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The Poison Bed by E.C. Fremantle

14 June 2018 By Editor

A marriage. A murder.

One of them did it. Which one of them will die for it?

Autumn 1615.

A scandal pervades the Jacobean court.

A popular, much admired couple are imprisoned for murder.

SHE is young and captivating. Rescued from an abusive marriage, she is determined to make a new life with her second husband . . . Whatever the cost.

HE has risen from nothing to become one of the countries most powerful men. But to get to the top, you cannot help making enemies.

Now, a man is dead.

And someone must pay with their life.

Who has the most to lose?

Who is willing to commit murder?

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Read more about Frances Howard, the woman at the centre of the scandal, in Elizabeth Fremantle’s article on female poisoners.

Elizabeth also writes about the sexuality of King James I and VI, whose court was rocked by the murder.

The Poison Bed is one of the top historical books of 2018, as chosen by HWA authors for Historia.

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