The Court And Character Of King James Whereunto Is Now Added The Court Of King Charles: Continued Unto The Beginning Of These Unhappy Times: With Some Observations Upon Him Instead Of A Character (Unabridged)
Gossipy exposés of shenanigans at the heart of government are nothing new. The author, Sir Anthony Weldon , was a courtier of years of experience and standing; his account of court intrigues around the Stuart Kings James I and Charles I was written seemingly in the tense period leading up to the English Civil War in the 1640s, and for a private readership .
