Dramatis Personae
Elizabeth, Queen of England
Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; first cousin, once removed of Mary, Queen of Scots; head of the Church of England
Mary, Queen of Scots
Catholic grandniece of Henry VIII; first cousin, once removed, of Elizabeth, Queen of England. Prisoner in England
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
English courtier; longtime favorite and reputed lover of Queen Elizabeth; former intended of Queen Mary
George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury
English courtier; former warden of the prisoner, Queen Mary
William Cecil, Lord Burleigh, Lord High Treasurer
English courtier
William Davison, Secretary of State
English diplomat
Amias Paulet, Knight
English courtier; current warden of the prisoner, Queen Mary
Mortimer
Nephew of Sir Paulet
Count Aubespine
French Ambassador to the English Court
Count Bellievre
Envoy Extraordinary of France
Drugeon Drury
Assistant to Sir Paulet; second warden of the prisoner, Queen Mary
Melvil
Steward of Queen Mary’s household
Hanna Kennedy
Nurse to Queen Mary
—Brooke Sutter, a graduate of Loyola University, researched and wrote teaching resources for Mary Stuart as an intern with CST’s Education Department.