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*BOLINBROKE (or Bolingbroke), Henry of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: HENRY IV

*CLARENCE, Duke of (Thomas of Lancaster, born in 1389; made KG and KB in boyhood; created Duke in 1412; died in battle at Baugé in Anjou in 1421.)

Source: Complete Peerage III, 258–60

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Second son of King Henry IV; younger brother to Henry V.

Mentioned several times, first as the General under whom Simon, Lord Beauvallet, comes to fight in Normandy; then as one whose abilities as a general are on a par with Simon’s; then as giving Simon, Geoffrey of Malvallet, and Alan of Montlice the nicknames Iron, Flame, and Silver; and finally as being the one who placates the French after Simon loses his temper and slays Raoul the Terrible.

*DOUGLAS, Earl of

(Archibald Douglas, peer of Scotland: born ca. 1370; succeeded his father as 4th Earl in 1400; died at the battle of Verneuil in 1424.)

Source: Complete Peerage

IV, 433–34

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Fought along with Hotspur against Henry IV. Mentioned in passing as one of the men taken prisoner by Henry IV during the battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403.

Historical note: The Earl, who had opposed Hotspur earlier at Homildon Hill in 1402, joined him in rebellion against Henry IV and was wounded and captured at the same battle where Hotspur was killed. The Earl was held captive in England till 1408. He was a lieutenant general in the French service and later was made Duke of Touraine by Charles VII in April 1424, though he died later that year, in August.

*GLOUCESTER, Duke of (Humphrey of Lancaster: born in 1390, knighted in 1399; made KG soon after; created Duke in 1414; died in1447.)

Source:Complete Peerage V, 730–36

SIMON THE COLDHEART

4th and youngest son of King Henry IV by his first wife, hence a younger brother of the Duke of Clarence and of Henry V.

Mentioned in passing as being joined by Simon, Lord Beauvallet to fight in the Côtentin after Simon has left Belrémy.

Historical note: The Duke was active in the Côtentin in March 1418, having been involved the previous year in the sieges of Caen and Falaise. Earlier he had fought along with Henry V at Agincourt in Oct. 1415, where he was wounded.

*GLYNDOURDY, Griffith

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Son of the Welsh rebel Owen Glyndourdy.

Mentioned in passing as having been bested in single combat at Usk by Simon, Lord Beauvallet. Simon takes him prisoner, turning him over to the Prince of Wales (later Henry V) and asking only Griffith’s gilded armour as prize for the capture.

*GLYNDOURDY, Owen

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Father of Griffith Glyndowdy

Welsh rebel against Henry IV; mentioned in passing first as one who is expected to join Lord Hotspur at Shrewsbury for the battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403 but fails to arrive, and then as being harried throughout north Wales by the young Prince of Wales (later Henry V).

*HAL

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: HENRY V

*HENRY IV, King of England (Henry of Bolinbroke: born ca. 1366; acceded in Sept. 1399; died in 1413.)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Son of John of Gaunt (4th son of King Edward III) by his first wife; a grandson of King Edward III, and first cousin of Richard II.

Knights Simon, Lord Beauvallet at the Prince of Wales’s (later Henry V) request after the Battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403. Later, when Simon turns over a treasonous letter concerning his cousin Richard II and the letter’s messenger to the King, Henry rewards Simon with the Barony of Fair Pastures, which Simon renames Beauvallet. Also known as Henry of Bolinbroke (or Bolingbroke) before he forced the abdication King Richard II, in 1399, supplanting him as King of England. The name comes from Bolingbroke Castle, where he was born.

*HENRY V, King of England (born in 1387; acceded in March 1413; died in 1422.)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Hal, familial nickname

Eldest surviving son of King Henry IV by Mary de Bohun; brother of Thomas, Duke of Clarence, and of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester.

Also known as Henry of Monmouth, for the castle where he was born.

First meets Simon, Lord Beauvallet in 1403 at the battle of Hayteley-Hill. Already a close friend of Geoffrey of Malvallet, Henry is particularly taken with Simon and asks his father (Henry is still Prince of Wales at this point) to knight Simon after the battle. Simon goes to fight with Henry in Wales against Owen Glyndourdy and eventually stands with Henry, now Henry V, at Agincourt and becomes one of his most trusted generals. Henry becomes close friends with Simon, Geoffrey, and Alan of Montlice, calling them his Soldier, his Knight, and his Poet.

*HOTSPUR, Lord

(Sir Henry Percy, styled Lord Percy, and known as Hotspur: born in 1364; knighted by Richard II in 1377; made KG in 1388, KB in 1400; died in battle in 1403.)

Source: Complete Peerage IX, 713–14

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Son and heir of Henry de Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, but died before his father and so never succeeded as Earl.

Mentioned as leading the rebel armies against Henry IV and the Prince of Wales (later Henry V) at Hayteley-Hill in 1403. Henry IV triumphs, and Hotspur falls during the battle.

Historical note: Hotspur did die fighting against the King in this battle, often called the Battle of Shrewsbury, in July 1403.

