附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-235) and index.
Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note on sources -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: the politics of crown finance in England -- 1. Jacobean crown finance -- 2. Kingship and the making of fiscal policy -- 3. Crown finance and the new regime, 1603-1608 -- 4. The refoundation of the monarchy, 1609-1610 -- 5. The failure of Jacobean kingship, 1611-1617 -- 6. Crown finance and the renewal of Jacobean kingship, 1617-1621 -- 7. The incomplete reformation of finance and politics, 1621-1624 -- Conclusion: the failure of kingship and governance -- Bibliography -- Index.
摘要:This book rejects outright the stereotypical image of James VI and I as mindlessly extravagant and integrates crown finance with James's kingship. Drawing on both his humanist education and his kingship in Scotland, James developed a clear, considered agenda for crown finance, using it to consolidate the Stuart dynasty. This study analyses in detail how James fashioned and refashioned political regimes in England to further this agenda between 1603-25. The manner in which James deployed crown finance provides fundamental insights into his personal rule.
