The trials of Frances Howard : fact and fiction at the court of King James
Lindley, David, 1948-1996
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In the greatest scandal of the Jacobean age, Frances Howard and her husband were found guilty of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury. Frances has gone down in history as the epitome of female villainy, but has she been misrepresented?
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London : Routledge, 1996.
Collation:
ix, 227p., [16]p. of plates : ill., facsims., ports. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 1993.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780415144247 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.061092
Language:
English
Subject:
Somerset, Frances Howard Carr, Countess of, 1593-1632 -- Trials, litigation, etcTrials (Murder) -- England -- London -- History -- 17th centuryWomen murderers -- England -- London -- BiographyNobility -- Great Britain -- BiographyWomen -- Great Britain -- History -- 17th centuryGreat Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625History
BRN:
523648