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James I: Scotland''s King of England

English

By (author): John Matusiak

Few kings have been more savagely caricatured or grossly misunderstood than Englands first Stuart. Yet, as this 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 Is 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.

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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Mar 2018
  • Publisher: The History Press Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780750986830

About John Matusiak

JOHN MATUSIAK studied at the universities of London and Sussex before embarking upon a teaching career that eventually spanned more than thirty years. For over a third of that time he was Head of the History Department at Colchester Royal Grammar School founded by Henry VIII in 1539. He is the author of Henry VIII (THP 2012) Wolsey (THP 2013) The Tudors in 100 Objects (THP 2015) and The Prisoner King (THP 2017).

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