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Creator:
Courtney, Alexander
Title(s):
James VI, Britannic prince : King of Scots and Elizabeth's heir, 1566-1603 / Alexander Courtney.
Additional Title(s):
King of Scots and Elizabeth's heir, 1566-1603
Published/Created:
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
©2024
Physical Description:
xxii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Holdings:
Reference Library
DA391 .C68 2024 (LC)
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"By drawing upon recent scholarship, original manuscript materials, and previously unpublished sources, this new biography presents an analytical narrative of King James VI & I's life from his birth in 1566 to his accession to the throne of England and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.
Subject Terms:
Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603–1625.
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
James I, King of England, 1566–1625.
Scotland -- History -- James VI, 1567–1625.
Scotland -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.
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  • '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...'