Thank you to everyone that came to my coin handling workshops at @kingjamesconf.bsky.social It was an absolute privilege to get to introduce (most of) you to James VI & I’s coins.

The ‘Wall of Jameses’ votes have been counted and the winner is… Nicholas Hilliard’s Lyte Jewel (c.1610-11)!!! (Modelled here by our speaker @emilyhay.bsky.social)

Thank you to our speakers and attendees for making the conference so special! Wonderful to hear from so many scholars who work on or are intrigued by James VI & I… We hope you will keep the momentum going and we look forward to seeing what the future of Jacobean studies holds!

Finally, we have the Biographers Roundtable. Laura Stewart talks with Alex Courtney, Steven Reid, Clare Jackson and Steven Veerapen about what inspired them to write about King James, how they feel about the man himself, and how they see scholarship moving forward…

DAY THREE, PANEL TWO - Court Dynamics Georgianna Ziegler looks at one remarkable letter from Esther Inglis to the king in 1620, which points to the openness of the pre-accession royal city that she remembered…

DAY THREE, PANEL ONE - Influential Relationships Laura Leslie dissects James’s childhood relationship with his ‘Deddy’ and ‘Minny’, the earl and countess of Mar. His time with the Mars’ was a formative and underappreciated aspect of James’ reign…

DAY TWO - Heritage and Curation Our first of two roundtables focuses on James's representation in the heritage sector, discussing our panelists' experience as curatorial professionals, popular presentations of James and how we might reshape these in the future.

DAY TWO, PANEL THREE - James' Writings Luca Tenneriello shares his experiences translating James' famous treatise Basilikon Doron into Italian...

DAY TWO - Coin Workshop Cameron Maclean leads a wonderful session on James’s coinage in Scotland and England at the Hunterian - Kelvin Hall. A fantastic workshop showing the range of ways that coins were used to represent the king 👑

DAY TWO - Book Workshop Our own Alexandra Plane leads a wonderful session on Jacobean books in University of Glasgow Library. A fantastic workshop showing James's learning influences, library and writings 📖👑

DAY TWO, PANEL TWO - Foreign Policy and Diplomacy Rima Greenhill explains the complex relationship between James and the Russians during his English reign…

DAY TWO, PANEL ONE - Loci of Control Joe Ellis talks us through the political efficacy of James’s royal progresses. ‘The political’, he suggests, was a monarchs capacity to police a spatial framework, and his subjects ability to negotiate a place within it…

The King James pub quiz is hotting up! PhD theses may be affected, careers may be broken…it’s very tense 😬

DAY ONE, PANEL FOUR - Court Theatre Gabriel Lonsberry argues that James came to recognise the power Queen Anna and Prince Henry instilled in Stuart court masques. As such, he started to re-centre their form and content around himself, for the same ends…

DAY ONE, PANEL THREE - Regional Governance Brenna Clark explains King James’s role in developing law and society in Orkney and Shetland. He implemented a gradual, discreet approach to integrating the islands into wider Scots law…but not without issues from certain noblemen

DAY ONE, PANEL TWO - Material and Visual Culture Alexandra Plane delves into James’s intellectual, emotional and material encounters with books 📚 the books he owned tell us not only about James’s own interests, but were ‘tools of power and image-making’…

And we’re off! DAY ONE, PANEL ONE - Inheritance Our own Charlie Spragg uses material culture to explain why James’s 1603 coronation set out his stall as a ‘British’, rather than English or Scottish, monarch…

Registration has now closed and we cannot wait to have everyone join us next month 🥳 we will circulate more information for attendees in the coming weeks and share the final programme but do get in touch if you have any questions!

Today is the last day to register! We are very excited to see how many attendees there will be in Glasgow and online, it’s going to be a fantastic few days 🤩 so don’t miss out …

Understanding King James VI & I Conference@kingjamesconf.bsky.social · last yr.

UPDATE: Registration will now be open until 8 June Join us in Glasgow (and online!) from 9-11 July for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables😃 see the programme below ... Scan the QR code on the poster to register now 🥳🥳

Tomorrow is the final day to register for what will be, if we do say so ourselves, a fantastic event. It is going to be a lot of fun 🤩

Understanding King James VI & I Conference@kingjamesconf.bsky.social · last yr.

UPDATE: Registration will now be open until 8 June Join us in Glasgow (and online!) from 9-11 July for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables😃 see the programme below ... Scan the QR code on the poster to register now 🥳🥳

🚨 REMINDER 🚨 THERE ARE STILL A FEW DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER 😃 Join us in Glasgow (or ONLINE) from 9-11 July for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables, plus much more ... Scan the QR code below or access the link here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

🚨 REMINDER 🚨 THERE ARE STILL A FEW DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER 😃 Join us in Glasgow (or ONLINE) from 9-11 July for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables, plus much more ... Scan the QR code below or access the link here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

UPDATE: Registration will now be open until 8 June Join us in Glasgow (and online!) from 9-11 July for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables😃 see the programme below ... Scan the QR code on the poster to register now 🥳🥳

On 9 July we are hosting a workshop on 'Establishing yourself as a PGR' @uofglasgow.bsky.social The event is supported by @sgsah.bsky.social & is open to any PGRs. You don't need to be attending the conference! For full details see below 😀 Text version: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

On 9 July we are hosting a workshop on 'Establishing yourself as a PGR' @uofglasgow.bsky.social The event is supported by @sgsah.bsky.social & is open to any PGRs. You don't need to be attending the conference! For full details see below 😀 Text version: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

🚨 REMINDER 🚨 1 WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER 😃 Join us in Glasgow from 9-11 July (and online!) for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables, plus much more ... eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

Understanding King James VI & I: 400 years on

A multi-day conference with accompanying workshops and activities that interrogate James' rich life and legacy.

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The earliest numismatic depiction of James VI appears on this gold £20 piece. It was minted in 1575 when the king was 9 years old & was the heaviest gold coin struck for circulation in the British Isles up to that point. It's one of the Hunterian coins we'll be handling at @kingjamesconf.bsky.social

Don't forget to register by the 8 June. It is safe to say we are all very excited ... Not only do we have an amazing line-up of speaker panels & roundtables but there will also be 3 fantastic workshops, a concert of Jacobean music & even a James pub-quiz (👑🍺) to enjoy🎉🤯

Understanding King James VI & I Conference@kingjamesconf.bsky.social · last yr.

UPDATE: Registration will now be open until 8 June Join us in Glasgow (and online!) from 9-11 July for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables😃 see the programme below ... Scan the QR code on the poster to register now 🥳🥳

It is great to see online registration picking up. We are excited to have you join us virtually for this once in a lifetime event! We have been working hard to ensure that everything is as accessible as possible for all attendees ☺️

Understanding King James VI & I Conference@kingjamesconf.bsky.social · last yr.

UPDATE: Registration will now be open until 8 June Join us in Glasgow (and online!) from 9-11 July for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables😃 see the programme below ... Scan the QR code on the poster to register now 🥳🥳

🚨 REMINDER 🚨 2 WEEKS LEFT TO REGISTER 😃 Join us in Glasgow or Online from 9-11 July for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables, plus much more ... eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

Understanding King James VI & I: 400 years on

A multi-day conference with accompanying workshops and activities that interrogate James' rich life and legacy.

eventbrite.co.uk