Kingship and Crown Finance under James VI and I, 1603-1625 (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New Series) [Hardcover]

John Cramsie (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 17, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0861932595 | ISBN-13: 978-0861932597

This book rejects outright the stereotypical image of James VI and I as mindlessly extravagant and integrates crown finance with James'skingship. It offers both a fresh view of crown finance - one of theblackest elements in James's historical reputation - and a reconstruction of how the king who wrote on divine right monarchyoperated his kingship in practice. Drawing on both his humanisteducation, particularly his reading of Xenophon's Cyropaedia, and his kingship in Scotland, James developed a clear, considered agenda for crown finance. He used it consciously to underwrite his novel position as the first king of 'Great Britain' and to consolidate the Stuart dynasty outside of Scotland. This study analyses in detail how James fashioned and refashioned political regimes in England to further this agenda between 1603-25. JOHN CRAMSIE is Assistant Professor of British and Irish History at Union College, Schenectady, New York.

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(A) very welcome and scholarly book.... This is a very fine book that will be required reading for everyone interested in Jacobean politics and finance. AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW There is much to admire in (this) book. RENAISSANCE QUARTERLY

About the Author

JOHN CRAMSIE is Assistant Professor of British and Irish History at Union College, Schenectady, New York.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Royal Historical Society (October 17, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0861932595
• ISBN-13: 978-0861932597
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #707,430 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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