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Sir Thomas Radcliffe, KG, 3rd Earl of Sussex
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Title:
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Lord Sussex; also Baron Fitzwalter, Lord of Egremont and Burnell, Knight of the Garter, Her Majesty’s Lord Chamberlain, Captain of Her Majesty’s Gentlemen Pensioners, member of Her Majesty’s Privy Council
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What family do you have with you on Progress?
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My nephew, Master Robert Radcliffe. As my mother was Elizabeth Howard, daughter of the 2nd Duke of Norfolk, I am a cousin of Her Majesty, Lord Derby, Lord Strange, Master William Stanley, Lord Binden, Mistress Frances Howard, Lady Berkeley, Mistress Catherine Howard, and Master Edward Howard. I am also a cousin by marriage to Lady Derby, Lady Howard of Effingham, and Lady Howard of Lingfield. I am an uncle by marriage to Sir Phillip Sidney and Mistress Mary Sidney.
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Who is your chief ally on this Progress?
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Master Walter Blount, my chief retainer and long-time friend
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Who is your enemy on this Progress?
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Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and any of his close allies
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Why are you on Progress?
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As Lord Chamberlain, I am in charge of the progress
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Why are you at Court?
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I am in direct service to Her Majesty as Lord Chamberlain and as a privy counselor
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Three (3) facts that we know about you and can talk or react about:
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Fact1:
I fear no one but God
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Fact2:
I am highly opinionated and will express my opinion
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Fact3:
I am a gentleman, but I have a short fuse
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What ONE thing can YOU (the actor) tell us/show us about your character that you want us to 'see' when we play off of you?:
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Sussex is a classic Renaissance man: he has been a soldier, a statesman, and a courtier his entire adult life. He is also a patron of the arts. As such a man, he has served faithfully under 4 monarchs and has dedicated himself to the service of England and to the crown.
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