The Fifth Queen Crowned · Character
Magister Udal
A Latinist and tutor, promoted to Chancellor of the Queen, he wails that he dare not wed Margot Poins for fear a Paris lady will hear of his rise.
major
Also known as Udal, the Magister, Magister Udal
First appearance: the fifth queen crowned
As a major figure in The Fifth Queen Crowned, Magister Udal is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
His scholarly perspective offers a contrast to the court's intrigues, yet he is also drawn into its orbit.
Magister Udal is the court's comic scholar, a scarecrow in a moth-eaten gown whose Latin the Lady Mary herself outreads. When Henry offers him the chancellorship and a wife in one breath, he falls to his knee, then balks — because a woman in Paris has promised to come to him only if he becomes a Chancellor. His absurd predicament exposes how even the Queen's household is tangled in vanity, appetite, and the small treacheries of learned men.
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Character groups
- Court Power Players
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book.
- Setup
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- Breaking point
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- Anne Boleyn
professional · negative
Anne employs Udal as a secretary and go-between, but she treats him with contempt and… How this plays out →
- Katharine Howard
professional · ambivalent
- Katharine Howard
professional · ambivalent
- Anne Boleyn
professional · negative
Anne employs Udal as a secretary and go-between, but she treats him with contempt and… How this plays out →
- Anne Boleyn
professional · negative
Anne employs Udal as a secretary and go-between, but she treats him with contempt and… How this plays out →
- Katharine Howard
professional · ambivalent
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See Magister Udal in the fifth queen crowned