After Elizabeth : how James, King of Scots won the crown of England in 1603 by De Lisle, Leanda instant download

After Elizabeth : how James, King of Scots won the crown of England in 1603 by De Lisle, Leanda instant download

xv, 359 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm, \"Focussing on the intense period of raised hopes and dashed expectations between Christmas 1602 and Christmas 1603, Leanda de Lisle tells in detail the story of Elizabeth's death and how the suffocating conservatism of her rule was replaced with that of the energetic, seemingly fair-minded James.\" \"As James journeys south from Scotland, he is confronted with the extraordinary wealth of his new kingdom, but also with English contempt for his Scots entourage and a stubborn rejection of his hopes for the union of Britain. As the welcome turns sour, those who are disappointed in James turn to intrique and hatch plots against him before the crown is even on his head. Lives are lost and fortunes won in the struggle for power and influence.\"--Jacket, Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-347) and index