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Jacobean pageant ; or, The court of King James I /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Akrigg, G. P. V. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1962.
Subjects:
James > I, > King of England, > 1566-1625.
James > I, > King of England, > 1566-1625 > Court and courtiers.
Great Britain > History > James I, 1603-1625.
Great Britain > Court and courtiers > History > 17th century.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1603-1625 (Jacques Ier)
James > I, > King of England, > 1566-1625
Courts and courtiers
Great Britain
1600-1699
Great Britain > Court and courtiers > History > 17th century
Great Britain > History > James I, 1603-1625
History
Table of Contents:
  • The new king
  • The journey south
  • The new court is formed
  • A day's business at Winchester
  • The hungry Scots
  • Ambassadors from beyond the seas
  • Gunpowder, treason and plot
  • The royal brother-in-law
  • The empty exchequer
  • The fox of Hatfield Chase
  • The languishing lady
  • Tears for Prince Henry
  • The marriage of Thames and Rhine
  • The courtier's life
  • The rising star of Somerset
  • Murder in the tower
  • The great Villiers
  • Titles, money and morals
  • Duels and affrays
  • Home to Scotland
  • Death beckons
  • The Whitehall connoisseurs
  • Inigo Jones builds at Whitehall
  • Lord Chancellor Bacon
  • Clergy at court
  • Gondomar
  • Disaster in Bohemia
  • With Prince Charles in Spain
  • The pretensions of Parliament
  • Last scene of all.