Just a note to say that this was hilarious :) I've not seen any of the relevant episodes, but still thought this was very funny.

Thank you very much, kate_lear! I'm glad you still found the story funny even without seeing the mini-series! :-)

In particular I loved the line: 'The whole day can’t be taken up by sex, gambling, and embroidery.'

Hah!

Thanks again! I think you're the first person to comment on this particular line, so I'm happy it found a fan! :-)

That would look just WONDERFUL on an icon...

Well, you certainly have my permission to use it if you like. I can even make the icon for you if you're interested. I'll admit that I'm not a great designer, but I'm sure I could come up with something.