The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I by Steven Veerapen
- The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I
- Steven Veerapen
- Page: 432
- Format: pdf, ePub, mobi, fb2
- ISBN: 9781780278735
- Publisher: Birlinn, Limited
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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
The Wisest Fool by Steven Veerapen
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
Book review: The Wisest Fool, by Steven Veerapen
James wasn't always wise, but he was intelligent; he was sometimes silly, but not a fool. He was the best-educated king either Scotland or England has ever had.
The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I|Hardcover
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.
The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I
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
The Lavish Life of James VI and I (Hardcover)
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
The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I
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.
The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I
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
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