# Master Geoffrey Oldthwaite — When Charles the First Was King character guide

> Master Geoffrey Oldthwaite in When Charles the First Was King by J. S. Fletcher.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Master Geoffrey Oldthwaite, Master Oldthwaite, old Master Oldthwaite

**First appearance:** 0001-ii-of-my-family-friends-neighbours-and-enemies

## Who they are

An elderly and respected neighbor, a friend to the narrator's family.

## In the story

### [Of Philip Lisle’s Call to Arms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_charles_the_first_was_king_se/chapters/xiii-of-philip-lisle-s-call-to-arms)

Argues that there is strong feeling against the King across the land and defends the liberties of the people.

### [Of the Disturbance in Pontefract Marketplace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_charles_the_first_was_king_se/chapters/xiv-of-the-disturbance-in-pontefract-marketplace)

Parliamentary partisan who watches the group and later joins Pratt in the confrontation, mocking Philip Lisle.

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