Author: James I (King of England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church and state
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Original Letters Relating to the Ecclesiastical Affairs of Scotland: 1614-1625
Author: James I (King of England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church and state
Languages : en
Pages : 544
Book Description
Original Letters Relating to the Ecclesiastical Affairs of Scotland: 1603-1614
Author: James I (King of England)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church and state
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Swords for Hire
Author: James MillerPublisher: Birlinn
ISBN: 0857905481
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
In 1612, George Sinclair, an illegitimate son of a Caithness laird, became a Norwegian national hero. Along with almost 300 of his followers, Sinclair was killed in an ambush in Norway while marching to join the king of Sweden's army. Sinclair has legendary status in Norway but has been almost totally forgotten at home, just as the memory of thousands of other Scots who served as mercenaries in the armies of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries has faded into obscurity. In this book, James Miller tells how a considerable proportion of the able-bodied male population of Scotland at one time sought service on behalf of almost every dynasty and monarch on the continent. Some were fleeing from justice, others went to seek fame and fortune - and found it.
A List of Works Relating to Scotland
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
Book Description
Bulletin of the New York Public Library
Author: New York Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Includes its Report, 1896-19 .
The Making of the Jacobean Regime
Author: Diana NewtonPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 9780861932726
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
A new look at the beginning of James VI and I's reign in England, arguing for a reappraisal of his capabilities as a monarch. The early years of the reign of James VI and I have been much examined, but this book takes a new approach, via an overall survey rather than focussing on what are traditionally perceived as the most important moments, such as theHampton Court Conference and the Gunpowder Plot. This enables the author to show how circumstances and events immediately after James' accession were crucial to shaping his approach to ruling England, and provides a fresh understanding of his reign in England. Unusually, the book draws on both English and Scottish sources, governmental and ecclesiastical, and makes extensive use of central and local records, in order to illustrate how the king managed the Elizabethan legacy he inherited by reference to his Scottish experience. The author argues that after initial misunderstandings, James proved himself to be a king of real political acumen, as he supervised foreign policy, finance, local government and religious policy in England whilst simultaneously ruling Scotland as an absentee monarch. DIANA NEWTON is Research Fellow at the University of Teeside.
Publications
Author: Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Lists of Members and the Rules, with a Catalogue of the Books Printed for the Bannatyne Club Since Its Institution in 1823
Author: Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Lists of Members and the Rules
Author: Bannatyne Club (Edinburgh, Scotland)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scotland
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Author: Astor Library