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SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS AND THE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OF JAMES VI AND I

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1998

DIANA NEWTON
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Abstract

This article contends that the confrontation between Sir Francis Hastings and the new king of England, in the winter of 1604–5, was of far more lasting significance in determining King James's religious policy than the Hampton Court Conference, which had left many grievances of the most dogmatic and zealous Calvinists largely unresolved. The showdown was prompted by James's apparent leniency towards Catholicism and his role in the peace process with Spain. James emerged from the encounter as a king of real political ability who turned the episode to his advantage; using the opportunity to ‘tackle’ the Catholic threat and ‘subdue’ the nonconforming puritan ministers whilst also endeavouring to energize local government. Thereafter, he was able to defuse religious friction for much of the rest of his reign.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Historical Journal , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , December 1998 , pp. 917 - 934
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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Footnotes

I am very grateful to Dr Jenny Wormald, Professor Conrad Russell, and Dr Kenneth Fincham for reading and commenting on this article. Shortened versions have been read to the Tudor and Stuart Seminar at the Institute of Historical Research, to the Early Modern British Seminar at Merton College, Oxford, and to the Research Seminar at the Department of Scottish History, University of Edinburgh.