... property in London in March, the Blackfriars Gatehouse, situating him amidst the city’s vibrant culture. The Duke of Lennox, King James’s cousin and confidant, occupying the Holbein Gatehouse in the palace, embodies court culture. The narrative arc of 1613 oscillates metaphorically between these two...

..., such as King James, Queen Anne, Henry, Elizabeth, and the Duke of Lennox. Drama permeates both the court and London in 1613 in exceptional quantity, measured by both performance and publication. The Prologue establishes the link and productive tension between the Jacobean court and the City of London. Globe...

... Phoenix, and its final anticipation of Ludovic Stuart, the 9-year-old son of Esmé. On his arrival in Scotland, Ludovic assumed his father’s title as Duke of Lennox. He followed James to England and served him as a major confidant, becoming a kind of ‘phoenix’. The chapter includes a brief...

... of Lennox, a fitting end to the exploration of cultural life. Elizabeth Princess of England Henry Frederick son of Elizabeth and Frederick Charles Prince Duke of York Howard Charles Earl of Nottingham Saramiento de Acuña Diego Count Gondomar Howard Thomas Earl of Suffolk James I King of England...