Chronicles the seventeenth-century life of James, King of Scots, describing his childhood in Scotland, his ascension to the throne, and his efforts to translate the Bible from Latin into accessible English.
Discusses the bloodless revolution in England in 1688-89, that resulted in King James II being deposed and the power of the king being subjected to the bounds of law.
Discusses some of the major issues of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and the effect King James I of Great Britain had on these issues both during his reign and after.
A biography of the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, who was the first Stuart king of England, the sponsor of what is known as the King James Version of the Bible, and the monarch responsible for the migration of the Puritans to America in 1620.