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The Overbury Affair has been described as one of the greatest court scandals of the Jacobean era: a web of intrigue and deception that captivated the nation. Even King James himself was implicated! But before we get to the details of the Affair itself, we must first hear about our cast of characters. This includes poet and statesman Sir Thomas Overbury, handsome favourite of the king Robert Carr, and Anne Turner, daughter of Cambridgeshire and purveyor of fashionable yellow ruffs.
We drink ‘The Raven’ (very blue) and a most delicious saffron martini!
By Ruth McPheeThe Overbury Affair has been described as one of the greatest court scandals of the Jacobean era: a web of intrigue and deception that captivated the nation. Even King James himself was implicated! But before we get to the details of the Affair itself, we must first hear about our cast of characters. This includes poet and statesman Sir Thomas Overbury, handsome favourite of the king Robert Carr, and Anne Turner, daughter of Cambridgeshire and purveyor of fashionable yellow ruffs.
We drink ‘The Raven’ (very blue) and a most delicious saffron martini!

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