James V
Jamie Cameron • 1998 • John Donald
- Author
- Jamie Cameron
- First published
- 1998
- Publisher
- John Donald
- Genres
- Biography · History
- Subjects
- Kings and rulers · Biography · History · Scotland, church history, sources
- ISBN
- 9781862320048
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Published in 1998 by John Donald, Jamie Cameron’s James V is a scholarly biography that meticulously examines the life and reign of King James V of Scotland. The work emerged from a period of renewed academic interest in the Stewart monarchs, seeking to contextualize James V not merely as a transitional figure between his father, James IV, and his daughter, Mary, Queen of Scots, but as an active political agent navigating the precarious landscape of Renaissance diplomacy and religious reformation.
Cameron, a respected historian, designed the study to move beyond the traditional characterizations of the monarch that had dominated historiography for centuries. By prioritizing contemporary administrative records and political correspondence, the book aims to provide a grounded, evidence-based assessment of the king's governance. Upon its release, it was well-received within academic circles for its rigor and its success in stripping away the legendary accretions that had long obscured the realities of James V's personal rule.
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