Publication Date
1997
Keywords
government, Charles I
Abstract
On 13 June 1629, Dr. Lamb, a person physician and astrologer to the duke of Buckingham, while strolling down a London street was attacked by an angry mob and beaten to death. When he first noticed the crowd gathering, he summoned a group of sailors to guard him. However, incensed by years of arbitrary government, economic hardship, and war, the mob pursued Lamb with the intention of making his death an example for the duke; they called him "the Duke's Devil." As Lamb made his way toward a local tavern, the ever-increasing pack began to pummel him with stones, and driving back his guard, they laid hands on the doctor, battering him to the ground and gouging out one of his eyes. Leaving him for dead, the mob dispersed.
Recommended Citation
Keller, James R.
(1997)
"James Shirley's The Politician and the Demand for Responsible Government in the Court of Charles I,"
Quidditas: Vol. 18, Article 6.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/rmmra/vol18/iss1/6
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