*MONMOUTH, Henry of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: HENRY V

*NORTHUMBERLAND, Earl of

(Henry de Percy, born 1341; knighted ca. 1362; made KG ca. 1366; created Earl by Richard II in 1377; lost his peerage by attainder in 1406; was captured and killed in 1408.)

Source: Complete Peerage IX, 708–12

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Father to Hotspur.

Mentioned in passing as having joined his son in the Welsh Marches to fight against Henry IV.

Historical note: Northumberland and his son, Hotspur, both of whom had grievances against Henry IV, joined the unsuccessful rebellion of the Earl of March, who was descended from the 2nd son of Edward III and thus had a claim to the throne that, strictly speaking, was superior to the claim of Henry IV.

*RICHARD II, King of England (born in 1367; acceded in June 1377; deposed in Sept. 1399.)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Son of Edward, the Black Prince (the son and heir of King Edward III).

Mentioned in passing when Simon, Lord Beauvallet and Alan of Montlice discuss the justice of his cause. Also mentioned in a treasonous letter which Simon discovers by lucky chance and turns over to Henry IV.

*SALISBURY, Earl of (Thomas Montagu, KG: born ca 1385–88; restored to his attainted father’s dignities in 1409; died in 1428.)

Source: Complete Peerage XI, 393–95

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Son and heir of the John de Montagu, Earl of Salisbury, who rebelled against King Henry IV, was killed in a popular uprising in January 1400, and attainted of treason in Parliament the next year.

Warden of Normandy for Henry V (though in Simon the Coldheart, the fictional Simon, Lord Beauvallet holds this post). Also mentioned in passing as a possible overlord for Belrémy.

*STAFFORD, Earl of

(Edmund de Stafford: born in 1378; and succeeded as 5th Earl in 1395; made KB in 1399 and KG in 1402; killed in battle in 1403.)

Source: Complete Peerage XII/1, 180–81

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A younger son of the 2nd Earl; outlived three elder brothers. His wife, Anne, was the daughter and eventual heir of Thomas of Woodstock, an earlier Duke of Gloucester (6th son of King Edward III).

Mentioned in passing as leading the van against Hotspur and Douglas in the battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403.

Historical note: The Earl was present at what normally is called the Battle of Shrewsbury in July 1403. He was killed in the fighting there, as was Hotspur.

*WALES, Prince of (Henry of Monmouth)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: HENRY V

*WARWICK, Earl of

(Richard de Beauchamp: born in 1382; knighted in 1399 and made KG in 1403; succeeded his father in 1401; died in 1439.)

Source: Complete Peerage XII/2, 378–82

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Mentioned in passing as laying siege to Domfront, in Normandy, for Henry V.

Historical note: The siege of Domfront began in April 1418 and ended successfully in July. This Richard, Earl of Warwick, was nominated a Knight of the Garter (KG) probably soon after the Battle of Shrewsbury in 1403, where Hotspur was slain.)

*WORCESTER, Earl of (Thomas de Percy: born ca. 1343; made KG ca. 1375; created Earl in 1397; executed in 1403.)

Source: Complete Peerage XII/2, 838–42

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Younger brother of Henry de Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, and uncle of Henry Hotspur.

Joins Hotspur and the Earl of Northumberland in the Welsh Marches to fight against Henry IV. Treats unsuccessfully with Henry IV before the battle at Hayteley-Hill in 1403. In the course of the battle, Worcester’s nephew Hotspur is killed and Worcester is taken prisoner.

Historical note: Two days after being taken prisoner, Worcester was beheaded.

*YORK, Duke of

(Edward of York: born in 1373; knighted in boyhood in 1377; made KG in 1387; created Earl of Rutland in 1390; succeeded his father as 2nd Duke in Aug. 1402; died in 1415.)

Source: Complete Peerage XII/2, 899–909

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Son and heir of Edmund of Langley, the 1st Duke, who in turn was the fourth surviving son of King Edward III.

Present with Henry IV during Simon, Lord Beauvallet’s audience with the King in Westminster when Simon reveals a treacherous plot to depose Henry in 1404.

?*CROWBURG, Baron of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Mentioned in passing as being the intended recipient of a letter from Serle which claimed Richard II was still alive and urging the Baron to rebel against Henry IV. Simon, Lord Beauvallet discovers the letter by lucky chance and turns it over to Henry IV along with Serle’s messenger, for which Simon is rewarded with the Barony of Fair Pastures, which Simon renames Beauvallet.

Historical note: The Complete Peerage lists no person who ever was summoned to Parliament as “Lord Crowburg”; either Heyer invented this character or the “lord,” if real, was a feudal baron, not a lord of Parliament.)

?*GRAYMAN

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Mentioned in passing as one the King’s Messenger travels to see after the Earl of Montlice when calling Henry IV’s loyal subjects to battle to join the Prince of Wales (later Henry V) and the King in Shrewsbury prior to the battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403.

?*HUNGERFORD, [Sir Walter] (born in 1378; made KB in 1399; in Parliament as a baron of England 1426–49; died in 1449.)

Source: Complete Peerage VI, 613–16

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Mentioned in passing as having taken St. Lo.

Historical note: A general of Henry V in Normandy and only called “Hungerford” in the book, but the reference seems to be to Sir Walter Hungerford, who had fought at Agincourt in Oct. 1415 and distinguished himself in the French wars during the time when the events of the novel occur. Sir Walter became a KG in 1421 and was one of the executors of King Henry V.

