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De Unione Insulae Britannicae, also known as The British Union, is a landmark seventeenth-century political tract by David Hume of Godscroft that advocated for the fusion of Scottish and English kingdoms into a new British commonwealth with a distinct British identity. Written by a major intellectual figure in Jacobean Scotland and the leading Scottish critic of King James VI's anglicizing policies, this work represents a pivotal moment in early modern British political thought. Originally published in London in 1605, the tract unfolds in two parts: the first provides a comprehensive outline of why union was necessary and beneficial, whilst the second section contains detailed political and constitutional proposals for how such a union could be achieved. This critical edition and translation makes Hume of Godscroft's influential work accessible to modern readers, offering valuable insights into sixteenth and seventeenth-century debates about Scottish identity, monarchy, and political integration during the Jacobean period.

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De Unione Insulae Britannicae by David Hume of Godscroft presents original seventeenth-century arguments for integrating Scottish and English kingdoms into a unified British state.

The critical edition includes both Hume's original text and a modern translation, making this Jacobean-era political tract accessible to contemporary scholars and students.

Part one of the tract outlines the strategic and ideological reasons for union between Scotland and England during the early 1600s.

Part two provides detailed political and constitutional frameworks detailing how the proposed British union could be implemented and governed.

Published by Routledge as part of the St Andrews Studies in Reformation History series, this edition contextualizes Hume's work within broader early modern British history and religious reform movements.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0754603407
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Great Britain > Scotland
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 21 August 2002
Listed Since: 22 January 2007

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