# Sir Thomas Fairfax — When Charles the First Was King character guide

> Sir Thomas Fairfax in When Charles the First Was King by J. S. Fletcher.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir Thomas Fairfax, Fairfax, the Parliamentary troops under Sir Thomas Fairfax and Colonel Lambert, Colonel Lambert, Sir Thomas, Lord Fairfax, General Fairfax

**First appearance:** 0024-xxv-of-the-great-fight-at-marston-moor

## Who they are

The commander-in-chief of the Parliamentarian army.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_charles_the_first_was_king_se/characters/narrator)

_professional_

Sir Thomas Fairfax is the narrator's commanding officer in the Parliamentary army, respected and authoritative.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_charles_the_first_was_king_se/characters/narrator)

_professional_

Sir Thomas Fairfax is the narrator's commanding officer in the Parliamentary army, respected and authoritative.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_charles_the_first_was_king_se/characters/narrator)

_professional_

Sir Thomas Fairfax is the narrator's commanding officer in the Parliamentary army, respected and authoritative.

## In the story

### [Of My Meeting with General Cromwell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_charles_the_first_was_king_se/chapters/xxvii-of-my-meeting-with-general-cromwell)

Parliamentary commander present in the tent; seals the letter Will is to deliver.

### [Of the First Siege of Pontefract Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_charles_the_first_was_king_se/chapters/xxx-of-the-first-siege-of-pontefract-castle)

Takes command of the siege, drives in the garrison, and seizes the town.

### [Of the First Siege of Pontefract Castle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_charles_the_first_was_king_se/chapters/xxx-of-the-first-siege-of-pontefract-castle)

Father of Sir Thomas; brings reinforcements and cannon; summons the Castle to surrender.

### [Of the Scene Before Whitehall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/when_charles_the_first_was_king_se/chapters/xlii-of-the-scene-before-whitehall)

Named at the trial; his wife answered from the gallery that he was not there and never would be.

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