May celebrations. End of Royal Half Mourning.
- 2 Saturday - Royal Banquette in honour of Lady Mignonette's birthday
- 3 Sunday
- 4 Monday
- 5 Tuesday
- 6 Wednesday
- 7 Thursday (Full moon)
- 8 Friday
- 9 Saturday Ball
- 10 Sunday
- 11 Monday
- 12 Tuesday
- 13 Wednesday
- 14 Thursday (1/2 moon waning)
- 15 Friday
- 16 Saturday
- 17 Sunday
- 18 Monday
- 19 Tuesday
- 20 Wednesday
- 21 Thursday
- 22 Friday(dark of the moon)
- 23 Saturday
- 24 Sunday
- 25 Monday
- 26 Tuesday
- 27 Wednesday
- 28 Thursday
- 29 Friday Restoration Day (1/2 moon waxing) - King's Birthday!
- 30 Saturday - Royal Birthday Ball
- 31 Sunday
June
Event Calender Winter Season
December 1675
- 24 - Tuesday Christmas Eve Ball
- 25 - Wednesday Christmas Day Mass, Frost Fair Opening, Christmas Banquette
- 26 - Thursday Night of Cards
- 27 - Friday
- 28 - Saturday
- 29 - Sunday
- 30 - Monday Merry Wives of Windsor
- 31 - Tuesday Ball
January 1676
- 1 - Wednesday Society Wedding
- 2 - Thursday
- 3 - Friday
- 4 - Saturday Sleigh & Horse Riding Race, Frost Fair Closing
- 5 - Sunday Twelfth night Ball
- 6 - Monday Epiphany
- 7 - goodbyes
Weather Winter Season
- The Thames is frozen over. The countryside is covered in a thick layer of snow. It is a very cold winter indeed.
December 1675
- 24 - Tuesday: freezing, clear blue sky, in the evening gathering clouds
- 25 - Wednesday: snowing all day, no wind
- 26 - Thursday: freezing, mist in the morning, overcast
- 27 - Friday: freezing, clear blue sky
- 28 - Saturday: freezing, clear blue sky
- 29 - Sunday: freezing, overcast, cold breeze
- 30 - Monday: freezing, winds pick up, overcast
- 31 - Tuesday: snowstorm
January 1676
- 1 - Wednesday snowstorm
- 2 - Thursday: freezing, mist in the morning, overcast, cold breeze
- 3 - Friday: freezing, clear blue sky
- 4 - Saturday: freezing, clear blue sky
- 5 - Sunday: freezing, mist in the morning, overcast
- 6 - Monday: snowing all day, no wind
- 7 -Tuesday: freezing, overcast
Recent Social Events in Windsor
The story so far with links to the appropriate threads.
December 23rd
After travelling all over Europe to find the finest gifts for his intended wife, Thomas Hamilton finally arrives at Windsor Castle in the evening to ask Lady Darlene for her hand in marriage. Yet Darlene is in doubt and turns him down. It takes some measure of persuasion before she finally submits and says yes. Read A Frosty Reception
Later that same evening Mrs. Dawes arrives at the castle as well, returning to Court after a long absence. Read What's in a name?
December 24th
Early in the morning, before dawn Lord Blackheath leaves his newly wed wife to go out in the cold. Read A promise kept
At dawn there was a duel between Lord Blackheath and the son of the Bey of Tunis. The challenge was issued last season by the Tunesian, giving them both a chance to heal from previous wounds. At stake.. a lady of course for Mistress Catherine had been saved from disgrace by Lord Blackheath after the Moor tried to repair the damage he did to her honor. Was it this being denied to him, his inherent guilt or the secret desire both men felt for yet another lady that caused the Moor to challenge Blackheath? At any rate he paid for it with his life. Read The Kafir and the Moor
At that same time the object of their desire, the Kings mistress, was being married off to Adam MacGregor, whom the King elevated in the Scottish Peerage to Earl of Alyth moments earlier. The King served as best man, father of the bride and dispenser of the dispensation needed to marry at all. It is good to be King. It left the couple stunned. Was this to be the end of Cat's lucrative career as Kings Mistress? Would she be able to remain faithful to Adam? What was their archenemy Lauderdale going to do? Trying to put off such thoughts till later they went and celebrated their marriage in time honoured tradition... by consummating it. Read The Kings Closet, A Newly Wed Ride and Now to make some noise
Having arrived earlier Mistress Frances decides to go for a walk through the park at Noon. She meets Mistress Isobel and they renew their acquaintance. Read Walking in a Winter Wonderland.
At the same time Lord Langdon greets his ward Mistress Sabrina and they exchange Christmas gifts. Lady Darlene then comes to call on her good friend Sabrina to share the news of her engagement and ponder upon the year head. Read Waiting on One's Ward.
After the girls have left Charles has another visitor. Thomas Hamilton asks him to be his best man. They renew their acquaintance and feel a bond between honourable men. Thomas arranges for a military position for his younger brothers. Read Knocking on a Major's Door.
At 1 PM the Countess Rochford swindles her way into a well suited apartment at Hen's Toes, preferring it over her apartment in Windsor Castle. Read A Lost Reservation
During the afternoon Lord Brynfield and Lord Trefor arrive separately but at the same time. More eventful was the arrival of Mistress Julia who renews her acquaintance withMistress Frances. Read Brynfield arrives, Another arrival and Settling In
At 4 PM Sabrina Rowle overheard a conversation between Viscount Malfort and a banker's servant, serving him notice that his debts were overdue and his estate would be confiscated. The man then came across her, unaware of what she had overheard and asked her for a dance at the Ball that evening. Read The Ghost of Christmas Past
Late in the Evening the painter Marino di Bambini arrives in Hen's Toes, and meets Francis de Courtenay, who commissions him for a portrait of his sister Alice. Read Frozen Florentine.
The Christmas Eve Ball started at 8 PM. [Still running]
