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Love, madness, and scandal: the life of Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck

Reinke-Williams, T. Love, madness, and scandal: the life of Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck. Women's History Review. 27(6), pp. 1027-1028. 0961-2025.

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Abstract:
First edition. The high society of Stuart England found Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck (1602-1645) an exasperating woman. She lived at a time when women were expected to obedient, silent, and chaste, but Frances displayed none of these qualities. Her determination to ignore convention contributed in no small measure to a live of high drama, one which encompassed kidnappings, secret rendezvous, an illegitimate child, accusations of black magic, imprisonments, disappearances, and exile, not to mention court appearances, high-speed chases, a jail-break, deadly disease, royal fury, and-- by turns-- religious condemnation and conversion. On one level a thrilling tale of love and sex, kidnapping and elopement, the life of Frances Coke Villiers is also the story of an exceptional woman, whose personal experiences intertwined with the court politics and religious disputes of a tumultuous and crucially formative period in English history. Contentious origins -- The marriage merry-go-round -- Marriage and madness -- The lover -- The legal troubles -- Counters and conviction -- Town and country -- Frances in France -- Endings.
Uncontrolled Keywords:
Frances Coke Villiers, Viscountess Purbeck
Creators:
Reinke-Williams, T.
Faculties, Divisions and Institutes:
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Page Range:
pp. 1027-1028
Journal or Publication Title:
Women's History Review
Volume:
27
Number:
6
Number of Pages:
2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1080/09612025.2018.1489594
ISSN:
0961-2025
Status:
Published / Disseminated
Refereed:
Yes
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