{"product_id":"the-sun-rising-james-i-and-the-dawn-of-great-britain-by-professor-anna-whitelock","title":"The Sun Rising: James I and the Dawn of Great Britain by Professor Anna Whitelock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA HISTORY TODAY BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA panoramic history of the arrival of the Stuarts, and how the reign of King James I saw England reach new corners of the globe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A majestic, brilliant account of the birth of an empire. Spectacularly good' PETER FRANKOPAN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Gripping storytelling combined with historical rigour . . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Just the right kind of zesty treatment a neglected period needs. Fresh and fabulous' LUCY WORSLEY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour centuries ago James Stuart came to the throne with the dream of a united and global Great Britain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis reign saw expeditions reach Russia, India, Persia, China, Japan and the shores of the New World, and the East India Company grow ever-closer to the crown. In this epic and panoramic history, Anna Whitelock casts the long-overlooked monarch in a new light – and tells how it was under his reign that the seeds of the future British Empire were sown. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Stereotypes are out; new ways of defining James and his world are in . \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. . Game-changing’ LITERARY REVIEW \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback | Extent: 448 pages | ISBN: 9781408863534                                            \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublication: 12 Mar 2026, Bloomsbury \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56794136150398,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9781408863534.jpg?v=1767958166","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/the-sun-rising-james-i-and-the-dawn-of-great-britain-by-professor-anna-whitelock","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}