A Column of Fire
A Column of FireKen FollettKingsbridge, book 3
Characters in A Column of Fire
12 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Ned Willard
A tolerant Protestant merchant's son from Kingsbridge who joins Elizabeth's secret service.
Margery Fitzgerald
The mayor's daughter, torn between her Catholic faith and her love for Ned.
Antagonists
Pierre Aumande
An ambitious, low-born French Catholic schemer who serves powerful nobles and spies on Protestants.
Rollo Fitzgerald
Margery's hard-line Catholic brother, who puts family honour and faith above everything.
Supporting characters
Queen Elizabeth I
Sylvie Palot
A courageous young Protestant in Paris, determined to change the world around her.
Barney Willard
Ned's adventurous elder brother, a sailor and merchant whose voyages take him to Spain and beyond.
Alison McKay
A loyal Catholic lady-in-waiting devoted to Mary, Queen of Scots.
Ebrima Dabo
An enslaved West African man in a Spanish household who secretly keeps his traditional beliefs.