James I Scotland's King of England

Few kings have been more savagely caricatured or grossly misunderstood than England's 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 fl ashes 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.

ISBN:	9780750986830
Publisher:	The History Press
Imprint:	The History Press
Published date:	01 Mar 2018
DEWEY:	941.061092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	351 , 8 unnumbered of plates
Weight:	400g
Height:	132mm
Width:	198mm
Spine width:	30mm

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