The Trials of Frances Howard
Title | The Trials of Frances Howard PDF eBook |
Author | David Lindley |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 251 |
Release | 2013-08-21 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1135082235 |
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 Trial of Lord Mervin Audley
Title | The Trial of Lord Mervin Audley PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 50 |
Release | 1810 |
Genre | Trials (Murder) |
ISBN |
The Politics of Court Scandal in Early Modern England
Title | The Politics of Court Scandal in Early Modern England PDF eBook |
Author | Alastair Bellany |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 340 |
Release | 2007-01-29 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780521035439 |
This is a detailed 2002 study of the political significance of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, 1613.
Unnatural Murder
Title | Unnatural Murder PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Somerset |
Publisher | George Weidenfeld & Nicholson |
Pages | 434 |
Release | 1997-01-01 |
Genre | England |
ISBN | 9780297813101 |
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 Countess was both young and beautiful: the Earl was one of the richest and most powerful men in the kingdom, having risen to prominence as the male 'favourite' of the monarch James I. In a vivid narrative, Anne Somerset unravels these extraordinary events, which were widely regarded as an extreme manifestation of the corruption and vice which disfigured the court during this period. It is at once a story rich in passion and intrigue 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.
Politics and Political Culture in the Court Masque
Title | Politics and Political Culture in the Court Masque PDF eBook |
Author | J. Knowles |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 2015-06-17 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1137432012 |
Politics and Political Culture in the Court Masque considers the interconnections of the masque and political culture. It examines how masques responded to political forces and voices beyond the court, and how masques explored the limits of political speech in the Jacobean and Caroline periods.
The Bellamy Trial
Title | The Bellamy Trial PDF eBook |
Author | Frances Noyes Hart |
Publisher | |
Pages | 348 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Detective and mystery stories |
ISBN |
Marriage, Performance, and Politics at the Jacobean Court
Title | Marriage, Performance, and Politics at the Jacobean Court PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Curran |
Publisher | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 9780754663515 |
Marriage, Performance, and Politics at the Jacobean Court constitutes the first full-length study of Jacobean nuptial performance. Scripted for high-profile weddings by such writers as Jonson, Campion, Chapman, and Beaumont, these entertainments were mounted for some of the most significant political events of King James's English reign and played a key role in the development of a specifically Jacobean form of national identity.