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

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luthman, Johanna (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Ros, William Cecil, > Lord, > 1590-1618.
Ros, Anne Lake, > Lady.
James > I, > King of England, > 1566-1625 > Relations with courts and courtiers.
Cecil family.
Lake family.
Cecil (Famille)
Scandals > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Nobility > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Great Britain > History > James I, 1603-1625.
Scandals > England > History > 17th century.
Great Britain > Court and courtiers > History > 17th century.
Scandales > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1603-1625 (Jacques Ier)
Great Britain.
Europe.
HISTORY.
Social History.
European history.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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