The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I

by Benjamin Woolley

Book Overview

An absorbing account of the conspiracy to kill King James I by his handsome lover, the Duke of Buckingham, an historical crime that has remained hidden for 400 years.

The rise of George Villiers from minor gentry to royal power seemed to defy gravity. Becoming gentleman of the royal bedchamber in 1615, the young gallant enraptured James, Britain's first Stuart king, royal adoration reaching such an intensity that the king declared...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250125030
• ISBN13: 9781250125033
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"