Anthony Knivert has been a long time friend of King Henry. At the start of the 1st series he has no title but Henry Bestowed a knighthood on him after Anthony survived a brutal jousting match aginst the king where they both almost killed each other. He is one of a small group of Henry's true friends and people he trusted which included Charles Brandon and William Compton, who was knighted after Anthony and who later died of the sweating sickness. Anthony doesn't come back for series 2 but it is believed that he is still alive just retired from court.
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