Queen Aurora

**Queen Aurora Briar Rose** (Born 1363) was an English medieval Queen, who famously grew up as a peasant girl on the outskirts of London. She is remembered as a hero, a patriot and a compassionate Queen.

## Appearance

Aurora had long, blonde hair that ended in curls and was about the colour of golden sunshine. Her lips were naturally very red, and she was tall for her time and had long, elegant features. Her most unique feature, according to her contemporaries, was the colour of her eyes: violet ones.

## Personality

Aurora was very mature at a young age, and very duty-bound. She came rushing back to her castle, which was under siege, feeling her subjects needed her. She was also selfless, and willing to sacrifice the love of her life to marry for her kingdom's well-being.

In private, Aurora could also be sarcastic, imaginative and humoristic. She was also responsible, mature. She enjoyed long walks in nature, had a large imagination and very much preferred to be in control of her own life. She wouldn't take orders without asking why. She was a very graceful dancer.

## Biography

### Childhood

She was named after the goddess of dawn, because she was the hopeful dawn in her parents' long, childless marriage. Her mother was thirty-eight when giving birth to Aurora, and the delivery was very difficult. Thanfully, the baby was healthy and it was christened in a grand celebration a month later. Many foreign threats threatened the infant's life, as Aurora was the only heir to the throne. For safety measures, Aurora was sent to a farmer's cottage to be raised by her three godmothers until her sixteenth birthday. She was kept unaware of her true identity.

Her godmothers, Florence, Fiona and Mary Weather, raised Aurora to be a simple farmer's girl. Because she was raised by elderly women, Aurora learned to be mature for her age. She often befriended animals from the local forests and was modest, but confident and witty.

### Meeting her future husband

The story of how Aurora, still under her peasant alias, met her future husband, Prince Philip of Ulstead, would become a famous anecdote. Looking for King Stefan's castle, Philip passed the forest Aurora lived in and asked her for directions. They spoke and danced together for hours and promised to meet again.

At her sixteenth birthday however, Aurora was told she was already betrothed and couldn't meet her love again. Though it was confusing and incredibly painful, Aurora left her life behind forever and proudly started her journey to the castle of her now father. She took on the role of princess incredibly quick, and was determined to continue travelling to her father's castle even when it was clear that foreign enemies had taken it.

### Return at court

Aurora's return was greatly celebrated in town, as the townspeople believed Aurora had been raised in a convent for health reasons. Aurora was allowed to enter the castle, but had to leave her godmothers. She had a brief, but emotional reunion with her parents before the foreign enemies poisoned her.

Aurora almost died, but persevered. She was restored back to health in time to meet Prince Philip again, and was thrilled to find out that they were actually betrothed.

### Marriage

Because of military and political development, Aurora and Philip's wedding was postponed. They finally married in 1363. Their union officially added Ulstead to Aurora's English kingdom, which they ruled together. Over fifteen years of marriage, they welcomed five children including a pair of twins:

1. Princess Rosaline of England (1364)
2. Prince Edmund of England (1367)
3. Princess Guinevere of England (1371)
4. Princess Ophelia of England (1371)
5. Princess Diana of England (1379)

Aurora was an incredibly involved mother, as her own childhood had been so isolated and far from her parents. Did this result in multiple attacks on the children's lives from foreign enemies. Philip and Aurora ruled mainly with diplomacy and hosted many foreign royals at their impressive court, where they charmed kings and queens from afar.