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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Announcing the Villains Tournament!

You asked for it, and I delivered! And it's been such a long time since I've held a tournament. So, I'm announcing today that I will be holding a Villains Tournament starting on February 27th! Make sure to spread the word about it! You can also click on the button above to visit the main tournament page or click here.

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

The Villains Tournament

You watch them in period dramas. You see them try to foil all the plans the hero has. You hope they lose and that the hero defeats them. But surely, some much be more disliked than others?

This is the Villains Tournament: a tournament to decide which villain in our favorite period dramas is the most detestable. Who is worse? Who is more dislikable?

The Villains tournament will determine which villain or unlikable character in your favorite period dramas is the most disliked.

The Tournament will begin on February 27th and end on April 6th.

Announcement

Round 1 (Results) -- February 27th - March 6th

Round 2 (Results) -- March 8th - 15th

Round 3 (Results) -- March 16th - 23nd

Round 4 (Results) -- March 25th - April 1st

Final Round -- April 2nd - April 8th

Winner Announcement

Want to spread the word? Try the official Villains Tournament button!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Friday, April 20, 2012

New Poll: Tournaments and Such

Hey everyone!

So, since the Period Drama Advice Event has ended, I would like to start up something soon. I am currently planning a event/party (which will remain a secret until I announce it), but I would like to hold another tournament sometime in the future. So I put up a poll at the side bar:

Which Tournament Ideas Would You Be Interested In?

Worst Villain

Young Characters

Historical Characters

Period Drama Couples
Favorite Character from a period drama*

These were previously requested ideas from other bloggers. Please note that these names for the tournaments are not set in stone: the names themselves may change.

Please feel free to make suggestions for future tournaments! It might not be the next one, but maybe the one after that. Let's see how this works out with the voting.

* For the favorite character from a period drama tournament, it would be a tournament with a bunch of characters from a period drama. It would work like a regular tournament, but all the characters would be from one period drama

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Annoying Ladies Mini-Tournament

My good blogging friend, Charity, is hosting an Annoying Ladies Mini-Tournament at her blog Austentits. Head over there and vote for the period drama ladies you find the most annoying!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Saturday, January 7, 2012

Winner of The 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament!

The poll closed a couple of days ago. The 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament has concluded. The winner is... after a close race...

Margaret Hale (North and South) is the winner!

Anne Shirley -- 46 votes

Margaret Hale -- 52 votes

Thank you everyone for participating in the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament! It has been a success! I apologize that I couldn't get this up sooner. I hope you all had fun!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Final Round: 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament

It's finally here! The round to decide the winner of the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament!

Final Poll

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables)

Margaret Hale (North and South)

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Round 4 Results: 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament

Here are the results for Round 4.

Poll 1

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) -- 43 votes

Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 36 votes

Poll 2

Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit) -- 33 votes

Margaret Hale (North and South) -- 44 votes

The final round is coming!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Round 5: 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament

Round 5 has been posted. Here are the polls:

Poll 1

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables)

Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)

Poll 2

Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit)

Margaret Hale (North and South)

I'm giving a couple extra days to vote since the voting would end of Christmas Day: you have until the Monday after Christmas at 9:55 Blogger Time to vote. Go and vote for your favorite contestants!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Round 4 Results: 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament

Round 4 voting has closed. Thank you for voting. Here are the contestants that are moving onto Round 5:

Margaret Hale (North and South)

Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables)

Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit)

Round 5 will be up soon!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Round 3 Results: 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament

Voting for Round 3 has closed. Thanks for voting! Here are the results! Winners are italicized.

Poll 1

Molly Gibson (Wives and Daughters) -- 49 votes

Margaret Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 18 votes

Poll 2

Esther Summerson (Bleak House) -- 29 votes

Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit) -- 40 votes

Poll 3

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) -- 51 votes

Mary Smith (Cranford) -- 16 votes

Poll 4

Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) -- 27 votes

Emma Woodhouse (Emma) -- 41 votes

Poll 5

Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre) -- 25 votes

Margaret Hale (North and South) -- 42 votes

Poll 6

Catherine Morland (Northanger Abbey) -- 31 votes

Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 38 votes

Poll 7

Anne Elliot (Persuasion) -- 36 votes

Barbara Spooner (Amazing Grace) -- 29 votes

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Friday, December 9, 2011

Last Day to Vote in Round 3!

