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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 ...
Sir Thomas Overbury (bautizado en 1581 - 14 de septiembre de 1613) fue un poeta y ensayista inglés, también conocido por ser víctima de un asesinato que condujo a un juicio escandaloso. Su poema A Wife (también conocido como The Wife ), que describe las virtudes que un joven debe exigir de una mujer, jugó un papel importante en los eventos ...
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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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 ...
Thomas Overbury. (1581—1613) courtier and author. Quick 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.
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.
16 de oct. 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.
