{"product_id":"libro-queen-james-a-new-history-about-the-life-and-loves-of-britains-first-king-james-stuart","title":"Libro: Queen James: A New History About the Life and Loves of Britain’s First King, James Stuart","description":"\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse:collapse;margin-bottom:16px;width:100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormato\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTapa Dura\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNúmero de páginas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e496\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eA BBC History magazine, Esquire, Historia magazine and Waterstones History Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e'James comes alive in full flamboyance … Russell expertly weaves the bedchamber gossip into the tapestry of a tumultuous reign' SUNDAY TIMES\u003cbr\u003e'Brings the backbiting and power struggles of the Jacobean court to life with wit and vigour' OBSERVER\u003cbr\u003e‘A warts and all story told with compassion’ PHILIPPA GREGORY\u003cbr\u003e_______________________________\u003cbr\u003e‘Elizabeth was king,\u003cbr\u003eThen James was queen.’ – English author (1603)\u003cbr\u003eJames Stuart, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland did not always love wisely, but he never failed to do so boldly.\u003cbr\u003eHe fell in love three times – with a Scottish lord, a knight and George Villiers, ‘the handsomest man in the whole world’. He was infatuated three more times – with a Highland earl, a Welsh lord and an English spy.\u003cbr\u003eWe know so much about the six wives of Henry VIII, why not the six loves of James I?\u003cbr\u003eThis groundbreaking new book puts James – genius, liar, spendthrift, idealist, witch-hunter – and the men he loved at the centre of one of the most dramatic stories in British royal history.\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with the brutal and mysterious murder of his father in 1567, James’s life encompassed kidnapping, witchcraft trials, torture, his mother’s beheading, poison, political radicalism, religious fundamentalism, a queen’s alleged abortion, passionate sex, strong love, stronger hate, espionage, brothels, and a decade-long love affair that ended in assassination.\u003cbr\u003eIt is unquestionably one of the most gripping stories in British history, retold in Gareth Russell’s Queen James with scholarship, biographical insight and wit.\u003cbr\u003e________________________________\u003cbr\u003e'Books like this don't come along very often. Told with Gareth Russell's characteristic verve and exquisite eye for detail, it is a story so compelling and surprising that it feels as if it has been hiding in plain sight for 400 years. A stunning achievement and a must for history fans everywhere' TRACY BORMAN\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59668107493457,"sku":"0008660859","price":202.0,"currency_code":"PEN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/6455\/3809\/files\/912ixepPYdL.jpg?v=1781800101","url":"https:\/\/provetodo.cl\/es-pe\/products\/libro-queen-james-a-new-history-about-the-life-and-loves-of-britains-first-king-james-stuart","provider":"Provetodo ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}