Wisest Fool - The Lavish Life of James VI and I

In this new biography, the story of James VI and I is laid bare, and a welter of scurrilous assumptions penned by his political opponents put to rest. What emerges is a portrait of James as his contemporaries knew him: a gregarious, idealistic man obsessed with the idea of family, whose personal and political goals could never match up to reality.

A propos de l'auteur

Steven Veerapen was born in Glasgow to a Scottish mother and a Mauritian father and raised in Paisley. Pursuing an interest in the sixteenth century, he was awarded a first-class Honours degree in English, focussing his dissertation on representations of Henry VIII’s six wives. He is the author of The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I, and lives in Glasgow. 

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Steven Veerapen
• Edition: BIRLINN LIMITED
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.09.2024
• EAN: 9781780278735
• ISBN: 978-1-78027-873-5
• Pages: 432
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; History, European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Biography: historical, political & military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Royalty, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, Biography: royalty, British & Irish history, Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Social and cultural history, History and Archaeology, Biography: historical, political and military