Reviews for James I

The average rating for James I based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-02-07 00:00:00 Steve Peaker Ollard writes with such precision and intelligence: brushing up against the brightest 17th century writers has made his own prose deliciously recondite, and his judgements - and illustrations - are very good. Not the first book you'd want to read about the Stuart kings,but indispensable second.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-08-05 00:00:00 Kimberly Wilmott This was not really a biography but more of a study of Henry VIII.A study that mostly succeeds in showing who Henry was behind all the glamour and majesty that was kingship in the Tudor era.Henry was a king,some say a monster but ultimately he was just a man caught up in the power and drama that became his life and reign.Baldwin Smith explores the workings of the King's mind through his actions and reactions based on documented evidence.This is packed full of detail and vividly recreates Henry's world as he might have seen it.Everything from clothing to his views on death is discussed.Interesting and informed work for anyone wanting to know more than a bio can tell.