?*HUNTINGDON, Earl of (John Holland or Holand: born in 1395 or 1396; knighted in 1413; restored as Earl of Huntingdon in 1417; would be created Duke of Exeter in 1444; died 1447.)

Source: Complete Peerage VI, 654 and V, 205–11

SIMON THE COLDHEART

2nd son and eventually heir of an earlier John de Holand (who was created Earl of Huntingdon in 1388 and Duke of Exeter in 1397, but was degraded from his dukedom late in 1399 and beheaded about six weeks afterward.)

Young and inexperienced, but eagerly leads the left wing under Simon, Lord Beauvallet when Simon attacks Belrémy.

Historical note: John Holand, who fought at Agincourt in 1415, was the son of an attainted father, and so was not Earl of Huntingdon until restored by Parliament ca. March 1417. However, he went on to an active and successful military career on both land and sea.

?*LAROUSIE, Sieur de (Arnaud)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Lord of Vazincourt. Margaret, Countess of Belrémy, Jeanne de Faucourt, and Gaston de Ranaud travel across Raoul the Terrible’s lands in an attempt to reach Larousie. Margaret is seeking his help to drive the English out of her lands, even though she knows the price for his help would be marriage.

?*LUTERELL

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Luterell is mentioned in passing as the future Seneschal of Normandy and as a member of Henry V’s council.

?*MAUNY, Sire de

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Rules the town of Falaise in Normandy, which Henry V attacks while Simon, Lord Beauvallet attacks Belrémy.

Historical note: While Heyer may have invented this character, there was a lordship of Mauny or Magny in France some miles west of Valenciennes. A younger son of Jean le Borgne de Mauny, one Walter de Mauny, made a name for himself in England in the mid-14th century and was summoned to Parliament as a baron from 1347 to 1371. But he died without a surviving son in 1372, so his (the English) branch of the family can’t be the one mentioned in this book, which is set a generation later in history.

?*MORGAN

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Mentioned in passing as holding the seal of the Duchy of Normandy.

?*ROBSART, Sir John

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A general of Henry V in Normandy, mentioned in passing as having been aided by Simon, Lord Beauvallet to take Carentan and St. Sauveur-le-Vicomte.

Historical note: Perhaps the elder brother of Sir Louis “Robessart,” KG, a favorite knight of Henry V.

?*SERLE

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Sends a letter to the Baron of Crowburg which falsely states that Richard II is still alive and waiting for loyal subjects to rise up against Henry IV. Simon, Lord Beauvallet discovers the letter by lucky chance and turns it and its messenger over to Henry IV, for which Henry rewards him with the Barony of Fair Pastures (which Simon renames Beauvallet).

?*SHIRLEY, Baron of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Mentioned in passing as one the King’s Messenger travels to see after the Earl of Montlice when calling Henry IV’s loyal subjects to battle to join the Prince of Wales (later Henry V) and the King in Shrewsbury prior to the battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403.

Historical note: Apparently an invented character: while the family of Shirley has a long and honorable history in England, the Complete Peerage does not list any parliamentary barony of Shirley. If there really was such a person, therefore, he would have been a baron in the sense feudal lord, and not in the sense of a peer of the realm.)

?*TARBURY, John of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Master of Works during Simon’s siege of Belrémy.

?*TURINCEL, Duc de (Fernand)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Owner of the estate of Turincel, located ten leagues from Belrémy. Margaret, Countess of Belrémy, travels to Turincel after her escape from Belrémy in the hope of enlisting Fernand’s aide in driving the English out of Belrémy. Fernand is away, however, presenting his submission to King Henry V, so Margaret and her faithful companions, Jeanne de Faucourt and Gaston de Ranaud, travel on.

?*UMFRAVILLE, Gilbert of (the name is also spelled “Umfreville.” Apparently Sir Gilbert de Umfreville: born in 1390; present at Agincourt in 1415 and at the siege of Rouen in 1418–19; died at the battle of Baugé in Anjou in 1421.)

Source: Complete Peerage I, 151–52

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Famous general of Henry V in Normandy.

Umfraville fails to take Belrémy in the time allotted him, and since Henry V has need of Umfraville elsewhere, he (Henry) passes this task on to Simon, Lord Beauvallet.

Amazon, The

Simon the Coldheart

See: BELRÉMY, Countess of

Nickname given Margaret, Countess of Belrémy because she is rumoured to fight at the head of her men (which she admits having done once), and because her men are so fierce, determined, and loyal to her.

AMÉLIE

Simon the Coldheart

One of Margaret, Countess of Belrémy’s ladies-in-waiting.

ARNOLD

Simon the Coldheart

One of Simon, Lord Beauvallet’s numerous pages. Accompanies Simon from the Earl of Montlice’s household to Beauvallet.

BALFRY, John of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Father of Robert of Balfry.

Mentioned in passing.

BALFRY, Robert of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Son of John of Balfry.

Mentioned in passing as a possible groom for the Earl of Montlice’s daughter Elaine.

