{"product_id":"the-kings-assassin-the-secret-plot-to-murder-king-james-i","title":"The King's Assassin: The Secret Plot to Murder King James I","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn 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  Britains first Stuart king  royal adoration reaching such an intensity that the king declared he wanted the courtier to become his wife. For a decade  Villiers was at the kings side  at court  on state occasions  and in bed  right up to Jamess death in March 1625.  Almost immediately  Villiers many enemies accused him of poisoning the king. A parliamentary investigation was launched  and scurrilous pamphlets and ballads circulated Londons streets. But the charges came to nothing  and were relegated to a historical footnote.  Now  new research suggests that a deadly combination of hubris and vulnerability did indeed drive Villiers to kill the man who made him. It may have been by accident  the application of a quack remedy while the king was weakened by a malarial attack. But there is compelling evidence that Villiers  overcome by ambition and frustrated by Jamess passive approach to government  poisoned him.  In The Kings Assassin  acclaimed author Benjamin Woolley examines this remarkable  even tragic story. Combining vivid characterization and a strong narrative with historical scholarship and forensic investigation  Woolley tells the story of King Jamess death  and of the captivating figure at its center.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946206326837,"sku":"ByrdShop_1250125030","price":35.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781250125033.jpg?v=1769929212","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-kings-assassin-the-secret-plot-to-murder-king-james-i","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}