The Trials of Frances Howard: Fact and Fiction at the Court of King James by David Lindley
Written by renowned scholar, but for a general not academic reader
The Trials of Frances Howard
The Trials of Frances Howard
Summary
David Lindley re-examines the murder trials of Frances Howard and the historical representations of her as `wife, a witch, a murderess and a whore', challenging the assumptions that have constructed her as a model of female villainy.
The Trials of Frances Howard Summary
The Trials of Frances Howard Reviews
'This is an acute, scrupulous, and at times disturbing analysis of the Overbury affair.' - Charles Nicholl, Times Literary Supplement
'His interdisciplinary approach, the new questions he has asked of family sources, and his recovery of neglected ones combine to make The Trials of Frances Howard the most stimulating and scholarly study yet published in the Overbury scandal.' - Alastair Bellany, The Huntingdon Library Quarterly
'By laying out for us the comment on one extraordinary woman [Lindley] sheds brilliant light how all women were perceived in early modern England.' - Diarmaid MacCulloch, New Statesman
'A spendid piece of cultural history, subtle, scholarly and very well written.' - The Observer
About David Lindley
David Lindley
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The first trial: An arranged marriage; Chapter 3 Interlude: Filling in the blanks; Chapter 4 The second trial: Seeking an annulment; Chapter 5 Interlude: Celebration; Chapter 6 The third trial: Murder;
Additional information
GOR004244424
9780415052061
0415052068
The Trials of Frances Howard: Fact and Fiction at the Court of King James by David Lindley
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
19931021
256
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