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Cameron Maclean @cmaclean.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

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.

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

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)

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

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!

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

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…

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

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…

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

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…

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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.

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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 👑

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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 📖👑

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

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…

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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…

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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’…

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

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…

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

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!

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

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 …

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

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 🤩

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🚨 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...

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

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 🥳🥳

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

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...

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🚨 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...

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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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Cameron Maclean @cmaclean.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

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

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

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🎉🤯

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

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 ☺️

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

🚨 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...

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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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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) @cmemsedinburgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

👑 This three-day, hybrid conference will feature contributions from our own @cvspragg.bsky.social and Catriona Murray, plus recent PhD graduates Ashlyn Cudney and Elisabeth Rébeillé-Borgella. ⬇️ Click below to see the programme and find a link to register before the 8 June deadline!

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Nicole Maceira Cumming @nicolemaceira.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

A couple of weeks left to register! We certainly hope you can join us in Glasgow as this is going to be a fantastic few days 🥳 But don’t worry if you can’t make it to Glasgow, all the panels and roundtables will be available online! Sign up below ⬇️

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Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Fantastic line up of papers, roundtables and workshops! We are delighted to share that Brenna Clark, PhD candidate @uguelphhist.bsky.social will be presenting on 9 July. Attend in-person or online! Registration is available on Eventbrite until 8 June.

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Canadian-Scottish Studies/Études canado-ècossaises @csschair.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

The deadline to register for this fascinating hybrid conference on the life and legacy of James VI & I is fast approaching. Sign up by 9th June to attend!

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Royal Studies @royalstudies.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

The registration deadline for the @kingjamesconf.bsky.social is quickly approaching! It promises to be a great conference with lots of Royal Studies scholars presenting and in attendance! All information is below 👇

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Cameron Maclean @cmaclean.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Here's the conference details. Registration closes on 8th June: bsky.app/profile/king...

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Cameron Maclean @cmaclean.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

This gold medal was made to commemorate the death of Prince Henry, the eldest son of King James VI & I. He would have succeeded his father as king of Scotland, England & Ireland had he not died in 1612. It's one of the Hunterian medals we'll be handling at the upcoming @kingjamesconf.bsky.social

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Charlie Spragg @cvspragg.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Don’t forget to register for our summer conference ‘Understanding King James 400 Years On’! 👑

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Less than 2 months to go until the conference 🥳🥳 Registration will be open until **1 June** www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand... Join us in Glasgow from 9-11 July (or online!) for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables, plus much more ... RT & feel free to share the programme

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Cameron Maclean @cmaclean.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

This shilling is one of the coins that we'll be handling in the workshop that I'm hosting as part of the upcoming Understanding King James VI & I Conference. We'll also look at medals that depict James & his family. bsky.app/profile/king...

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Olivia Dunderdale @omdunderdale.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Registration is open! Three days packed with wonderful research 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Looking forward to July! 👑

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Registration for the conference is now open 🥳 There are a number of ticket options and registration will remain open until 1 June. The full programme is available on our website (subject to slight changes) We can't wait to see everyone in July!! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

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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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Cameron Maclean @cmaclean.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

King James VI & I, who died 400 years ago today, issued one of the most varied coinages of any monarch. This selection of his Scottish & English coins showcase the massive range of different depictions used during his reign. They are from the collection of the Hunterian, Glasgow.

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Alexander Courtney @dralexcourtney.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

A little piece written for #KingJames400 day today. It was a great pleasure to visit @roystonmuseum.bsky.social to talk about King James VI & I and Royston in October. #earlymodern #otd #history

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Today marks the day ... 400 years since the death of James VI & I 👑 With this in mind, we are very excited to launch registration for the conference. This has been opened to speakers firstly but please do check back in 2 weeks (10 April) when we will make registration public!

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Charlie Spragg @cvspragg.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Fantastic time at #RSA25 in Boston! Over the moon that my panel ‘Keeping Up Appearances: Royal Bodies at the Jacobean Court’ was a success! So grateful to @emilyhay.bsky.social and @glonsber.bsky.social for their excellent papers - both will also be presenting at @kingjamesconf.bsky.social ! 👑

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Some conference updates have gone out to speakers today (please do check your inbox), and will be shared more widely soon 👀 Official registration is expected to open by the end of this month, so not long to wait now 🥳

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Alexander Courtney @dralexcourtney.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

New perspectives on James VI & I: coming up tomorrow, Tuesday 4 March, 5:30 with @nicolemaceira.bsky.social, Steven Reid, Clare Jackson and @kuroshmeshkat.bsky.social Online booking below! #earlymodern

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