The Murder Of King James I
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The Murder Of King James I
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Author : Alastair James Bellany
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2015-01-01
The Murder Of King James I written by Alastair James Bellany and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-01 with Great Britain categories.
A year after the death of James I in 1625, a sensational pamphlet accused the Duke of Buckingham of murdering the king. It was an allegation that would haunt English politics for nearly forty years. In this exhaustively researched new book, two leading scholars of the era, Alastair Bellany and Thomas Cogswell, uncover the untold story of how a secret history of courtly poisoning shaped and reflected the political conflicts that would eventually plunge the British Isles into civil war and revolution. Illuminating many hitherto obscure aspects of early modern political culture, this eagerly anticipated work is both a fascinating story of political intrigue and a major exploration of the forces that destroyed the Stuart monarchy.
The King S Assassin
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Author : Benjamin Woolley
language : en
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Release Date : 2017-08-24
The King S Assassin written by Benjamin Woolley and has been published by Pan Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08-24 with History categories.
The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed to defy gravity. Becoming gentleman of the royal bedchamber in 1615, the young gallant enraptured James, Britain’s first Stuart king, royal adoration reaching such an intensity that the king declared he wanted the courtier to become his ‘wife’. For a decade, Villiers was at the king’s side – at court, on state occasions and in bed, right up to James’s death in March 1625. Almost immediately, Villiers’ many enemies accused him of poisoning the king. A parliamentary investigation was launched, and scurrilous pamphlets and ballads circulated London’s streets. But the charges came to nothing, and were relegated to a historical footnote. Now, new historical scholarship suggests that a deadly combination of hubris and vulnerability did indeed drive Villiers to kill the man who made him. It may have been by accident – the application of a quack remedy while the king was weakened by a malarial attack. But there is compelling evidence that Villiers, overcome by ambition and frustrated by James’s passive approach to government, poisoned him. In The King’s Assassin, acclaimed author Benjamin Wooley examines this remarkable, even tragic story. Combining vivid characterization and a strong narrative with historical scholarship and forensic investigation, Woolley tells the story of King James’s death, and of the captivating figure at its centre. What emerges is a compelling portrait of a royal favourite whose charisma overwhelmed those around him and, ultimately, himself.
The Overbury Affair
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Author : Miriam Allen De Ford
language : en
Publisher: Philadelphia : Chilton Company [1960]
Release Date : 1960
The Overbury Affair written by Miriam Allen De Ford and has been published by Philadelphia : Chilton Company [1960] this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Great Britain categories.
The King S Assassin
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Author : Angus Donald
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2015-06-18
The King S Assassin written by Angus Donald and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-18 with Fiction categories.
AD 1215: The year of Magna Carta - and Robin Hood's greatest battle The yoke of tyranny King John is scheming to reclaim his ancestral lands in Europe, raising the money for new armies by bleeding dry peasants and nobles alike, not least the Earl of Locksley - the former outlaw Robin Hood - and his loyal man Sir Alan Dale. The call to arms As rebellion brews across the country and Robin Hood and his men are dragged into the war against the French in Flanders, a plan is hatched that will bring the former outlaws and their families to the brink of catastrophe - a plan to kill the King. The roar of revolution England explodes into bloody civil war and Alan and Robin must decide who to trust - and who to slaughter. And while Magna Carta might be the answer their prayers for peace, first they will have to force the King to submit to the will of his people . . .
The Trials Of Frances Howard
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Author : David Lindley
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-08-21
The Trials Of Frances Howard written by David Lindley and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-21 with Literary Criticism categories.
David Lindley re-examines the murder trials of Frances Howard and the historical representations of her as `wife, a witch, a murderess and a whore', challenging the assumptions that have constructed her as a model of female villainy.
The Life And Death Of King James The First Of Scotland
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Author : Joseph Stevenson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
The Life And Death Of King James The First Of Scotland written by Joseph Stevenson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Scotland categories.
James I Penguin Monarchs
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Author : Thomas Cogswell
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2017-12-07
James I Penguin Monarchs written by Thomas Cogswell and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-07 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
James's reign marked one of the very rare major breaks in England's monarchy. Already James VI of Scotland and a highly experienced ruler who had established his authority over the Scottish Kirk, he marched south on Elizabeth I's death to become James I of England and Ireland, uniting the British Isles for the first time and founding the Stuart dynasty which would, with several lurches, reign for over a century. Indeed his descendant still occupies the throne. A complex, curious man and great survivor, James drastically changed court life in London and presided over such major projects as the Authorized Version of the Bible and the establishment of English settlements in Virginia, Massachusetts, Gujarat and the Caribbean. Although he failed to unite England and Scotland, he insisted that ambassadors acknowledge him as King of Great Britain and that vessels from both countries display a version of the current Union Flag. He was often accused of being too informal and insufficiently regal - but when his son, Charles I, decided to redress these criticisms in his own reign he was destroyed. How much of the roots of this disaster were to be found in James's reign is one of the many problems dramatized in Thomas Cogswell's brilliant and highly entertaining new book.
The Life Of King James The First
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Author : Robert Chambers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1830
The Life Of King James The First written by Robert Chambers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1830 with Great Britain categories.
An Ode On The Death Of The Late King James
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1701
An Ode On The Death Of The Late King James written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1701 with categories.
Unnatural Murder Poison In The Court Of James I
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Author : ANNE. SOMERSET
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-02-18
Unnatural Murder Poison In The Court Of James I written by ANNE. SOMERSET and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-18 with categories.
'A gripping detective story ... Wonderfully dramatic ... Probably the juiciest court scandal of the past 500 years' Daily Mail In the autumn of 1615 the Earl and Countess of Somerset were detained on suspicion of having murdered Sir Thomas Overbury. The arrest of these leading court figures created a sensation. The young and beautiful Countess of Somerset had already achieved notoriety when she divorced her first husband in controversial circumstances. The Earl of Somerset was one of the richest and most powerful men in the kingdom, having risen to prominence as the male 'favourite' of James I. In a vivid, enthralling narrative, Anne Somerset unravels these extraordinary events. It is, at once, a story rich in passion, intrigue and corruption and a murder mystery - for, despite the guilty verdicts, there is much about Overbury's death that remains enigmatic. The Overbury murder case profoundly damaged the monarchy, and constituted the greatest court scandal in English history. 'This is a book about murder, witchcraft, adultery, lechery, intrigue and chicanery among the country's most powerful nobility' Time Out