The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham By Lucy Hughes-Hallett Special edition he needs a mate of

he needs a mate of true heart and soul

Northanger Abbey tells the story of a young girl

What will become of her in this school where the more you win

Torn from her family as a child and raised in the palace to one day marry the Crown Prince of the most powerful empire in the land

Richard Doyle

The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham By Lucy Hughes-Hallett Special edition he needs a mate ofPublished: 09 10 2025 Genres: History Nonfiction Biography British Literature Biography Memoir LGBT From the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize, an extraordinary story of the meteoric rise and fall of King James Is favorite, George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham. As the kings lover, Buckingham was one of the most flamboyant and enigmatic seventeenth century Englishmen at the heart of royal and political life. A dazzling figure on horseback