Sir Nicholas Carew (1496 – )
The story so far…
Week 12: Anna Regina (Part 1)
First the assembled courtiers must make their bows to Anne. Her ladies sweep back and leave her alone in a little sunlit space. He watches them, watches the gentlemen and councillors, among whom, on this feast day, are so many of the king’s boyhood friends. He watches Sir Nicholas Carew in particular; nothing is wanting in his reverence to his new queen, but he cannot help a downturn of his mouth. Arrange your face, Nicholas Carew, your ancient family face. He hears Anne saying, these are my enemies: he adds Carew to the list.
Week 14: Devil's Spit / A Painter’s Eye
Cromwell redistributes some of Katherine’s land holdings to Carew. Carew is no ally of Anne or Cromwell, but “gifts blind the eyes of the wise. Carew is not particularly wise, in his opinion, but the principle holds good; and if not exactly blinded, at least he looks dazzled.”
Week 19: Crows (Part 1)
“An antique man with his long grave face,” Nicholas Carew is scrapping with George Boleyn, with his “parvenu pretentions.” Carew is a papist and Katherine’s man.
Did George and his evil company make a racket outside the chamber of Sir Nicholas, while he was at some solemn business like admiring himself in the looking glass?