Kerr-Peterson, James VI and I, Collected Essays by Jenny Wormald (Birlinn, 2021) by Amy Elizabeth Saunders

“…Review of Miles Kerr-Peterson, ed., James VI and I, Collected Essays by Jenny Wormald (Edinburgh: Birlinn, 2021).…”
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Transcript of A Keynote from “Kings & Queens 7” (2018): Researching and Interpreting Gender and Sexuality at Historic Royal Palaces by Matthew Storey

“…There are many examples of queer lives and identities in British royal history, but this paper shows that beyond the ‘usual suspects’ (such as James VI & I and Queen Anne), the histories of courtiers, servants, artists, and designers around the royal court are rewarding areas of study. …”
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Beyond the Jesuit college: the role of Cambridge’s ‘Puritan’ colleges in European politics and diplomacy, 1603–1625 by Davies, E

“…Emmanuel became the source of diplomatic chaplains appointed in the reign of James VI and I, all of whom made important contributions to European diplomacy and promoted the Church of England as a model for emulation abroad. …”

England’s Lost Renaissance? Anglo-Venetian politics between the household of Prince Henry and the court of James VI & I by Davies, E

“…This article traces an intellectual and religious network that connected the circles of King James VI and I and his son, Henry, prince of Wales. Henry — who died aged only eighteen — has often been presented as a lost Protestant hero, whose anti-papal militarism radically differed from James’s conciliatory pro-Spanish stance. …”

Arthur Johnston and the fostering of Scottish letters by Farquhar, AJK

“…He wrote and published with an eye to achieving a post in the medical circle around James VI and I. The thesis concludes by considering the retreat he made from Europe and London to his home in Aberdeen, and looks briefly at one of the small poems he wrote in 1623-24. …”

Fighting for the Faith: Pierre du Moulin's polemical quest by Borvan, D

“…In that year, du Moulin wrote in defence of King James VI and I of Scotland and England and inserted himself into the Oath of Allegiance controversy. …”