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Há 3 dias · Set to premiere on April 5, “Mary & George” brings to life the captivating tale of King James I of England and his intimate relationship with George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham. Based on Benjamin Woolley’s non-fiction book “The King’s Assassin,” this seven-episode miniseries dives deep into the corridors of power and the complexities of 17th-century court life.
Há 4 dias · Next in order is the Chapel of St. Nicholas, in the centre of which is an altar-tomb surmounted with the effigies of Sir George Villiers, who died in 1605, and of his lady, Mary Beaumont, created in 1618 Countess of Buckingham. Their son was advanced by James I. to the dukedom of Buckingham.
Há 4 dias · Thomas COMPTON (Sir) Died: Apr 1626. Notes: Mary Beaumont was created Countess of Buckingham in her own right on 1 Jul 1618. As a young woman, Mary was a waiting gentlewoman in the household of Lady Beaumont of Cole Orton, but by her first marriage, to Sir George Villiers of Brooksby, Leicestershire (d.
- Countess Mary Beaumont
- circa 1564
- "Thomas Compton", "Sir Thomas Compton"
- Compton, Warwickshire
Há 4 dias · Mary Villiers, one of the Maids of Honour, now Countess of Inchiquin, as in part of 2,000l. which “we purpose and intend to give and bestow upon her for her marriage portion.” (Money warrant dated may 31 hereon.) (Money order dated June 7 hereon.)
Há 2 dias · George Villiers, duke of Buckingham, a man of great wit and humour, and of the most whimsical caprice, was the admiration and the jest of the reign of Charles the Second. He was the alchymist and the philosopher; the fiddler and the poet; the mimic and the statesman.
Há 5 dias · In this gateway were the lodgings of the beautiful and intriguing Countess of Buckingham, the mother of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. She died here in 1632, and her body was conveyed hence along King Street to the Abbey to be laid beside that of her murdered son.
Há 2 dias · Contributor Janet Mullany joins the ladies to discuss the racy new Starz period drama "Mary and George", which recounts the story of Mary Villiers, Countess of Buckingham, and her family's rise to prominence during the reign of King James I.
