Lisa Hilton

The court favourite who became the most hated man in England

Lucy Hughes-Hallett traces the brief, dramatic career of the handsome Duke of Buckingham – scapegoat for the early Stuarts’ extravagance and incompetence

Portrait of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, by Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1625. [Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images]
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  • The Scapegoat: The Brilliant Brief Life of the Duke of Buckingham

    Lucy Hughes-Hallett

    4th Estate, pp. 640, £30

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