Today is the last day you can vote in Round 3 of the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament! If you haven't voted, vote now!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Voting Progress: Round 3

Here's how the polls have been going:

Poll 1

Molly Gibson (Wives and Daughters) -- 39 votes

Margaret Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 14 votes

Poll 2

Esther Summerson (Bleak House) -- 25 votes

Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit) -- 29 votes

Poll 3

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) -- 39 votes

Mary Smith (Cranford) -- 12 votes

Poll 4

Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) -- 21 votes

Emma Woodhouse (Emma) -- 31 votes

Poll 5

Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre) -- 19 votes

Margaret Hale (North and South) -- 32 votes

Poll 6

Catherine Morland (Northanger Abbey) -- 26 votes

Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 26 votes

TIE!

Poll 7

Anne Elliot (Persuasion) -- 25 votes

Barbara Spooner (Amazing Grace) -- 24 votes

Keep voting! You only have until Friday to vote!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Wild Card Round

For the Wild Card Round, you can vote to bring back a contestant that was voted out in either Round 1 or Round 2. Here are the contestants that you can vote for! And yes, you can pick more than one!

Molly Gibson (Wives and Daughters)

Nora Rowley (He Knew He Was Right)

Anna Smith (Downton Abbey)

Sophy Hutton (Cranford)

Jessie Brown (Cranford)

Beth March (Little Women)

Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns (Cranford)

Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House on the Prairie)

Harriet Smith (Emma)

Lady Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham (Downton Abbey)

Anne Taylor Weston (Emma)

Beatrice "Bea" Elliot (The House of Elliot)

Amy March (Little Women)

Laura Timmins (Lark Rise to Candleford)

Meg March (Little Women)

Margaret Ellison Brown (Lark Rise to Candleford)

Lady Edith Crawley (Downton Abbey)

Gwendolen Harleth (Daniel Deronda)

Henrietta "Hetta" Carbury (The Way We Live Now)

Evangeline "Evie" Eliott (The House of Eliott)

Estella Havisham (Great Expectations)

Dorcas Lane (Lark Rise to Candleford)

Eleanor Tilney (Northanger Abbey)

Fanny Price (Mansfield Park)

Eleanor Harding Bold (The Barchester Chronicles)
Queen Victoria (The Young Victoria)

Jane Fairfax (Emma)
Fancy Day (Under the Greenwood Tree)

Josephine "Jo" March (Little Women)

Lady Mary Crawley (Downton Abbey)

Emily Trevelyan (He Knew He Was Right)

Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter)

Buttercup (The Princess Bride)

Lady Sybil Crawley (Downton Abbey)

Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)

Georgiana Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)

Cynthia Kirkpatrick (Wives and Daughters)

Hurry and vote! You only have until the evening of December 1st to vote!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Round 2 Results: The 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament

Voting for Round 2 has closed! Thank you for voting. Here are the results.

Poll 1

Queen Victoria (The Young Victoria) -- 28 votes

Barbara Spooner (Amazing Grace) -- 31 votes

Poll 2

Jane Fairfax (Emma) -- 20 vote

Catherine Morland (Northanger Abbey) -- 42 votes

Poll 3
Mary Smith (Cranford) -- 36 votes

Fancy Day (Under the Greenwood Tree) -- 13 votes

Poll 4

Josephine "Jo" March (Little Women) -- 24 votes

Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit) -- 40 votes

Poll 5

Lady Mary Crawley (Downton Abbey) -- 13 votes

Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 46 votes

Poll 6

Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre) -- 47 votes

Emily Trevelyan (He Knew He Was Right) -- 6 votes

Poll 7

Esther Summerson (Bleak House) -- 30 votes

Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter) -- 25 votes

Poll 8

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) -- 47 votes

Buttercup (The Princess Bride) -- 10 votes

Poll 9

Lady Sybil Crawley (Downton Abbey) -- 13 votes

Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) -- 49 votes

Poll 10

Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 22 votes

Margaret Hale (North and South) -- 38 votes

Poll 11

Georgiana Darcy (Pride and Prejudice) --29 votes

Anne Elliot (Persuasion) -- 32 votes

Poll 12

Cynthia Kirkpatrick (Wives and Daughters) -- 12 votes

Margaret Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 48 votes

Thank you all for voting! The Wild Card Poll will be up shortly!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Monday, November 28, 2011

Last Chance to Vote in Round 2!

This is your last chance to vote in Round 2 of the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament! If you haven't voted for Round 2 yet, do so now!

