King James VI and I and the Reunion of Christendom (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History)

This is a historical study of the career of King James VI and I, as king of Scotland (1567-1625) and England (1603-1625), who achieved a union of the crowns as the first king of Great Britain, and who undertook to end the recurring religious wars. His peacemaking by diplomatic means was complemented by his efforts to foster closer relations among the churches. The peace that he helped to maintain by these initiatives, though cut short by the coming of the Thirty Years' War, was immensely beneficial both to Britain and to the other countries of Europe. CONTENTS......Page 8 PREFACE......Page 10 ABBREVIATIONS......Page 14 A NOTE ON DATING AND QUOTATIONS FROM MANUSCRIPTS......Page 16 1 Scottish reconciler......Page 18 2 Call for an ecumenical council......Page 48 3 Oath of Allegiance......Page 92 4 Foreign visitors......Page 141 5 The Synod of Tonneins......Page 172 6 Relations with the Greek Orthodox Church......Page 213 7 Marco Antonio De Dominis......Page 237 8 The Synod ofDort......Page 277 9 Outbreak of the Thirty Years' War......Page 310 10 Last years and conclusion......Page 356 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 382 INDEX......Page 407 On December 31, 1603, Jacques-Auguste de Thou, president of the Parlement of Paris and royal librarian to Henry IV of France, wrote a congratulatory letter to King James VI of Scotland who had recently ascended the English throne.

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