James VI & I and the Dawn of a Global Britain with Anna Whitelock

James VI & I and the Dawn of a Global Britain with Anna Whitelock

Author: Reign of London Tours June 1, 2025 Duration: 43:51

Please welcome historian Anna Whitelock and we’ll be talking today about her fabulous new book - The Sun Rising: James I and the Dawn of a Global Britain, published by Bloomsbury (UK) & Viking Press (USA).

This is a wonderful account of James VI and I’s working life.

What was his connection to the colonies?

How global was Britain’s presence during his reign?

And is it true that he was once invited to the next tsar of Russia?

Let’s find out more.



The Sun Rising:

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sun-rising-9781408863541/ (UK)

https://www.hatchards.co.uk/book/the-sun-rising/anna-whitelock/9781408863510 (UK)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/318646/the-sun-rising-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)


Mary I:

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/mary-tudor-9781408800782/ (UK)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/319084/mary-tudor-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/189852/mary-tudor-by-anna-whitelock/ (USA)


Elizabeth's Bedfellows:

https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/elizabeths-bedfellows-9781408833643/ (UK)

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/queens-bed-intimate-history/author/whitelock-anna/ (UK)

https://www.amazon.com/Queens-Bed-Intimate-History-Elizabeths/dp/0374239789/ (USA)



Find Anna:

https://www.annawhitelock.co.uk/

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/73627/anna-whitelock/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Whitelock

https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/people/academics/anna-whitelock

https://www.visiblecrown.com/as-a-historian-of-monarchy-i-thought-i-was-immune-to-its-magic-not-today

https://www.hatchards.co.uk/search?term=anna%20whitelock



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https://www.tickettailor.com/events/thestuarthistoryfestival

https://www.andreazuvich.com/current-events/the-stuart-history-festival-speaker-lineup/

https://bsky.app/profile/stuarthistoryfest.bsky.social

https://www.facebook.com/StuartHistFest/

https://www.instagram.com/stuarthistoryfestival/

https://x.com/StuartHistFest



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If you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours in London with Reign of London, Stuarts can be found on the following walks:

Saxons to Stuarts:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/

Stuarts to Windsors:

https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-georgian-and-windsor-monarchs-walking-tour-t481355 .


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