Second Jacobean Journal : Being a Record of Those Things Most Talked of dur ing the Years 1607 to 1610

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HARRISON, G. B. A Second Jacobean Journal : Being a Record of Those Things Most Talked of during the Years 1607 to 1610. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, (1958). Pp. 278. 8vo, red cloth. "The new volume covers the years 1607 to 1610, and reveals the rapid degeneration of the Court of King James, the King's comic attempts to impress his fellow Kings by his skill at theological controversy, the enmity between the English and the Scots courtiers, the first storms between the King and Parliament, which led ultimately to the Civil War, the sordid story of the foundation of the colony of Virginia, the bitter religious persecutions, the first impact of Galileo's discoveries, fatal duels, crimes, scandals, wrecks, pirates, marvels and mermaids, the assasination of Henry IV, the plantation of Ulster, Court Masques and entertainment. murders and good sayings." - from the dust jacket. Vg in slightly browned dj. 75.00. N° de ref. del artículo 51007

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