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02971aam a2200349Ii 4500 001 45F3B4AC4DCE11E89F5D1D5C97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180502010046 008 170116t20172017enkacfj b 001 0beng d 020 $a 0141980419 020 $a 9780141980416 035 $a (OCoLC)1017779357 040 $a NZAUC $b eng $e rda $c NZAUC $d OCLCO $d YDX $d OCLCF $d SGB $d ZYU $d SILO 043 $a e-uk--- 050 4 $a DA391 C643 2017 100 1 $a Cogswell, Thomas, $d 1952- $e author. 245 10 $a James I : $b the phoenix king / $c Thomas Cogswell. 264 1 $a London : $b Allen Lane and imprint of Penguin Books, $c 2017. 300 $a 108 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : $b colour illustrations, genealogical table, colour portraits ; $c 19 cm 490 1 $a Penguin monarchs 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a 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 600 00 $a James $b I, $c King of England, $d 1566-1625. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x Kings and rulers $v Biography. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History $y James I, 1603-1625. 648 7 $a 1603-1625 $2 fast 830 0 $a Penguin monarchs. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20200103021340.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=45F3B4AC4DCE11E89F5D1D5C97128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search