After Round 2, there will be a three day poll to decide a wild card contestant. This will be your opportunity to bring back one of your favorite contestants that was voted out in one of the previous rounds!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Last Chance to Vote in Round 1!

This is your last chance to vote in Round 1 of the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament! If you haven't voted yet, do so now!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Remember your Tournament Picks!

Something went wrong before when I first made the original announcement for the Tournament Picks, so I'm going to reiterate it here in case you would like to participate on your blogs:

For this post, I pose a question to everyone: Who do you think will win the period drama tournament? You can post about this on your blog or in the comments section below (but if you do a blog post about it, leave a link!). Of course, you don't have to pick just one; you can select up to three of your top picks for possible winners of the 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament. I'll accept the posts until the start of the tournament.

Towards the end of the tournament, I'll post about who everyone thought would win.

If you like, you could do round by round weekly! If you would like to say who you think will win in each round, feel free to! If you post about this on your blogs, leave a link here!

God Bless,

Round 1: Mid Polling Progress

Probably should have put this up sooner, but here is how all the polls are going!
Poll 1

Catherine Morland (Northanger Abbey) -- 28 votes

Molly Gibson (Wives and Daughters) -- 17 votes

Poll 2

Mary Smith (Cranford) -- 25 votes

Nora Rowley (He Knew He Was Right) - 10 votes

Poll 3

Cynthia Kirkpatrick (Wives and Daughters) -- 17 votes

Anna Smith (Downton Abbey) -- 15 votes

Poll 4

Sophy Hutton (Cranford) -- 12 votes

Anne Elliot (Persuasion) -- 32 votes

Poll 5

Jessie Brown (Cranford) -- 10 votes

Barbara Spooner (Amazing Grace) -- 30 votes

Poll 6

Amy Dorrit (Little Dorrit) -- 31 votes

Beth March (Little Women) -- 13 votes

Poll 7

Matilda "Matty" Jenkyns (Cranford) -- 10 votes

Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice) -- 34 votes

Poll 8

Laura Ingalls (Little House on the Prarie) -- 12 votes

Margaret Hale (North and South) -- 32 votes

Poll 9

Buttercup (The Princess Bride) -- 26 votes

Harriet Smith (Emma) -- 17 votes

Poll 10

Queen Victoria (The Young Victoria) -- 35 votes

Lady Cora Crawley, Countess of Grantham (Downton Abbey) -- 3 votes

Poll 11

Anne Taylor Weston (Emma) -- 17 votes

Josephine "Jo" March (Little Women) -- 28 votes

Poll 12

Beatrice "Bea" Eliott (The House of Eliott) -- 7 votes

Fancy Day (Under the Greenwood Tree) -- 14 votes

Poll 13

Amy March (Little Women) -- 11 votes

Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 33 votes

Poll 14

Laura Timmins (Lark Rise to Candleford) -- 6 votes

Beatrix Potter (Miss Potter) -- 30 votes

Poll 15

Emma Woodhouse (Emma) -- 37 votes

Margaret "Meg" March (Little Women) -- 10 votes

Poll 16

Margaret Ellison Brown (Lark Rise to Candleford) -- 3 votes

Georgiana Darcy (Pride and Prejudice) -- 40 votes

Poll 17

Emily Trevelyan (He Knew He Was Right) -- 9 votes

Lady Edith Crawley (Downton Abbey) -- 11 votes

Poll 18

Gwendolen Harleth (Daniel Deronda) -- 6 votes

Anne Shirley (Anne of Green Gables) -- 37 votes

Poll 19

Henrietta "Hetta" Carbury (The Way We Live Now) -- 8 votes

Lady Sybil Crawley (Downton Abbey) -- 14 votes

Poll 20

Lady Mary Crawley (Downton Abbey) -- 13 votes

Evangeline "Evie" Eliott (The House of Eliott) -- 7 votes

Poll 21

Margaret Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 32 votes

Estella Havisham (Great Expectations) -- 11 votes

Poll 22

Jane Fairfax (Emma) -- 26 votes

Dorcas Lane (Lark Rise to Candleford) -- 10 votes

Poll 23

Jane Eyre (Jane Eyre) -- 19 votes

Eleanor Tilney (Northanger Abbey) -- 21 votes

Poll 24

Fanny Price (Mansfield Park) -- 10 votes

Elinor Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility) -- 33 votes

Poll 25

Eleanor Harding Bold (The Barchester Chronicles) -- 3 votes

Esther Summerson (Bleak House) -- 26 votes

Keep up the voting! If you haven't voted yet, make sure you do to ensure that your favorite heroines move onto the next round!