BARMINSTER, Baron of (John)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Owner of Fair Pastures (later Beauvallet), a small, prosperous estate in Cambridge. He was hanged after siding with Lord Hotspur against Henry IV, and his lands were forfeited to the crown.

Historical note: There is no barony of Barminster listed in the Complete Peerage. If Heyer did not invent this character, he would have been a feudal baron rather than a peer of Parliament.)

BEAUVALLET, First Baron of (Simon)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

a.k.a.“Iron,” “Simon the Coldheart,” “Simon of the Gilded Armour,” “Simon the Iron Lord,” “Simon the Lion,” “Simon the Lynx-eyed,” “Simon the Silent,” “Simon the Soft-footed,” and “Soldier”

Father: Geoffrey, Earl of Malvallet

Mother: Jehanne

Half-Brother: Geoffrey of Malvallet

The bastard son of the Earl of Malvallet and Jehanne, a woman of his household; tall, fair-haired, and muscular, with a jutting brow and deep-set green-blue eyes. He is raised by his mother until her death when he is ten, and then by her brother, a woodcutter. At fourteen he leaves and, not wishing to trade on his birth with a father with whom he has no relationship, seeks work with his father’s sworn enemy, Fulk, Earl of Montlice. Montlice, liking Simon’s bold spirit, takes him on first as page to his son, Alan, then as page to himself, then as his squire, and then as the head of his guards. Recognizing in Simon “a born soldier and leader of men,” Montlice takes the seventeen-year-old Simon to Shrewsbury to fight against Hotspur and others in rebellion against Henry IV. Simon is one of thirteen men knighted for heroism by the King after the battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403 (Simon’s first battle; his act of heroism involves saving the life of his half-brother Geoffrey of Malvallet). After Hayteley-Hill, Montlice makes Simon his Captain. In 1404, Henry IV makes Simon Baron of Beauvallet as a reward for Simon’s efforts in bringing a treasonous plot concerning Richard II to the King’s attention. Simon, now Lord Beauvallet, joins the Prince of Wales (later Henry V) in Wales to campaign against the rebel Owen Glyndourdy, where Simon earns his gilded armour. He goes to France to fight along with the Duke of Clarence, and stands at Agincourt with Henry V. Throughout his career, Simon earns fame for his generalship, finally becoming the Lieutenant and Warden of the Lands and Marches of Normandy (head of Normandy’s military government) for Henry V with Simon’s half-brother Geoffrey of Malvallet as second in command (though in reality Simon’s post was held by the Earl of March and then the Earl of Salisbury). Simon’s closest friends are his half-brother, Geoffrey, and Montlice’s son, Alan. The Duke of Clarence calls Simon, Geoffrey, and Alan Iron, Flame and Silver. Henry V, a close friend of the trio, more aptly names them his Soldier, his Knight, and his Poet.

BELRÉMY, Countess of (Margaret)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Familial Nickname: “Margot”

a.k.a “the Amazon,” “She-devil,” and “Tigress”

Uncle: Jean, Sire de Galledemaine

Cousin: Victor, Chevalier de Fleurival

About twenty-five, tall, dark-haired, and beautiful, and Countess of Belrémy (a Norman holding) in her own right. Called the Amazon because she is rumoured to fight at the head of her own soldiers (she later admits to having done this once) and because she is known to be brave and fierce, this French Countess and her fierce armies inspire fear and loathing in their English enemies. She is determined to live by the Belrémy motto, “Conquest or Death,” and will not let the English take the town of Belrémy. When Simon, Lord Beauvallet finally manages to take Belrémy by secretly tunneling under Margaret’s battlements, she refuses to give Simon her submission, insists on living under house-arrest, and manages to escape into a countryside fairly thoroughly conquered by the English in an attempt to drum up support for Belrémy and bring French armies to fall upon Simon.

CEDRIC

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Simon, Lord Beauvallet’s horse while Simon is captain of the Earl of Montlice’s troops.

CLAYTON, Malcolm

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of the eleven men of Beauvallet that Simon, Lord Beauvallet chooses to help him undertake the dangerous task of tunneling under the battlements at Belrémy, sneaking into the town, and opening the gates for the English armies. Presumably this is the same Malcolm who was Simon’s squire when he first came to Beauvallet.

CONRAD, Nicholas

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A blustering bully who heads John of Barminster’s guards at Fair Pastures (later Beauvallet) and is turned off by Simon, Lord Beauvallet when he takes over the estate.

COURVONNE, Hélène de

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of Margaret, Countess of Belrémy’s ladies-in-waiting.

DALLEY, Francis of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Mentioned in passing as commanding eight-score archers and six-score men-at-arms for the Earl of Montlice at Shrewsbury.

DONALD

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of Simon, Lord Beauvallet’s many pages at Beauvallet. Simon is upset with his squire Roger, when he pushes the smaller and weaker Donald.

EDMUND

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of Simon, Lord Beauvallet’s many pages at Beauvallet. When Patrick of Kildare beats Edmund, Simon strikes Patrick senseless. Presumably this is also the Edmund Marnet who some years later acts as Simon’s squire at Belrémy.

