Through twelve probing essays from scholars in the field, this book analyzes the consequences of the accession of James I in 1603 for English and British history, politics, literature and culture. Questioning the extent to which 1603 marked a radical break with the past, it explores the Scottish and Welsh to this date in history.

Through twelve probing essays from leading scholars in the field, this book analyzes the consequences of the accession of James I in 1603 for English and British history, politics, literature and culture. Questioning the extent to which 1603 marked a radical break with the past, the book explores the Scottish and Welsh, as well as the wider European and colonial contexts, to this crucial date in history.

Introduction
G.Burgess, R.Wymer &
J.Lawrence - 1603: The End of National Sovereignty in England
C.Russell - 'Representing the Awefull Authoritie of Soueraigne Maiestie': The Triumphs of Reunited Britannia, Anthony Munday's First Jacobean Lord Mayor's Show
T.Hill - The Jacobean Union Controversy and King Lear
P.Schwyzer - 'Radical Britain: David Hume of Godscroft and the Challenge to the Jacobean British Vision
A.Williamson - The Impact of the Union of the Crowns on Scotland
J.Wormald - London or the World? The Paradox of Culture in
(Post)-Jacobean Scotland
R.Lyall - The Romans in Britain, 1603-14
J.Kerrigan - 'Twice Done and then Done Double': Catholic Recusancy and the Duplicitous Hostess in
Shakespeare's Macbeth
M.Baynham - 'His Majesty Remains at the Chase': Rex Pacificus and the Peace with Spain, 1604
P.Croft - James I and the Discourse of Favouritism
C.Perry - The Essex Myth in Jacobean England
M.King - The English Constitution and the Expanding Empire: Sir Edward Coke's British Jurisprudence
D.Hulsebosch