The family behind the flame

The Scholar

Patrick Hamilton

Played by Jaymes Hamilton

A young nobleman and scholar whose convictions lit the first flame of the Scottish Reformation.

The Father

Sir Patrick Hamilton of Kincavil

Played by Michael Hamilton

Knight of Kincavil and a Hamilton loyalist in a kingdom ruled by rival houses.

The Mother

Catherine Stewart

Played by Desiree De Anda

A daughter of the royal Stewart line, and the bond between the Hamiltons and the crown.

The Brother

James Hamilton

Played by Don Gage

Patrick's brother, heir to Kincavil and to the consequences of his brother's convictions.

The Sister

Katherine Hamilton

Played by Nancy Hamilton

Patrick's sister, whose own faith would later be tested.

The Church

Archbishop James Beaton

Played by Fred Adams

Archbishop of St Andrews and the most powerful churchman in Scotland.

The Crown

King James V

The young king of Scots, coming of age in a kingdom divided by faction.

The Queen Mother

Queen Margaret Tudor

Played by Tressa Ohler

Tudor princess, queen of Scots and mother of the young King James V.

The Earl of Angus

Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus

Played by John Demakas

Head of the house of Douglas and, for a time, the man who held the king.

Canon of St Andrews

Alexander Alesius

Played by Noah Lynch

Sent to argue with Patrick, and changed by what he saw.

Lead role

Margaret Hamilton

Played by Julia Storz

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Madame Ysabeau de Mirefleur

Played by Sandra Dee Richardson

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Sim Douglas

Played by Sebastien Large

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Elspeth Barton

Played by Angela Chanter

Mother of Rab Barton. Description to supply