Sir Henry Wotton (1568-1639) was an English author, diplomat, and intellectual, who remains renowned for his multifaceted contributions to the literary and political landscapes of the Jacobean and Elizabethan eras. Wotton's most notable literary work, 'A Short View of the Life and Death of George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham' (1642), provides an intimate and illuminating depiction of the titular D...