Gifts are always with us: we use them positively to display affection and show gratitude for
favours; we suspect that others give and accept them as douceurs and bribes. The gift also …

What is patronage? The French word patronage denotes a superior's protection and support
of an inferior, as does the English word. But in addition, the English word has a whole series …

From antiquity to the Renaissance the pursuit of patronage was central to the literary career,
yet relationships between poets and patrons were commonly conflicted, if not antagonistic …

Three monarchs of Scotland (James V, Mary Queen of Scots, and James VI/I) were crowned
during the sixteenth century; each came to the throne before their second birthday …

The transfer of power at the death of Mary Tudor was accomplished with quiet efficiency and
the new Elizabethan regime took control quickly and easily. William Cecil has been credited …

The history of the British Isles is the story of four peoples linked together by a process of
state building that was as much about far-sighted planning and vision as coincidence …

This paper explores aspects of Anglo-Scottish relations in Elizabeth's reign with particular
emphasis on the idea of dynastic union and the creation of a Protestant British kingdom. It …

ON 27 February i6o6 a discussion took place within the Scottish Privy Council that reveals in
an interesting and colourful way contemporary attitudes to the nobility. An unusual complaint …

The Parliament should represent rhe haill body of the common-weal... and it were ane gryt
absurdiry that every mean craftsman within boroughs in a manner should have avice in …

Revisionist historians have recently disputed the assumption that a radical break separated
Tudor and Stuart England, producing an overwhelming nostalgia for Elizabethan England …