Sir Walter Raleigh
Name Given at Birth: Walter Raleigh
Nicknames: The Courtly Peacock! Given by her majesty Queen Elizabeth I
Hometown or where you were born: Hayes Barton, East Budleigh
Current Residence: Durham House in the Strand, Sherborne Estate, Dorset, Myrtle Grove, Ireland
Age: The glorious age of Thirty Five
Class: Nobility
What do you do, your main function in life/society: To get as much plundered treasure as I can for and share it, along with many other things with her Majesty!
Have you ever gone skinny-dipping / do you know how to swim: I am educated in the art of swimming but why should I undress and deny everyone such a glorious view of my attire?
Do you make fun of people: Only those ignorant enough to makes fools of themselves in my presence! This does include John and Robert!
Favorite Color: You mean colors!!! I adore all of them!
Have you ever committed or been convicted of a crime: Only crimes of the Heart. I have and always will love a woman I can not have too deeply and devotedly!
Closest friends/How did you meet: Her Majesty is my Truest Friend and Confidante! I met her when I was graciously allowed to attend her Royal Court.
One Pillow or two: Do they not come in sets of 6?
Pets: Only those willing to keep my hair free of infestations! (Lizards, ermine, ferrets, birds)
Favorite Type of Music: Beautiful and well composed Court Madrigals
Hobbies/Pastimes: Backgammon, Sailing, Cards, Major and Minor Squabbles
Personal Hygiene: Very well kept. A bath when my odor doth offend me and when it draws the attention away from the beauty that is Sir Walter Raleigh
Favorite Food: Sweets the queen has made especially for her personal private chambers.
Are your parents alive, do you get along with them: My father is still alive and we speak on several occasions. My mother is no longer with us (God Rest Her Soul!)
If your parents are dead, when and how did they die:
My mother died in child birth 2 years after I was borne!
Favorite place to relax: On a ship, on the shore line with a blanket, a book and a quill, with her majesty singing, speaking of personal triumphs.
Favorite Holy Day / Why: 17th day of September! Accession Day- The day Her Majesty took the Throne. It marks the day England became a stronger and nobler Country by seeing a wiser more beautiful and capable ruler to power!
Favorite Drink: A fragrant, sweet white or burgundy wine or mead
What's your bedtime: When the majesty decides our card and backgammon games are going nowhere!
What, if anything, do you usually wear on your feet: A good, sturdy leather boot
Are you married or single: I am not yet wed for my heart belongs to one I can not have!
Do you have a family / who are they: Kat Ashley- my good and gracious Aunt ( the queens right hand)
Favorite Entertainment: Plays at Court, Jousting, Wrestling, Cock fighting, bating
Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: Philosophy, Mathematics
Least Favorite Subject in School or Chore growing up: Helping father with the laundering and tending to sweeping and scrubbing the floor.
Favorite Sport: Fencing and Wrestling
Most Humiliating Moment: When I was in the presence of her Majesty and a dove flew over my brow and shat upon my doublet.
Proudest Moment: I gave my new boots to a poor beggar. His feet were bloody and torn up from the rocks and sticks upon our street cobbles.
Craziest Person or silliest you know: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I! She is quick witted and quick tongued!
What do you look for in the opposite sex: Beauty, Strength, Loyalty, Child bearing Hips, Compassion, Passion, Fashion, Pleasant smell
In our Hierarchical Society everybody has somebody "over" them, Who is your immediate "overlord" Queen Elizabeth I (Bess)
Favorite Sport to watch: Wrestling and bating
Do you remember your first kiss: Every kiss is a first with someone new!
Do you keep in touch with your childhood friends: I do not! Most were dull and dimwitted!
Where is your favorite "Vacation" spot: Where ever her majesty retreats to for a relaxing break from Court life. Her company does refresh me so!
Have you ever been overseas: Quite frequently, to the Americas!
Do you have Dirt/Mud floors or Stone: Wood and Stone Floors
What is your bed made of: Lush Goose Down, Wood, beautiful silks and cottons
How many people sleep in your bed: Only myself of course, unless I have been invited to the bed of another.
10 Things Everybody Should Know About Me:
1. I may present myself as arrogant but I am very soft and cuddly!
2. I would help any man-only if he was willing to first help himself!
3. I do long for High Seas adventures and Salty air!
4. I love to read, philosophize, and write poetry.
5. I adore philosophical debate!
6. I abhore Catholics
7. I one day long to settle down and have a son to carry on the family name.
8. I can turn a few measly coins into a well stocked treasury.
9. I have Great Affections for the Queen and dream of a Holy Union between us.
10. I live my life as Frivilous and Flighty as the birds in the sky!