Wedding Games
How could anyone forget the terrors of the War of the Roses.
Since the death of King Edward the Third, the succession of the throne was left insecure. Where families fought each other. Brother turned on brother, cousin turned on cousin until nothing remained.
The Yorks and The Lancasters.
And so it was decreed that each year that the various houses of noble lords would offer up their daughters to fight to the death to marry the heir to the throne or the king.
Good luck, ladies, and remember.
May the crown be ever in your favour.
Henry the Eight was now the King of England, and this year in the Wedding Games, there were six wives.
The contestants are…
Catherine from the District of Aragon.
A predominantly Spanish Catholic district which was still run by the Pope. She likes to spend her evenings praying and reading the Bible. Her favourite food is tacos.
Anne from the District of Boleyn.
She had lived abroad in France for two years, ooh la la, and can speak the language fluently. She knows the latest fashion treads of Paris.
Jane from the District of Seymour.
Your typical girl next door. Her name is Jane, but she is far from plain. Don't underestimate this girl. She may seem shy and sweet, but she knows how to get her hands dirty.
Anne from the District of Cleves.
Bring out your lederhosen and bratwurst for Octoberfest. This girl is from Germany! Oh, wait… blur her face, the King says she looks like a Flander's Mare.
Cathrine from the District of Howard.
Cousin of Anne B, this girl just wants to have fun! All around party girl, you'll never be bored with this girl.
Cathrine from the District of Parr.
The most mature of all the wives. With her wit and grace, she will definitely win the games.
The six wives all stood around the platform, watching the timer count down.
Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One.
And the games begin!
Aragon and Boleyn are already at each other's throats. Smack talking each other and fighting over whose daughter is better.
Seymour and Cleves dash off together to hide in the trees. It seems they have made an alliance.
Howard grabs a nearby lute and starts swinging it. Parr grabs a Bible and dashes to the other side of the forrest.
Boleyn grabs the nearby wine and splashes it onto Aragon. Some of it ended in her mouth. Oh, Aragon has collapsed. The wine was poisoned!
Is that the alarm? It's flying swords time. Oh, and it looks like Boleyn has her head chopped off.
Oh, what has happened in the forrest? It seems Seymour has died from accidentally eating poison mushrooms. Cleves looks devastated for her friend.
Parr seems to be doing well for herself. Setting up shelter. It's a miracle she hasn't been hunted down by the other wives.
Oh, it's another round of flying swords, and Howard has been beheaded as well…! Just like her cousin. What is with them and having their head chopped off?
It looks like Cleves and Parr are the only survivors left.
Wait… The King has stopped the games.
He has decreed that even though Holbein didn't paint Anne of Cleves likeness correctly, he will allow her to live as his sister. Which doesn't sound weird in the slightest. Cough, Jamie and Cersei, cough.
Cathrine Parr has survived.
She is the survivor!
Catherine Parr has won the Wedding Games!