Family and feuding at the court of James l : the Lake and Cecil scandals / Johanna Luthman.

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 th...

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Main Author: Luthman, Johanna (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2023]
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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.
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).