Regency in Sixteenth-Century Scotland

by Amy Blakeway

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. Throughout all three royal minorities, the Scots remained remarkably consistent in their governmental preferences: that an individual should "bear the person" of the infant monarch, with all the power and risks that entailed. Regents could alienate crown lands, call parliament, raise...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843839806
• ISBN13: 9781843839804
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"