James VI and Noble Power in Scotland 1578-1603

List of contents

Introduction
Miles Kerr-Peterson

1. James VI and James Douglas, Earl of Morton


Amy Blakeway



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


Steven J. Reid





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


Ruth Grant





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


Paul Goatman





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


Anna Groundwater





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


Ross Crawford





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


Adrienne McLaughlin





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


Amy L. Juhala





9. The Octavians


Julian Goodare





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

Jenny Wormald

About the author

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).

Summary

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 until his accession to the English throne in 1603. It includes case studies from across Scotland from the Hi

Product details

• Authors: Miles (University of Glasgow Kerr-Peterson, Miles Reid Kerr-Peterson, Dr. Steven J. Kerr-Peterson Reid
• Assisted by: Miles Kerr-Peterson (Editor), Kerr-Peterson Miles (Editor), Steven J. Reid (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367874865
• ISBN: 978-0-367-87486-5
• No. of pages: 236
• Series: Routledge Research in Early Modern History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History, European History, HISTORY / General, Scotland, HISTORY / Modern / 16th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, c 1500 onwards to present day, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, General and world history, History and Archaeology, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599