Thomas Becket (1118 – 1170) was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his death in 1170. He is venerated as a saint and martyr by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He engaged in conflict with Henry II of England over the rights...
Henry II (1133 - 1189) ruled as King of England (1154 - 1189), Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Duke of Gascony, Count of Nantes, Lord of Ireland and, at various times, controlled parts of Wales, Scotland and western Fr...
Tom is a master mason whose one dream in life is to become the master builder of a cathedral. He is married to Agnes, and his children are Alfred Builder, Martha, and Jonathan....
A Welshman raised in a monastery, Prior Philip continues his life by taking vows and becoming a monk himself. Hes an excellent leader, a born organizer, and has an almost inflexible sense of right and wrong.more...
She is the daughter of Bartholomew, the Earl of Shiring, and the intended bride of William Hamleigh....
He is the son of Jack Shareburg (Jacques Cherbourg) and Ellen; he becomes an architect and skilled stonemason....
Stephen (c. 1096 – 25 October 1154), often referred to as Stephen of Blois, was a grandson of William the Conqueror. He was the last Norman King of England, from 1135 to his death, and also the Count of Boulogne jure uxoris. His reign was marked by civil ...
Empress Matilda, also known as Matilda of England or Maude (c. 7 February 1102 – 10 September 1167) was the daughter and heir of King Henry I of England. Matilda and her younger brother, William Adelin, were the only legitimate children of King Henry to s...
Son of Lady Regan Hamleigh and Lord Percy Hamleigh. Earl of Shiring....
She is the daughter of a knight. She was unusual in knowing English, French and Latin, and in being literate. The lover of Jack Shareburg and the mother of Jack Jackson, she is discovered by Tom Builder while living in the woods....
Alienas younger brother, a knight who becomes a skilled soldier and leader, depending on Aliena for revenues from her wool business.more...
He is the son of Tom Builder and Agnes ; a mason who later marries Aliena....
He is an ambitious and corrupt cleric constantly scheming his way to more power....
Husband of Lady Regan Hamleigh, father of William Hamleigh. He disposes of the rebel Earl Bartholomew and gains the earldom....
Wife of Lord Percy Hamleigh, mother of William Hamleigh....
The former Sub-Prior of Kingsbridge who tries to secure the position of Prior....