# Colonel Bishop — Captain Blood character guide

> Colonel Bishop in Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Tom Bishop, Colonel, the Colonel

**First appearance:** 0004-v-arabella-bishop

## Snapshot

A brutal Jamaica planter and Deputy-Governor whose drunken vendetta against Blood drives the pursuit across the Caribbean.

## Who they are

Bishop owes his life to Blood's word, yet spends his supper cursing him and promising hideous vengeance while the drink loosens his tongue. His coarse threats drive Arabella from the table in tears, and even Lord Julian finds him unbearable. His obsessive hunt for Blood supplies the pressure that forces the buccaneers into their boldest gambits.

## Relationships

### [Captain Peter Blood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/captain_peter_blood)

_rivalry_

Bitter enemies; Bishop is Blood's relentless pursuer and antagonist, seeking his capture and execution.

### [Lord Julian Wade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/lord_julian_wade)

_professional_

Colonel Bishop and Lord Julian Wade have a professional relationship as colonial officials.

### [Wolverstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/wolverstone)

_rivalry_

Enemies; Bishop and Wolverstone are on opposite sides of the conflict.

### [Captain Peter Blood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/captain_peter_blood)

_rivalry_

Bitter enemies; Bishop is Blood's relentless pursuer and antagonist, seeking his capture and execution.

### [Captain Peter Blood](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/captain_peter_blood)

_rivalry_

Bitter enemies; Bishop is Blood's relentless pursuer and antagonist, seeking his capture and execution.

### [Lord Julian Wade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/lord_julian_wade)

_professional_

Colonel Bishop and Lord Julian Wade have a professional relationship as colonial officials.

### [Wolverstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/wolverstone)

_rivalry_

Enemies; Bishop and Wolverstone are on opposite sides of the conflict.

### [Lord Julian Wade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/lord_julian_wade)

_professional_

Colonel Bishop and Lord Julian Wade have a professional relationship as colonial officials.

### [Wolverstone](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/characters/wolverstone)

_rivalry_

Enemies; Bishop and Wolverstone are on opposite sides of the conflict.

## In the story

### [IV: Human Merchandise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/iv-human-merchandise)

Colonel of Barbados Militia; purchases Blood as a slave for ten pounds after inspecting the convicts.

### [Arabella Bishop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/v-arabella-bishop)

Arabella's uncle and Blood's owner; described as a hard, beastly man, but Blood's judgment of Arabella is influenced by their relation.

### [VII: Pirates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/vii-pirates)

Orders Pitt's torture and confronts Blood; is interrupted by the arrival of a Spanish pirate ship.

### [VIII: Spaniards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/viii-spaniards)

Commander of the Barbados Militia; awakens to his duty after the second broadside and rushes to the fort, later negotiates with Don Diego.

### [The Rebels-Convict](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/ix-the-rebels-convict)

Arrives to commend the rebels but is forced to walk the plank by Blood, humiliated but spared.

### [The Milagrosa](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xviii-the-milagrosa)

The deputy-governor of Jamaica, frustrated by his failure to capture Blood, considers extreme measures against the buccaneers.

### [Hostilities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxii-hostilities)

Deputy-Governor of Jamaica, hostile to Blood. He summons Blood, likely to confront him about Wolverstone, and masks his fury at Blood's commission.

### [Hostages](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxiii-hostages)

Forced to write summons under duress, furious at Blood's actions and the release of Wolverstone.

### [War](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxiv-war)

Held hostage by Blood, released, then plots with Julian to hunt Blood at Tortuga.

### [XXIX: The Service of King William](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxix-the-service-of-king-william)

Deputy-Governor of Jamaica who left Port Royal unguarded to hunt Blood at Tortuga; criticized by Willoughby.

### [His Excellency the Governor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/captain_blood_se/chapters/xxxi-his-excellency-the-governor)

Returns to Port Royal and is placed under arrest by Blood's orders.

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