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Sir Thomas Overbury (baptized 1581 – 14 September 1613) was an English poet and essayist, also known for being the victim of a murder which led to a scandalous trial. His poem A Wife (also referred to as The Wife ), which depicted the virtues that a young man should demand of a woman, played a large role in the events that ...
1 de abr. de 2024 · Sir Thomas Overbury (baptized June 18, 1581, Compton Scorpion, Warwickshire, England—died September 15, 1613, London) was an English poet and essayist, victim of an infamous intrigue at the court of James I. His poem A Wife, thought by some to have played a role in precipitating his murder, became widely popular after his death ...
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Learn about Thomas Overbury (1581–1613), a courtier who opposed the marriage of his patron Robert Carr and was poisoned in the Tower. Find out his literary works, such as his poem A Wife and his Theophrastian ‘Characters’.
16 de out. de 2018 · Frightening, mysterious, and somehow fascinating, real-life poisoning cases (or cases that might include poison) intrigued the public in the early modern age just as much as the murders they saw performed onstage. One infamous example was the death of Sir Thomas Overbury in the Tower of London.
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.
A collection of broadsides from 1513-1860 that depict the scandal of the murder of Sir Thomas Overbury, an English poet and courtier, by Robert Carr and his wife Frances Howard. The Society’s collection includes rare prints, transcripts and a transcript of the apology of the accused. Learn about the evidence, the trials and the aftermath of this intrigue that rocked the Stuart monarchy.
Introduction. The courtier Sir Thomas Overbury is best remembered for the circumstances of his death in 1613, one of the greatest scandals of the Jacobean period, for which the King's erstwhile favourite Robert Carr, Earl of Somerset, and his wife Frances Howard stood trial for murder in 1615, although only their supposed accomplices were ...
