here, Edward (Michael Winder), presumably a representation of Henry Brandon, 2nd Duke of Suffolk. He is a character in the novels Mary, Queen of France, The Lady in the Tower and The Shadow of the Pomegranate by Jean Plaidy. He appears as a character in the Man Booker Prize winning novel Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel, and in its sequels, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror and the Light. He is portrayed by actor Richard Dillane in the BBC drama Wolf Hall, based on Mantel's book. In the novel The Serpent Garden by Judith Merkle Riley, Brandon is portrayed as an immensely strong but rather dimwitted noble with a poor sense of spelling. Brian Blessed portrayed Suffolk in the film Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972). Brandon is portrayed by actor Jordan Renzo in the 2019 Starz series The Spanish Princess based on the novels The Constant Princess and The King's Curse by Philippa Gregory. Notes References Further reading (primarily on his wife, Mary Tudor) (primarily on his wife, Catherine) 1480s births 1545 deaths 201 Ambassadors of England to France Knights of the Garter Lord-Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire Charles Lord-Lieutenants of Oxfordshire Lord Presidents of the Council Military leaders of the Italian Wars Burials at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle 16th-century English diplomats 16th-century English nobility 1 Peers of England created by Henry VIII