Lloyd The Valiant Welshman, the Scottish James, and the Formation of Great Britain

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-11-062540-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 185 Seiten

Reihe: Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

When James VI of Scotland and I of England proclaimed himself King of Great Britain he proposed a merger of parliaments as he had joined two crowns in his own person ascending the throne of England in 1603. For James, the Cambro-Celtic past led to an Anglo-Scottish present, and Wales stood as the ideal.?Although the parliamentary union of Great Britain was not initiated for another 100 years, Parliament's denial failed to deter James from wanting a Great Britain, and R. A.'s play became part of the public spectacle of unity required to nurture James's dream. ?considers national, regional and linguistic identity and explores how R.A.'s play promotes Wales, serves King James and reveals what it means to be Welsh and Scots in a newly forming 'Great Britain.'

Megan S. Lloyd, King's College, USA.

Zielgruppe

Medievalists, historians, literary scholars

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lloyd, Megan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder England, UK, Irland: Regional & Stadtgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Megan S. Lloyd, King's College, USA.