Did King James I really enjoy decadent gay orgies? And did Sir Francis Bacon’s nose really fall off? We sift the truth from the inventions and gossip.
—a dramatization of the stratospheric rise of the Villiers family to power and influence during the reign of Elizabeth I’s successor James I—is one of the new breed of period dramas like, where, apparently unconstrained by the rigid social mores, constricting formality of dress, or religious edicts of their time, characters behave like contemporary privileged libertines, indulging in ripe swearing and over-the-top sexual activities.
In actuality, Mary was genuinely a Beaumont, and Villiers, her first husband, was a cousin of her mother’s. But although they had a pedigree, the Beaumonts had no real money, so she started out as, if not a servant, a poor relation.Following Mary’s clever strategic advice, George comes to James I’s attention and takes up residence at court after being appointed a royal cupbearer. Robert Carr, James’ current favorite , senses competition and seeks to humiliate the newcomer.
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