{"product_id":"the-valiant-welshman-the-scottish-james-and-the-formation-of-great-britain-9781580443531","title":"The Valiant Welshman, the Scottish James, and the Formation of Great Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Megan Lloyd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Medieval Institute Publications\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen James VI of Scotland and I of England proclaimed himself King of Great Britain he proposed a merger of parliaments as he had joined two crowns in his own person ascending the throne of England in 1603. For James, the Cambro-Celtic past led to an Anglo-Scottish present, and Wales stood as the ideal. Although the parliamentary union of Great Britain was not initiated for another 100 years, Parliament's denial failed to deter James from wanting a Great Britain, and R. A.'s play \u003cem\u003eThe Valiant Welshman\u003c\/em\u003e became part of the public spectacle of unity required to nurture James's dream. \u003cem\u003eThe Valiant Welshman, the Scottish James, and the Formation of Great Britain\u003c\/em\u003e considers national, regional and linguistic identity and explores how R.A.'s play promotes Wales, serves King James and reveals what it means to be Welsh and Scots in a newly forming \"Great Britain.\" \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46480257515671,"sku":"9781580443531","price":11430.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781580443531.jpg?v=1766308315","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-valiant-welshman-the-scottish-james-and-the-formation-of-great-britain-9781580443531","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}