Queen James explores the dramatic life of James I, focusing on his six passionate love affairs with men, including George Villiers. The book delves into his tumultuous reign, marked by murder, witch trials, political intrigue, and a decade-long love affair that ended in assassination. Gareth Russell blends history, wit, and biography to retell this gripping royal story.
#JamesI #QueenJames #garethrussell #historylovers #historybooks #bookreview #JamesStuart #Tudor #Jacobean #booklovers #books
The mighty Mavors, jealous to behold
A Mars more mighty nor himself below,
Did once resolve his rivall to ore’throw…
—Sir Robert Ayton (1569–1638), “Upon the 5th of November”
published in JACOBEAN PARNASSUS: Scottish Poetry from the Reign of James I (ASL, 2022)
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/jacobean-parnassus/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #17thcentury #EarlyModern #BonfireNight #GuyFawkes #Jacobean #5thNovember
Once did I see
A sounding bee,
Amongst her sweetned swarme…
—“Madrigall: Of a Bee”, by Simion Grahame (c.1570–1614)
published in JACOBEAN PARNASSUS: Scottish Poetry from the Reign of James I (ASL, 2022)
A poem for World Bee Day 🐝 – today, 20 May
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/jacobean-parnassus/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #17thcentury #Jacobean #EarlyModern #bees #WorldBeeDay
#Mood
At the moment, I'm so far down this possibly escapist rabbit-hole that when the news, BAFTA awards, or anything current comes on TV, they feel like they belong to another time, and are nothing to me but a foul and pestilent congregation of vapors.
Modbury, Devon
On the north side of the church, a richly carved C16 door surround with Tudor head but with Jacobean frieze and egg and dart enrichment.
An #Adoorable combination!
Like the Idalian queene,
Her haire about her eyne,
With necke and brests ripe apples to be seene,
At first glance of the morne
In Cyprus gardens gathering those faire flowrs
Which of her bloud were borne…
—William Drummond of Hawthornden (1585–1649), “Like the Idalian queene”
published in JACOBEAN PARNASSUS (ASL, 2022)
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/jacobean-parnassus/
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #love #lovepoem #ValentinesDay #earlymodern #Jacobean #17thcentury
“In Edwin Morgan’s essay, ‘How Good a Poet is Drummond?’ […] he reminds us of [Drummond’s] satirical, angry and humorous qualities…”
Prof Alan Riach on Mark Alexander Boyd, the Castalian Band, & William Drummond of Hawthornden
6/6
#Scottish #literature #poetry #Jacobean #17thcentury #earlymodern
Ingenious was that bee
In lip that wound which made,
And kind to others, though unkind to thee…
5/6
https://asls.org.uk/publications/books/volumes/jacobean-parnassus/
#Scottish #literature #poetry #Jacobean #17thcentury #earlymodern
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