Overbury affair

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The Overbury affair was a notorious early 17th-century English scandal involving the suspicious death by poisoning of Sir Thomas Overbury, which exposed court corruption and led to several high-profile trials and executions.

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Overbury affair canonical 2
Overbury murder case 1
Overbury murder scandal 1

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Frances Howard, Countess of Essex event Overbury murder trial
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Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset participantIn Overbury murder case
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Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset causeOfDownfall Overbury murder scandal
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Court of James I of England notableEvent Overbury affair