George Buchanan and His Times

"George Buchanan and His Times" by Peter Hume Brown offers a detailed biographical account of the life and career of George Buchanan (1506-1582), a prominent Scottish humanist scholar, educator, and political theorist. This comprehensive study delves into Buchanan's significant contributions to literature, education, and politics during the tumultuous era of the Scottish Reformation and the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots. Brown meticulously examines Buchanan's early life, education, and his time spent studying and teaching in France. The book highlights Buchanan's role as a tutor to James VI of Scotland and explores his influential political writings, including his treatise "De Jure Regni apud Scotos," which advocated for limited monarchy and popular sovereignty. Brown contextualizes Buchanan's life within the broader historical, intellectual, and religious currents of 16th-century Europe, providing valuable insights into the cultural and political landscape of Renaissance Scotland.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.