After Elizabeth
Subtitle: how King James of Scotland won the throne of England in 1603
By: Leanda de Lisle
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780345450456
Copyright date: 2005
Subjects: James I, King of England, 1566-1625; Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography; Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Succession -- History -- 17th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.  ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Author's note; title: Genealogy; title: "The world waxed old" : the twilight of the Tudor dynasty; title: "A babe crowned in his cradle" : the shaping of the King of Scots; title: "Westward ... descended a hideous tempest" : the death of Elizabeth, February-March 1603; title: "Lots were cast upon our land" : the coming of Arthur, March-April 1603; title: "Hope and fear" : winners and losers, April-May 1603; title: "The beggars have come to town" : plague and plot in London, May-June 1603; title: "An anointed king" : James and Anna are crowned, July-August 1603; title: "The God of truth and time" : trial, judgment and the dawn of the Stuart Age