NR 40

Niccolò Rising Chapter 40

Plot Summary

Nicholas learns from Adorne that James II of Scotland was killed by the cannon sent from Damme. The explosion also killed Alan of Kilmirren, so Simon has inherited. Marian confronts him about his plotting and tells him that Jordan de Riberac has been caught betraying the King of France with his son: he has lost everything. Tobie, Gregorio and Julius have placed thier doubts before Marian and she has supported Nicholas. Simon is in Bruges for the Mass for James II, along with his very pregnant wife Katelina. The recepiton afterwards is attended by all the great and good of Scotland and Bruges. Simon baits Nicholas, who does not fight back. Katelina - and we - discover that Simon was married to Nicholas's mother and may be his father. He wonders if Nicholas is trying to kill all his family members.

Dates

October, 1460. Some time after the events of NR 39.

Fictional Characters

(including references to characters not present)

• Nicholas
• Marian de Charetty
• Julius
• Tobias Benventini of Grado
• Gregorio
• Loppe
• Simon of Kilmirren
• his wife
• his wife
• the demoiselle (referenced)
• Cornelis de Charetty (referenced)
• Jaak de Fleury (referenced)
• Felix de Charetty (referenced)
• Tilde de Charetty (referenced)
• Catherine de Charetty (referenced)
• Alan of Kilmirren (referenced)
• Jordan, vicomte de Riberac (referenced)
• Lionetto (referenced)
• the van Borselen girls (referenced)
• Gelis van Borselen (referenced)
• Mabelie (referenced)
• Guildolf de Gruuthuse (referenced)
• your step-daughters (referenced)
• Esota de Fleury (referenced)
• Thibault de Fleury (referenced)
• his daughter (referenced)
• Lucia of Kilmirren (referenced)
• his mother (referenced)
• my wife (referenced)
• Jaak de Fleury (referenced)
• a great uncle (referenced)
• Margot (referenced)
• Astorre (referenced)

Non-Fictional Characters

(including references to characters not present)

• Lorenzo Strozzi
• Giovanni Arnolfini
• Ferrante of Naples (referenced)
• Piero Bembo (referenced)
• Federigo da Montefeltro, Count of Urbino (referenced)
• Urbino (referenced)
• Count Jacopo Piccinino (referenced)
• Alessandro Strozzi (referenced)
• the Pope (referenced)
• Anselm Sersanders (referenced)
• John Bonkle (referenced)
• Colard Mansion (referenced)
• Tommaso Portinari (referenced)
• his brother (referenced)
• Louis, Daupin of France (referenced)
• Charles VII of France (referenced)
• Gaston du Lyon (referenced)
• the Medici brothers (referenced)
• the Medici brothers (referenced)
• Agostino (referenced)
• Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan (referenced)

Locations

(including references to other locations)

• Spangnaerts Street, Bruges
• an inn in Bruges
• Bruges (referenced)
• the Abruzzi (referenced)
• Venice (referenced)
• Constantinople (referenced)
• Veere (referenced)
• Rome (referenced)
• Magliano (referenced)
• San Fabiano (referenced)
• Sarno (referenced)
• Lucca (referenced)
• Milan (referenced)
• Geneva (referenced)
• Savoy (referenced)
• Piacenza (referenced)

Literature

• (none)

Other References

• alum
• ostrich
• avalanche

Quotes from Dunnett

• Whom friend Nicholas dislikes, it seems to me, friend Nicholas kills
• I'm talking about building puzzles and creating ciphers and laying trails and then sitting back while other people explode them

Controversies

• Can Nicholas be trusted?
• Is the submissiveness genuine, or is he out for revenge?
• Felix's death

Previous/Next

NR 39 / NR 41

References

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