Francis Bacon: The History of a Character Assassination

Yale University Press (1996)
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In 1621 Bacon fell from power as Lord Chancellor, the highest position in the land. Charged with accepting bribes, he was convicted, fined, imprisoned and exiled from the Court. He died five years later, disgraced and deeply in debt.

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Francis Bacon.Juergen Klein - 2008 - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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