Henry Barbatus
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Henry Barbatus: eldest son of the mid-thirteenth century nobleman and conspirator Robert Barbatus, Earl of Wharfdale. A very brave, chivalrous and beautiful young man, entirely free from his father's bent for treachery, Henry had the misfortune to die of a fever. He was afterwards exhumed at the orders of John Uskglass, who next performed an infamous piece of magic to reanimate his corpse, which he then questioned in a most brutal and unbecoming fashion. This indecent act of the King's led to a very bitter quarrel between Uskglass and two of his dearest friends, Thomas of Dundale and William of Lanchester, which lasted for some years[31].
Centuries later Jonathan Strange adapted the spell the King had used on Barbatus to revive the Seventeen Dead Neapolitans.
Centuries later Jonathan Strange adapted the spell the King had used on Barbatus to revive the Seventeen Dead Neapolitans.