Barten Holyday
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Basilikon Doron
British Political Thought
British religious conflict
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Charles I
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De Iure Regni Apud Scotos
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Du Bartas
early modern political thought
Elizabethan Exclusion Crisis
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Gowrie Conspiracy
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Hampton Court Conference
Henry King
Imperial Kingship
Jacobean monarchy
James's Kingship
James's Reign
James's Title
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James’s Kingship
James’s Reign
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Jenny Wormald
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Osborn MS
Paul's Cross
Paul's Cross Sermons
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Paul’s Cross Sermons
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Philip III
Political Anniversaries
Protestant-Catholic relations
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royal patronage theatre
Scriptural Exegeses
scriptural exegesis
Stuart kingship religious authority
Trew Law
Van Der Myl
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Product details
- ISBN 9780754654100
- Weight: 453g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Oct 2006
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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James VI and I was the first king to rule both England and Scotland. He was unique among British monarchs in his determination to communicate his ideas by means of print, pen, and spoken word. James's own work as an author is one of the themes of this volume. One essay also sheds new light on his role as a patron and protector of plays and players. A second theme is the king's response to the problems posed by religious divisions in the British Isles and Europe as a whole. Various contributors to this collection elucidate James's own religious beliefs and their expression, his efforts before 1603 to counter a potential Catholic claim to the English throne, his attempted appropriation of scripture in support of his own authority, and his distinctive vision of imperial kingship in Britain. Some different reactions to the king, to his expression of his ideas and to the implementation of his policies form this book's third theme. They include the vigorous resistance to his attempt to change Scottish religious practice, and the sharply contrasting assessments of his life and reign written after James's death.
Ralph Houlbrooke is Professor of Early Modern British History in the Department of History at the University of Reading, UK.
