{"product_id":"queen-james-pb","title":"Queen James: A New History About the Life and Loves of Britain’s First King, James Stuart","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJames Stuart, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland did not always love wisely, but he never failed to do so boldly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe know so much about the six wives of Henry VIII, why not the six loves of James I?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is unquestionably one of the most gripping stories in British history, retold in Gareth Russell’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eQueen James\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with scholarship, biographical insight and wit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adult Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409985024380,"sku":"9780008660895","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2459\/8861\/files\/Queen-James-cover.jpg?v=1773056854","url":"https:\/\/shop.rmg.co.uk\/products\/queen-james-pb","provider":"Royal Museums Greenwich Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}