I was always fond of "Lord Wensley's Cudgel." The contrast between Lord Wensley's inner crudeness and violence, and the seeming refinement of his outward behavior and the behavior of everyone in the court, really brought out how deadly a thing 17th-century politics could be. He makes for a good antihero.

And of course, there's something lovely about watching a pompous fae making all his social intrigues and schemes, and suddenly realizing that they could all be brought to a halt with a simple blow to the head. Really, more fae politickers ought to end up that way. :)