{"product_id":"the-sun-rising-king-james-i-and-the-dawn-of-a-global-britain-1603-1625-hardcover","title":"The Sun Rising: King James I and the Dawn of a Global Britain, 1603-1625 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnna Whitelock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping and thought-provoking account of the reign of King James I, who united Britain and made England the global power we know today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe British monarchy of today descends directly from one leader: King James I, whose huge--and much overlooked--influence launched England as a major international trade power, established the King James Bible, and united the royal families of Scotland and England under one house and one monarch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong with his wife, Anna of Denmark, and his children--Henry, Elizabeth, and Charles--James sought to broker agreements between the warring Catholic and Protestant princes in Europe and establish an era of peace. Instead, James set the groundwork for his children to grow up and champion a militant Protestantism that plunged the entire continent into religious war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt his ascension, England was economically behind, but James's global ambitions began to shift the tide: As ships departed London for America, Russia, Persia, India, and Japan, the fledgling East India Company began to intertwine ever closer with the crown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd James himself was dogged by scandal, running a court famously reputed for vice and venality. But his court was also rich in art, drama, and literature. Shakespeare's\u003ci\u003e King Lear \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/i\u003e--said to have been inspired by James himself--were both first performed at the Jacobean court. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet across England and the Continent, over the course of twenty years--beginning with the death of Elizabeth I in 1603 and the ascension of James I and ending in 1625 with Charles I becoming king--\u003ci\u003eThe Sun Rising \u003c\/i\u003epresents a rich and compelling portrait of the royal family and a story of dynastic power politics, which ultimately and viciously split Europe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Whitelock \u003c\/b\u003eis a historian, author, and broadcaster. She is professor of the history of monarchy at City St George's, University of London and director of the Centre for the Study of Modern Monarchy. Whitelock is an international media commentator on monarchy, public history, and heritage, as well as on the Tudor and the Stuart dynasties. She is also the principal investigator on a major Arts and Humanities Research Council project, The Visible Crown: Queen Elizabeth II and the Caribbean, 1952 to the Present. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMary Tudor: England's First Queen \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.73 x 9.13 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978331029805,"sku":"9780525429548","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/KmKnXZTzE_9780525429548.webp?v=1775801701","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-sun-rising-king-james-i-and-the-dawn-of-a-global-britain-1603-1625-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}