FAUCOURT, Jeanne de

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Familial Nickname: Jeanette

With her brown curls and blue eyes, the favourite lady-in-waiting to Margaret, Countess of Belrémy. Works with Geoffrey of Malvallet to bring about a peace between Margaret and Simon, Lord Beauvallet. When Margaret escapes Belrémy in an attempt to drum up support to kick the English off her land, Jeanne accompanies her Mistress, though she is loath to leave Geoffrey behind.

FAUNARD

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of a group of French peasants who torment Margaret, Countess of Belrémy and Jeanne de Faucourt, disguised as a peasant lad and his sister after their escape from Belrémy, in a rude tavern at Tourdelonne.

FENTON, Edmund of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Acts as Marshall for John of Barminster at Fair Pastures (later Beauvallet). When Simon, Lord Beauvallet takes over the land and renames it Beauvallet, he finds Edmund too elderly and incompetent to adequately perform his duties and pensions him off.

Flame

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: MALVALLET, Geoffrey of

Nickname given Geoffrey of Malvallet by the Duke of Clarence, who calls Simon, Lord Beauvallet, Geoffrey, and Alan of Montlice Iron, Flame, and Silver.

FLEET-FOOT

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Simon, Lord Beauvallet’s mare while he is Captain of the Earl of Montlice’s troops.

FLEURIVAL, Chevalier de (Victor)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Father: Jean, Sire de Galledemaine

Cousin: Margaret, Countess of Belrémy

A slight, foppish, and conniving man who is in love with his cousin Margaret, Countess of Belrémy. When the English armies commanded by Simon, Lord Beauvallet take the town of Belrémy, the Chevalier surrenders the castle to Simon in Margaret’s name (against her express wish) because he does not wish Margaret harmed. When he hires an assassin to remove a rival for Margaret’s hand from his path, Margaret banishes him from Belrémy.

FRANCIS

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Succeeds Simon (later Lord Beauvallet) as page to Fulk, Earl of Montlice. Attends both Fulk and Simon at Shrewsbury after the battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403.

FRANK

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of the eleven men of Beauvallet that Simon, Lord Beauvallet chooses to help him undertake the dangerous task of tunneling under the battlements at Belrémy, sneaking into the town, and opening the gates for the English armies.

Fulk the Lion

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: MONTLICE, Earl of

Nickname for Fulk, Earl of Montlice, referring to his strong and fearless nature, as well as his physical appearance.

GALLEDEMAINE, Sire de (Jean)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Son: Victor, Chevalier de Fleurival

Niece: Margaret, Countess of Belrémy

A loyal and competent man who is shamed by his son’s duplicity; Marshal of Belrémy under his niece, Margaret, the Countess of Belrémy.

GODFREY

SIMON THE COLDHEART

The archer encountered by Simon, Lord Beauvallet on the battlements at Shrewsbury prior to the battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403. Known for his sharp eyes, Godfrey is able to see Henry IV’s army approaching not long after Simon has spied it.

GOUNTRAY, Cedric of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Father: Maurice of Gountray

A slim youth with curly brown hair, the son of Simon, Lord Beauvallet’s Marshal at Beauvallet. Simon, who is unusually fond of the devoted Cedric, takes the boy first as his page and later as his squire. Cedric earns Simon’s wrath and admiration when he sneaks in to join the eleven men of Beauvallet that Simon has chosen to help him undertake the dangerous task of tunneling under the battlements at Belrémy, sneaking into the town, and opening the gates for the English armies.

GOUNTRAY, Maurice of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Son: Cedric of Gountray

Captain of the men-at-arms and archers at Fair Pastures (later Beauvallet) under John, Lord Barminster. When Simon, Lord Beauvallet takes over and renames the lands, Maurice is at first resentful and even seeks to stab Simon in a fit of anger. Simon, recognizing Maurice’s worth, brings him round and makes him Marshal in Edmund of Fenton’s stead.

GRANMERE, Lord of (Charles)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Cousin: Fulk, Earl of Montlice

Nephew: Alan of Montlice

Nieces: Joan and Elaine of Montlice

Middle-aged, rugged, kindly, and shrewd, his help is sought by Simon, Lord Beauvallet in order to bring a treasonous letter (claiming Richard II still lives) and the letter’s messenger to Henry IV. Granmere, who resides in London and knows the ways of the King’s court, is able to pave Simon’s way.

Historical note: Apparently was an invention of Heyer’s. The Complete Peerage does not list anyone as having been summoned to Parliament as Lord Granmere; and the name looks suspiciously like a joke using the French term for “grandmother.”

HAROLD

SIMON THE COLDHEART

a.k.a Harold the Smooth-tongued

An honest and sober man from Fair Pastures (later Beauvallet). When Simon, Lord Beauvallet takes over, he promotes Harold to steward in Hubert’s place.

HUBERT

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A little, pot-bellied, corrupt, incompetent man steward to John, Lord Barminster at Fair Pastures (later Beauvallet). Simon, Lord Beauvallet turns him off when he takes over the estate and makes Harold the Smooth-tongued steward instead.

HUBERT

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Mentioned in passing as the doctor Simon, Lord Beauvallet brings with him when he attacks Belrémy and sends to wait on Alan of Montlice, who is wounded in the battle.

