Stuart, Lady Arbella. The Letters of Lady Arbella Stuart. Editor Steen, Sara Jayne, Oxford University Press.
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King James I of England and VI of Scotland
Standard Name: James I of England and VI of Scotland, King
Used Form: King James the First
Connections
| Connections | Author name Sort descending | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural formation | Lady Arbella Stuart | As a descendant of Henry VII
and a niece of Mary Queen of Scots
, LAS
belonged to the highest possible rank and was close enough to lines of succeession to the thrones both of... |
| Textual Features | Lady Arbella Stuart | This first letter by AS provides family news, thanks her grandmother for a token and sends in exchange some of her hair and a pot of jelly made by her servant. |
| Literary Setting | Lady Louisa Stuart | The letters are set in the reign of James I of England and VI of Scotland
. They embody a connected story about a man's attempt to land a young heiress as his bride. Lockhart, John Gibson, and William Mathie Parker. The Life of Sir Walter Scott. J. M. Dent. 413 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Alice Sutcliffe | Among his successive positions at court, John Sutcliffe was squire to James I
. He described himself (or perhaps an older namesake) in 1627 as an ancient servant of the Duke of Buckingham
, husband... |
| politics | Mary Ward | Her plan at once sparked opposition. On 26 May 1613 the English Ambassador at Brussels wrote viciously against the women to James I
, and hostility escalated over the next two years. Chambers, Mary Catharine Elizabeth. The Life of Mary Ward (1585-1645). Editor Coleridge, Henry James, Burns and Oates. 1: 366-7, 291-2, 302, 318 |
| Textual Features | Jeanette Winterson | Winterson conjures up an England ruled by a king, James I
, obsessed with stamping out the twin evils of witchcraft and Catholicism
. She identifies the original group on the hill with poor women... |
| Reception | Lady Mary Wroth | LMW
wrote to assure Buckingham
, the king
's favourite, that she meant no offence to the court by her book, yet offering to withdraw it. Wroth, Lady Mary. The Poems of Lady Mary Wroth. Editor Roberts, Josephine A., Louisiana State University Press, http://BLC. 236 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Lady Mary Wroth | LMW
's husband
succeeded to his father's estate, Loughton House at Loughton in Essex, where the king
sometimes visited for hunting. Hannay, Margaret P. Mary Sidney, Lady Wroth. Ashgate. 133 Roberts, Josephine A., and Lady Mary Wroth. “Introduction and Notes”. The Poems of Lady Mary Wroth, Louisiana State University Press, pp. 3 - 75, 219. 10-11 |
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