Scottish National Consciousness In The Age Of James Vi

Author : Arthur Williamson
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781788854344

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Scottish National Consciousness in the Age of James VI by Arthur Williamson Pdf

This book deals with the problem of Scottish identity within the British context in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. On James VI's succession to the English throne in 1603 the Scots were troubled at the prospect of Scotland's nationhood being absorbed by a supremely confident and intolerant England. Their strategic response was to develop a self-conscious attention to Scotland's past. The non-institutionalised nature of Scottish society made it difficult for the Scots to produce a long and respectable history to vie with England's much-vaunted and impressive pedigree. The idea that the Scots seized on to define and validate their identity was that of the covenant with God – and this had profound and far-reaching results. This original and stimulating book provides a valuable contribution to the understanding of the processes of secularisation in early modern Europe, and indicates the significant ways in which the Scottish experience differed from that of England. It therefore provides a useful corrective to an Anglocentric interpretation of 'Britain'.

Author : Arthur H. Williamson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Nationalism
ISBN : 1904607233

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Scottish National Consciousness in the Age of James VI by Arthur H. Williamson Pdf

This stimulating book looks at the processes of secularization in early modern Europe and provides a useful corrective to an Anglocentric interpretation of 'Britain'.

Author : James Doelman
Publisher : DS Brewer
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 085991593X

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King James I and the Religious Culture of England by James Doelman Pdf

Examination of the influence of James I on the religious and cultural life of England.

Author : Ralph Anthony Houlbrooke
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0754654109

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James VI and I by Ralph Anthony Houlbrooke Pdf

James VI and I pursued various highly distinctive policies. He also, to an extent exceptional among monarchs, expressed his ideas and aspirations by means of print, pen, and spoken word. The essays in this volume explore four main themes of particular concern to James: the union of England and Scotland; the government of Scotland; religious unity; and James's involvement in culture as both author and patron. They throw fresh light on the ways in which James communicated his ideas and designs to his subjects, and important foreign audiences, raising important questions about his judgement and skill as a monarch.

Author : W. B. Patterson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521793858

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King James VI and I and the Reunion of Christendom by W. B. Patterson Pdf

This book shows King James VI and I, king of Scotland and England, in an unaccustomed light. Long regarded as inept, pedantic, and whimsical, James is shown here as an astute and far-sighted statesman whose reign was focused on achieving a permanent union between his two kingdoms and a peaceful and stable community of nations throughout Europe.

Author : William Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1821
Category : Scotland
ISBN : OSU:32435020875449

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The History of Scotland, During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. Till His Accession to the Crown of England by William Robertson Pdf

Author : Julian Goodare,Michael Lynch
Publisher : Birlinn Ltd
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2000-01-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781788854177

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The Reign of James VI by Julian Goodare,Michael Lynch Pdf

The reign of James VI (1567–1625) remains one of the most enigmatic in Scottish history. There are long periods within it that resemble black holes in our knowledge. This study is a concerted attempt by a group of ten scholars of the reign, drawn from three different disciplines, to shed light on its politics and government, viewed through various perspectives. These include the royal court, which is analysed through its literature, architecture and ceremony; noble factionalism; relations with England; a revised model of tensions between church and state; and the relationship between the government and the Highlands, the Borders and the south west, a future region of opposition to Charles I. This study also analyses James as a literary author, correspondent, husband and 'universal king'. The book offers alternatives to accepted views of the reign, dismissing both Melvillianism and 'laissez faire monarchy' as useful tools. It sees the centre of politics as the interaction between an expanded and increasingly expensive royal court and a phenomenal growth of the state, based on a huge increase in legislation and the business of the Privy Council.

