QP:Characters

Those marked “(H)” are recorded in history
== Scotland ==
*(H) Mary of Guise, Queen Mother of Scotland, and widow of King James V
*(H) Mary, Queen of Scots, aged seven, her daughter
*Francis Crawford of Lymond, Master of Culter
*Richard Crawford, Lord Culter, his brother 
*(H) Thomas Erskine, Master of Erskine, Chief Privy Councillor and Special Ambassador
*(H) Margaret Fleming, his wife
*(H) Jenny Stewart, Lady Fleming, mother to Margaret Erskine and illegitimate daughter of King James IV of Scotland; governess to Queen Mary
*(H) Lord Fleming, Jenny’s son, and brother to Margaret Erskine
*(H) Mary Fleming, his sister, maid of honour to Queen Mary
*(H) Agnes Fleming, his sister, maid of honour to Queen Mary
*(H) Arthur Erskine, one of Thomas Erskine’s brothers
*(H) George Douglas of Pittendriech, brother of the Earl of Angus and uncle to Lady Lennox
*(H) James Douglas of Drumlanrig, his brother-in-law 
*(H) Michel Hérisson, a Scots sculptor resident in Rouen 
*(H) Brice Harisson, his brother, in the service of the Protector Somerset in London 
== Ireland ==
*Phelim O’LiamRoe, Prince of Barrow and feudal lord of the Slieve Bloom 
*Thady Boy Ballagh, his ollave 
*Piedar Dooly, his servant 
*Theresa Boyle, an Irish widow resident at Neuvy 
*Oonagh O’Dwyer, her niece 
*Hélie and Anne Moutier, relatives of Oonagh resident in Blois 
*(H) Cormac O’Connor, heir to Brian Faly O’Connor, captain of Offaly 
*(H) George Paris, an agent 
== France ==
*(H) Henri II, King of France 
*(H) Catherine de Médicis, his Queen 
*(H) Diane de Poitiers, Duchess de Valentinois, his mistress 
*(H) Francis II, King of France (future king), his heir, affianced *to Mary Queen of Scots 
*(H) Elizabeth, his young daughter 
*(H) Claude, his young daughter 
*(H) Marguerite of France, his sister 
*(H) Anne de Montmorency, Marshal, Grand Master, and Constable of France 
*(H) François, Duke de Guise, brother to the Queen Mother of Scotland 
*(H) Charles de Guise, Cardinal of Lorraine, his brother 
*(H) Claude de Guise, Duke d’Aumale, his brother 
*(H) Duke de Longueville, French-born son of Mary of Guise’s first marriage 
*(H) John Stewart, Lord d’Aubigny, former captain of the Royal Guard of Scottish Archers in France, and brother to the Earl of Lennox 
*(H) Robin Stewart, member of the Royal Guard of Scottish Archers 
*Laurens de Genstan, member of the Royal Guard of Scottish Archers 
*(H) Jacques d’Albon, Marshal de St. André (courtier) 
*(H) Louis de Bourbon, Prince of Condé (courtier) 
*(H) Jean de Bourbon, Sieur d’Enghien, his brother (courtier) 
*(H) François de Vendôme, Vidame de Chartres (courtier) 
*Archembault Abernaci, Keeper of the Royal Menageries of France 
*Pierre Destaiz, Keeper of the Royal Menageries of France 
*Florimund Pellaquin 
*Thomas Ouschart (Tosh), a funambulist 
*Georges Gaultier, a usurer of Blois 
*The Dame de Doubtance, astrologer, of Blois 
*(H) Raoul de Chémault, French Ambassador in London 
*(H) Jehanne de Chémault, his wife 
== England ==
*(H) John Dudley, Earl of Warwick, Earl Marshal of England 
*(H) Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox, brother to Lord d’Aubigny 
*(H) Margaret Douglas, his wife, and niece to the late King Henry VIII and to Sir George Douglas 
*(H) William Parr of Kendall, Marquis of Northampton, Lord Great Chamberlain of England and leader of the English Mission to France 
*(H) Thomas Butler, Earl of Ormond, an Irishman resident in England, also of the Mission 
*(H) Gilbert Dethick, Garter King of Arms 
*(H) John Perrot, illegitimate son of the late King Henry VIII 
*(H) James Mason, retiring English Ambassador in France 
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