Basilikon Doron
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Basilikon Doron is a political and religious treatise written by King James VI and I as a manual of kingship and governance for his son and heir.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
political treatise ⓘ religious treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Stuart period
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobean era
Stuart period ⓘ
surface form:
Stuart monarchy
|
| author |
James VI and I
ⓘ
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
James VI of Scotland
|
| circulation | initially private manuscript ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1599 ⓘ |
| describes |
duties of a king toward God
ⓘ
duties of a king toward himself ⓘ duties of a king toward his subjects ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1603 ⓘ |
| genre |
mirror for princes
ⓘ
political philosophy ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
education of a prince
ⓘ
justice and law ⓘ obedience to lawful authority ⓘ piety and moral conduct of rulers ⓘ relationship between king and Parliament ⓘ royal prerogative ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
accession of James I to the English throne
ⓘ
late 16th century Scotland ⓘ |
| influenced |
Stuart political thought
ⓘ
early 17th-century English political debate ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | heir to the throne ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| laterStatus | widely published and discussed in England ⓘ |
| notableFigureDiscussed | role of the king as father of his people ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Scots ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance | strong monarchy under God’s law ⓘ |
| politicalPhilosophy | divine right of kings ⓘ |
| purpose |
guide to governance
ⓘ
instruction for a prince ⓘ manual of kingship ⓘ |
| relatedWork | The True Law of Free Monarchies ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Calvinist-leaning
ⓘ
Protestant ⓘ |
| structure | three books ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian kingship
ⓘ
kingship ⓘ monarchical governance ⓘ religious conduct of a king ⓘ royal duties ⓘ |
| title | Basilikon Doron self-link ⓘ |
| writtenFor |
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Henry Frederick
|
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