EPISODE · Sep 13, 2026 · 19 MIN

The Overbury Scandal: Poison, Power and James I’s Court

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

The episode unpacks the 1613 poisoning that killed court poet Sir Thomas Overbury, revealing how King James I’s favourites Robert Carr and Frances Howard colluded to eliminate a rival. By examining trial records, prison conditions and contemporary accounts we expose the fragile balance between royal favour, personal ambition and the limits of justice in Jacobean England. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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