Gareth Russell
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A selection of reviews of Gareth's work
by Gerard DeGroot, Book Critic
King James I was married with eight children yet openly gay. Gareth Russell’s biography delves adroitly into his complex personality and tumultuous reign. Read more...
by Thomas W Hodgkinson
The complicated life and passionate love affairs of Great Britain’s first monarch. Read more...
by Jack Beesley
Queen James: The Life and Loves of Britain’s First King by Gareth Russell illuminates the inner life and passions of James VI and I. Read more...
by Dani Garavelli
Lewd poems about [James's] sexuality spread like TikTok memes, and, in an era of post-reformation hostilities and political backstabbings, conspiracy theories flourished. Read more...
by Alexander Larman
A stirring account of the queer first king of Britain. Read more...
by Helen Carr
Gareth Russell's humane biography of James Stuart offers a refreshing take on the first monarch to wear the crowns of both England and Scotland, exploring his sexuality with a combination of sensitivity and scholarly rigour. Read more...
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