Talk:Thomas Overbury

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Sulfuric acid and copper vitriol[edit]

"Copper vitriol" (or "blue vitrioL") is an old term for copper sulfate. It's toxic, but not all that poisonous and certainly poisoning by it has nothing to do with sulfuric acid (although, of course, copper sulfate is initially formed by the action of sulfuric acid on copper or certain copper compounds). See the article on copper sulfate. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.214.59.212 (talk) 01:23, 16 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting Questions[edit]

Where did Overbury attend school? Was this Stratford-upon-Avon or Shipston-on-Stour? If Stratford, would he have known Edmund Shakespeare or even William Shakespeare. Having travelled to Edinburgh (note Macbeth) and the Low Countries (note Hamlet) could he have been of use to Shakespeare? Overbury was a poet and he had studied at Oxford University getting a BA. He studied law and mixed with the royal court and high society meeting many influential people and probably having access to many historical records and accounts. Possibly had the ear of the King. So then, could he be the key to Shakespeare's success? If you doubt my questions, then doubt that the Cobbe portrait is Shakespeare (and not Overbury).

Hi - I'm not sure how to format this. Was just hoping somebody could clear the article up a bit. There are several conflicting dates in the section on his death. I'll have to look elsewhere to be sure of the correct version, but it'd be good if someone who knows the history could fix this. I don't want to edit it myself in case I make a mistake! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.166.128.238 (talk) 22:04, 6 November 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Incorrect year[edit]

The text says "during the trials of the six accused in late 1616 and early 1616". I am pretty sure that the first year should be 1615, but am reluctant to correct this until someone can confirm it. Tifoo (talk) 07:05, 23 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Names[edit]

It's a bit confusing for a casual reader to have the article refer to Carr, Rochester, and Somerset, when they're all the same person. So, until somebody comes up with a better solution, I've changed them all to Carr. Clarityfiend (talk) 02:53, 5 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Works?[edit]

This article talks too much about his private life an too little about what he wrote. Maybe add a list with publications and dates? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.112.249.244 (talk) 18:31, 1 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A Wife poem[edit]

His poem is also referred to as The Wife. I've standardized the title to A Wife because it seems to be the most common. I've also relocated the citation to the first mention of the poem in the article.Twistlethrop (talk) 02:30, 2 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]