Listen "James VI & I and the Dawn of a Global Britain with Anna Whitelock"
Episode Synopsis
Please welcome historian Anna Whitelock and we’ll be talking today about her fabulous new book - The Sun Rising: James I and the Dawn of a Global Britain, published by Bloomsbury (UK) & Viking Press (USA).This is a wonderful account of James VI and I’s working life. What was his connection to the colonies? How global was Britain’s presence during his reign? And is it true that he was once invited to the next tsar of Russia? Let’s find out more.The Sun Rising:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sun-rising-9781408863541/ (UK)https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-sun-rising/anna-whitelock/9781408863510 (UK)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318646/the-sun-rising-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)Mary I:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mary-tudor-9781408800782/ (UK)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/319084/mary-tudor-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/189852/mary-tudor-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)Elizabeth's Bedfellows:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/elizabeths-bedfellows-9781408833643/ (UK)https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/queens-bed-intimate-history/author/whitelock-anna/ (UK)https://www.amazon.com/Queens-Bed-Intimate-History-Elizabeths/dp/0374239789/ (USA)Find Anna:https://www.annawhitelock.co.uk/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/73627/anna-whitelock/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Whitelockhttps://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/people/academics/anna-whitelockhttps://www.visiblecrown.com/as-a-historian-of-monarchy-i-thought-i-was-immune-to-its-magic-not-todayhttps://www.hatchards.co.uk/search?term=anna%20whitelockStuart History Festival:https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thestuarthistoryfestivalhttps://www.andreazuvich.com/current-events/the-stuart-history-festival-speaker-lineup/https://bsky.app/profile/stuarthistoryfest.bsky.socialhttps://www.facebook.com/StuartHistFest/https://www.instagram.com/stuarthistoryfestival/https://x.com/StuartHistFestFind Baroque:https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/https://www.reignoflondon.com/https://substack.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque:https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Stuarts to Windsors:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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