Dimensions
155 x 235 x 20mm
Conditioned by a childhood surrounded by the rivalries of the Stewart family, and by eighteen years of enforced exile in England, James I was to prove a king very different from his elderly and conservative forerunners. This major study draws on a wide range of sources, assessing James Is impact on his kingdom. Michael Brown examines Jamess creation of a new, prestigious monarchy based on a series of bloody victories over his rivals and symbolised by lavish spending at court.
