Introduction / Miles Kerr-Peterson -- James VI and James Douglas, Earl of Morton / Amy Blakeway -- Of bairns and bearded men: James VI and the Ruthven Raid / Steven J. Reid -- Friendship, politics and religion: George Gordon, sixth Earl of Huntly and King James VI, 1581-1595 / Ruth Grant -- James VI, noble power and the burgh of Glasgow, c. 1580-1605 / Paul Goatman -- He "made them friends in his cabinet": James VI's suppression of the Scott-Ker feud / Anna Groundwater -- Noble power in the west highlands and isles: James VI and the end of the mercenary trade with Ireland, 1594-6 / Ross Crawford -- Rise of a courtier: the second Duke of Lennox and strategies of noble power under James VI / Adrienne McLaughlin -- "For the king favours them very strangely": the rise of James VI's chamber, 1580-1603 / Amy L. Juhala -- The octavians / Julian Goodare -- The Gowrie conspiracy: do we need to wait until the day of judgement? / Jenny Wormald. |