About the Book:

A major reassessment of one of Britain's most important monarch in light of one of his favourite metaphors - that he was the mirror through which the state was reflected. James I and VI's longevity as monarch, reigning Scotland from infancy, makes him a fascinating prism through which to look at this period, and this study dispenses with any caricatured idea of this nuanced monarch.

About the Author:

Clare Jackson is Honorary Professor of Early Modern History at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Trinity Hall. She has presented a number of highly successful programmes on the Stuart dynasty for the BBC and is the author of Devil-Land: England under Siege 1588-1688 (2021), which won the 2022 Wolfson History Prize.