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Storms, Spells, and the Royal Bride: Why King James VI Blamed Witchcraft for His Delayed Queen, A Guest Post by Tony Riches

We tend to look back on sixteenth-century royalty through the lens of court intrigue and strategic marriages, yet history is often shaped by moments where personal challenge meets ideology. Few episodes illustrate this better than the violent origin of Scotland’s most infamous witch hunts. In August 1589, fourteen-year-old Princess Anna of Denmark married King James VI of Scotland… Read on

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Book Review: ‘Queen James’ by Gareth Russell

‘Elizabeth was king, now James is queen’, one anonymous English author wrote around 1623, and it is this quote which begins Queen James, which was released today in the United Kingdom. I recently had the delight of having its author, historian Gareth Russell, back on my show for Season 2, Episode 2 of Stuart Saturday Live. It is… Read on

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