Authors: Dorothy Dunnett
Scotland
ROYAL HOUSEHOLD AND NOBLES:
James Stewart (Third of the Name), King of Scotland
Margaret, daughter of Christian I of Denmark, his Queen
Mary Stewart, the King’s elder sister
James, ist Lord Hamilton of Kinneil, her second husband
Robert, Lord Boyd, father of her first husband
Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, the King’s brother
Margaret Stewart, the King’s younger sister
James Stewart of Auchterhouse, Earl of Buchan (Hearty James), half-uncle of King James
IN EXILE:
Jordan de St Pol, vicomte de Ribérac, lord of Kilmirren, formerly royal adviser and merchant in France
Simon de St Pol of Kilmirren, his son
Henry de St Pol, son of Simon’s late wife Katelina van Borselen, sister of Gelis
MERCHANTS AND OTHERS:
Archibald of Berecrofts (Archie), Canongate merchant
Robin, his son, husband of Katelijne Sersanders
Isobella (Bel) of Cuthilgurdy, neighbour to the St Pols of Kilmirren
Andro Wodman, merchant; former Scots Archer in France
Euphemia (Phemie) Dunbar of Haddington Priory, daughter of George, Earl of March