Cradle King - A Life of James VI and I

From James's 'inadvised' relationships with a series of favourites and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to his conflicts with a Parliament which refused to fit its legislation to the Monarch's will, Stewart lucidly untangles the intricacies of James's life.

About the author

Alan Stewart is the author of the acclaimed biographies Philip Sidney: A Double Life and Hostage to Fortune: The Troubled Life of Francis Bacon (with Lisa Jardine). He is Reader in Renaissance Studies at Birkbeck, University of London, and Associate Director of the AHRB Centre for Editing Lives and Letters. He lives in London.

Summary

From James's 'inadvised' relationships with a series of favourites and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber to his conflicts with a Parliament which refused to fit its legislation to the Monarch's will, Stewart lucidly untangles the intricacies of James's life.

Product details

• Authors: Alan Stewart, Dr Alan Stewart
• Publisher: Pimlico
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.08.2009
• EAN: 9781845951603
• ISBN: 978-1-84595-160-3
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 27 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, HISTORY / Europe / General, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Biography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599