Guilde of St. George (Bristol)
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The Guilde of St. George (aka the Court, the Nobles) is the guilde at Bristol Renaissance Faire that recreates the glamour of the court during the reign of Queen Elizabeth while on her summer Progress.
The guilde seeks to recreate the splendor of the English court during the Queens' annual summer Progress. These yearly journeys into the countryside allowed Her Majesty to escape the heat and stench of the capitol and travel into the more wholesome environs of the counties around London. Accompanying Her rode an entourage of her ministers, clergy, ladies in waiting, maids of honor, ambassadors, musicians, Yeomen of the Guard, and a small army of servants and retainers to service and maintain the massive retinue. These holidays were both therapeutic and political for the Queen, bringing the glory of her crown to the otherwise dull lives of her subjects.
The guilde contains the largest cast on site, with over 100 volunteers from all over the midwest. Many portray someone who actually lived during that time period while others portray someone who are fictional but based on historical study.
Lead by Guildemaster Brian McArthur, the court contains the ladies and gentlemen of Her Majesty's Court, along with Household and the Yeoman of the Guard
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[edit] History
Dean Schroeder established the Guilde of St. George in 1989. There were only ten members.
By 1997, the cast had grown to nearly 100.
[edit] 2008 Cast
Guildemaster: Brian McArthur
Assistant Guildemistress: Julie Perkins
Performance Director: Aaron Bennett
Ladies' Captain: Laurie McArthur
Men's & Yeomen's Captain: Bob Horne
Household Captain: Eric Wolters
Glade Manager: Keith Lambert
[edit] The Peerage
Mary B. Kababik - Queen Elizabeth Tudor
Paul Schiller - Sir Edward Seymour, 2nd Earl of Hertford
Stephanie Noigebauer -Margaret Russell, Countess of Cumberland
Judith Rubenstein - Margaret Douglas, Dowager Countess of Lennox
Mary Hough - Anne Seymour, Dowager Countess of Warwick
Jerry Shinn - Sir Anthony Browne, Viscount Montague
Darren Fields - Gilbert Talbot, Lord Talbot
Pamela Fields - Mary Cavendish, Lady Talbot
Eric Galla - Sir Cuthbert Ogle, 7th Baron Ogle
Robert Horne - Sir Charles Howard, 2nd Baron Howard of Effingham
Drew Foerster - Lord Giles Brydges, 3rd Baron Chandos of Sudley
Kiffen Nielsen - Frances Newton, Baroness Cobham
Catherine Smoot - Elizabeth Stanley, Baroness Morley
Jodi Steele - Anne Stanley, Baroness Stourton
Karen Bergquist - Philadelphia Carey, Baroness Scrope of Bolton
Sheryl Woods - Catherine Howard, Baroness Berkley
Nicole Galla - Catherine Carnaby, Baroness Ogle
Robin Kullick - Anne Sackville, Baroness Dacre of the South
Michelle Fanta - Catherine Knyvett, Baroness Paget
Sheila Horne - Catherine Carey, Baroness Howard of Effingham
Lois Salmonson - Mildred Cooke, Baroness Burghley
Jennifer Schwartz - Marjorie Williams, Baroness Norreys of Rycote
Heather White - Anne Knollys, Lady West
Siobhan Murphy - Lady Elizabeth Brooke
Lauren Bell - Lady Maria Berkley
[edit] Foreign Dignitaries
Carolyn Maragh - Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia (Spain)
Efrain Ayala - Bertrand le Fenelon, French Ambassador (France)
Jim Estrella - Don Bernadino de Mendoza, Spanish Ambassador (Spain)
Laura Parquet - Dona Juana Arteaga (Spain)
Mike Murphy - Sir James Melville, Scottish Ambassador (Scotland)
Tony Deram - Sir Robert Melville (Scotland)
[edit] Maids of Honor
Cassie McArthur - Lady Ursula Stanley
Liz Winters - Lady Bridget Manners
Stephanie McArthur - Lady Mary Parker
Demetra Danelski - Lady Frances Howard
Kimberly McArthur - Lady Catherine Brydges
Sophie Foerster - Lady Elizabeth Brydges
Kat Brown - Lady Anne Cecil
Elaina Hoffman - Mistress Phillipa Fitzwilliam
[edit] Knights and Their Families
Jeffrey Gibson - Sir Henry Lee
Jim Farris - Sir Christopher Hatton
Andrew Kaufman - Sir John Perrot
Frank Skony, Sir Francis Willoughbye
Jay Puliatchk - Sir Walter Mildmay
Timothy Bailey - Sir Nicholas Bacon
Sherwin Rubenstein - Sir Thomas Parry
William Cidell - Capt. Sir William Wynter
Joseph Manussier - Capt. Sir Walter Ralegh
Brynley Dolman - Sir Roger Williams
Christopher Honea - Capt. Sir Francis Vere
Ansel Burch - Capt. Sir Martin Frobisher
Maribeth Townsend - Dorothy Stafford, Lady Stafford
Charlette Bailey - Anne Cooke, Lady Bacon
Susan Shinn - Anne Ferneley, Lady Gresham
Diane Pierro - Anne Sidney, Lady Fitzwilliam
Becky Dutton - Mary Langston, Lady Wynter
Katie Stauffer - Elizabeth Stafford, Lady Drury
Jo Simmons - Mary St. Ledger, Lady Grenville
Jacqueline Dethloff - Cecelia Knolleys, Lady Leighton
Catherine Pitzl - Margaret Edgecombe, Lady Denny
Michele Honea - Elizabeth Dent, Lady Vere
Natalie Baker - Mistress Elizabeth Cavendish
Christie Kopitzke - Mistress Elizabeth Throckmorton
Molly Maka - Mistress Anne Gresham
Rich Pankow - Dr. John Dee
Joseph Fieger - Dr. Roderigo Lopez
Chris Stryker - Master Francis Walsingham
Alice Fieger - Mistress Sara Lopez
Siobhan Greene - Mistress Levina Teerlinc
[edit] Yeomen of the Queen's Guard
Rich Jacobs - Cornelius Van Dunne
Chris Maka - Corporal George Brook
Bill Lytge - Yeoman Phillip Penny
Donald Dawson - Yeoman Edward Wakefield
Greg Hilgendorf - Yeoman Rowland Vaughan
[edit] Retainers and Attendants
Anne Weis - Mistress Blanche Parry
Kathryn Jones - Mistress Thomasina du Paris
Andrew Salmonson - Master Antony Wells
Kyle Murphy - Master William Davison
Danielle Aeschbacher - Mistress Maud Tesdale
Rachael Pankow - Mistress Catherine Dee
Elizabeth Braak - Mistress Rose Hume
[edit] Lord Norreys' Household
Eric Wolters - Master Randall Granger
Sandra Howard - Mistress Gertrude Bridgewater
Emily Gingold - Mistress Margaret Rowe
Lauren Milbrandt - Mistress Lucinda Tuttle
Rachel Schmeling - Mistress Alice Spicer
Kaje Svendsen - Mistress Marian MayCott
