English men of iron

Myles Falworth

protagonist

Lord Gilbert Reginald Falworth

Myles' father

Diccon Bowman

person who trained Myles

Prior Edward

the priest at St. Mary's Priory; monk who educated Myles

Francis Gascoyne

Myles' best friend

Earl of Mackworth

friend of Falworth family; head of Develen Castle

Sir James Lee

Mentor to Myles; trained Myles squires and knights

Walter Blunt

the head squire when Myles came to the castle

Edmund Wilkes

one of the knights of the rose

Sacred Order of the Twenty Knights of the Rose

group of squires that Myles put together to rebel against the bachelors

Countess of Mackworth

the Earl of Mackworth's wife

Lord George Beaumont

the Earl of Mackworth's brother; friend of Myles

Lady Anne

the Earl's daughter

Lady Alice de Mowbray

Earl of Mackworth's niece; ward; Myles' wife

Comte de Vermoise

French ambassador

King Henry IV

the king that Myles and took away his father's position

Sieur de la Montaigne

Famous jouster that Myles fought

Lord William Bushy Brookhurst, Earl of Alban

Antagonist; "The Black Knight"

Prince of Wales

Prince that is heir to the throne

Falworth Castle

Home of the Falworth family until Lord Falworth was attainted

Crosbey-Dale

Village where Myles grew up

Saint Mary's Priory

Church/School where Myles was taught

Devlen Castle

Myles came here to be trained; home of the Earl of Mackworth

Brutus Tower

Discovered by Myles; secret meeting place of the Knight of the Rose

Scotland Yard

Home of the Prince of Wales

What is the most important thing that Myles must do in his life?

Restore honor to his family and avenge his father.

As squire, why doesn't Myles ever serve in the household of the Earl?

If he did, the earl could be attainted with helping a criminal. The earl could be caught with treason to King Henry.

What is the relationship between Myles and the Earl of Mackworth?

The earl is bringing Myles up for a purpose and is teaching him because he knows what Myles has to do in the future. They used to be friends. He is secretly training Myles.

Why was it so important for Myles to be a Knight of the Bath?

So that he was knighted by the king himself. The king can't undo something he already did. It was the only way that he could challenge the Earl of Alban to a joust.

Identify one characteristic that describes Myles the best and give three specific examples from the text to prove it is the best description of him.

Myles is courageous because he stood up to all of the bachelors, he fought for what he thought was right, he fought Sieur de la Montaigne, and the fought the Earl of Alban aka "The Black Knight".