George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite of King James I of England. Despite a patchy political and military record, Buckingham remained at the height of royal favour for the first three years of the reign of King Charles I, until a disgruntled army-officer assassinated him.
Excerpt from The Life and Times of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, Vol. 2 of 3: From Original and Authentic Sources The Privy Council Regarding the Lab King's Funeral and the Young King's marriage-good Taste displayed by Charles in his Conduct. At the funeral-the Influence of. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The Life and Times of George Villiers, Vol. 3 of 3: Duke of Buckingham, From Original and Authentic Sources A few years previously, the unpopularity of the Duke at Cambridge had been manifested by a play, in which his measures were satirized, and which had been acted by the scholars of Ben'et College. The ancient discipline of the University appears, Indeed, to have SO greatly relaxed, that in 1625-6 - in compliance with a letter from the King - Lord Suffolk had found it expedient to address the Heads Of Houses, whom he styled Gentle men, and my loving friends, exhorting them to restore order and consequent prosperity to their University. The last sentence had an ominous sound, for there were few cases in which the King thought it necessary to interfere, in which Buckingham did not prompt the royal mind to active measures. Notwithstanding the unpopularity Of his min ister, disregarding the public notion that, as the patron and personal friend of Laud, Buckingham was the patron Of Roman Catholics, and in direct defiance Of the impeachment, all the influence Of the Crown was employed to procure the Duke's election to the Office Of Chancellor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite of King James I of England. Despite a patchy political and military record, Buckingham remained at the height of royal favour for the first three years of the reign of King Charles I, until a disgruntled army-officer assassinated him.
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham was an English courtier, statesman, and patron of the arts. He was a favourite of King James I of England. Despite a patchy political and military record, Buckingham remained at the height of royal favour for the first three years of the reign of King Charles I, until a disgruntled army-officer assassinated him.
