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The Jacobean era was the period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of James VI of Scotland who also inherited the crown of England in 1603 as James I. [1] The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan era and precedes the Caroline era. The term "Jacobean" is often used for the distinctive styles of Jacobean architecture ...
The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. [1] It is named after King James VI and I, with whose reign (1603–1625 in England) it is associated. At the start of James' reign, there was little stylistic break in architecture, as Elizabethan trends continued their development.
Anthony Salvin's Harlaxton Manor, 1837–1855, is an embodiment of Jacobethan architecture. The Jacobethan (/ ˌ dʒ æ k ə ˈ b iː θ ən / jak-ə-BEE-thən) architectural style, also known as Jacobean Revival, is the mixed national Renaissance revival style that was made popular in England from the late 1820s, [1] which derived most of its inspiration and its repertory from the English ...
He continued to reign in all three kingdoms for 22 years, a period known as the Jacobean era, until his death in 1625. After the Union of the Crowns, he based himself in England (the largest of the three realms) from 1603, returning to Scotland only once, in 1617, and styled himself "King of Great Britain and Ireland". He was an advocate of a ...
By the close of the Jacobean era, the style held its own with slight variation and innovation, for some reigns. The execution of the carving was coarse and careless during the time of the first Stuarts, but afterward rose to be classed with the finest known; inlaid work, also, was more freely used and attained much excellence. There was ...
The Jacobean era refers to the years of the reign of James I in England, 1603–1625. The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan era and precedes the Caroline era , and specifically denotes a style of architecture , visual arts , decorative arts , and literature that is predominant of that period.
There was a polarisation in the Church of England that had been fomenting since the reign of Elizabeth I. That conflict emerged between more extremist Puritans and those who opposed their theology and liturgical style. Historians of the Jacobean era have debated about what to call this group. The broad consensus is to call them proto-Arminians ...
A Discourse on the Proposed Union between England and Scotland founded on the opinions of Historians Ancient and Modern: Rejects a legal union. Anonymous manuscript A discourse on the union as being triple-headed: Opposed a trade and legal union. Anonymous manuscript The Divine Providence in the misticall and reall union of England and Scotland