Katherine Coscombe

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THL Katherine Coscombe
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Status: Current Member Pronouns: She/They Preferred Title: The Honorable Lady Resides: Rivenvale Awards: Award of Arms Purple Fret Willow Evergreen
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Per Pale Azure and Sable, a Cock Atop a Catherine's Wheel Argent

The Honorable Lady Katherine Coscombe is a member of the Shire of Rivenvale, where she focuses primarily on teaching, theatre history, and embroidery.

Persona

Katherine Coscombe is a spinster during the reign of Edward Longshanks of England, residing in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.

Honors & Awards

Kingdom Awards

• Award of Arms (2016)
• Order of the Willow (2018)
• Award of the Purple Fret (2023)
• Order of the Evergreen (2024)

Baronial Awards

• Award of the Golden Thistle (Brendoken, 2025)

Group Awards

• Award of the Purple Fretty, for contributions to the Crown Tourney Field Guide (2025)
• Award of the Purple Fretty, with the Shire of Rivenvale, for contributions towards Pennsic LII (2025)

Offices & Positions

Rivenvale

• Chatelaine (2015-2016)
• Herald (2016-Present)
• Seneschal (2018-2023)
• Minister of Arts & Sciences (2023-present)

Affiliations & Relationships

Dependents/Dependent of

Apprenticed to Dame Elizabethe Alles

Households & Guilds

Member of Gryphon's Rest

Miscellany

Interests and SCA-related hobbies

Garb, Embroidery, Dance, Arthuriana, Leatherworking, A&S, and Culture, culture, culture.

Also, theatre history. All of the theatre history. Let's talk about mystery plays! (Or Murder)

Classes Taught

Theatre History:

• Miracles, Mysteries, and Morality: An Intro to Medieval Theatre
• Sanskrit Theatre of India
• Tudor & Elizabethan Theatre
• Roman Theatre
• Greek Theatre
• Broadside Baddies & Tudor True Crime Drama
• Not You, Billy!: Elizabethan Drama Beyond the Bard
• Theatre of Iberia & New Spain
• Aztec Theatre
• Italian Renaissance Theatre
• English Cycle Plays

Textiles:

• Basic Hand Stitching
• 6 Period Embroidery Stitches
• Detached Buttonhole Stitch
• Made-to-Measure Tunics
• St. Birgitta Coifs
• Keyhole Necklines & You
• Liripipe Hoods

Heraldry & SCA Topics:

• Introduction to Armorial Heraldry
• A Field guide to Shiny Hats, Belts & badges
• Heraldic Display

In Case of Court

Scroll Preferences

Thistles, scrolly vines, and roosters.