The Sun Rising: James I and the Dawn of Great Britain - Softcover

Whitelock, Professor Anna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408863537 ISBN 13: 9781408863534

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2026

Synopsis

'Spectacularly good' PETER FRANKOPAN
'Fascinating' THE TIMES
'Game-changing' JOHN GUY, LITERARY REVIEW
'Gripping' LUCY WORSLEY
'Scintillating' SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB

A panoramic history of the arrival of the Stuarts, and how the reign of King James I saw England reach new corners of the globe

In 1603, England was on the verge of crisis. Enter King James.

Four centuries ago James Stuart came to the throne with a dream of a united and global Great Britain. His reign saw expeditions reach Russia, India, Persia, China, Japan and the shores of the New World, while the East India Company grew ever closer to the crown. In this epic and panoramic history, Anna Whitelock casts the long-overlooked monarch in a new light - and explores how his reign sowed the seeds of the future British Empire.

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About the Author

Anna Whitelock is a historian, author, broadcaster, and international media commentator on monarchy, public history and heritage, and the Tudors and Stuarts. She is Professor of the History of Monarchy at City St George's, University of London and has written for publications including History Today, the Guardian and the New York Times. Her debut, Mary Tudor, was published to critical acclaim in 2009 and her prize-winning Elizabeth's Bedfellows published in 2014. She lives in Cambridge.

@AnnaWhitelock www.annawhitelock.co.uk

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A panoramic history of the arrival of the Stuarts, and how the reign of King James I saw England reach new corners of the globe.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1408863537
• ISBN 13: 9781408863534
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448