Charlie Spragg

This experience was deeply special to me on a professional and personal level and I’m so glad so many others felt the same way - I’m happy to say the future of Jacobean studies is in very safe hands! 👑 (3/3) @kingjamesconf.bsky.social

The last 3 days have been absolutely incredible… so much excitement, encouragement and synergy amongst our speakers and attendees about this fascinating historical figure and the groundbreaking research he continues to inspire! (2/3) @kingjamesconf.bsky.social

For the past year I have been on the most amazing team organising the ‘Understanding King James VI & I 400 Years On’ conference! (1/3) 🧵 @kingjamesconf.bsky.social

And we’re off!

DAY ONE, PANEL ONE - Inheritance

Our own Charlie Spragg uses material culture to explain why James’s 1603 coronation set out his stall as a ‘British’, rather than English or Scottish, monarch…

The ‘Wall of Jameses’ votes have been counted and the winner is… Nicholas Hilliard’s Lyte Jewel (c.1610-11)!!! (Modelled here by our speaker @emilyhay.bsky.social)

Thank you to our speakers and attendees for making the conference so special! Wonderful to hear from so many scholars who work on or are intrigued by James VI & I… We hope you will keep the momentum going and we look forward to seeing what the future of Jacobean studies holds!

Thank you so much Sarah! We’re very glad to have you even from afar 😊

On 9 July we are hosting a workshop on 'Establishing yourself as a PGR' @uofglasgow.bsky.social

The event is supported by @sgsah.bsky.social & is open to any PGRs. You don't need to be attending the conference! For full details see below 😀

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Understanding King James VI & I: 400 years on A multi-day conference with accompanying workshops and activities that interrogate James' rich life and legacy.

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1 WEEK LEFT TO REGISTER 😃

Join us in Glasgow from 9-11 July (and online!) for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables, plus much more ...

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👑 This three-day, hybrid conference will feature contributions from our own @cvspragg.bsky.social and Catriona Murray, plus recent PhD graduates Ashlyn Cudney and Elisabeth Rébeillé-Borgella.

⬇️ Click below to see the programme and find a link to register before the 8 June deadline!

This @historyworkshop.org.uk series looks fab! York's @ciscstudies.bsky.social is just taking off, but the goal is to form some kind of network within early modern studies for all this, too.

UPDATE: Registration will now be open until 8 June

Join us in Glasgow (and online!) from 9-11 July for an amazing line up of speakers and roundtables😃 see the programme below ...

Scan the QR code on the poster to register now 🥳🥳

Don’t forget to register for our summer conference ‘Understanding King James 400 Years On’! 👑

I’m excited to feature in the History Scotland special issue on King James VI&I👑 Full of fantastic articles from top scholars and PGRs

I explore some of James’ portraits and I hope readers will visit the exhibition ‘The World of King James VI and I’ @nationalgalleries.bsky.social to see them!

Thank you!

Fantastic time at #RSA25 in Boston! Over the moon that my panel ‘Keeping Up Appearances: Royal Bodies at the Jacobean Court’ was a success! So grateful to
@emilyhay.bsky.social and @glonsber.bsky.social for their excellent papers - both will also be presenting at @kingjamesconf.bsky.social ! 👑

Had a wonderful time speaking at #RSA2025 this morning alongside @cvspragg.bsky.social and Gabriel Lonsberry on our panel “Keeping Up Appearances: Royal Bodies in Jacobean Britain” (even as a Marian interloper!) 👑

The latest Royal Studies Podcast episode is out! Join @vic-de-valois.bsky.social for her conversation with Nicole Maceira Cumming and @cvspragg.bsky.social about their research and the upcoming (July 2025) conference "Understanding James VI&I 400 Years On" 👑

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