Episode 455
Tudor True Crime: Murder in the Stuart Court
How did the death of lawyer Thomas Overbury lead to a scandal that rocked the monarchy?
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
August 25, 202545m 31s
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Show Notes
<p>The public fascination with true crime is nothing new. Four centuries ago, the sensational story of the death in the Tower of London of Thomas Overbury, a lawyer in the court of King James I, led to a scandal that rocked the monarchy to its core. In this third episode of <em>Not Just The Tudors</em>' Tudor True Crime series, first released in January 2024, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb finds out more from Professor Alastair Bellany, about the death of Overbury and why it threatened the Stuart throne.</p><br><p><strong>MORE:</strong></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ltAilTu9NvyhyxBuynbyJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Private Life of King James VI & I ></strong></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Sb7hbU1rq87dj4jRUcBun" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Seducing James I: Mary & George ></strong></a></p><br><p>Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. Edited and produced by Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Not Just the Tudors is a History Hit podcast</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong> </p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>: </strong></p><p><a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on</a></p>
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