The Sun Rising: James I and the dawn of a global Britain
Schedule
Sat May 30 2026 at 12:45 pm to 01:45 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Tempest Anderson Hall, | York, EN
About this Event
Speaker: Anna Whitelock
In 1603 England was on the edge of crisis. Queen Elizabeth I had died, bringing the Tudor line to an end.
Enter King James, who reached London after an unprecedented procession from Scotland. James established a new dynasty on the English throne and the first 'united' kingdom of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales was born. The Stuarts had arrived.
But first, this new 'Great Britain' had to play catch up. England was behind, but James's global ambitions began to shift the tide. As ships departed London for America, Russia, Persia, India and Japan, as the fledgling East India Company began to intertwine ever closer with the crown and as the English began to travel beyond the bounds of their island in greater numbers than ever before, the seeds of the future British Empire were sown.
Join historian, author and broadcaster Anna Whitelock, author of The Sun Rising, for a panoramic history of the arrival of the Stuarts and discover how the reign of King James I saw England reach new corners of the globe.
Book sales
You can buy copies of many of our speakers’ books from Fox Lane Books, a local independent bookseller and Festival partner. In some cases, author signed bookplates are available too.
Author portrait credit: Zoë de T Photography
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Where is it happening?
Tempest Anderson Hall,, Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
