Inventing England English identity and the Scottish ‘other’, 1586–1625

On 20 October 1604 King James VI/I issued a proclamation stating, ‘Wherefore Wee haue thought good to discontinue the diuided names of England and Scotland out of our Regall Stile, and doe intend and resolue to take and assume vnto Us in maner and forme hereafter expressed, The Name and Stile of Kin...

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Published inLocal Antiquities, Local Identities p. 305
Main Author Schultz, Jenna M
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Manchester University Press 01.12.2018
Edition1
Subjects
British historiography
English antiquarianism
History of Art
History of the British Isles
King James I
King James VI
Renaissance Britain
Renaissance England
Renaissance Scotland
Saxonism
Union of the Crowns
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Summary:On 20 October 1604 King James VI/I issued a proclamation stating, ‘Wherefore Wee haue thought good to discontinue the diuided names of England and Scotland out of our Regall Stile, and doe intend and resolue to take and assume vnto Us in maner and forme hereafter expressed, The Name and Stile of King of Great Brittaine, including therein according to the trueth, the whole Island.’¹ The document noted that the King of Great Britain was one of historical and divine provenance, worthy of the monarch who now ruled over both kingdoms. Published the year after the Scottish King James VI
ISBN:9781526117045
1526117045
DOI:10.7228/manchester/9781526117045.003.0015