01.23 - King in the North
By the Old Scots and the New, Protector of the Realm
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
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Show Notes
What happened in James' first Kingdom while he was down south living it up in London? Rebellious lords were brought to heel and the Kirk was forcibly brought closer to the Church of England. We also hear about the first, failed, beginnings of Nova Scotia, and the much more successful colony of St Kitts, while the burgeoning war in Europe becomes a family affair for James.
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In this episode I made particular use of the following publications:
- Alan Stewart, The Cradle King: A Life of James VI and I
- Pauline Croft, King James
- The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Jane H. Ohlmeyer, ''Civilizinge of those Rude Partes': Colonization within Britain and Ireland, 1580s-1640s', in The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire
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