GoK:Characters

in order of appearance:


 * p.11 Mungo Tennant
 * 11   Lymond's mercenary company
 * 11   the Sea-Catte, ship which brings Lymond to Scotland
 * 12   Francis Crawford of Lymond
 * 13   Wat Scott, Sir Walter Scott of Buccleuch
 * 13   Thomas Erskine, Master of Erskine
 * 13   Hob Hewat, a water carrier in Edinburgh
 * 13   Tennant's pig
 * 13   Tennant's steward
 * 18   Mariotta Crawford (by m), wife of Richard
 * 18   Janet Beaton, wife of Wat Scott of Buccleuch
 * 18   Sybilla Semple, mother to Lymond and Richard
 * 23   Richard Crawford, Lord Culter
 * 23   Christian Stewart, goddaughter to Janet, dowager Lady Fleming
 * 28   Matthew Abernethy ("Turkey Mat"), one of Lymond's mercenaries
 * 35   Johnnie Bullo, "King of Little Egypt"
 * 35   Colin, one of Lymond's mercenaries
 * 37   William Scott of Kincurd, son of Wat Scott of Buccleuch
 * 37   Dandy-puff, one of Lymond's mercenaries
 * 41   Charlie ("Oyster Charlie"), one of Lymond's mercenaries
 * 46   Drummond, English captain stationed in Annan
 * 47   Henry Wharton, son of Lord Wharton
 * 49   Matthew Stewart, Earl of Lennox
 * 49   Thomas Wharton, Baron Wharton, captain of Carlisle and Warden of the Western Marches
 * 54   Joe ("Jess's Joe"), one of Lymond's mercenaries
 * 55   Charlie Bannister, a messenger for the English
 * 59   prisoner
 * 59   Hugh
 * 60   Simon Bogle, servant to Christian Stewart and the Fleming household
 * 75   George Douglas of Pittendriech, brother to Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus
 * 78   Andrew Hunter of Ballaggan
 * 79   Elspet, nurse to young Queen Mary
 * 79   Mary of Guise, dowager Queen of Scotland, referred to as the Queen Mother occasionally
 * 79   Mistress Kemp, nurse to young Queen Mary
 * 79   Mary, Queen of Scots
 * 87   Agnes Herries, Lady Herries
 * 90   Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, father to Margaret Douglas
 * 90   James Douglas of Drumlanrig, brother-in-law to Archibald and George Douglas
 * 103  Lang Cleg, the, one of Lymond's mercenaries
 * 106  William Grey, Baron Grey of Wilton, Lord Lieutenant of the Northern Parts for England and Warden of the East Marches
 * 106  Myles, secretary to Lord Grey
 * 107  Edward Dudley, English captain of Hume Castle in Scotland
 * 108  Woodward, Dudley's lieutenant
 * 111  Luis Fernando de Cordoba y Avila
 * 124  Catherine Hunter (by m), Andrew's mother
 * 125  Jonathan Crouch of Keswick, former officer of the English Royal Household
 * 131  Patey Liddell, goldsmith in Edinburgh
 * 142  Bullo's gypsies
 * 147  Menteith
 * 175  Molly, proprietress of the Ostrich Inn
 * 177  Sally, girl at the Ostrich Inn
 * 177  Elizabeth, girl at the Ostrich Inn
 * 177  Joan, girl at the Ostrich Inn
 * 178  John Maxwell, Master of Maxwell
 * 182  Campbell, Tammas Ban, bagpiper to the Earl of Argyll and guest at the Ostrich
 * 182  "Green-fustian", customer at the Ostrich Inn
 * 186  Gideon Somerville, former officer of the English Royal Household

[more to follow, including:]
 * Margaret Douglas, wife of the Earl of Lennox and daughter to the Earl of Angus
 * Katherine Somerville (by m), Gideon's wife
 * Philippa Somerville, Gideon's daughter
 * Thomas Wharton, son of Lord Wharton
 * Henry Lauder of St. Germains, Lord Advocate to the Queen
 * Archibald Campbell, Earl of Argyll and Lord Justice-General
 * Robert Bowes, English Warden of the East and Middle Marches
 * Thomas Palmer

Significant persons who are mentioned but do not actually appear:
 * 12   Edward VI, King of England
 * 17   Eloise Crawford
 * 17   Gavin Crawford, Lord Culter
 * 22   James Hamilton, Earl of Arran and Governor of Scotland
 * 22   Henry VIII, King of England
 * 22   James V, King of Scotland
 * 23   Janet Stewart, dowager Lady Fleming, aunt and governess to young Queen Mary
 * 30   Francis I, King of France
 * 30   Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and King of Spain
 * 30   Henry II, King of France
 * 93   Mary, Queen of England, (future queen)
 * 93   Elizabeth, Queen of England, (future queen)
 * 107  John Dudley, Earl of Warwick (entry in Companion)
 * 139  Margaret Fleming, (Graham by m)
 * Samuel Harvey, former officer of the English Royal Household
 * Pope Paul III (entry in Companion)
 * David Beaton, Cardinal Archbishop of St Andrews (entry in Companion)