Synopses & Reviews
This book looks at the genesis of the British national identity in the reign of King James I and VI. While devolution is currently decentralizing Britain, this book examines how the idea of a united kingdom was created in the first place. It does this by studying both the political language of the Kings project to replace England, Scotland, and Wales with a single kingdom of Great Britain and the cultural representations of empire on the public and private stages.
Review
"On the whole, then, this is a convincing, well-written book with a generally persuasive argument" --
H-Net ReviewsAbout the Author
Tristan Marshall received his Ph.D. from Cambridge in 1995, and currently writes extensively on Jacobean cultural history.
Table of Contents
Introduction: James VI and the Reinvention of Great Britain * A Jacobean Empire * 1603-1610: Britaine is Now, Britaine Was of Yore * 1611-1625: The True Pantheon of Great Britaine * 1614-1625: Brute Force and Ignorance? * Conclusion: Never a Truer Britaine Amongst You? Introduction: James VI and the Reinvention of Great Britain * A Jacobean Empire * 1603-1610: Britaine is Now, Britaine Was of Yore * 1611-1625: The True Pantheon of Great Britaine * 1614-1625: Brute Force and Ignorance? * Conclusion: Never a Truer Britaine Amongst You?