Cast of Characters

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ART ROSE [Arthur, Prince of Wales]

Harry’s older brother. Thoughtful and quiet. Dated Katie. Died while still a teenager.

MARGOT JAMES (née ROSE) [Princess Margaret; married King James of Scotland]

Harry’s older sister; married to a Scottish laird. No sense of humor. Harry never sees her.

MEGAN ROSE [Princess Mary; queen of France before her marriage to Charles Brandon]

Harry’s beloved little sister. In love with Harry’s (married) best friend, Charles.

MARIA ROSE [Queen Mary I; “Bloody Mary”]

Daughter of Harry and Katie. Intense, serious, deeply religious. Terrifies people.

ELIZA ROSE [Queen Elizabeth I]

Daughter of Harry and Ana. Vivacious and exceptionally bright; gets on with everyone.

EDDIE ROSE [King Edward VI]

Cute son of Harry and Janette.

HENRY BLUNT [Henry FitzRoy]

Son of Harry and Bennie.

HENRY ROSE [King Henry VII]

Harry’s father. Died while Harry was still at school.

ELIZABETH ROSE [Elizabeth of York]

Harry’s mother. Also died while Harry was at school.

GERMAINE [Germaine of Foix]

Katie’s stepmother. Formidable.

SIR THOMAS LYEBON and LADY ELIZABETH LYEBON [Sir Thomas and Lady Boleyn]

Ana’s parents. Live near Hever Castle, Kent.

“HOWIE” HOWE [Lord Edmund Howard]

Caitlyn’s father. Useless. Ran away to Thailand to avoid his creditors.

BENNIE BLUNT [Bessie Blount]

Harry’s first mistress. Barmaid in a Soho pub. Lively London girl. Looks like Madonna.

MIRANDA “MERRY” MCCAREY (née LYEBON) [Mary Boleyn]

Harry’s second mistress. Blond sex kitten. Ana’s sister. Married to gay whisky heir Will; lives in a Scottish castle.

CHARLES LISLE [Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk]

Harry’s best friend. Old Etonian; merchant banker. Womanizer.

CASSANDRA LISLE [no direct Tudor equivalent]

Wife of Charles Lisle. Good sort. Enjoys a tipple.

TERRI “BASKIN-” ROBBINS-MORE [Sir Thomas More]

Voice of Harry’s conscience. Left-wing northerner with strong sense of social justice. Editor of Rose Corp. magazine the Rack.

TOM WOLSTON [Thomas Wolsey]

Harry’s lawyer. Old-school.

TOM CRANWELL [Thomas Cromwell]

Tom Wolston’s ruthless replacement. A lech.

ANDRE SOKOLOV [no Tudor equivalent]

Russian billionaire oligarch. Football mad. Murky background.

OTHER ROSE STAFF

Richard York—board member and ex-chairman of Rose Corp.

Lesley—human resources. Best friend of Janette Morrissey.

Colin Hale—financial director.

Ben, Tina, and Aleesha—Harry’s PAs.

Nate Romano—art director, the Rack.

Lizzie—art editor, the Rack.

Mia Fox—editor, Hooray!

Jake—photographer, Hooray!

PERCY NORTH [Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland]

Ana Lyebon’s fiancé. Account director for ad agency BWG. Good-natured; bit of a poseur.

WILL “GORDON” MCCAREY [William Carey]

Gay husband of Merry Lyebon. Owner of whisky distillery and Scottish castle. A lovely chap.

DARIUS DRAPER

Interior designer and estate manager of Kindrummon Castle. Partner of Will McCarey.

DOC BUTTS [Henry VIII’s physician Dr. Butts]

Harry’s doctor.

MILLY and ARABELLA LISLE [Mary and Anne Brandon]

Daughters of Charles and Cassandra Lisle. Nicknames Thing One and Thing Two.

FRANCESCA and HELENA LISLE [Frances and Eleanor Brandon]

Daughters of Charles and Megan Lisle.

FRANKIE DENHAM [Francis Dereham]

On-again, off-again boyfriend of Caitlyn Howe. Manager of indie band Chaos; small-time drug dealer. A parasite.

TOMMY CULTRANE [Thomas Culpeper]

Pop idol; fellow judge with Caitlyn on TV talent show Rock God.

FLORENCE WELLS [no Tudor equivalent]

Caitlyn’s boss at Limelight PR.