The Valiant Welshman, the Scottish James, and the Formation of Great Britain / Megan Lloyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lloyd, Megan, author.

Series:

Research in Medieval and Early Modern Culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James I, King of England, 1566-1625.

James.

Valiant Welshman (Drama).

Politics and literature--Great Britain--History--17th century.

Politics and literature.

Politics in literature.

Kings and rulers in literature.

Wales--In literature.

Wales.

England--In literature.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Kalamazoo, MI : Medieval Institute Publications, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

When James VI of Scotland and I of England proclaimed himself King of Great Britain he proposed a merger of parliaments as he had joined two crowns in his own person ascending the throne of England in 1603. For James, the Cambro-Celtic past led to an Anglo-Scottish present, and Wales stood as the ideal. Although the parliamentary union of Great Britain was not initiated for another 100 years, Parliament’s denial failed to deter James from wanting a Great Britain, and R. A.’s play The Valiant Welshman became part of the public spectacle of unity required to nurture James’s dream. The Valiant Welshman, the Scottish James, and the Formation of Great Britain considers national, regional and linguistic identity and explores how R.A.’s play promotes Wales, serves King James and reveals what it means to be Welsh and Scots in a newly forming "Great Britain."

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. "Be dumbe you scornefull English": Caradoc and the Voice of Union

2. R. A.'s Valiant Welshmen

3. Caradoc the Valiant Englishman?

4. Morgan the Valiant Welshman

5. What's in a Name? Wales and James's Great Britain

6. R. A.'s Welsh Correction: Th e Valiant Welshman and Jacobean Drama

Conclusion: "[W]e [are] in danger of impatient ears"

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Dez 2018)

ISBN:

9783110625400

3110625407

9781580443548

1580443540

OCLC:

1078915541