The Reign Of James Vi
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Author |
: Julian Goodare |
Publisher |
: Birlinn Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 269 |
Release |
: 2000-01-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781788854177 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1788854179 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Reign of James VI by : Julian Goodare
The reign of James VI (1567–1625) remains one of the most enigmatic in Scottish history. There are long periods within it that resemble black holes in our knowledge. This study is a concerted attempt by a group of ten scholars of the reign, drawn from three different disciplines, to shed light on its politics and government, viewed through various perspectives. These include the royal court, which is analysed through its literature, architecture and ceremony; noble factionalism; relations with England; a revised model of tensions between church and state; and the relationship between the government and the Highlands, the Borders and the south west, a future region of opposition to Charles I. This study also analyses James as a literary author, correspondent, husband and 'universal king'. The book offers alternatives to accepted views of the reign, dismissing both Melvillianism and 'laissez faire monarchy' as useful tools. It sees the centre of politics as the interaction between an expanded and increasingly expensive royal court and a phenomenal growth of the state, based on a huge increase in legislation and the business of the Privy Council.
Author |
: W. B. Patterson |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 432 |
Release |
: 2000-09-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521793858 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521793858 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis King James VI and I and the Reunion of Christendom by : W. B. Patterson
This book shows King James VI and I, king of Scotland and England, in an unaccustomed light. Long regarded as inept, pedantic, and whimsical, James is shown here as an astute and far-sighted statesman whose reign was focused on achieving a permanent union between his two kingdoms and a peaceful and stable community of nations throughout Europe.
Author |
: James I (King of England) |
Publisher |
: Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies |
Total Pages |
: 196 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0969751265 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780969751267 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis The True Law of Free Monarchies by : James I (King of England)
Author |
: Ralph Anthony Houlbrooke |
Publisher |
: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages |
: 228 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0754654109 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780754654100 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis James VI and I by : Ralph Anthony Houlbrooke
James VI and I pursued various highly distinctive policies. He also, to an extent exceptional among monarchs, expressed his ideas and aspirations by means of print, pen, and spoken word. The essays in this volume explore four main themes of particular concern to James: the union of England and Scotland; the government of Scotland; religious unity; and James's involvement in culture as both author and patron. They throw fresh light on the ways in which James communicated his ideas and designs to his subjects, and important foreign audiences, raising important questions about his judgement and skill as a monarch.
Author |
: Alan Gordon Rae Smith |
Publisher |
: Palgrave |
Total Pages |
: 280 |
Release |
: 1973 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015066418099 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (99 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Reign of James VI and I by : Alan Gordon Rae Smith
Author |
: John Matusiak |
Publisher |
: The History Press |
Total Pages |
: 426 |
Release |
: 2015-11-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780750966719 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0750966718 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Synopsis James I by : John Matusiak
Few kings have been more savagely caricatured or grossly misunderstood than England's first Stuart. Yet, as this new biography demonstrates, the modern tendency to downplay his defects and minimise the long-term consequences of his reign has gone too far. In spite of genuine idealism and flashes of considerable resourcefulness, James I remains a perplexing figure – a uniquely curious ruler, shot through with glaring inconsistencies. His vices and foibles not only undermined his high hopes for healing and renewal after Elizabeth I's troubled last years, but also entrenched political and religious tensions that eventually consumed his successor. A flawed, if well-meaning, foreigner in a rapidly changing and divided kingdom, his passionate commitment to time-honoured principles of government would, ironically, prove his undoing, as England edged unconsciously towards a crossroads and the shadow of the Thirty Years War descended upon Europe.
Author |
: Daniel Fischlin |
Publisher |
: Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages |
: 556 |
Release |
: 2002 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0814328776 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780814328774 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Royal Subjects by : Daniel Fischlin
Sixteen leading scholars explore the richness of King James's work from a variety of perspectives, and in so doing seek to establish monarchic writing as an important genre in its own right. Best known for his landmark version of the Protestant Bible, James VI (1566-1625) of Scotland, who succeeded Elizabeth I to the English throne, was truly a monarch of the word. From religious prose and verse to political treatises and social works to love poems and witty doggerel, James used writing and the print media to inspire his subjects, govern them, keep his enemies at bay, and even examine his own authority. Until now, the full span of James's work has received little critical attention by political and literary historians. In Royal Subjects, sixteen leading scholars explore the richness of his oeuvre from a variety of perspectives, and in so doing seek to establish monarchic writing as an important genre in its own right. Through its unprecedented look at monarchic writing, Royal Subjects not only enriches our understanding of the reign of James VI and I but also offers fruitful suggestions for approaches to other Renaissance texts and other periods.
