From the assassination of his father to the explosive political and personal intrigues of his reign, this fresh biography reveals the passions that drove King James I.
[Does] a terrific job of communicating the ways in which James and his time were both incredibly like and unlike our own ... A reader may not quite leave convinced that James VI and I really was the most interesting of Great Britain’s monarchs, but they will leave thinking more deeply about Britain’s past and present.
A highly entertaining, gossipy, but polished biography about James I, his personality, sexuality, and philosophy as ruler, plus the political intrigue involved in his accession to the throne.