Iron

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BEAUVALLET, First Baron of

Nickname the Duke of Clarence gives Simon, Lord Beauvallet. The Duke calls Simon, Geoffrey of Malvallet, and Alan of Montlice Iron, Flame, and Silver.

ISABELLE

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of Margaret, Countess of Belrémy’s ladies-in-waiting.

JACQUES

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of a group of French peasants who torment Margaret, Countess of Belrémy and Jeanne de Faucourt, disguised as a peasant lad and his sister after their escape from Belrémy, in a rude tavern at Tourdelonne.

JAMES

SIMON THE COLDHEART

a.k.a James Shortleg

Mentioned in passing as discontented when Simon, Lord Beauvallet takes over the estate.

JEANETTE

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: FAUCOURT, Jeanne de

JEHANNE

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Mentioned in passing as a maid in the Earl of Malvallet’s household who bore the Earl’s bastard son Simon (later Lord Beauvallet). She raises Simon but dies when he is ten, leaving him to the care of her brother, a woodcutter.

JOCELYN, Father

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Mentioned in passing as the priest at Fair Pastures (later Beauvallet).

JOHN

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Fussy and incompetent Marshal to the Earl of Montlice, he does not keep order as well as Simon, Lord Beauvallet. He accompanies Montlice and Simon to Shrewsbury to fight at Hayteley-Hill in 1403.

KILDARE, Patrick of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A man of Beauvallet who beats Simon, Lord Beauvallet’s page Edmund, for which Simon strikes Patrick senseless.

Knight

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: MALVALLET, Geoffrey of

Nickname given Geoffrey of Malvallet by King Henry V, who calls Simon, Lord Beauvallet, Geoffrey, and Alan of Montlice his Soldier, his Knight, and his Poet.

LENIOR, Captain (Paul)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

An officer on the battlements at Shrewsbury before the battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403 who is astonished when Simon, Lord Beauvallet is able to spy Henry IV’s army approaching before anyone else can. Simon earns the nickname Lynx-eyed from this incident.

LOUIS

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of a group of French peasants who torment Margaret, Countess of Belrémy and Jeanne de Faucourt, disguised as a peasant lad and his sister after their escape from Belrémy, in a rude tavern at Tourdelonne.

MAITLAND, Roger of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Squire to Simon, Lord Beauvallet when he is captain of the Earl of Montlice’s guards. A sturdy youth who worships Simon, Roger goes with Simon to Beauvallet.

MALCOLM

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Squire to Simon, Lord Beauvallet while Simon is captain of the Earl of Montlice’s guards. He vies with Simon’s other squire, Roger, for Simon’s favour and accompanies Simon to Beauvallet. Presumably this Malcolm is the same Malcolm Clayton whom Simon later picks as one of eleven men of Beauvallet to help him undertake the dangerous task of tunneling under the battlements at Belrémy, sneaking into the town, and opening the gates for the English armies.

MALINCOURT, Henri de

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A man of Belrémy whom Margaret, Countess of Belrémy orders to slay her prisoner Alan of Montlice.

MALVALLET, Earl of (Geoffrey)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Sons: Geoffrey of Malvallet and Simon, Lord Beauvallet

A political rival of the Earl of Montlice who is distressed to learn that his bastard son, Simon (later Lord Beauvallet), is employed by Montlice. When he tries to remove his son, Simon insists on remaining with Montlice. Though Simon’s father comes to love and admire him, Simon never regards Lord Malvallet, a relative stranger to him, with more than friendly indifference.

Historical note: Apparently an invention of Heyer’s as the opposite of “Beauvallet.” There is no such baron listed in the Complete Peerage.

MALVALLET, Geoffrey of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

a.k.a “Flame” and “Knight”

Father: Geoffrey, Earl of Malvallet

Brother: Simon, Lord Beauvallet

The heir of the Earl of Malvallet and half-brother to the bastard Simon, Lord Beauvallet. He is two years Simon’s elder, and the brothers share the same green-blue eyes and projecting forehead, though Geoffrey is dark and Simon fair. The brothers first meet at Shrewsbury in 1403 prior to the battle of Hayteley-Hill in which both fight for Henry IV. Geoffrey is already a friend of the Prince of Wales (later Henry V) at this point. Simon saves Geoffrey’s life in the course of the battle, for which Simon is knighted by the King at the Prince’s request, and afterwards the two and Alan of Montlice become inseparable. The Duke of Clarence calls Simon, Geoffrey and Alan Iron, Flame and Silver, but Henry V more aptly names them his Soldier, his Knight, and his Poet. Geoffrey fights under Simon’s generalship in Normandy and becomes second in command, after Simon, of Henry V’s military government in Normandy.

MARGOT

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BELRÉMY, Countess of

MARGRUTE, Léon de

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A slim, dark-haired young page to Margaret, Countess of Belrémy. He gives Margaret his pass out of the town and she impersonates him in order to escape from Belrémy.

MARNET, Edmund

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Squire to Simon, Lord Beauvallet, he accompanies Simon to Belrémy and is presumably the same Edmund who was Simon’s page at Beauvallet some years before.

