The Mirror of Great Britain

Author Clare Jackson Published by Allen Lane ISBN 9780241611272 EAN 9780241611272 Bic Code DNBH|DNBR|NHD Cover Hardback

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A major reassessment of one of Britain’s most strange and fascinating kings, James I of England and VI of Scotland James VI and I, who died 400 years ago, was one of Britain’s most consequential and interesting monarchs, not least in creating the British monarchy itself by joining the English and Scottish thrones. A major intellectual, James’s preoccupations ranged from witchcraft and theological controversy to hunting, diplomacy, poetry and sartorial fashion.