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James VI and Noble Power in Scotland 1578-1603 (Hardcover)
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James VI and Noble Power in Scotland 1578-1603 (Hardcover)
Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
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James VI and Noble Power in Scotland explores how Scotland was
governed in the late sixteenth century by examining the dynamic
between King James and his nobles from the end of his formal
minority in 1578 until his accession to the English throne in 1603.
The collection assesses James' relationship with his nobility,
detailing how he interacted with them, and how they fought,
co-operated with and understood each other. It includes case
studies from across Scotland from the Highlands to the Borders and
burghs, and on major individual events such as the famous Gowrie
conspiracy. Themes such as the nature of government in Scotland and
religion as a shaper of policy and faction are addressed, as well
as broader perspectives on the British and European nobility,
bloodfeuds, and state-building in the early modern period. The ten
chapters together challenge well-established notions that James
aimed to be a modern, centralising monarch seeking to curb the
traditional structures of power, and that the period represented a
period of crisis for the traditional and unrestrained culture of
feuding nobility. It is demonstrated that King James was a
competent and successful manager of his kingdom who demanded a new
level of obedience as a 'universal king'. This volume offers
students of Stuart Britain a fresh and valuable perspective on
James and his reign.
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