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James VI and Noble Power in Scotland 1578-1603 book cover

1st Edition

James VI and Noble Power in Scotland 1578-1603

Edited By Miles Kerr-Peterson, Steven J. Reid Copyright 2017
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge
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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,... Read more

Introduction



Miles Kerr-Peterson









  1. James VI and James Douglas, Earl of Morton




    2. Amy Blakeway





  2. Of Bairns and Bearded Men: James VI and the Ruthven Raid




    3. Steven J. Reid







  3. Friendship, Politics and Religion: George Gordon, Sixth Earl of Huntly and King James VI, 1581-1595




    4. Ruth Grant







  4. James VI, Noble Power and the burgh of Glasgow, c. 1580-1605




    5. Paul Goatman







  5. He "made them friends in his cabinet": James VI’s suppression of the Scott-Ker feud




    6. Anna Groundwater







  6. Noble Power in the West Highlands and Isles: James VI and the End of the Mercenary Trade with Ireland, 1594-6




    7. Ross Crawford







  7. Rise of a Courtier: the second Duke of Lennox and strategies of Noble Power under James VI




    8. Adrienne McLaughlin







  8. ‘For the King Favours Them Very Strangely’: The Rise of James VI’s Chamber, 1580-1603




    9. Amy L. Juhala







  9. The Octavians




    10. Julian Goodare







  10. The Gowrie Conspiracy: do we need to wait until the Day of Judgement?




Jenny Wormald

Biography

Miles Kerr-Peterson was recently awarded a PhD in history at the University of Glasgow, his thesis being a study of the life and lordship of George Keith, fourth Earl Marischal. His research focuses on early modern Scottish noble and academic cultures.



Steven J. Reid is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Glasgow. His previous publications include Humanism and Calvinism: Andrew Melville and the Universities of Scotland, c.1560-c.1625 (2011).



Shedding new light on both familiar and neglected episodes and issues from James’s Scottish reign, this wide-ranging collection considerably enhances our understanding of later sixteenth-century Scottish politics, and of the personality of the first ruler of Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland.

Alan MacDonald, University of Dundee, UK

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