Kingship and crown finance under James VI and I, 1603-1625 /

Kingship and crown finance under James VI and I, 1603-1625 /

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This book rejects outright the stereotypical image of James VI and I as mindlessly extravagant and integrates crown finance with James's kingship. Drawing on both his humanist education and his kingship in Scotland, James developed a clear, considered agenda for crown finance, using it to conso...

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Main Author: Cramsie, John, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, U.K. ; Rochester, NY : Royal Historical Society/Boydell Press, 2002.
Series:Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series.
Subjects:
James > I, > King of England, > 1566-1625.
To 1699
Finance, Public > Great Britain > History > To 1688.
Monarchy > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1603-1625.
History.
Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Note on sources
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction: the politics of crown finance in England
  • 1. Jacobean crown finance
  • 2. Kingship and the making of fiscal policy
  • 3. Crown finance and the new regime, 1603-1608
  • 4. The refoundation of the monarchy, 1609-1610
  • 5. The failure of Jacobean kingship, 1611-1617
  • 6. Crown finance and the renewal of Jacobean kingship, 1617-1621
  • 7. The incomplete reformation of finance and politics, 1621-1624
  • Conclusion: the failure of kingship and governance
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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