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James VI, Britannic prince : King of Scots and Elizabeth's heir, 1566-1603
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James VI, Britannic prince : King of Scots and Elizabeth's heir, 1566-1603 / Alexander Courtney.
ISBN
9781138606241
1138606243
9781138606265
113860626X
9781003480624
Publication
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
Copyright Notice Date
©2024
Physical Description
xxii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary
"By drawing upon recent scholarship, original manuscript materials, and previously unpublished sources, this new biography presents an analytical narrative of King James VI & I's life from his birth in 1566 to his accession to the throne of England and Ireland in 1603. James VI, Britannic Prince is of interest to all scholars of Scottish and British history in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries"-- Provided by publisher.
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King of Scots and Elizabeth's heir, 1566-1603
Other formats
Online version: Courtney, Alexander James VI, Britannic prince Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 13, 2024
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
'A cradle king' : from birth to coronation, 1566-1567
'A very toward prynce of his age' : childhood and education, 1567-1579
Emergence from tutelage : D'Aubigny and the Ruthven Raid, 1579-1583
Essays in universal kingship, 1583-1587
'So kittill a lande' : marriage, Bothwell and the Catholic earls, 1587-1592
'And shall rebellion thus exalted be?' Crisis and survival, 1592-1595
The defence of free monarchy, 1595-1598
'For right favours the watchful' : securing the English throne, 1598-1603
'If the daylie commentaires of my lyfe & actions in Skotlande waire writen...'
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