Description
Summary: | After a marriage linking them floundered, the feuding Lake and Cecil families hurled terrible accusations at each other: adultery, incest, poisoning, impotence, fraud. The resulting scandals impacted the court of King James I and beyond. Luthman's study of the scandals provides a window into the culture, society, and politics of Jacobean England.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxiv, 332 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780191956560 0191956562 9780192689894 0192689894 9780192689788 0192689789 |
Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on September 27, 2023). |