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James VI, Britannic Prince

King of Scots and Elizabeth’s Heir, 1566–1603

By: Alexander Courtney

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James VI, Britannic Prince

King of Scots and Elizabeth’s Heir, 1566–1603

By: Alexander Courtney

By drawing upon recent scholarship, original manuscript materials, and previously unpublished sources, this new biography presents an analytical narrative of King James VI & I’s life from his birth in 1566 to his accession to the throne of England and Ireland in 1603. The only son of Mary Stuart and heir (apparent but not uncontested) to Elizabeth I, James VI of Scotland was, from the moment of his birth, a focal point of countervailing hopes and fears for the confessional and dynastic future of the kingdoms of the British Isles. This study examines material from across the UK and beyond, as well as the newly deciphered letters of Mary, Queen of Scots, to reveal James as a highly capable, resourceful, deeply provocative and ruthless political actor. Analysis of James’s own writings is integrated within the narrative, providing fresh insights into the king’s inventive tactical engagement in the politics of publicity. Through a chronological approach, the events of his life are linked to wider issues associated with the early modern court, government, religion, and political and ideological conflict. James VI, Britannic Prince is of interest to all scholars of Scottish and British history in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

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211

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Taylor & Francis

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ISBN 10

1040033962

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9781040033968

Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton

By: James Alexander Hamilton

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Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton

By: James Alexander Hamilton

Reprint of the original, first published in 1869.

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665

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3375021615

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9783375021610

Him on the One Side and Me on the Other

The Civil War Letters of Alexander Campbell, 79th New York Infantry Regiment and James Campbell, 1st South Carolina Battalion

By: Alexander Campbell,James Campbell

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Him on the One Side and Me on the Other

The Civil War Letters of Alexander Campbell, 79th New York Infantry Regiment and James Campbell, 1st South Carolina Battalion

By: Alexander Campbell,James Campbell

Alexander and James Campbell, born and raised in Scotland, immigrated to the United States as teenagers in the 1850s and settled in vastly different regions of the country - Alexander in New York City and James in Charleston, South Carolina. When the American Civil War broke out in 1861, Alexander and James opted to fight for their adopted states and causes: Alexander enlisted in the 79th New York "Highlanders" and James in the 1st South Carolina ("Charleston") Battalion. "Him on the One Side and Me on the Other" tells the remarkable story of these two brothers divided by the Civil War. Through their wartime letters to family and to each other, the brothers expose the deep fractures in American society caused by the most destructive war in this country's history. In the most dramatic moment in this story of the brothers' wartime experiences, the letters reveal a near-reunion on the battlefield of Secessionville, South Carolina, on June 16, 1862. There Alexander was part of the Union force that assaulted Tower Battery, a fort inhabited by James and his Confederate comrades.

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244

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Univ of South Carolina Press

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1570032653

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9781570032653

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James VI, Britannic Prince

James VI, Britannic Prince

Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton

Reminiscences of James A. Hamilton

Him on the One Side and Me on the Other

Him on the One Side and Me on the Other

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