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 in | Local Antiquities, Local Identities p. 305 |
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Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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United Kingdom
Manchester University Press
01.12.2018
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Edition | 1 |
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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 |
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ISBN: | 9781526117045 1526117045 |
DOI: | 10.7228/manchester/9781526117045.003.0015 |