GEM 1
GEM 1
Gemini 1
[edit | edit source]Plot Summary
[edit | edit source]Dates
[edit | edit source]February 1477
Fictional Characters
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- Nicholas vander Poele
- Mick Crackbene
- Gelis van Borselen (referenced)
- Jodi de Fleury (referenced)
- Ada Crackbene (referenced)
- Astorre (referenced)
- Henry St Pol (unnamed and unidentified)
Non-Fictional Characters
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- Thomas Yare
- Margaret Yare (referenced)
- Andro Wodman
- Duke of Burgundy (referenced)
- Duchess of Burgundy (referenced)
- Gruuthuse (referenced)
- Hugonet (referenced)
- Anselm Adorne (referenced)
- John le Grant (referenced)
- Robin of Berecrofts (referenced)
- Kathi Sersanders (referenced)
- King James of Scotland (referenced)
- Prince Alexander of Scotland (referenced)
- John of Mar (referenced)
- Thomas Yare’s brother (referenced)
- Princess Margaret of Scotland (referenced)
- Avandale (referenced)
- Whitelaw (referenced)
- Argyll (referenced)
- Queen Margaret of Denmark (referenced)
- Archibald Crawford (referenced)
- David de Salmeton (referenced)
Locations
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- Scotland
- Berwick-upon-Tweed
- England (referenced)
- Edinburgh (referenced)
- Nancy (referenced)
- France (referenced)
- Flanders (referenced)
- Bruges (referenced)
- Haddington (referenced)
- Leith
- Abbey of Holyroodhouse (referenced)
- Bonnington (referenced)
- Canongate (referenced)
- Cyprus (referenced)
Literature
[edit | edit source]- The Buke of the Chess
- First rewle thi-self and of thi-self be lord / Syne rewll thi folk and so it sall accord
- For euery man desyris naturally / To leir and knaw and heir of novelte
Other References
[edit | edit source]- Osey
- Allah-u akbar, la ilaha illa’llah
- Mais non
- Those who own the scalps of Inchkeith will fight the dredgers of Musselburgh
Quotes from Dunnett
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Controversies
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Previous/Next
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- The opening sentence “From Venice to Caffa, from Antwerp to the Gold Coast of Africa…” echoes the first sentence of NR 1.
- What is the bit of gossip Yare gives to Nicholas from Haddington?