History Talk: James VI/I and Witches, Dr Steven Veerapen

Name: History Talk: James VI/I and Witches, Dr Steven Veerapen
Start: 2025-10-27T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-10-27T19:30:00+00:00
Location: Sydney Smith Lecture Room, Doorway 1, Old Medical School, Teviot Place. The University of Edinburgh

Schedule

Mon Oct 27 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

Sydney Smith Lecture Room, Doorway 1, Old Medical School, Teviot Place. The University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, SC

James VI/I and Witches, Dr Steve Veerapen (University of Strathclyde)- on the four hundredth anniversary of the king’s death.
About this Event

In Veerapen's biography of James, his 'story is laid bare and a welter of scurrilous, outrageous assumptions penned by his political opponents put to rest. What emerges is a portrait of Elizabeth I's successor as his contemporaries knew him: a gregarious, idealistic man obsessed with the idea of family, whose personal and political goals could never match up to reality. With reference to letters, libels and state papers, it casts fresh light on the personal, domestic, international and sexual politics of this misunderstood sovereign.'

'A real page-turner for lovers of history' - Philippa Gregory

This talk focuses on James & the Witchcraft Trials.

Where is it happening?

Sydney Smith Lecture Room, Doorway 1, Old Medical School, Teviot Place. The University of Edinburgh, Doorway 1, Old Medical School, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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