The lost funeral Sermon of George Villiers, first Duke of Buckingham (d. 1628), discovered
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11493111 |
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| Authors | James Doelman (Brescia University College, University of Western Ontario, Canada, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 915-933 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Seventeenth Century (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-117X • E-ISSN: 2050-4616 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0268117x.2020.1855236 |
| OpenAlex | W3120267056 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
This article presents the discovery of the manuscript funeral sermon for the first Duke of Buckingham. While the 1628 assassination of this royal favourite and the subsequent public controversy over his legacy have attracted a wealth of historical and literary scholarship, this funeral sermon, possibly by John Williams, Dean of Westminster Abbey, has been unknown. In addition to providing a full transcript of the sermon (from Edinburgh MS Laing iii. 493), the article places it within the immediate context of the public response to the death and offers a reading of the sermon’s use of the Biblical figure Abner as a parallel to the assassinated Duke. It also considers how the sermon represents King Charles as a David-like royal mourner. The sermon defends both Buckingham and the King and directly condemns outspoken members of the public who celebrated the death or failed to recognize it as a national tragedy
Art · Art history · Buckingham · George (robot · Sermon · Theology · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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