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The True Law of Kingship Hardback - 1996 - 1st Edition
by Burns, J. H. (Professor Emeritus, History of Political Thought, Professor Emeritus, History of Political Thought, University of London)
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- Title The True Law of Kingship
- Author Burns, J. H. (Professor Emeritus, History of Political Thought, Professor Emeritus, History of Political Thought, University of London)
- Binding Hardback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 332
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Clarendon Press, Oxford
- Date 1996-02-29
- Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780198203841_inp
- ISBN 9780198203841 / 0198203845
- Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
- Dimensions 8.8 x 5.69 x 1 in (22.35 x 14.45 x 2.54 cm)
- Reading level 1590
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Scotland - History - James VI, 1567-1625, Scotland - Politics and government - 16th
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 95017980
- Dewey Decimal Code 320.441
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From the rear cover
'Fear God, honour the king.' Sixteenth-century people were supposed to do both. But what was the king entitled to command? And what if he ordered one thing and God's law said another? In this fascinating and original study, James Burns examines these questions by focusing on a neglected area of study: the Scottish experience. The sixteenth century in Scotland was a time of intense political and religious conflict, which generated a substantial literature of political debate. This debate was of such intensity that James VI, the first king to rule over Scotland and England, wrote his own book on the subject: 'The True Lawe of Free Monarchies'. Some of the substantial literature of political debate has long been recognized as important in the wider history of European political thought. Knox and Buchanan as exponents of 'resistance theory', Blackwood and Barclay as defenders of 'absolute' monarchy, have had that recognition. James VI, uniquely expounding 'divine right' principles from the throne, has likewise had his place. More recently, the significance of the late-scholastic theory of John Mair has been increasingly acknowledged. This book, however, is the first attempt to bring together systematically these and less familiar elements in a rich and varied body of political thought. The Scottish response to monarchical government not only provides a microcosmic view of European thinking on the subject, it also contributes substantially to our understanding of the Scottish element in the new 'British' polity which was emerging at the end of the period.