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The King's Assassin

By Benjamin Woolley

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The King's Assassin

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The remarkable rise of George Villiers seemed to defy gravity. The handsome young courtier enraptured James I, who even declared he wanted Villiers to become his 'wife'. For a decade, Villiers was at the king's side - at court, on state occasions and in bed, right up to James's death in March 1625. Almost immediately, Villiers' many enemies accused him of poisoning the king. A parliamentary investigation was launched, and scurrilous pamphlets and ballads circulated. But the charges came to nothing, and were relegated to a historical footnote. Now, based on new historical scholarship and forensic investigation, Benjamin Woolley examines whether or not a deadly combination of hubris and vulnerability did indeed drive Villiers to become the king's assassin. The result is a compelling portrait of a royal favourite whose charisma overwhelmed not only those around him but, ultimately, himself. 'Well paced . . . colourful and fun' The Times 'Utterly gripping . . . I devoured it' Elizabeth Fremantle, author of Queen's Gambit and The Girl in the Tower
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
368
Release Date:
2018-03-08
Publication Date:
2018-03-08
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1509837086
ISBN13:
9781509837083
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Minimum Reading Age:
18
Weight:
265 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
192 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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