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.
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.
Dr. Johanna Luthman is Professor of History at University of North Georgia. Originally from Sweden, Luthman lives in the USA. She earned her doctorate from Emory University. Her work focuses on the Tudor and Stuart periods, specifically on issues of love, sex, marriage, and scandals at the courts of Elizabeth I and James VI and I. Previous publications include Love, Lust, and License in Early Modern England: Illicit Sex and the Nobility (2008) and Love, Madness, and Scandal: The Life of Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck (2017). Luthman lives with her husband in Atlanta.
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List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Notes on Dates and Spelling List of Persons Prologue 1: Meet the Families 2: Wedded to Trouble 3: The Riot at Cannons 4: Leaving England 5: Tangled Estates 6: The Tales of the Summer of (Dis)Content 7: The Scandal Breaks 8: Interlude: Lord Roos's End 9: To the Court of Star Chamber 10: The Political Seesaw 11: Trial and Verdict 12: Fallout 13: Submissions and Restoration 14: Aftermath Epilogue Appendix: Lake Family Tree Cecil Family Tree Notes Bibliography Picture Credits Index
List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Notes on Dates and Spelling List of Persons Prologue 1: Meet the Families 2: Wedded to Trouble 3: The Riot at Cannons 4: Leaving England 5: Tangled Estates 6: The Tales of the Summer of (Dis)Content 7: The Scandal Breaks 8: Interlude: Lord Roos's End 9: To the Court of Star Chamber 10: The Political Seesaw 11: Trial and Verdict 12: Fallout 13: Submissions and Restoration 14: Aftermath Epilogue Appendix: Lake Family Tree Cecil Family Tree Notes Bibliography Picture Credits Index
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