Me and Anna are still working hard on our gothic set number 2. The Gothic set 2 may take us more time than expected but in the meantime, we have been working on a little side project for you to enjoy.
This side project is our Hampton Court Palace set and we have made it available on our new Patreon page.
Each item has been digitally recreated based on real-life architectural items from Hampton Court.
This set includes...
A total of 38 individual items.
With at least 3 or more swatches.
All base game compatible.
doors, windows, pediments, railings, pedestals, cornerstones, columns, friezes and more !!!!
We have also added the lot seen in the photos which can be placed in your tray file and can then be found in your Sims 4 gallery. Simply extract the files and open - Documents - EA - TheSims4 - Tray - Place the files in your tray file.
so i was at hampton court today (my first time visiting) and boy was it humongous! seeing henry’s kitchen, apartment halls, and the chapel was amazing plus i certainly just had a whole vibe that i was indeed inside a palace from centuries back, the galleries were gorgeous aswell and the gardens were such a sight to see! it’s definitely a must visit (most especially if you are super immersed in tudor history like i am)
On my way into the playground to begin work yesterday morning, I found the way cut off by ducks - namely four male ducks and a female. There was one (male) sitting on a hedge (not shown/pictured) but the others were on the path and it was the best thing ever.
The two males in the pictures were following the female around, quacking at her in quite a harassing way; this female already has a mate and at the very beginning of the video, you can see her and her mate leaving the other two by dodging past a pot of plants. The other two lads then looked around rather confused, clearly perplexed not just by the female’s lack of interest but by myself and one of the other staff members filming/watching them in hysterics.
In case it’s not obvious, I absolutely love where I work SO much.
It came to my attention that not all simmers are able to use my staircase CC as the CC required expansion packs. Now it is base game compatible and hopefully everybody can download it.
I am aware that assembling the cc in the game can be tricky so I have uploaded a template version of just the staircase in my gallery to save people time and confusion while assembling it.
Staircase CC Link Below:
https://simfileshare.net/folder/172486/
I’d also recommend downloading @thejim07′s Ionic set.
It’s Halloween! Or in Tudor times: All Hallows’ Eve! To honor my most dreaded holiday (I HATE answering the door…) I wanted write about some lesser known Tudor ghosts:
Yes friends! Today we are talking about the ghosts of Catherine of Aragon, Jane Seymour and Margaret Pole! We often hear about the various places that the ghost of Anne Boleyn is said to haunt (some of which there is no evidence of her visiting during life) and Katherine Howard in the haunted gallery of Hampton Court Palace, but we hardly ever hear about these ladies. Let’s start with Catherine:
It is said that the ghost of Queen Catherine haunts the place where she died. In January of 1536, Catherine of Aragon died in her rooms at Kimbolton Castle.
She had been there since Henry VIII sent her there in 1534. Catherine was Henry’s first wife and in 1533 he had their marriage declared invalid so that way he could marry his second wife, Anne Boleyn. Catherine refused to accept the annulment (and her daughter’s subsequent illegitimacy) so Henry sent her multiple different castles in various states of decay in order to try and break her. It did not work and Catherine went to her death still referring to herself as the true queen of England. According to the stories, Catherine’s ghost is said to haunt the chambers in which she died.
It has been many years since 1536 (486 to be exact) and over time the castle has seen some changes. One of the changes had to do with the castle’s leveling. The way the floors were set in 1536 is not the way they are set now, but the queen’s ghost doesn’t seem to notice as her head and shoulders are said to appear coming from the floor in one room and her legs are seen coming from the ceiling below! Catherine of Aragon’s ghost is still walking the same path she walked during life. This could be a sign of residual haunt, meaning that Catherine’s energy imprinted on the land and the building kind of like a recording. As time goes on this “recording” plays over and over completely unaware of the passage of time.
Next up is Queen Jane!
Jane was wife number three of six and the only one of Henry’s wives to give birth to a son that survived infancy. On October 12th, 1537, Queen Jane gave birth to a son, the future Edward VI at Hampton Court Palace. Sadly Jane died only twelve days after her son was born due to complications from the birth (probably puerperal fever). According to legend Jane appears on the anniversary of her son’s birth, wearing white and carrying a lit candle. She is seen walking down the Silverstick stairs, which once led to the room Edward was born in.
Many people believe that the late queen’s ghost is out searching for her son who never got the chance to know.
Now on to Margaret!
Margaret Pole was the daughter of George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence and younger brother of Edward IV. George was executed when Margaret was a child, Margaret also lost her brother to a similar fate years later leaving Margaret as one of the only true Plantagenet left. She was made the Countess of Salisbury in her own right and was very close with Henry VIII’s oldest daughter, Mary. Margaret was Mary’s governess, but they were separated due to Mary’s refusal to comply with the annulment and the break with Rome. Margaret’s son, Reginald Pole, wrote some scathing pieces condemning Henry VIII’s break from Rome. Reginald was in Rome so Henry could not get to him, so he went after Margaret instead. He accused her of treason and had her sent to the Tower of London. Margaret was in her sixties. Margaret denied being a traitor and it is said that she carved this on the wall of her prison, “For traitors on the block should die; I am no traitor, no, not I! My faithfulness stands fast and so, Towards the block I shall not go! Nor make one step, as you shall see; Christ in Thy Mercy, save Thou me!”
On May 27th, 1541, Margaret Pole was executed. Reports of her execution vary, but most agree on two things Margaret professed her innocence and that it was particularly gruesome. It is said that the executioner was not very skilled and kept missing the Countess’s neck. Eustace Chapuys writes that “a wretched and blundering youth who literally hacked her head and shoulders to pieces in the most pitiful manner” Margaret is currently buried in the Chapel of St. Peter’s Ad Vincula in the Tower of London. She was beatified by the Catholic Church in the 19th century.
It is said that her ghost is seen on the anniversary of her execution, often times re-“living” her horrific end. Another story told is that (also on the anniversary of her death…) a shadow of an axe is seen on the inner wall that faces where she was executed. The shadow stays the whole time, only disappearing the next day.
So that’s the stories of some lesser known Tudor ghosts! Happy Halloween everyone!