George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham rose from minor nobility to the most powerful man in England. 👑 Handsome, ambitious, and fiercely intelligent, he became the favourite of James I, and kept his influence under Charles I. ⚔️ He controlled patronage, foreign policy, and access to the crown, earning admiration and deep resentment in equal measure. 🔥 Assassinated in 1628, Villiers remains one of the most controversial powerbrokers in British history. 🕯️✨ | History Roadshow
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