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The chapter explores the legal, political, and literary contexts of the possible torture of John Felton, the 1628 assassin of the royal favourite George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham.
The authorities were convinced Felton had not acted alone and were anxious to get from him the names of any accomplices. The Privy Council attempted to have Felton questioned under torture on the rack but the judges resisted, unanimously declaring its use to be contrary to the laws of England.
- Murder
- Soldier
- Executed by hanging
By late November, the investigation had run its course and Felton was at last put on trial for Buckingham’s murder. Tarred by the authorities as a wicked, atheistic criminal who had acted solely to avenge his personal grudges against the Duke, Felton was convicted and sentenced to death.
John Felton (1595-29 de noviembre de 1628) era un teniente del ejército inglés que asesinó a George Villiers, 1r Duque de Buckingham, de una puñalada en el Pub Greyhound, en Portsmouth, el 23 de agosto de 1628. Antecedentes.
- 29 de octubre de 1628, Tyburn (Reino Unido)
28 de oct. de 2011 · Although the jurisprudence of 17th century England with its proscription of legal torture* still stacks up favorably next to that of Berkeley law professors, it certainly did not stand in the way of assassin John Felton‘s execution on this date in 1628.
Abstract. This article analyses the motivation behind John Felton's assassination of the duke of Buckingham in August 1628. It focuses attention on his family's tortured relationship with the regime, and it highlights Felton's military service in Spain, Ireland, and France.
3 labourd Crueltie: torture. Reports were widespread that Felton was to be or had been tortured in the Tower of London. <back> 4 Joves full Armorie: thunderbolts were the weapons of Jove, the king of the gods. <back> 5 Rack: an instrument of torture that inflicted great pain by forcibly stretching the victim’s limbs. <back>