Author |
: Alan Stewart |
Publisher |
: Random House |
Total Pages |
: 458 |
Release |
: 2011-10-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781448104574 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1448104572 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Cradle King by : Alan Stewart
As the son of Mary Queen of Scots, born into her 'bloody nest', James had the most precarious of childhoods. Even before his birth, his life was threatened: it was rumoured that his father, Henry, had tried to make the pregnant Mary miscarry by forcing her to witness the assassination of her supposed lover, David Riccio. By the time James was one year old, Henry was murdered, possibly with the connivance of Mary; Mary was in exile in England; and James was King of Scotland. By the age of five, he had experienced three different regents as the ancient dynasties of Scotland battled for power and made him a virtual prisoner in Stirling Castle. In fact, James did not set foot outside the confines of Stirling until he was eleven, when he took control of his country. But even with power in his hands, he would never feel safe. For the rest of his life, he would be caught up in bitter struggles between the warring political and religious factions who sought control over his mind and body. Yet James believed passionately in the divine right of kings, as many of his writings testify. He became a seasoned political operator, carefully avoiding controversy, even when his mother Mary was sent to the executioner by Elizabeth I. His caution and politicking won him the English throne on Elizabeth's death in 1603 and he rapidly set about trying to achieve his most ardent ambition: the Union of the two kingdoms. Alan Stewart's impeccably researched new biography makes brilliant use of original sources to bring to life the conversations and the controversies of the Jacobean age. From James's 'inadvised' relationships with a series of favourites and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to his conflicts with a Parliament which refused to fit its legislation to the Monarch's will, Stewart lucidly untangles the intricacies of James's life. In doing so, he uncovers the extent to which Charles I's downfall was caused by the cracks that appeared in the monarchy during his father's reign.
Author |
: Stephen Alexander Coston |
Publisher |
: Konigswort Incorporated |
Total Pages |
: 392 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0965677737 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780965677738 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (37 Downloads) |
Synopsis King James, the VI of Scotland & the I of England by : Stephen Alexander Coston
This pivotal one of a kind historical work about the true character of King James VI & I reveals rare & previously ignored documentary evidence recently brought to light & published in this revolutionary volume. Introduction by The Most Noble 10th Duke of Atholl, His Grace George Iain Murray. Coston provides a detailed account of the moral life of the most notable Price of Jacobean Great Britain & thoroughly refutes scandalous charges of His Royal Person. Walk through history & into the realm of 16th Century Great Britain, read rare documents from the King, works he authored, letters to & from contemporaries & love poetry composed to his wife. Coston uncovers the motives behind the would be assassins of the King's person & honor. All the critical, revisionist & pseudo-historian sources attacking the King's person are examined in detail in this unique book. "This work by Stephen Coston, Sr. is well timed to address the false accusations made against this Godly King...Each accusation is documented & discounted from facts not fiction."--Dr. John MacLennan. Order 1-800-659-1478.
Author |
: Jenny Wormald |
Publisher |
: Birlinn Ltd |
Total Pages |
: 716 |
Release |
: 2021-10-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781788854795 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1788854799 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis James VI and I by : Jenny Wormald
The renowned historian Jenny Wormald was a ground-breaking expert on early modern Scottish history, especially Stewart kingship, noble power and wider society. She was most controversial in her book-length critique of Mary, Queen of Scots. Unfortunately, Jenny never got round to producing a similar monograph on a monarch she was infinitely more fond of, King James VI and I, before her untimely death in 2015. In the absence of such a book, this volume brings together all the major essays by Jenny on James. She wrote on almost every aspect and every major event of James' reign, from the famous Gunpowder Plot, the Plantation of Ulster, the Gowrie Conspiracy, to the witchcraft panics, as well as James' extensive writings. She wrote extensively on James' Scottish rule, but she was also keenly interested in James as the first king of all of Britain, and many of her essays unpick the issues surrounding the Union of the Crowns and James' rule over all three of his kingdoms. This book is an invaluable resource for any scholar on this crucial time in the history of the British Isles.