Lucy Holgrove
Persona
Her Ladyship Lucy Holgrove is a lacemaker living in Seagirt with her husband Edward.
Earlier Personae
Lucy has gone by a myriad of names since joining the Society as a teenager in A.S. XX. Her friends often tease her about what her next persona name might be. Here is a partial list:
- Catherine of Iona
- Caitin ní Briain
- Kajsa Asbjornsdöttir
- Giovanna Lucrezia Giulia Ferrari
- Beatrice Cairistine Fraser
- Elinor Holgrove
Whereabouts
Awards
- Award of Arms (An Tir) June 7th, 1986 / AS XXI
- Order of the Seagull (Seagirt) November 7th, 1989 / AS XXIV
- Magistrae Ithra (University of Ithra) November 6th, 1992 / AS XXVII
- Goutte de Sang (An Tir) January 9th, 1993 / AS XXVII
- Fellow of Saint Giles (Saint Giles) March 22nd, 1996 / AS XXX
- Lector Ithra - Scientiae (University of Ithra) October 25th 1998 / AS XXXIII
- Silent Harp (Seagirt) August 26th, 2001 / AS XXXVII
- A&S Champion (Seagirt) August 26th, 2001 / AS XXXVII
- Rock (Seagirt) December 3rd, 2016 / AS LI
- l'Etoile d'Argent (Tir Righ) August 26th, 2017 / AS LII
- Princess' Talon of Favour (Tir Righ) August 26th, 2017 / AS LII
Offices Held
Seagirt
- Head Waterbearer
- Dance Minister
- Chatelaine
- Lists Minister
- Chronicler
- Arts & Sciences Minister - Current
Saint Giles
- Chancellor/Seneschale
- Registrar
SCA History
Ithra & TUTR Classes
Lucy has taught: Basic Dance, English Country Dance, Advanced SCA Dance, Introduction to Filet Lace, Introduction to Bobbin Lace, History of Lace, Introduction to the SCA, Introduction to Juggling, Yule Confections, How to Make a Bruise Balm, and Midwifery, Birth & Babies in the Middle Ages.
External Links
- Lacewyfe Lucy Holgrove's Receipt Book project & research blog (includes fandom articles as well).
- Lucy Holgrove's Receipt Book on Facebook.
- An Tir Order of Precedence
- Early Period Lacemakers An international Facebook group of SCA lacemakers, created and maintained by Lucy. It currently has nearly 600 members.