Deep questions raised about the Union, the monarchy, and royalty itself
By Alan Riach Professor of Scottish Literature at Glasgow University Essay King James VI of Scotland, before he became James I of the abruptly United Kingdom in 1603 A new anthology of Scottish Latin poems centred on the reign of King James VI of Scotland, before he became James I of the abruptly United Kingdom in 1603, raises deep questions about that union, the centrality of the monarch and what “royalty” means. Alan Riach addresses them. Corona Borealis: Scottish Neo-Latin Poets on King James VI and his R...
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