The True Law of Kingship: Concepts of Monarchy in Early-Modern Scotland
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Fear God, honour the king'. Sixteenth-century people were supposed to do both. But what was the king entitled to command? And what if he ordered one thing and God's law said another? In this fascinating and original study, James Burns examines these questions by focusing on a neglected area of study: the Scottish experience. The Scottish response to monarchical government not only provides a microcosmic view of European thinking on the subject, it...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0198203845
ISBN13:9780198203841
Release Date:February 1996
Publisher:Clarendon Press
Length:332 Pages
Weight:1.25 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.7" x 8.8"
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