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THE FIVE ARTICLES OF PERTH

n 1617, King James VI, having resided in England since inheriting its throne in 1603, made his one and only return visit to Scotland. This was envisaged as a celebration of James’ power and majesty, and as a reaffirmation of the mutual affection between the king and his ‘ancient kingdom’. Instead, the most significant legacy of the royal visit would be much thornier: the bitter controversy over a package of religious

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