Unnatural murder : poison at the court of James I

著者

• Somerset, Anne

書誌事項

Unnatural murder : poison at the court of James I

Anne Somerset

Phoenix, 1998

• :pbk.

注記

Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1997

Bibliography: p497-505. - Includes index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

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.

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BA39533999
• ISBN:
  • 0753801981
• 出版国コード: uk
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: London
• ページ数/冊数: xiii, 524 p., [8] p. of plates
• 大きさ: 20 cm
• 分類:
  • DC21 : 364.1523092
• 件名:
  • BLSH : Overbury, Sir Thomas, 1581-1613
  • LCSH : Murder -- England -- History -- 17th century
  • LCSH : Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714