Dramatis Personae
In any work of historical fiction, there is usually a mixture of real and fictional characters, and I thought it would be interesting to keep a tally.
All characters are listed in order of appearance. Major characters are in bold.
Historical People
Personages whose history is unchanged are linked to their Wikipedia entries, where available - shown as [W]. Those with alternate histories have a page on this website, outlining the differences, and a link from there to Wikipedia.
Appearing in the story
- Maliverny "Mal" Catlyn, a professional swordsman
- Richard Baines, a spy
- Sir Francis Walsingham, Queen Elizabeth's spymaster
- Philip Henslowe, manager of The Admiral's Men [W]
- Thomas Lodge, a playwright
- Lord Howard of Effingham, the Lord High Admiral, patron of The Admiral's Men [W]
- Queen Elizabeth
Mentioned only
- Christopher "Kit" Marlowe, playwright and spy
- Edward Alleyn, an actor with The Admiral's Men [W]
- Robert Dudley, Prince Consort
Fictional characters
Appearing in the story
- Edmund "Ned" Faulkner, a scrivener
- Sideways Jack, landlord of the Catherine Wheel
- Captain William Monkton
- Sir James Leland, Lieutenant of the Tower of London
- Jacomina "Coby" Hendricks, tireman for Grey's Men
- Gabriel "Angel" Parrish, an actor
- Henry Naismith, actor-manager in charge of Grey's Men
- Qatsnajal, a skrayling merchant
- Mistress Cooke, matron of Bethlem Hospital
- Alexander "Sandy" Catlyn, Mal's twin brother
- Philip Johnson, an apprentice actor
- Rafe Eaton, an actor
- Dickon Rudd, an actor
- Mistress Naismith, wife of Henry
- Mistress Faulkner, Ned's mother
- John Dunfell, secretary to Lord Grey
- Samuel Kemp, a con-man
- Thomas Armitage, a thug
- Prince Robert, heir to the throne of England
- Princess Juliana de Lancastre, his Portuguese wife
- Prince Arthur, Robert's younger brother, patron of The Prince's Men
- Kiiren, the skrayling ambassador
- Sir Jasper Grey, the Duke of Suffolk
- The Master of Lines, a skrayling tattoo artist
- John Wheeler, an actor
Mentioned only
- Béatrice de Maliverny, Mal and Sandy's mother
- Cornelius "Kees" Hendricks, Coby's brother
- Charles Catlyn, Mal's elder brother
- Father Jan, a Calvinist minister