Marcus Fanshawe was the only son of Douglas Fanshawe, owner of the gunpowder mill at Mudlington, which forms one-third of Edgar DeVane's gunpowder consortium.
Personal History
Marcus was horribly disfigured during an attempt to kill a romantic rival.
Lord John Series
"Lord John and the Haunted Soldier"
As he explains to Lord John Grey, Marcus had fallen in love with Anne Thackeray, who in turn had also shown favor to Philip Lister. In his attempt to try and kill Lister, Marcus had arranged for an "accident" to occur with the powder from his mill that would result in Lister's death. This plan, however, backfired, and left Marcus himself horribly disfigured. After the accident, Anne no longer showed interest in Marcus and ran away instead with Philip when he joined the army.
Marcus kept tabs on Anne after she left with Lister and continued to speak with her father, Reverend Thackeray. As Anne slipped deeper into debt after her family disowned her and Lister died, Marcus started to buy the jewelry that Anne pawned, in his mind planning to safeguard the heirlooms to give back to her. Upon learning that she had a child by Lister and following her death, Marcus took the child, eventually leaving the child with Lord John before committing suicide with one of his own bombs.
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Name
- Marcus is a Roman praenomen, or given name, which was probably derived from the name of the Roman god Mars,[1] possibly related to Latin mas "male" (genitive maris).[2]
- Fanshawe is a normalized spelling of Featherstonehaugh, which comes from Featherstonhaugh in Northumberland, from Old English feðere, "feather", stān, "stone", and healh, "corner".[3]
Trivia
- Is mistaken for the Arsenal ghost
References
- ↑ Behind the Name: Marcus - accessed 30 August 2016
- ↑ Behind the Name: Mars - accessed 30 august 2016
- ↑ Featherstonhaugh - accessed via Wikipedia 30 August 2016