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The Times [UK] - Best Books of 2025 [So Far]
"Beautifully written and supported by a treasure trove of new material" (Amanda Foreman), The Mirror of Great Britain is a major reassessment of King James, revealing the long origins of an uneasily united kingdom.
Brief description: Clare Jackson is Honorary Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Cambridge and Walter Grant Scott Fellow in History at Trinity Hall. For her book Devil-Land: England under Siege, 1588-1688, Jackson was awarded the 2022 Wolfson History Prize. She lives in Cambridge, England.
Review Quotes: In research, analysis and imagination, it's a masterpiece.--Gerard DeGroot "The Times [UK]"