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   Written by Benjamin WoolleyReview by Lucille Cormier. In 1603, when James VI of Scotland was crowned James I of England, it was customary for kings to have a “favorite” – a trusted confidant, entertaining companion, and oftentimes, paramour. The King’s Assassin is the biography of such a favorite: George Villiers, the handsome, charming ...

   • Author: Benjamin Woolley

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   Aug 24, 2017 · Now a major TV series, Mary & George, starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine.The King’s Assassin is the scandalous story of George Villiers, lover – and murderer – of King James I.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 ...

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   • Author: Benjamin Woolley

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   Mar 6, 2024 · The show, starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine, is based on Benjamin Woolley’s book The King’s Assassin, and is based on the true story of Mary and George Villiers.. Who were Mary ...

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   Mar 4, 2024 · Historical spoiler alert, but the series is based on the non-fiction book The King's Assassin: The Fatal Affair of George Villiers and James I by writer and broadcaster Benjamin Woolley.

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   In The King’s Assassin, acclaimed author Benjamin Wooley 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 James’s death, and of the captivating figure at its centre.

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   • Author: Benjamin Woolley

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   Mar 5, 2024 · The drama is based on Benjamin Woolley’s book The King’s Assassin: The Fatal Affair of George Villiers and James I and recounts George's unlikely ascent from little-known member of the gentry ...

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   • The show, starring Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine, is based on Benjamin Woolley’s book The King’s Assassin, and is based on the true story of Mary and George Villiers. Who were Mary and George Villiers? Eventually, Mary would become a woman wielding unprecedented power, thanks to her son George’s relationship with the king.

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   • “The King’s Assassin” is essentially the story of the rise of George Villiers from county gentry to the heights of the British aristocracy as the Duke of Buckingham. Villiers, who was handsome and charismatic, was placed in view of King James I with the intention of having the king fall in love with George, which he did.

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   Jul 17, 2018 · In The King's 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 James's death, and of the captivating figure at its center.

   • Author: Benjamin Woolley