1. STATE POWER, LOCAL AUTONOMY, AND WAR IN SCOTLAND, 1625-9.
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NWHITE, JASO
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STATE power , *THIRTY Years' War, 1618-1648 ,REIGN of Charles I, Scotland, 1625-1649 ,SCOTTISH autonomy & independence movements ,SCOTTISH politics & government, 1625-1649 - Abstract
The existence, nature, and scope of the pre-Covenanting state in Scotland has been a source of much historiographical debate. This article contributes to this debate by examining the early modern Scottish state through the lens of a short period of war at the start of Charles I's reign. Upon assuming the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1625, Charles I looked to intervene in the ongoing Thirty Years' War on behalf of his sister and brother-in-law Elizabeth and Frederick of Bohemia. While the direct involvement of the three Stuart kingdoms in the war did not last long, Scotland played an important role as the supplier of soldiers to allied armies, especially Denmark and Sweden. The near constant demand for soldiers intensified the contact between centre and localities and provided opportunities for Scots at the local level to participate, thanks to print, in debates on a national scale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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