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History, as they say, is not what it used to be. If you hanker for stately costume dramas, in which men see to the affairs of state and women glide around grand houses in improbable dresses, sorry, they’re not making those this season. If, on the other hand, your thing is lusty, frequently profane reinventions of the lives of the long-dead aristocracy, you’re in luck.
is the story of George Villiers, the first Duke of Buckingham and lover of King James VI,