A modern-spelling edition of 75 letters exchanged between George Villiers (Buckingham) and King James. Across the centuries, commentators have condemned the letters as indecent or repulsive. This book argues that they reveal an inward desire of king and subject in a mutual excha…
"What can we know of the private lives of early British sovereigns? Through the unusually large number of letters that survive from King James VI of Scotland/James I of England (1566-1625), we can know a great deal. Using original letters, primarily from the British Library and …
