The Mirror of Great Britain : A Life of James VI & I
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Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1802061509
ISBN-13
9781802061505
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
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Penguin
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Aug 27th, 2026
Print length
560 Pages
Weight
416 grams
Dimensions
19.60 x 12.90 x 2.50 cms
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EnglandScotland16th century, c 1500 to c 1599Later 16th century c 1550 to c 1599Early 17th century c 1600 to c 1650Biography: historical, political & militaryBiography: royaltyBiography: historical, political and militaryBiography: royaltyBritish & Irish historyEarly modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700HistoryEuropean history
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Winner of the 2026 Elizabeth Longford Prize for Historical Biography
A Financial Times History Book of the Year 2025
''After finishing this beguiling book, there seems no point in reading anything else... In research, analysis and imagination, it’s a masterpiece'' Gerard de Groot, The Times
James VI & I, who died 400 years ago, was one of Britain’s most consequential and interesting monarchs, not least in creating the British monarchy itself by joining the English and Scottish thrones. A major intellectual, James''s preoccupations ranged from witchcraft and theological controversy to hunting, diplomacy, poetry and sartorial fashion. The ''Mirror of Great Britain'' was a spectacular jewel that gave symbolic endorsement to James''s vision of British union, but mirrors themselves — with their limitless capacity to magnify, illuminate and distort — supplied James with one of his favourite literary metaphors.
Ruler of Scotland for nearly four decades before his accession to the English throne in 1603, James was a ‘cradle king’ whose long reigns encompassed extraordinary dramas, including his abduction in the ‘Ruthven Raid’ in 1582 and his attempted assassination in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. In his lifetime, James often confounded contemporaries’ expectations while his posthumous reputation has been distorted by crude stereotypes.
Closely attentive to James’s own words — in numerous publications, manuscript musings, topical verse and private correspondence — Clare Jackson''s wonderful new book tells the story of this highly unusual monarch with great flair and insight.
A Financial Times History Book of the Year 2025
''After finishing this beguiling book, there seems no point in reading anything else... In research, analysis and imagination, it’s a masterpiece'' Gerard de Groot, The Times
James VI & I, who died 400 years ago, was one of Britain’s most consequential and interesting monarchs, not least in creating the British monarchy itself by joining the English and Scottish thrones. A major intellectual, James''s preoccupations ranged from witchcraft and theological controversy to hunting, diplomacy, poetry and sartorial fashion. The ''Mirror of Great Britain'' was a spectacular jewel that gave symbolic endorsement to James''s vision of British union, but mirrors themselves — with their limitless capacity to magnify, illuminate and distort — supplied James with one of his favourite literary metaphors.
Ruler of Scotland for nearly four decades before his accession to the English throne in 1603, James was a ‘cradle king’ whose long reigns encompassed extraordinary dramas, including his abduction in the ‘Ruthven Raid’ in 1582 and his attempted assassination in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. In his lifetime, James often confounded contemporaries’ expectations while his posthumous reputation has been distorted by crude stereotypes.
Closely attentive to James’s own words — in numerous publications, manuscript musings, topical verse and private correspondence — Clare Jackson''s wonderful new book tells the story of this highly unusual monarch with great flair and insight.
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