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James I, The King Who United Scotland and England Hardcover – June 30, 2023

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The life of King James VI who united England and Scotland under one crown and became James I in 1603 is marked by contradictions. Generally praised as a good king of Scotland and a poor English one, James was a deep theological thinker, but he also inspired a superstitious frenzy which resulted in the North Berwick witch hunt and trials in the 1590s. Scholar and pedant, he was in his own view God’s appointed ruler, yet also a foul mouthed sloven and forever tarnished with the title of the Wisest Fool in Christendom.

The most glaring contrast in his personal life was between his image as a married family man and as a ruler who lavished indiscreet affection on a series of men whom he invested with considerable power. This book approaches James through the lens of his relationships with his major favorites. First was Anglo-French lord Esme D’Aubigny, then Scottish squire Robert Carr (later Earl of Somerset), and finally the consummate nobleman George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. ‘A king will have need to use secrecy in many things,’ the king wrote in one of his books. Although his private life was sometimes astonishingly visible, there are still many mysteries about James I as a man rather than a ruler.

This work tracks the king’s life from a barren childhood through a succession of plots, intrigues and conspiracies in Scotland which largely forged, or deformed, his character. Beyond his complex and disputed connection with these men the book looks at his relationship with his wife, sponsorship of the arts, and contains a reappraisal of the first and most neglected historical mystery of his first reign, the Gowrie Conspiracy.
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    240 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pen and Sword History
  4. Publication date
    June 30, 2023
  5. Dimensions
    6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1399093592
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1399093590
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Keith Coleman has a degree in History and an MA in Celto-Roman Studies from the University of Wales, Newport. He has been researching the history of Aedán over the past five years, a continuation of his long-term study of the legend and history of the Scottish kings. He is the author of 'The Afterlife of Kings James IV, Otherworld Legends of A Scottish King' (Chronos Books, 2019) and maintain several blogs about the legends and history of Scotland and its kings. He is currently working on a biography of King James I to be published by Pen & Sword.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen and Sword History (June 30, 2023)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1399093592
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1399093590
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.25 x 1 x 9.25 inches
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Keith Coleman has a degree in History and an MA in Celto-Roman Studies from the University of Wales, Newport. He has written previously about lesser-known aspects of Scottish kings. His most recent books are James I: the King Who United Scotland and England (Pen & Sword Books, 2023) and Aedán of the Gaels: King of Scots (Pen & Sword Books, 2022). He is also the author of The Afterlife of Kings James IV, Otherworld Legends of A Scottish King (Chronos Books, 2019) and maintains several blogs about the legends and history of Scottish kings and on the folklore and History on the historic county of Angus.

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