In the following essay, Appelbaum explores the meaning of war and peace in Lepanto, contending that James's epic poem “tells its tale of peace in a complicated way.”

In the following essay, Herman contends that James's position as a monarch influenced both his poetry and its reception, and he discusses the diplomatic value of his verse.

In the following essay, Wormald elucidates James's political theory and places Basilikon Doron and The True Lawe of Free Monarchies into their historical and political contexts.

In the following essay, Anderson examines James's attitude toward tobacco and its use through a survey of his writing on the subject.

In the following essay, Rait offers an overview of King James's literary, political, and theological works.

In the following essay, Sharpe argues that an understanding of James's perceptions of conscience and duty is central to any study of his work.

In the following essay, Akrigg assesses King James's achievement as an author, translator, critic, and patron of the arts.

In the following essay, Bell argures that James's heroic poem Lepanto formed part of the king's statecraft.

In the following essay, McClure surveys James's verse and assesses his contribution to Scottish poetry.

In the following essay, Tebbetts asserts that individuals fare better in “a society based on what is organic to human life,” such as that portrayed in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, than in the paternalistic society of Basilikon Doron.

In the following essay, originally written in 1604, King James I of England (who was also King James VI of Scotland) condemns tobacco use as a “vile and stinking” habit that that is corrupting the inhabitants of England both morally and physically. He considers it degrading for his subjects to “imitate the barbarous and beastly manners of the wilde, godlesse, and slauish Indians” by smoking.

In the following essay, Latham identifies James's Daemonologie as a possible source for the character of Caliban in Shakespeare's The Tempest.

In the following essay, Hanft asserts that James's intense interest in spirituality and religious practice led not only to his call for a new translation of the Bible but also to his study of witchcraft, Daemonologie.

In the following essay, Hartman examines the ways in which English theatrical entertainment of the seventeenth century reflected King James's distrust of commodities from the New World—in particular, tobacco.

In the following essay, Jones explores the link between Lepanto and Shakespeare's Othello.

In the following essay, Dunlap investigates the publication date of Daemonologie through an analysis of the manuscript and dates of events included in the volume.

In the following essay, Jack perceives Some Reulis and Cautelis to Be Observit and Eschewit in Scottish Poesie to be a valuable contribution to Renaissance poetic theory.