in England behind LANCASTER. Northumberland has long been rivals with the Lancastrian
faction which includes RALPH NEVILLE and THOMAS NEVILLE.
PERCY, HENRY (HOTSPUR): son and heir of the Earl of Northumberland, and a
powerful nobleman in his own right.
PERCY, THOMAS: Earl of Worcester, brother to the Earl of Northumberland and uncle
to Hotspur.
PHILIP THE BAD: King of Navarre and Count of Evreux, cousin to King John and a
powerful figure in French politics. As well as ruling Navarre, Philip holds extensive lands in the
west of France.
PHILIPPA: a now-dead Queen of England, wife to the deceased EDWARD III, and
mother of LANCASTER. She died some years previous to the events of The Crucible.
POITIERS: a town in central France, and site of one of the Black Prince‘s greatest
victories during the HUNDRED YEARS‘ WAR.
POLE, MICHAEL DE LA: Earl of Suffolk, commander in BOLINGBROKE‘S army.
RABY: see NEVILLE, RALPH.
RHEIMS: cathedral city approx. 200 km to the north-east of Paris. Also spelt Reims.
RICHARD II: King of England, son of the BLACK PRINCE (deceased) and JOAN OF
KENT. Deposed and murdered at BOLINGBROKE‘S hand.
ROSALIND: daughter of THOMAS NEVILLE and MARGARET NEVILLE.
ROUEN: a city on the River Seine, part way between HARFLEUR and Paris.
SAVOY PALACE: the Duke of LANCASTER‘S residence on the Strand just outside
London‘s western walls. It was burned down during the peasant rebellion.
SCARLE, JOHN: BOLINGBROKE‘s Chancellor.
SHERIFF HUTTON: RALPH NEVILLE‘S main castle and residence some ten miles
northeast of York.
SMITHFIELD (or Smoothfield): a large open space or field in London‘s northern
suburbs, just beyond Aldersgate. For many centuries it has been the site of games, tournaments,
and trading, craft and pleasure fairs. East Smithfield is a similarly large field to the east of
London.
SQUIRE: in the late fourteenth century the social status and meaning of squire is much
different to the earlier chivalric perception of a squire as a ―knight-in-training‖. The late
fourteenth century squire is just as likely to be referred to as a valet or even a sergeant. He was
generally of noble blood, but he might not be a ―knight-in-training‖ as such.
STRAND, THE: an important street running from London along the northern bank of the
Thames down to Westminster, lined with palaces of the nobles.
STURRY, SIR RICHARD: a councillor of BOLINGBROKE‘S.
SUFFOLK, EARL OF: see POLE, MICHAEL DE LA.
SWYNFORD, LADY KATHERINE: dowager Duchess of Lancaster, widow of JOHN
OF GAUNT, Duke of Lancaster. By John of Gaunt she has two children, HENRY and JOAN
BEAUFORT.
THORSEBY, RICHARD: the Prior General of England, administering all Dominicans
and their friaries in the realm of England.
TONSURE: a round, shaved patch on the crown of a cleric‘s head.
TUDOR, LORD OWEN: a member of BOLINGBROKE‘s household.
TUSSER, THOMAS: steward to THOMAS NEVILLE.
UMFRAVILLE, SIR GILBERT: one of BOLINGBROKE‘S commanders at
HARFLEUR.
URBAN VI: the man elected by the College of Cardinals to the papal throne after the
death of Gregory XI in 1378.
VERE, ROBERT DE: deceased Earl of Oxford, and close friend of RICHARD‘S.
WARWICK, EARL OF: see BEAUCHAMP, THOMAS.
WESTMINSTER: in medieval England Westminster was an important municipality in its
own right, and separate from London, although both were inextricably linked. Most of medieval
Westminster was destroyed by fire in the early nineteenth century, but it consisted of a large
palace complex boasting three halls (only one of which still stands) as well the abbey.
WHITTINGTON, RICHARD (DICK): former mercer and alderman of Broad Street
ward, now Lord Mayor of London.
WILLIAMSON, JACK: apprentice engineer to MASTER GILES.
WINDSOR: royal castle to the west of London.
WOODSTOCK, THOMAS OF: the now deceased Earl of Buckingham and Duke of
Gloucester, seventh and youngest son of EDWARD III of England; Constable of England.
WORDE, WYNKYN DE: the last of the Dominican friars who worked the Archangels‘
will on earth.
WYCLIFFE, JOHN: an eccentric English cleric and master of Balliol College, Oxford.