The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham
by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
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Rise and fall of the political fixer
Listen to the episodeA biography of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, tracing his dramatic transformation from a young man who traded on his beauty to one wielding immense wealth and political power, before falling spectacularly from grace amid political and sexual intrigue.
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