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  3. King James VI and I: Political Writings
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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
June 2012
Print publication year:
1995
Online ISBN:
9780511809743
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511809743
Series:
Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought
Subjects:
British History after 1450, History, Politics and International Relations, Texts in Political Thought, History of Ideas and Intellectual History
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James VI and I united the crowns of England and Scotland. His books are fundamental sources of the principles which underlay the union. In particular, his Basilikon Doron was a best-seller in England and circulated widely on the Continent. Among the most important and influential British writings of their period, the king's works shed light on the political climate of Shakespeare's England and the intellectual background to the civil wars which afflicted Britain in the mid-seventeenth century. James' political philosophy was a moderated absolutism, with an emphasis on the monarch's duty to rule according to law and the public good. Locke quoted his speech to parliament of 1610 approvingly, and Hobbes likewise praised 'our most wise king'. This edition is the first to draw on all the early texts of James' books, with an introduction setting them in their historical context.

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‘This important volume is the culmination of many years’ work on King James … In his meticulous, profoundly-researched analysis the author does not persuade that James’s political and religious strategy was realistic in his time: he does compel us to admire both the king’s pertinacity and the quality of his ecumenical vision.’

Source: English Historical Review

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