James I
A fascinating biography of James I, King of Scots. 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 I’s impact on his kingdom, and the long shadow he cast over the history of Scotland.
1 online resource (230 pages)
9781788853644, 1788853644
1286429860
Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Preface
List of Illustrations
Maps and genealogical tables
Introduction. 'Our Lawgiver King'
1 Fortune's Wheel
2 The Destruction of the Albany Stewarts
3 The Albany Stewart Legacy
4 'The King's Rebels in the North Land'
5 A Fell, A Farseeing Man': Royal Image and Reality
6 'A Tyrannous Prince'
7 The Covetous King
8 The Assassination of James I
9 Tyrant and Martyr: James I and the Stewart Dynasty
Bibliography
Index
Plates