MONTLICE, Alan of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

a.k.a “Poet” and “Silver”

Father: Fulk, Earl of Montlice

Mother: Eleanor, Countess of Montlice

Sisters: Elaine and Joan of Montlice

Becomes a fast friend of Simon, (later Lord Beauvallet) after Simon joins the Montlice household when he is fourteen and Alan thirteen. Having little in common with the rugged Simon, Alan is slim, dark, and handsome, a stylish dresser, a poet, and a favourite with the ladies, but ill-suited to war. Alan’s father, the Earl of Montlice, takes Simon into battle with him and leaves Alan behind. But despite all their differences, Alan and Simon remain close friends and add Geoffrey of Malvallet to their confederacy. The Duke of Clarence calls Simon, Geoffrey, and Alan Iron, Flame and Silver, but Henry V more aptly names them his Soldier, his Knight, and his Poet. Alan travels to Normandy with Simon and Geoffrey and is taken prisoner by the men of Margaret, Countess of Belrémy during Simon’s siege of Belrémy.

MONTLICE, Countess of (Eleanor)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Husband: Fulk, Earl of Montlice

Son: Alan of Montlice

Daughters: Elaine and Joan of Montlice

Despite her gentle and timid nature, she still holds some influence over her beloved but formidable spouse.

MONTLICE, Earl of (Fulk)

SIMON THE COLDHEART

a.k.a “Fulk the Lion”

Wife: Eleanor, Countess of Montlice

Son: Alan of Montlice

Daughters: Elaine and Joan of Montlice

A giant, fair, deep-chested man with a pointed gold beard and blue eyes. When the fourteen-year-old Simon (later Lord Beauvallet), bastard son to Fulk’s bitter political rival the Earl of Malvallet, comes to Fulk demanding work, Fulk, liking the boy’s spirit, takes him on as a page for his son, Alan of Montlice. From this position Simon rises to Fulk’s own page, Fulk’s squire, head of Fulk’s guards, and finally captain of Fulk’s forces. “Strength was the straight road to [Fulk’s] heart, and fearlessness,” and so Fulk was much fonder of Simon than of his own son. When he marches to Shrewsbury to fight for Henry IV at the battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403, Fulk takes Simon with him and not Alan. After Simon is given a Barony by Henry IV, Fulk proposes a marriage between Simon and his daughter Elaine, but Simon has no interest in marriage.

Historical note: This noble family is an invention of Heyer’s.

MONTLICE, Elaine of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Father: Fulk, Earl of Montlice

Mother: Eleanor, Countess of Montlice

Brother: Alan of Montlice

Sister: Joan of Montlice

Described by Alan Montlice as his more comely sister and suggested by the Earl of Montlice as a possible bride for Simon, Lord Beauvallet. Simon has no interest in marriage, however, and Elaine later weds another.

MONTLICE, Joan of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Father: Fulk, Earl of Montlice

Mother: Eleanor, Countess of Montlice

Brother: Alan of Montlice

Sister: Elaine of Montlice

Not as pretty as her sister Elaine, hence not proposed as a bride for Simon, Lord Beauvallet. It is later mentioned that she marries.

MORDAUNT, Basil of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A well-liked, peaceable, and orderly guard at Fair Pastures (later Beauvallet), who, after Simon, Lord Beauvallet takes over the estate is promoted to Captain of the Guards in Nicholas’s room.

Historical note: While Basil himself probably was an invention of Heyer’s, there was a family of Mordaunt in England, and well after the period of this novel one branch of the family reached the peerage. Sir John Mordaunt was a commander at the battle of Stoke in 1487, and his son, another Sir John Mordaunt, was created Lord Mordaunt in 1532. Source: Complete Peerage IX, 193–95

PALMER, Edwin of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Edwin of Palmer is mentioned in passing as one of Simon, Lord Beauvallet’s guards at Beauvallet, who being a friend of the banished Nicholas Conrad (former head of the guards), attempts to stir up rebellion while Simon is fighting Glyndourdy in Wales in 1405.

PETER

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of the eleven men of Beauvallet that Simon, Lord Beauvallet chooses to help him undertake the dangerous task of tunneling under the battlements at Belrémy, sneaking into the town, and opening the gates for the English armies.

PETER, Father

SIMON THE COLDHEART

The priest at Montlice who fears Simon, Lord Beauvallet is godless in his spirit.

Poet

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: MONTLICE, Alan of

Nickname given Alan of Montlice by Henry V, who calls Simon, Lord Beauvallet, Geoffrey of Malvallet, and Alan his Soldier, his Knight, and his Poet.

RANAUD, GASTON de

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A red-haired giant of a man, who protects Margaret, Countess of Belrémy and Jeanne de Faucourt, disguised as a peasant lad and his sister, in a rude tavern in Tourdelonne, and joins them on their travels as Margaret seeks military assistance to drive the English off her lands. Later, Ranaud decides Simon, Lord Beauvallet is a master after his own tastes, and joins Simon’s troops.

