Research Catalog

Title

James I : the phoenix king / Thomas Cogswell.

Author

Cogswell, Thomas, 1952-

Publication

• London : Allen Lane and imprint of Penguin Books, 2017.
• ©2017

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Details

Description

xi, 108 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, genealogical table, colour portraits; 19 cm

Summary

James's reign marked one of the very rare major breaks in England's monarchy. Already James VI of Scotland and a highly experienced ruler who had established his authority over the Scottish Kirk, he marched south on Elizabeth I's death to become James I of England and Ireland, uniting the British Isles for the first time and founding the Stuart dynasty which would, with several lurches, reign for over a century. Indeed his descendant still occupies the throne. A complex, curious man and great survivor, James drastically changed court life in London and presided over such major projects as the Authorized Version of the Bible and the establishment of English settlements in Virginia, Massachusetts, Gujarat and the Caribbean. Although he failed to unite England and Scotland, he insisted that ambassadors acknowledge him as King of Great Britain and that vessels from both countries display a version of the current Union Flag. He was often accused of being too informal and insufficiently regal - but when his son, Charles I, decided to redress these criticisms in his own reign he was destroyed. How much of the roots of this disaster were to be found in James's reign is one of the many problems dramatized in Thomas Cogswell's brilliant and highly entertaining new book. - Amazon UK

Series Statement

Penguin monarchs

Uniform Title

Penguin monarchs.

Subjects

• Great Britain
• History
• Great Britain > History > James I, 1603-1625
• Biography
• Kings and rulers
• James > I, > King of England, > 1566-1625
• Biographies
• 1603-1625
• Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Biography

Genre/Form

• Biographies.
• Biography.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Genealogical Table. James I. Prologue: Above All the Sportsmen in the World. 1. A boy with a Sparrowhawk -- 2. The Hat with the Jewelled 'A' -- 3. The Mirror of Great Britain -- 4. Parliament Robes -- 5. Brocades and Lace -- 6. Gorget and Armour -- 7. An Old Man and a New Marriage -- Conclusion. Notes -- Further Reading -- Picture Credits -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

Call Number

JFC 18-172

ISBN

• 9780141980416
• 0141980419

LCCN

2017473489

OCLC

1017779357

Author

Cogswell, Thomas, 1952- author.

Title

James I : the phoenix king / Thomas Cogswell.

Publisher

London : Allen Lane and imprint of Penguin Books, 2017.

Copyright Date

©2017

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Penguin monarchs

Penguin monarchs.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological Term

1603-1625

Research Call Number

JFC 18-172