The Accession of James I: Historical and Cultural Consequences - Hardcover

by G. Burgess (Editor), R. Wymer (Editor), J. Lawrence (Editor)

This book analyzes the consequences of the accession of James I in 1603 for English and British history, politics, literature and culture. Questioning the extent to which 1603 marked a radical break with the past, the book explores the Scottish, Welsh, and wider European and colonial contexts, to this crucial date in history.

Author Biography

MATTHEW BAYNHAM Bishop Grosseteste College, Lincoln, UK PAULINE CROFT Royal Holloway University, London, UK TRACEY HILL Bath Spa University, Bath, UK DANIEL HULSEBOSCH University of St Louis, USA JOHN KERRIGAN St John's College, Cambridge, UK MAUREEN KING University of Alberta, Canada RODERICK LYALL University of Vrije, Amsterdam, the Netherlands CURTIS PERRY Arizona State University, USA CONRAD RUSSELL King's College, London, UK PHILIP SCHWYZER University of Exeter, UK ARTHUR WILLIAMSON University of Sacramento, California, USA JENNY WORMALD St Hilda's College, Oxford, UK