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14 de jun. de 2024 · Search for: 'Thomas Overbury' in Oxford Reference ». (1581–1613),opposed the marriage of his patron Robert Carr (afterwards earl of Somerset) with the divorced countess of Essex, and on the pretext of his refusal of diplomatic employment was sent to the Tower, where he was slowly poisoned by the agents of Lady Essex.
Sir Thomas Overbury, prisoned, poysoned, buried the XVth. Sept." This entry could not have been made before 1615, as the word "poysoned" shows. Though the Guide, and a (modern) tablet in the Chapel both declare that Overbury was buried in the Tower, there are sufficient grounds for questioning their statement.
Sir Thomas Overbury, an English poet, courtier and essayist, died a prisoner in the Tower of London in September 1613. The circumstances surrounding his death caused a sensation and the resulting scandal rocked the monarchy to its core, irreparably tarnishing the reputation of James’s court. An educated and intelligent lawyer, Overbury came ...
The courtier and poet Sir Thomas Overbury died in September 1613, a prisoner in the Tower of London. His death was widely noted but little lamented at the time (see Section F), and was typically attributed to natural causes, though opinion as to the exact cause varied
6 de mar. de 2019 · Figure 1: This portrait may be of Sir Thomas Overbury. It is currently hanging in the reading room at the Folger Shakespeare Library. The archival materials I investigated during this trip centered on a scandal known as the Overbury Affair, a bizarre murder conspiracy that unfolded between 1613 and 1616 and which implicated one of the most powerful royal couples in King James I’s court.
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Sir Thomas Overbury (pokřtěn 1581 – 14. září 1613) byl anglický básník a esejista, známý je ovšem také jako oběť vraždy, která vedla ke skandálnímu soudu. Jeho báseň Žena , někdy uváděna pod názvem Manželka , zobrazující ctnosti, které má mladý muž požadovat od ženy, hrála velkou roli v událostech, které urychlily jeho vraždu.
