The Key

People and Places Key for The Queen Susan In Tashbaan

 

The Narnians, The Calormenes, The Enemy, Places

 

 

( The Narnians )

The Calormenes

 

Tarkaan Ahshota

Owner/manager of The Daily news crier service with Tarkheena Lasaraleen.  Virulently anti-Tisroc, anti-Galma, anti-Narnia – isolationists 

Ahshota is based upon Randolph Hearst and Frank C. Waldrop (editor, Washington Times-Herald) known for anti-British baiting, virulently “America First” policies and profound mistrust of British imperialism. 

 

Tarkheena Lasaraleen

Owner/manager of The Daily news crier service with Tarkaan Ahshota.  Virulently anti-Tisroc, anti-Galma, anti-Narnia – isolationists 

Tarkheena Lasaraleen is modeled on Eleanor (Cissie) Patterson, an editor/hostess who was also Waldrop’s boss and owned the Washington Times-Herald, and mother in law of Drew Pearson.  Also modeled on Evalyn Walsh McLean, a Washington hostess who wore the Hope Diamond. 

Tarkaan Anradin

Editor and owner of The Tattler – based on “muckracker” Drew Pearson, writer of the Merry Go Round gossip column

 

Tarkaan Kidrash

Owner of The Trumpter, pro Narnia, pro-Tisroc, pro Grand Vizier.

Based upon Texas King Maker and newspaper man Charles Marsh, as well as Walter Lippman and other internationalist journalists in favor of Roosevelt and the British.

 

 

Tisroc/President Roosevelt

 

Tisroc’s First Wife/First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt

 

Grand Vizier/Vice President Wallace

 

Tisroc’s War Council

Military Affairs Committee, House of Representatives, U.S. Congress

 

Tisroc’s Inner Circle

Susan’s designation for anyone else important and in power, including officials in the Cabinet of President Roosevelt and the U.S. Congress

 

Tarkheena Masikah

An amalgam, but specifically Congresswoman Clare Booth Luce (R-CT). 

 

 

 

( The Enemy )

Places

 

Narnia/Cair Paravel
England/London

Archenland
Susan uses Archenland losely to refer both to the place to which Sallowpad reports (the British Security Coordination Headquarters are in New York City) and Canada, from where William Stephenson and many members of the BSC staff are from

Lone Islands

North Africa

 

Northen Marshes, north of the River Shribble

Europe generally, France specifically

 

Terebinthia

Susan’s collective designation for countries under British colonial rule and/or occupation by Japan, including India and Hong Kong

 

Galma

Russia