RAOUL

SIMON THE COLDHEART

a.k.a RAOUL THE TERRIBLE

A cowardly, squat, flabby, and repellent man, lord of the domain between Turincel and Vazincourt in Normandy. Margaret, Countess of Belrémy, Jeanne de Faucourt, and Gaston de Ranaud travel through his lands in an attempt to reach Vazincourt quickly. Raoul takes them prisoner, planning to use Margaret and Jeanne as he pleases and kill Ranaud, against whom Raoul has an old grudge. Simon, Lord Beauvallet, in an unaccustomed fit of passion, kills Raoul for his actions. As Raoul, having presented his submission to the English practically as soon as they landed in Normandy, was technically an ally of Henry V, Simon’s action causes the King some political embarrassment, and the Duke of Clarence is deployed to soothe Norman feelings over the incident.

ROBERT

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A herder at Fair Pastures (later Beauvallet).

ROVER

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A horse in the Earl of Montlice’s stables when Simon, Lord Beauvallet is living at Montlice.

SAINT DORMANS, Gregory Arnold of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Lieutenant to Simon, Lord Beauvallet while Simon is acting as captain of the Earl of Montlice’s troops; helps Simon guard the bearer of a treasonous message which Simon discovers by lucky chance and turns over to King Henry IV.

SANTOY, Walter of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A well-liked and competent man-at-arms at Fair Pastures, later Beauvallet. When Simon, Lord Beauvallet takes over the estate, he promotes Walter to Captain of the Men-at-Arms since their former captain, Maurice of Gountray, has been promoted to Marshal.

She-Devil

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BELRÉMY, Countess of

Nickname the English give Margaret, Countess of Belrémy, because her men are so fierce, persistent, and loyal to her that the English cannot take her town.

Silver

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: MONTLICE, Alan of

Nickname given Alan of Montlice by the Duke of Clarence, who calls Simon, Lord Beauvallet, Geoffrey of Malvallet, and Alan Iron, Flame, and Silver.

SIMON of the Gilded Armour

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BEAUVALLET, First Baron of

Nickname given Simon, Lord Beauvallet in reference to the gilded armour he wins in battle at Usk after besting Griffith Glyndourdy in single combat, taking him prisoner, and surrendering him to the Prince of Wales (later Henry V). When the Prince asks Simon what reward he wants for this act, Simon asks only for the gilded armour Griffith Glyndourdy had worn.

SIMON the Coldheart

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BEAUVALLET, First Baron of

Nickname given Simon, Lord Beauvallet in reference to his lack of interest in women and love.

SIMON the Iron Lord

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BEAUVALLET, First Baron of

Nickname the people of the barony of Beauvallet (formerly Fair Pastures) in Cambridge give to Simon, Lord Beauvallet, in reference to the iron hand with which he restores order in his lands.

SIMON the Lion

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BEAUVALLET, First Baron of

Nickname given Simon, Lord Beauvallet in reference to his bravery and fearsome fighting ability on the battlefield, as well as to Simon’s having been brought up by Fulk the Lion (the Earl of Montlice).

SIMON the Lynx-Eyed

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BEAUVALLET, First Baron of

Nickname given Simon, Lord Beauvallet in reference to the keen eyesight he demonstrates on the battlements at Shrewsbury when he spies King Henry IV’s anxiously awaited army approaching (prior to the battle of Hayteley-Hill in 1403) before the lookouts were able to see it.

SIMON the Silent

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BEAUVALLET, First Baron of

Nickname the Prince of Wales (later Henry V) gives Simon, Lord Beauvallet in reference to Simon’s taciturn nature.

SIMON the Soft-Footed

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BEAUVALLET, First Baron of

Nickname given Simon, Lord Beauvallet in reference to his ability to approach one silently.

SOLDIER

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BEAUVALLET, First Baron of

Nickname Henry V gives Simon, Lord Beauvallet. Henry calls Simon, Geoffrey of Malvallet and Alan of Montlice his Soldier, his Knight, and his Poet.

SULTAN

SIMON THE COLDHEART

A horse in the Earl of Montlice’s stables when Simon, Lord Beauvallet is living at Montlice.

TALMAYNE, Bernard of

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Secretary first to John, Lord Barminster at Fair Pastures, then to Simon, Lord Beauvallet when Simon takes over Fair Pastures and renames it Beauvallet. Although Simon finds Bernard “not born to fight,” he considers him a trustworthy and useful secretary.

Tigress

SIMON THE COLDHEART

See: BELRÉMY, Countess of

Nickname given Margaret, Countess of Belrémy because she is rumoured to fight at the head of her men (which she admits having done once), and because her men are so fierce, determined, and loyal to her.

VALMÉ, Ferdinand de

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Sheriff of Belrémy, he presents the keys to the town to Simon, Lord Beauvallet after Simon’s forces have taken the town.

VERTIMAINE, Yvonne de

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of Margaret, Countess of Belrémy’s ladies-in-waiting, with whom Alan of Montlice enjoys a dalliance.

VINCENT

SIMON THE COLDHEART

Captain of the Earl of Montlice’s troops and killed at Hayteley-Hill in 1403. Simon, Lord Beauvallet takes his place as captain after Hayteley-Hill and makes such a good job of it that the Earl of Montlice is heard to declare Vincent’s death more of a blessing than a curse.

WILLIAM

SIMON THE COLDHEART

One of the Earl of Montlice’s guards at Montlice.