Yep that's right, I'm changing characters.  After 3 years of playing Penelope Deveraux I'm done with her.  She made a big exit this last weekend at Ojai.  Her dear sweet mum - Lattice Knollys Countess of Essex - wrote a letter to her that made the Queen very very angry and Her Majesty send Penelope home.

Thank you Kelly from Wenches & Warriors for being the messenger - I hope you had fun with the letter.  I know you made it to quite a few people with it.  They told me afterwards that they had seen it but none of the played with it leading up to the Queen getting it :-(

Anyway, goodbye Penelope and hello Margery (aka Margaret) Norreys, Baroness Norreys of Rycote (aka the Black Crow).

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Here is the offending letter: 

To My Dearest Daughter Penelope,

'tis so good to hear that you are doing so well at court, but I do miss you here at home, where you belong.

Lady Penelope, I have so many things to gell you about the Great Hall We have built and the furnishings We have commissioned. The tapestries We are putting on the walls prove beyond a shadow of a doubt our relationship with our Dear Cousin who currently sits on the throne of England. We have also commissioned a beautious throne chair so that We may sit and be entertained by the commoners.

Your dear brother Robert wishes to know if our Cousin would accept his proposal.

Your brother, sweet loving Robert, far surpases any man at Court.

I would ask you to carry a message to your sister Dorothy. Please give her my love and tell her to carry on her good job at court.

We hope the progress does well and We I shall be joining you shortly.

Your Loving Mother and Royal Heir to the Throne of England
Lattice Knollys
Countess of Essex