A romance with the backdrop of the notorious Star Chamber of the English legal system. The Chamber began as purely administrative, but gradually took on more of a judicial role, enforcing the monarch's will when the courts could or would not do so. As the mix of fact and fiction unfolds in this tale, the court is beginning to lose favor during the reign of James I as the church once again increased its power, while Parliament's power decreased as the monarch tried to rule without them. - Summary by Lynne Thompson
Chapters
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The Three Cranes in the Vintry. Read by Lynne T 18:53
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Sir Giles Mompesson and his Partner. Read by OliverBoliver 14:01
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The French Ordinary. Read by OliverBoliver 12:22
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A Star-Chamber victim. Read by OliverBoliver 9:41
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Jocelyn Mounchensey. Read by OliverBoliver 8:49
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Provocation. Read by OliverBoliver 9:14
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How Lord Roos obtained Sir Francis Mitchell's signature. Read by OliverBoliver 7:35
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Of Lupo Vulp, Captain Bludder, Clement Lanyere, and Sir Giles's other Myrmidons. Read by OliverBoliver 9:17
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The Letters-Patent. Read by OliverBoliver 26:37
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The 'prentices and their leader. Read by OliverBoliver 10:24
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John Wolfe. Read by OliverBoliver 10:40
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The Arrest and the Rescue. Read by OliverBoliver 17:49
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How Jocelyn Mounchensey encountered a masked horseman on Stamford Hill. Read by OliverBoliver 21:11
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The May-Queen and the Puritan's Daughter. Read by OliverBoliver 20:31
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Hugh Calveley. Read by OliverBoliver 6:56
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Of the sign given by the Puritan to the Assemblage. Read by OliverBoliver 10:58
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A rash promise. Read by OliverBoliver 9:25
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How the promise was cancelled. Read by OliverBoliver 11:43
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Theobalds' Palace. Read by OliverBoliver 27:02
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King James the First. Read by OliverBoliver 19:25
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Consequences of the Puritan's warning. Read by OliverBoliver 18:10
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Wife and Mother-in-Law. Read by OliverBoliver 18:23
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The Tress of Hair. Read by OliverBoliver 19:51
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The Fountain Court. Read by OliverBoliver 5:59
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Sir Thomas Lake. Read by Roohi 15:49
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The forged Confession. Read by Roohi 20:15
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The Puritan's Prison. Read by Bill Mosley 11:42
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The Secret. Read by Bill Mosley 13:44
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Luke Hatton. Read by Asia Wilcox 23:35
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