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Following his biography of the quintessential Elizabethan, Philip Sydney, Stewart tackles the Stuarts with a political treatment of how James VI of Scotland (1567-1625) became James I of England. James's family background and early life in Scotland would have made a fine Jacobean tragedy-his father, Lord Darnley, was murdered with the apparent complicity of his doomed mother, Mary, along with a backstabbing court. Crowned as an infant, James spent his childhood as a political chess piece for various regents' ambitions, and he became jumpy if not slightly paranoid. By adulthood, he had learned enough realpolitik to play off the factious lairds and the Presbyterian kirk, survive rebellions and assassination attempts, and maintain Scotland's traditional European ties. Throughout, Stewart notes, he successfully cultivated Elizabeth I to become her heir. The tactics that had served James well in Scotland, however, did not adapt well to his new country, much less unify the new "Britain." James clashed with Commons, alienated Puritans, cracked down on Catholics, entangled his foreign alliances and invited scandal at court with favoritism (sometimes homoerotic). Although Stewart doesn't dwell on high points like the Gunpowder Plot or the King James Bible, he adds color to his narrative of nonstop plotting and politicking with choice extracts from contemporary records, clandestine correspondence and the occasional lampoon. Timed for the 400th anniversary of James's accession to the British throne this year, this is a thorough if narrowly focused courtside life of the "sovereign who gave his name to the Jacobean age, but who was never truly of it."
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As the son of Mary Queen of Scots, born into her 'bloody nest,' James had the most precarious of childhoods. Even before his birth, his life was threatened: it was rumored that his father, Henry, had tried to make the pregnant Mary miscarraige by forcing her to witness the assasination of her supposed lover, David Riccio. By the time James was a one-year-old, Henry was murdered, possibly with the connivance of his mother, Mary was in exile in England and he was King of Scotland. By the age of five, he had experienced three different regents as the ancient dynasties of Scotland battled for power and made him a virtual prisoner in Stirling Castle. In fact, James did not set foot outside the confines of Stirling until he was eleven, when he took control of the country. But even with power in his hands, he would never feel safe. For the rest of his life, he could be caught up in bitter struggles between the warring political and religious factions who fought for control over his mind and body.
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Following his biography of the quintessential Elizabethan, Philip Sydney, Stewart tackles the Stuarts with a political treatment of how James VI of Scotland (1567-1625) became James I of England. James's family background and early life in Scotland would have made a fine Jacobean tragedy-his father, Lord Darnley, was murdered with the apparent complicity of his doomed mother, Mary, along with a backstabbing court. Crowned as an infant, James spent his childhood as a political chess piece for various regents' ambitions, and he became jumpy if not slightly paranoid. By adulthood, he had learned enough realpolitik to play off the factious lairds and the Presbyterian kirk, survive rebellions and assassination attempts, and maintain Scotland's traditional European ties. Throughout, Stewart notes, he successfully cultivated Elizabeth I to become her heir. The tactics that had served James well in Scotland, however, did not adapt well to his new country, much less unify the new "Britain." James clashed with Commons, alienated Puritans, cracked down on Catholics, entangled his foreign alliances and invited scandal at court with favoritism (sometimes homoerotic). Although Stewart doesn't dwell on high points like the Gunpowder Plot or the King James Bible, he adds color to his narrative of nonstop plotting and politicking with choice extracts from contemporary records, clandestine correspondence and the occasional lampoon. Timed for the 400th anniversary of James's accession to the British throne this year, this is a thorough if narrowly focused courtside life of the "sovereign who gave his name to the Jacobean age, but who was never truly of it."
Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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As the son of Mary Queen of Scots, born into her 'bloody nest,' James had the most precarious of childhoods. Even before his birth, his life was threatened: it was rumored that his father, Henry, had tried to make the pregnant Mary miscarraige by forcing her to witness the assasination of her supposed lover, David Riccio. By the time James was a one-year-old, Henry was murdered, possibly with the connivance of his mother, Mary was in exile in England and he was King of Scotland. By the age of five, he had experienced three different regents as the ancient dynasties of Scotland battled for power and made him a virtual prisoner in Stirling Castle. In fact, James did not set foot outside the confines of Stirling until he was eleven, when he took control of the country. But even with power in his hands, he would never feel safe. For the rest of his life, he could be caught up in bitter struggles between the warring political and religious factions who fought for control over his mind and body.
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Privy Council, Lord Treasurer, General Assembly, John Chamberlain, Roman Catholic, King of Scots, Earl of Mar, King James, Sir James Melville, Basilikon Doron, Stirling Castle, Privy Chamber, Andrew Melvill, Church of England, Lord Chancellor, Edinburgh Castle, King Philip, Prince Charles, Prince Henry, Queen of Scots, Archbishop of Canterbury, David Calderwood, King Henry, Robert Bruce, George Buchanan New!
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SCOTLAND LOOKED FORWARD to a great marriage. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Privy Council, Lord Treasurer, General Assembly, John Chamberlain, Roman Catholic, King of Scots, Earl of Mar, King James, Sir James Melville, Basilikon Doron, Stirling Castle, Privy Chamber, Andrew Melvill, Church of England, Lord Chancellor, Edinburgh Castle, King Philip, Prince Charles, Prince Henry, Queen of Scots, Archbishop of Canterbury, David Calderwood, King Henry, Robert Bruce, George Buchanan New!
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- Hostage to Fortune: The Troubled Life of Francis Bacon by Lisa Jardine in Front Matter, Back Matter, and Back Flap
- Reign of James VI and I by Alan G. R. Smith in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Holy Bible: King James Version: Standard Text Edition by Baker Publishing Group in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Mental World of the Jacobean Court by Linda Levy Peck in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- On Tycho's Island: Tycho Brahe, Science, and Culture in the Sixteenth Century by John Robert Christianson in Back Matter
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