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ISBN
1780278160
EAN
9781780278162
Date of Publication
2023-09-07
Publication Name
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Type
Hardback
Release Title
The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I
Artist
Steven Veerapen
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Publisher
Birlinn, The Limited
ISBN-10
1780278160
ISBN-13
9781780278162
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19060628914

Product Key Features

Book Title
Wisest Fool : the Lavish Life of James VI and I
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), Royalty, Social History, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Steven Veerapen
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
24.7 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.2 in

Additional Product Features

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Trade
LCCN
2023-554739
Reviews
Two kingdoms, two very different reputations. Veerapen brings fresh life and acute insight into the conundrum that is the reigns of King James', Two kingdoms, two very different reputations. Veerapen brings fresh life and acute insight into the conundrum that is the reigns of King James., Steven Veerapen's biography of James VI/I is so good that it seems likely to become the definitive work about the life of a much maligned and perhaps poorly understood character.', The Wisest Fool is a sensitive portrait of a king who, despite errors of judgement managed to negotiate a period of exceptional political and religious turbulence... this is a probing, wellrounded and very readable account of a king too often over-looked, despite his pivotal role in modern British politics.', He may not always have acted wisely during his reign, but a new biography shows that James VI and I was no fool...this is a very engaging book., This is a thorough, detailed chronological life of James that concentrates on the links between his private and public life, especially in the period before his accession to the English throne.', Steven Veerapen has done a splendid job in bringing this neglected king and the extraordinary life he led so vividly to the page . . . Expertly researched and eminently readable', [James] was derided as "the wisest fool in Christendom" - wise in small things, but a fool when it came to weightier matters. That image has now been punctured. Not for the first time a historical parody emerges on closer inspection to be largely based on manufactured propaganda', Steven Veerapen's biography of James VI/I is so good that it seems likely to become the definitive work about the life of a much maligned and perhaps poorly understood character., an extremely well-balanced account of James' character... a highly accomplished and well-written work of creative non-fiction', He may not always have acted wisely during his reign, but a new biography shows that James VI and I was no fool...this is a very engaging book', Veerapen weaves a fresh and honest tapestry of James's character in all its imperfect glory. It is based on scholarly study and achieved with appropriate gravitas . . . Only by examining his time as King of Scotland can later years be fully understood - and this is expertly done', An extremely well-balanced account of James' character... a highly accomplished and well-written work of creative non-fiction., A really interesting biography... a deep dive into the facts and information paints something of a different story... busts some of the false ideas and presents a better picture of this historical person', It takes someone with the scholarship and narrative skills of Steven Veerapen to weave his way with through the evidence to provide a cohesive and plausible story, providing a book that will become essential reading for academics and ordinary history lovers alike', James has, in the past, been ill-served by historians, but Veerapen's balanced and minutely researched account redresses this lack, and anyone reading it will learn an enormous amount from it, about the king himself, his court, and the competing philosophies of monarchical power in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.'
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Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
941.061092
Synopsis
James VI and I, the first monarch to reign over Scotland, England and Ireland, has long endured a mixed reputation. To many, he is simply the homosexual King, the inveterate witch-roaster, the smelly sovereign who never washed, the colourless man behind the authorised Bible bearing his name, or the drooling fool whose speech could barely be understood. For too long, he has paled in comparison to his more celebrated Tudor and Stuart forebears. But who was he really? To what extent have myth, anecdote, and rumour obscured him? In this new and ground-breaking biography, James's story is laid bare and a welter of scurrilous, outrageous assumptions penned by his political opponents put to rest. What emerges is a portrait of Elizabeth I's successor 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. With reference to letters, libels and state papers, it casts fresh light on the personal, domestic, international and sexual politics of this misunderstood sovereign. 'A real page-turner for lovers of history' - Philippa Gregory, 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., 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. James VI and I, the first monarch to reign over Scotland, England and Ireland, has long endured a mixed reputation. To many, he is simply the homosexual king, the inveterate witch-roaster, the smelly sovereign who never washed, the colourless man behind the authorised Bible bearing his name, or the drooling fool whose speech could barely be understood. For too long, he has paled in comparison to his more celebrated Tudor and Stuart forebears.But who was he really? To what extent have myth, anecdote, and rumour obscured him?In this new and ground-breaking biography, James's story is laid bare and a welter of scurrilous, outrageous assumptions penned by his political opponents put to rest. What emerges is a portrait of Elizabeth I's successor 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. With reference to letters, libels and state papers, it casts fresh light on the personal, domestic, international and sexual politics of this misunderstood sovereign.'A real page-turner for lovers of history' - Philippa Gregory
LC Classification Number
DA391

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