{"product_id":"queen-james-the-life-and-loves-of-britains-first-king","title":"Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain's First King","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eA BBC History magazine, Esquire, Historia magazine and Waterstones History Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e'James comes alive in full flamboyance ... Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry of a tumultuous reign' \u003cem\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e'Brings the backbiting and power struggles of the Jacobean court to life with wit and vigour' \u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e'A warts and all story told with compassion' PHILIPPA GREGORY\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e\n              \u003cem\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/em\u003e\n            \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e\n              \u003cem\u003e'Elizabeth was king,\u003c\/em\u003e\n            \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e\n              \u003cem\u003eThen James was queen.' - English author (1603)\u003c\/em\u003e\n            \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eJames Stuart, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland did not always love wisely, but he never failed to do so boldly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eHe fell in love three times - with a Scottish lord, a knight and George Villiers, 'the handsomest man in the whole world'. He was infatuated three more times - with a Highland earl, a Welsh lord and an English spy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eWe know so much about the six wives of Henry VIII, why not the six loves of James I?\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking new book puts James - genius, liar, spendthrift, idealist, witch-hunter - and the men he loved at the centre of one of the most dramatic stories in British royal history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBeginning with the brutal and mysterious murder of his father in 1567, James's life encompassed kidnapping, witchcraft trials, torture, his mother's beheading, poison, political radicalism, religious fundamentalism, a queen's alleged abortion, passionate sex, strong love, stronger hate, espionage, brothels, and a decade-long love affair that ended in assassination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIt is unquestionably one of the most gripping stories in British history, retold in Gareth Russell's \u003cem\u003eQueen James\u003c\/em\u003e with scholarship, biographical insight and wit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e'Books like this don't come along very often. Told with Gareth Russell's characteristic verve and exquisite eye for detail, it is a story so compelling and surprising that it feels as if it has been hiding in plain sight for 400 years. A stunning achievement and a must for history fans everywhere' TRACY BORMAN\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 496 pages | Published February 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63977911779677,"sku":"9780008660857","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780008660857.jpg?v=1774446931","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/queen-james-the-life-and-loves-of-britains-first-king","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}