Cast of Main Characters
- María de Salinas, Lady Willoughby (c.1490–1539)
- Spanish attendant of Catherine of Aragon
- Elizabeth Stafford, Duchess of Norfolk (c.1497–1558)
- Wife of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and aunt of Anne Boleyn; lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon
- Mary Howard, Duchess of Richmond (1519–c.1555)
- Daughter of the above; wife of Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond (illegitimate son of Henry VIII); lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn
- Gertrude Blount, Marchioness of Exeter (c.1502–1558)
- Lady-in-waiting to Catherine of Aragon; wife of Henry VIII’s first cousin
- Jane Parker, Viscountess Rochford (c.1505–1542)
- Sister-in-law of Anne Boleyn; in service with Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves and Katherine Howard
- Anne Basset (c.1520–c.1558)
- Maid of honour to Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Kathryn Parr
- Katherine Willoughby, Duchess of Suffolk (1519–1580)
- Daughter of María de Salinas; friend of Kathryn Parr