Introduction James Stuart and the Origins of a British Vision Kings, Courtiers, and Councillors: The Making of British Policy The Early Stuarts and the Security of the Multiple Kingdom Britain and Early Stuart Foreign Policy The Early Stuarts and British Economic, Commercial, and Colonial Affairs Epilogue and Conclusion Bibliography Index
Despite the failure of the Anglo-Scottish union negotiations in 1607, the early Stuart monarchs encouraged various civil policies aimed at fostering cooperation and unity among their three kingdoms. However, the opposition they faced from leading subjects frequently forced them to limit or retreat from British ventures.
ANDREW D. NICHOLLS is Assistant Professor of History at Buffalo State College./e
?Nicholls has woven together a complex story, telling it lucidly.
Newcomers to the debate on "Britishness" will find this a valuable
and thought-provoking introduction.?-Albion Reviews of Books
?Nicholls's approach to the political history of the early Stuart
period provides a context for the reconsideration of a number of
central issues...and will be useful for all British history
collections.?-Choice
?The strength of the book lies in its comprehensive character...The
main story line in this book, and its main value to historians, is
the treatment of the successes and failures of the civil policies
of James, whose British vision was much clearer, and his British
policies more determined, than those of his son.?-Scottish
Historical Review
"Nicholls has woven together a complex story, telling it lucidly.
Newcomers to the debate on "Britishness" will find this a valuable
and thought-provoking introduction."-Albion Reviews of Books
"Nicholls's approach to the political history of the early Stuart
period provides a context for the reconsideration of a number of
central issues...and will be useful for all British history
collections."-Choice
"The strength of the book lies in its comprehensive character...The
main story line in this book, and its main value to historians, is
the treatment of the successes and failures of the civil policies
of James, whose British vision was much clearer, and his British
policies more determined, than those of his son."-Scottish
Historical Review
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