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Tribute to First Period Drama Heroine Touranment Winner: Elizabeth Bennet

You first voted her the winner of the 1st Period Drama Heroine Tournament. Since Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudice cannot compete in this tournament (and the next two), I have made a little tribute to her. This is a profile in much more detailed than the other profiles for this tournament.

Name: Elizabeth Bennet

Nicknames/Aliases: Lizzy, Eliza, Miss Eliza, Cousin Elizabeth, Miss Bennet, Miss Eliza Bennet, Miss Lizzy

Novel: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Age: 20

Occupation: Gentleman's Daughter

Family:

Mrs. Bennet - Formerly Miss Gardiner, Mrs. Bennet is the mother of Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia, and the sister of Edward Gardiner. She is determined to get her daughters married to a rich man.

Mr. Bennet - Mr. Bennet is the father of Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia, and the cousin of William Collins. Mr. Bennet retires from his silly wife and three youngest daughters by retiring to his library. Elizabeth is very close with her father.

Jane Bennet - Elizabeth's oldest and most beloved sister, Jane has a very sweet disposition. Rich Mr. Bingley falls in love with Jane, much to the dismay of his sisters and his friend Mr. Darcy.

Mary Bennet - Mary Bennet is the third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Not good looking, Mary devotes her time to playing the piano (though poorly) and excessively reading.

Catherine "Kitty" Bennet - Kitty is the fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Closest with her sister, Lydia, Kitty spends a lot of time flirting with the local militia.

Lydia Bennet - Lydia is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. A determined flirt, Lydia and her sister Kitty spend much of their time looking for officers.

Husband:

Fitzwilliam Darcy - Mr. Darcy did not make a good impression on Elizabeth: he said that she was only tolerable (wounding her pride), acted arrogant, and separated Jane from Mr. Bingley. Because of this, Elizabeth refused his first proposal. But Mr. Darcy improved himself since Elizabeth told him that he was arrogant, and they began to fall in love.

Friends:

Charlotte Lucas - Charlotte is Elizabeth best friend outside of the family. At the beginning of Pride and Prejudice, she is 27 and unmarried. Charlotte is not romantic and only asks for a comfortable home from her husband.

Colonel Fitzwilliam - Mr. Darcy's personable cousin, Colonel Fitzwilliam is the younger son of an Earl. Since he does not have a fortune, he has to marry wisely.

Georgiana Darcy - Mr. Darcy's shy sixteen year old sister, Georgiana is said to be extremely accomplished. She nearly eloped with George Wickham, but was talked out of it by her brother.

Enemies:

Mr. William Collins - Mr. Collins is Mr. Bennet's pompous cousin. He is a clergyman and is honored to have Lady Catherine de Bourgh as his patroness (so honored that he constantly mentions her name)

George Wickham - An officer in the militia, George Wickham grew up with Mr. Darcy. He claimed that Mr. Darcy robbed him of his inheritance.

Caroline Bingley - Mr. Bingley's younger sister, Caroline is unmarried and has her eyes set on Mr. Darcy. She attempts to put Elizabeth down in front of Mr. Darcy, but it always fails.

Mrs. Louisa Hurst - Mr. Bingley's older sister, Louisa Hurst is married to Mr. Hurst, who is not refined. Louisa and Caroline are almost always together.

Lady Catherine de Bourgh - Mr. Darcy, Colonel Fitzwilliam, and Georgiana Darcy's aunt, Lady Catherine is determined to see her daughter, Anne, married to Mr. Darcy.

Good Points:

Intelligent, Witty, Clever, Assertive, Stands by her morals and beliefs

Faults:

Judgmental, Stubborn

Story:

Elizabeth is the second oldest of the five daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Since Mr. and Mrs. Bennet did not have any sons, their estate of Longbourn is entailed on Mr. Bennet's cousin, Mr. Collins, when Mr. Bennet dies. Because of the entail, Mrs. Bennet is determined to marry off her daughters to rich men, but Elizabeth is determined to marry someone she loves.

God Bless,
God Bless, Miss Elizabeth Bennet

Round 1: 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament

The 2nd Period Drama Heroine Tournament has begun! 50 Heroines, 25 polls. The heroine with the most votes in this round will have immunity in the next round. Here are the polls for the 1st Round!