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Book Synopsis The Politics of Court Scandal in Early Modern England by : Alastair Bellany
Download or read book The Politics of Court Scandal in Early Modern England written by Alastair Bellany and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-29 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a detailed 2002 study of the political significance of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, 1613.
Download or read book Characters written by Sir Thomas Overbury and published by Editorial Edinumen. This book was released on 2003 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of Theophrastan characters and news games and a poem about wives.
Book Synopsis The Notorious Astrological Physician of London by : Barbara Howard Traister
Download or read book The Notorious Astrological Physician of London written by Barbara Howard Traister and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quack, conjurer, sex fiend, murderer—Simon Forman has been called all these things, and worse, ever since he was implicated (two years after his death) in the Overbury poisoning scandal that rocked the court of King James. But as Barbara Traister shows in this fascinating book, Forman's own unpublished manuscripts—considered here in their entirety for the first time—paint a quite different picture of the works and days of this notorious astrological physician of London. Although he received no formal medical education, Forman built a thriving practice. His success rankled the College of Physicians of London, who hounded Forman with fines and jail terms for nearly two decades. In addition to detailing case histories of his medical practice—the first such records known from London—as well as his run-ins with the College, Forman's manuscripts cover a wide variety of other matters, from astrology and alchemy to gardening and the theater. His autobiographical writings are among the earliest English examples of their genre and display an abiding passion for reworking his personal history in the best possible light, even though they show little evidence that Forman ever intended to publish them. Fantastic as many of Forman's manuscripts are, it is their more mundane aspects that make them such a priceless record of what daily life was like for ordinary inhabitants of Shakespeare's London. Forman's descriptions of the stench of a privy, the paralyzed limbs of a child, a lost bitch dog with a velvet collar all offer tantalizing glimpses of a world that seems at once very far away and intimately familiar. Anyone who wants to reclaim that world will enjoy this book.
Book Synopsis Passion, Poison, and Power by : Brian Harris
Download or read book Passion, Poison, and Power written by Brian Harris and published by Wildy, Simmonds & Hill Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little attention was paid at the time to the death in the Tower of London of Sir Thomas Overbury, but it was not long before foul play was suspected. In this entertaining account of one of the most sensational crimes in English history, Brian Harris re-evaluates the evidence and proposes a new solution to this intriguing Jacobean mystery.
Book Synopsis Sir Thomas Overbury by : Richard Savage
Download or read book Sir Thomas Overbury written by Richard Savage and published by . This book was released on 1777 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Unnatural Murder written by Anne Somerset and published by George Weidenfeld & Nicholson. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis The Life and Characters of Sir Thomas Overbury ... by : Charles Edward Gough
Download or read book The Life and Characters of Sir Thomas Overbury ... written by Charles Edward Gough and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Tragedy of Sir Thomas Overbury by : Richard Savage
Download or read book The Tragedy of Sir Thomas Overbury written by Richard Savage and published by . This book was released on 1724 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Court and Character of King James by : Sir Anthony Weldon
Download or read book The Court and Character of King James written by Sir Anthony Weldon and published by . This book was released on 1650 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book His wife written by Thomas Overbury and published by . This book was released on 1630 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sir Thomas Overbury: a tragedy. Altered [by W. Woodfall] from the late Mr. Richard Savage ... The second edition by : Richard Savage
Download or read book Sir Thomas Overbury: a tragedy. Altered [by W. Woodfall] from the late Mr. Richard Savage ... The second edition written by Richard Savage and published by . This book was released on 1779 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sir Thomas Overbury His Wife by : Sir Thomas Overbury
Download or read book Sir Thomas Overbury His Wife written by Sir Thomas Overbury and published by . This book was released on 1632 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sir Thomas Overbury ... Altered [by William Woodfall] from the late Mr. Richard Savage. As now performing at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden by : Richard Savage
Download or read book Sir Thomas Overbury ... Altered [by William Woodfall] from the late Mr. Richard Savage. As now performing at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden written by Richard Savage and published by . This book was released on 1777 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sir Thomas Overbury: a tragedy, altered from R. Savage [by W. Woodfall.]. by : Richard Savage
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Book Synopsis The Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Sir Thomas Overbury, Knt., Now First Collected by : Sir Thomas Overbury
Download or read book The Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Sir Thomas Overbury, Knt., Now First Collected written by Sir Thomas Overbury and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Elements of Murder by : John Emsley
Download or read book The Elements of Murder written by John Emsley and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2006-07-13 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about elements that kill. Mercury, arsenic, antimony, lead, and thallium can be lethal, as many a poisoner knew too well. Emsley explores the gruesome history of these elements and those who have succumbed to them in a fascinating narrative that weaves together stories of true crime, enduring historical mysteries, tragic accidents, and the science behind it all. The colourful cast includes ancient alchemists, kings, leaders, a pope, several great musicians, and amotley crew of murderers. Among the intriguing accounts is that of the 17th century poet Sir Thomas Overbury, who survived four attempts to poison him with mercury but died when given the poison in enema form - under whose direction remains uncertain. Here, too, is detailed the celebrated case of FlorenceMaybrick, convicted of poisoning her violent husband James with arsenic, but widely believed at the time to be innocent. The question of her guilt is still disputed.Threaded through the book alongside the history is the growing understanding of chemistry, and the effects of different chemical substances on the human body. Thousands suffered the ill effects of poisonous vapours from mercury, lead, and arsenic before the dangers were realized. Hatters went mad because of mercury poisoning, and hundreds of young girls working in factories manufacturing wallpaper in the 19th century were poisoned by the arsenic-based green pigments used for the leaves of thepopular floral designs. Even in the middle of the 20th century, accidental mercury poisoning caused many deaths in Minamata Bay, while leaded petrol poisoned the whole planet, and arsenic still continues to poison millions is Asia.Through vividly told stories of innocent blunders, industrial accidents, poisoners of various hues - cold, cunning, desperate - and deaths that remain a mystery, Emsley here uncovers the dark side of the Periodic Table.
Book Synopsis Notices of the Historic Persons Buried in the Chapel of St. Peter Ad Vincula by : Doyne Courtenay Bell
Download or read book Notices of the Historic Persons Buried in the Chapel of St. Peter Ad Vincula written by Doyne Courtenay Bell and published by London : J. Murray. This book was released on 1877 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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