The second volume of 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.
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Poison
05:39 - Chapter 2
Counter-Poison
13:53 - Chapter 3
Showing that our pleasant vices are made the whips to scourge us
06:18 - Chapter 4
How the forged confession was produced
14:40 - Chapter 5
A visit to Sir Giles Mompresson's habitation near the fleet
19:19 - Chapter 6
Of the wager between the Conde de Gondemar and the Marquis of Buckingham
09:42 - Chapter 7
A Cloud in the Horizon
08:28 - Chapter 8
Whitehall
13:28 - Chapter 9
Prince Charles
08:05 - Chapter 10
The old Palace-Yard of Westminster
13:03 - Chapter 11
The Tilt-Yard
07:13 - Chapter 12
The Tilting Match
08:44 - Chapter 13
The Felon Knight
08:57 - Chapter 14
The private Cabinet of Sir Giles Mompresson
10:25 - Chapter 15
Clement Lanyere's Story
11:59 - Chapter 16
Sir Jocelyn's Rupture with de Gondemar
10:46 - Chapter 17
Disgrace
07:19 - Chapter 18
How Sir Jocelyn's Cause was espaoused by the 'prentices
14:24 - Chapter 19
A Noble Revenge
10:08 - Chapter 20
A Place of Refuge
06:56 - Chapter 21
The Arrest
18:01 - Chapter 22
The Old Fleet Prison
12:00 - Chapter 23
How Sir Jocelyn was brought to the Fleet
08:25 - Chapter 24
The Abduction
20:49 - Chapter 25
The Stone Coffin
14:07 - Chapter 26
A Secret Friend
05:47 - Chapter 27
Showing how Judgment was given by King James in the Star Chamber in the great Cause of the Countess of Exeter against Sir Thomas and Lady Lake
18:21 - Chapter 28
The Two Warrants
11:32 - Chapter 29
The Silver Coffer
27:44 - Chapter 30
How the Marriage was Interrupted
21:04 - Chapter 31
Accusations
39:44 - Chapter 32
Judgment
15:09 - Chapter 33
Concluding Chapter -- Retribution
34:45