Title: James VI and I : ideas, authority, and government /
Authors: Houlbrooke, Ralph A. 1944-
Publisher: Ashgate,
Year: 2006
Subjects: James; Monarchy Great Britain History; Great Britain Politics and government; Scotland Politics and government; Great Britain History; Great Britain Kings and rulers.; Scotland Kings and rulers.
Abstract: The main themes of this collection of essays are James's ideas and policies in presentation and implementation. Most of the contributions engage to varying degrees with one or both of the intertwined concerns of kingly authority and religious policy.
Contents: The battle of Lepanto: the introduction of James VI of Scotland to the Dutch / Astrid Stilma -- James VI and the English succession / Susan Doran -- The philosophy of imperial kingship and the interpretation of James VI and I / John Cramsie -- King James and the Hampton Court Conference / Alan Cromartie -- The business of playing and the patronage of players at the Jacobean courts / Peter Roberts -- Presenting James VI and I to the public: preaching on political anniversaries at Paul's Cross / Mary Morrissey -- James I and Protestant heresy / Christopher Durston -- The word of God and the word of the king: the scriptural exegeses of James VI and I and the King James Bible / Jane Rickard -- 'Brothers in Treuth': propaganda, public opinion and the Perth articles debate in Scotland / Laura Stewart -- James's reputation, 1625-2005 / Ralph Houlbrooke.