First published in 1579, George Buchanan's influential political essay achieved almost instantaneous notoriety. It was immensely influential in Britain and on the Continent, making a notable contribution to the debates over the nature and location of sovereignty.
This collection of essays by distinguished scholars from Britain and North America constitutes a major contribution to the process of remapping the history of early modern British political thought. Based on a seminar held at the Folger Institute's Center for the History of British Political Thought, it takes the union of the Anglo-Scottish crowns in 1603 as its principal focus and examines the background to and consequences of the creation of...
