Beauvallet · Character
King Philip II of Spain
Spain's calculating monarch, who meets the news of El Beauvallet's escape with slow, methodical fury and a thin-lipped vow to draw the net tight.
supporting
Also known as King Philip, Philip, The King
First appearance: iii
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Beauvallet presents the forged credentials to him at court; described as a 'graven king' with a cold demeanor.
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Philip rules from a desk as much as a throne, receiving reports of the English pirate's audacity with hooded eyes and a pen that never stops moving. Where his captains rage and predict disaster, he answers with…
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Spanish Court Intrigue
- Minor Characters & Servants
- English Power Brokers
- Protagonist
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- Closing
Don Diego’s psychological peak is reached as his obsessive hatred for Sir Nicholas Beauvallet crystallizes int…
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