James, Duke of York and Albany (and court culture in Edinburgh) [ Aristocracy / Cities ]
… some of its forms of sociability. Indeed, it refashioned a royal court in the Scottish capital at a time when the merchant class had come to be the elite. People > Aristocracy Places > Cities Keywords Aristocracy Catholicism Court Elite Merchants Patronage Scotland James of York and Albany came with his family and court to Edinburgh for two stays between … the social structure of Edinburgh had changed considerably. A new elite had appeared, composed mainly of traders and merchants. With the trade charter given by James VI & I on his departure for England in 1603, Edinburgh had indeed …
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