Author : Dauvit Broun,Richard J. Finlay,Michael Lynch
Publisher : John Donald
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015040337423

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Image and Identity by Dauvit Broun,Richard J. Finlay,Michael Lynch Pdf

Author : Alexander Courtney
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781040033968

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James VI, Britannic Prince by Alexander Courtney Pdf

By drawing upon recent scholarship, original manuscript materials, and previously unpublished sources, this new biography presents an analytical narrative of King James VI & I’s life from his birth in 1566 to his accession to the throne of England and Ireland in 1603. The only son of Mary Stuart and heir (apparent but not uncontested) to Elizabeth I, James VI of Scotland was, from the moment of his birth, a focal point of countervailing hopes and fears for the confessional and dynastic future of the kingdoms of the British Isles. This study examines material from across the UK and beyond, as well as the newly deciphered letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, to reveal James as a highly capable, resourceful, deeply provocative and ruthless political actor. Analysis of James’s own writings is integrated within the narrative, providing fresh insights into the king’s inventive tactical engagement in the politics of publicity. Through a chronological approach, the events of his life are linked to wider issues associated with the early modern court, government, religion, and political and ideological conflict. James VI, Britannic Prince is of interest to all scholars of Scottish and British history in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

Author : T C Smout
Publisher : Proceedings of the British Aca
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2005-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 0197263305

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Anglo-Scottish Relations from 1603 to 1900 by T C Smout Pdf

In 1603, England and Scotland came together and Great Britain was created. But how did this union last when so many others in Europe have failed? This volume provides an account of two nations who have often differed, remained very distinct and yet have achieved endurance in European terms.

Author : William Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1781
Category : Scotland
ISBN : NKP:1003122162

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The History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. Till His Accession to the Crown of England by William Robertson Pdf

Author : William Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 534 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1781
Category : Scotland
ISBN : HARVARD:HW3PZQ

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The History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. Till His Accession to the Crown of England by William Robertson Pdf

Author : Charles W. J. Withers
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2001-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0521642027

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Geography, Science and National Identity by Charles W. J. Withers Pdf

Charles Withers' book brings together work on the history of geography and the history of science with extensive archival analysis to explore how geographical knowledge has been used to shape an understanding of the nation. Using Scotland as an exemplar, the author places geographical knowledge in its wider intellectual context to afford insights into perspectives of empire, national identity and the geographies of science. In so doing, he advances a new area of geographical enquiry, the historical geography of geographical knowledge, and demonstrates how and why different forms of geographical knowledge have been used in the past to constitute national identity, and where those forms were constructed and received. The book will make an important contribution to the study of nationhood and empire and will therefore interest historians, as well as students of historical geography and historians of science. It is theoretically engaging, empirically rich and beautifully illustrated.

Author : Dr Crawford Gribben,Professor David George Mullan
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2013-04-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781409475200

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Literature and the Scottish Reformation by Dr Crawford Gribben,Professor David George Mullan Pdf

Throughout the twentieth century Scottish literary studies was dominated by a critical consensus that critiqued contemporary anti-Catholic by advancing a re-reading of the Reformation. This consensus understood that Scotland's rich medieval culture had been replaced with an anti-aesthetic tyranny of life and letters. As a result, Scottish literature has consistently been defined in opposition to the Calvinism to which it frequently returns. Yet, as the essays in this collection show, such a consensus appears increasingly untenable in light both of recent research and a more detailed survey of Scottish literature. This collection launches a full-scale reconsideration of the series of relationships between literature and reformation in early modern Scotland. Previous scholarship in this area has tended to dismiss the literary value of the writing of the period - largely as a reaction to its regular theological interests. Instead the essays in this volume reinforce recent work that challenges the received scholarly consensus by taking these interests seriously. This volume argues for the importance of this religiously orientated writing, through the adoption of a series of interdisciplinary approaches. Arranged chronologically, the collection concentrates on major authors and texts while engaging with a number of contemporary critical issues and so highlighting, for example, writing by women in the period. It addresses the concerns of historians and theologians who have routinely accepted the established reading of this period of literary history in Scotland and offers a radically new interpretation of the complex relationships between literature and religious reform in early modern Scotland.

Author : Robertson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1791
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NKP:1002393586

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The History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. Till His Accession to the Crown of England by Robertson Pdf